Nadeem Baig

Mirza Nazir Baig (born 19 July 1941), best known by his screen name Nadeem , is a Pakistani actor, singer and producer who has influenced millions of Pakistanis through his screen presence & his style. Widely regarded as the best Pakistani actor of 70's & 80's, He has appeared in over two hundred films during his six decades long career. He has won a record 16 Nigar Awards as an actor & has also been honored with the Pride of Performance award in 1997. He has also produced two movies, Mitti Ke Putlay, which he also co-wrote and which won the Lenin Prize in the USSR, and Mukhra (1988), a romantic-comedy Punjabi film. In Pakistan he is given the same protocol & status, which Amitabh Bachchan enjoys in India.

Early life Nadeem was born on 19 July 1941 in Vijayawada, which at the time was part of the Madras Presidency in British India. In his college days he was also a cricketer, playing up to the first-class level in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. He started his career in 1967 and appeared in his first film, Chakori (1967), in a leading role opposite actress Shabana. He was initially supposed to be a playback singer for the movie. The film did well in both circuits of the Pakistani film industry, i.e., West and East Pakistan. He won a Nigar Award in the best actor's category for Chakori. Nadeem's films include Nadan (1973), Anari, Pehchan (1975), Talash (1976), Aina (1977), Hum Dono (1980), Lajawab, Qurbani (1981), Sangdil (1982), and Dehleez (1983). He made a popular screen pairing with actress Shabnam, with whom he acted in most of his films. Besides acting, Nadeem has sung many songs for films. Nadeem has worked with veteran film directors of the Pakistani film industry, including Pervez Malik, Nazrul Islam, S. Suleman, Shamim Ara, Sangeeta, and Samina Peerzada. Among the well-known actors, he has worked with Santosh Kumar, Darpan, Waheed Murad, Allauddin, and Syed Kamal over his long career.

Personal life Nadeem married a Bangladeshi girl Farzana (A close friend of film actress Shabnam) in 1968, with whom he has 2 sons but the marriage could not last long and eventually they were divorced in 1997. Both his sons choose to live in Bangladesh with their mother. Nadeem currently lives in Karachi and seldom works in Pakistani television plays.

Selected filmography

Chakori (1967) (Nadeem's debut film) Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1997

Lux Style Awards