Naeem Hashmi

Naeem Hashmi (1914 27 April 1976) was a Pakistani film, television and stage actor, writer, poet, producer, and director. He was known for his roles as a villain in the late 1940s and 1950s, but he later took character roles in over 100 films.

Career Naeem Hashmi made his film debut in British India with Chandani Chowk (1946). His first movie in Pakistan was Ilzam (1953). His na'ats, or lyrics and praises said for the Islamic prophet Muhammad, also earned him much fame. The peak of his professional career came when he wrote the na'at Shah-E-Madina, Yasreb Ke Waali sung by Saleem Raza and Zubaida Khanum for the Pakistani film Noor-e-Islam (1957). It became a run-away super-hit song in 1957, and still has cultural relevance to this day.

Filmography In India Chandni Chowk (1946) Behan Bhai (1968) Babul (1971) Nizam (1972) Ziddi (1973 film) Sharif Badmash (1975 film) Chitra Tay Shera (1976 film)