About Rafi Peer
Lived 1898 – 1974 (aged 76). Rafi Peer was a Pakistani film actor, television actor and actor.
Career Theatre After studying theatre in Berlin under renowned European director Max Reinhardt in the 1920s, Peerzada returned to India in the 1930s to teach, act, and direct at the Indian Academy of Dramatic Arts. The film received three awards at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. It became the first Indian film to win an award at the Cannes Film Festival, sharing the Grand Prix award in 1946.
Despite his film work, He was skeptical of the film industry's creative merit, believing it did not provide the fertile ground needed for true dramatic art.
Death He died on April 11, 1974, at Lahore, Pakistan.
Awards and recognition Year Award Category Result Title Ref. 1967 Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan Arts
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Who was Rafi Peer?
Pakistani actor (1898–1974)
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Rafi Peer was born on 21 March 1898.
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Rafi Peer died on 11 April 1974.
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Rafi Peer was a film actor, television actor and actor.
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Rafi Peer was Pakistani.
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