Yousuf Khan

Early life and education According to family sources, Yousuf Khan was born in 1933 in Ferozepur, British India (now Punjab, India). Following the Partition of India in 1947, his family migrated to Pakistan and settled in Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan. His father, Khan Nawaz Khan, was a barrister by profession. Khan received his early education at Islamia High School, Bhatti Gate, Lahore.

Khan was an pigeon enthusiast who brought his pigeons with him during the 1947 migration. His pigeons remained a lifelong hobby, as well as a part of his public image.

Career Yousuf Khan first appeared on film sets as a spectator during a shoot in Lahore’s Bagh-e-Jinnah; he made his debut in the film Parwaaz in 1954.

Death Yousuf Khan died on 19 September 2009 at age 76 at Lahore, Pakistan of cardiac arrest. He was buried in his adopted hometown Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan. Pride of Performance Award in 2004 by the President of Pakistan Khooni (1975) Sharif Badmash (1975) Chitra Te Shera (1976) Phool aur Sholay (1976) Warrant (1976) Yaar da Sehra (1976) Yarana (1976) Takrao (1978) General Bakht Khan (1979) Dushman Dar (1981) Rustam Tey Khan (1983) Wadda Khan (1984) Ghulami (1985) Joora (1986) Disco Dancer (1987) Khuda Gawah (1993) Umar Mukhtar (1997) Allah Rakha Bau Ji Bharosa Chann Puttar Chann Veer Chhanga Tay Manga Dushman Mera Yaar Japani Guddi Khan -E- Azam Khatarnak Nagin Qissa Khawani Sher Maidaan Da Shera Sohni Mahiwal Tere Ishq Nachaya Buddha Gujjar (2002) Arrain Da Kharak