Acting
Agha Talish
Born 1927-11-10
Legendary actor Talish was Pakistan's best character actor, who played some unforgettable roles in some big films. Talish was introduced in a pre-partition film Saraey Kay Baher in 1947. He was seen as supporting actor in his first film Nath in 1950. He acted as hero in two Islamic films with Yasmin in Darbar-e-Habib (1956) and with Nayyar Sultana in Touheed in 1958. He was second hero in Punjabi film Guddi Gudda (1956) with Musarrat Nazir and Sudhir. His comedy roles in films like Jabroo (1956) and Aadmi (1958) were some big hits. He got more fame from a drunk role in film 700.000 (1957) with the sang Yaro, Mujhay Muaf Rakho, Main Nashay Mein Hun.. (sung by Saleem Raza, poet Saifuddin Saif, music Rasheed Attray). Talish played some unmatchable roles in Pakistani films. His remarkable role as Ajnabi - The Stranger (an Englishman who discovered oil in the Arabian dessert) in director Khalil Kaisar and writer Riaz Shahid's film Shaheed from 1962. Talish also played a unique role as an Israeli officer in writer and director Riaz Shahid's record breaker box office hit film Zarqa (1969). His roles as Nawab in Umrao Jan Ada (1972) and Zeenat (1975) were all time best roles in social films. He also played a fantastic comedy and title role in Barey Mian Deevaney (1977). Talish appeared in more than 450 films. Agha Ali Abbas Qazalbash (Agha Talish) was born on November 1927 at Ludhiana, Indian Punjab and died on February 19, 1998 at Lahore.
Acting credits
NRA heiress has to marry in order to spend her financial assets and physical possessions worth PKR seven lakh each. As part of this condition, she makes a plan to marry a convicted man....
Seven Lacs
1957
Neighbors running adjacent shops in a Punjabi village clash over daily business and local petty rivalries, but love across families and the outbreak of war force them to rethink where their loyalties lie.
Neighbours
1966
8.3Faisal (Nadeem Baig) travels from Pakistan to Indonesia to claim the property of his late father. An accident makes him lose his memory as he forgets about the five crucial days that he had spent in Singapore.
Bandish
1980
8.0A glowing space ship that arrives in the middle of the forest near a village in Pakistan and a glowing figure appears and follows a terrified girl Hina and assume the appearance of a young man he happens to view in a framed portrait.He is greeted with open arms by the villagers and especially by Hina because of his new appearance that is of Shaani,but they know nothing about reality.
Shani
1989
10.0A story about two women, who shared their husband.
Saheli
1960
NRA rising film star's career ambitions drive a wedge into her marriage. But when a family tragedy strikes, she is forced to confront the true price of her stardom.
Baitee
1964
NRA historic Urdu-language costume film from Pakistan, directed by S.A. Hafiz. Set against the backdrop of epic Muslim‑Roman conflict, the film features a prominent ensemble cast including Deeba, Mohammad Ali, Lehri, and Talish.
Sajda
1967
Set during the era of the British Raj, Sarhad (meaning 'The Border') is a 1966 Urdu-language period drama. Written by the realist screenwriter Zia Sarhadi and directed by Masood Parvez, featuring a lead cast of Ejaz Durrani, Saloni, Allauddin, and Talish.
Sarhad
1966
NRA fisherman discovers his royal heritage and battles a sorcerer using body-swapping magic to protect his kingdom and a mystical diamond.
Hazar Dastaan
1965
Pakistani Film 1990
Raja
1990
NRAakhri Nishan (1958) is a Pakistani Urdu-language action film. Directed by Ashfaq Malik, starring Sudhir, Meena Shorey, and Neelo.
Aakhri Nishan
1958
8.0A Pakistani man goes abroad his country for earning money.
Dosti
1971
Pakistani Urdu-language film
Lazawal
1984
5.0Farzana, a lonely young widow known as "Baaji," finds her quiet life disrupted when her cousin Nasir visits. A tragic misunderstanding leads her to believe Nasir intends to marry her, unaware that his heart actually belongs to another.
Baji
1963
7.0It is based on the life of Zarqa, a Palestinian dancer girl and a freedom activist, who killed herself for the liberation of Palestine involving Israeli-occupied territories and Palestinian liberation movement. It also addresses a real event of Neelo (The Actress) when she was forcibly invited by Nawab Malik Amir Mohammad Khan, the governor of West Pakistan to his office to perform a stage dance during the 1965's official visit of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to Pakistan.
Zarqa
1969
Pakistani Film
Watan
1981
8.0Comedian Rangeela achieved some amazing success as singer, producer and director from this film.
Diya Aur Toofan
1969
10.0Set in 1910s and 1920s at the time of British Raj, Farangi revolves around the battle of a Pashtun freedom fighter against the British army. At Nigar Awards 1964, the film received four awards including Best Actress for Shamim Ara.
Farangi
1964
NRHamraz (1967) is a Pakistani suspense thriller by Khwaja Khurshid Anwar, starring Shamim Ara and Mohammed Ali, loosely based on The Woman in White, about a conspiracy against two sisters.
Hamraz
1967
NRThe Urdu film Buzdil (1969) was directed by Saqlain Razvi.
Buzdil
1969
NRA fictional story about Palestinian struggle against the Israeli occupation of their homeland..
Al-Asifa
1971
8.0Mushkil (1995) is an intense action-drama following a devastated family whose young son is abducted by a powerful international human trafficking syndicate. Left helpless by standard law enforcement, the desperate parents take matters into their own hands, braving a dangerous criminal underworld across borders to hunt down the syndicate and rescue their child.
Mushkil
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NRThe Urdu film Salma (1960) was directed by Ashfaq Malik.
Salma
1960
NRDehleez is a 1983 Pakistani Urdu-language drama film based on Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights, with screenplay by Syed Noor. It started Nadeem and Shabnam with Afzaal Ahmad and Agha Talish. The music of the film was composed by Kamal Ahmed.
Dehleez
1983