
Acting
Talish
Born — Died
1927-11-10 — 1998-02-19
Known for
Acting
Credits
60 titles
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…
Known for
NRInfamous snake revenge movie. A cobra hijacks a truck and chases a bad man. Musical numbers also happen.
Nachay Nagin
1987
Film starring Nadeem & Deeba
Mohabbat Mar Nahi Sakti
1977
NRAakhri Nishan (1958) is a Pakistani Urdu-language action film. Directed by Ashfaq Malik, starring Sudhir, Meena Shorey, and Neelo.
Aakhri Nishan
1958
Classic Pakistani social film in the Urdu language
Shama Aur Parwana
1970
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
8.0Mushkil (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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Film credits
1990s · 6 titles
Pakistani film directed by Usman Peerzada
Gori Diyan Jhanjran
1990
Pakistani Film 1990
Raja
1990
6.0Story of an obsessive fan who is quarantined because of a deadly ailment.
Sangam (The Union)
1997
Pakistani Film
Panah
1995
Pakistani Film
Awargi
1994
Pakistani Film
Khooni Sholay
1992
1980s · 11 titles
NRInfamous snake revenge movie. A cobra hijacks a truck and chases a bad man. Musical numbers also happen.
Nachay Nagin
1987
NRA Pakistani Urdu-language film directed by Luqman, starring Babra Sharif, Asif Raza Mir, Aslam Parvez and Talish.
Wafa
1981
NRA humble villager marries his daughter into a wealthy family, unaware that everyone but his old friend opposes the match. Forced into an elitist household that rejects her, she struggles to earn acceptance and protect her dignity.
Dhee Rani (Beloved Daughter)
1985
Pakistani Urdu-language film
Lazawal
1984
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
Film directed by Mohammad Javed Fazil
Faisla
1986
Dehleez 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
Pakistani Film
Watan
1981
NRA Chaudhry boy and a Kami girl fall in love, challenging generations of tradition, as the boy's stubborn father, the village's powerful Chaudhry, stands determined to keep them apart. The Winner of 1984 Nigar Award for Best Punjabi Film.
Ishq Nachavay Gali Gali (Love Roams Every Street)
1984
Pakistani film.
Taqat Ka Toofan
1989
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
1970s · 13 titles
Film starring Nadeem & Deeba
Mohabbat Mar Nahi Sakti
1977
Classic Pakistani social film in the Urdu language
Shama Aur Parwana
1970
Pakistani film about labour rights
Saajan Rang Rangeela
1975
9.0A film about the Indian government's atrocities in the Indian occupied valley of Kashmir, and the Kashmiri struggle for independence.
Yeh Aman
1971
NRA love story undone by circumstance takes a darker turn when the past refuses to stay buried.
Suhag
1972
Pakistani Film
Begunah
1977
NRShera Daku falls in love with Chandni and abducts her. Though she initially resents him, Chandni gradually begins to return his feelings. To be with her, Shera must leave behind his outlaw life and sacrifice his past in order to bring her peace and love.
Haqeeqat
1974
Pakistani Film
Tera Gham Rahe Salamat
1973
NRA fictional story about Palestinian struggle against the Israeli occupation of their homeland..
Al-Asifa
1971
Pakistani film
Playboy
1978
Film directed by Nazrul Islam
Zindagi
1978
Film by Pervez Malik
Sachai
1976
Pakistani Film
Umang
1975
1960s · 23 titles
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
6.1A rendition of the Dracula tale with many similarities to the British 1950s Dracula.
Zinda Laash (The Living Corpse)
1967
NRMalangi is a 1965 Pakistani biographical and musical film directed by Rashid Akhtar and produced by Chaudhry Mohammad Aslam. The cast included Akmal, Shirin, Yousuf Khan and Talish. This was a 'Golden Jubilee' film of 1965 and had super-hit film songs by the music director Master Abdullah.
Malangi
1965
NRThe Urdu film Salma (1960) was directed by Ashfaq Malik.
Salma
1960
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Gulfam
1961
NRIt was Pakistan's one of the earliest experimental feature films. It had experimentation by the film director with the Freudian sensual themes which was very unusual for Pakistan at that time. So the film received a 'for adults only' rating. In this film, actress Komal had a really interesting foray into the parallel cinema. She portrayed the sensual play thing for actor Mohammad Ali.
Neela Parbat (Blue Mount)
1969
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Farishta
1961
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Qaidi
1962
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
NRThe Urdu film Buzdil (1969) was directed by Saqlain Razvi.
Buzdil
1969
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
a romance/musical? Apparently flopped at the box office
Bharia Mela
1966
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
Film starring Nadeem
Aneela
1969
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Darwaza
1962
8.0Comedian Rangeela achieved some amazing success as singer, producer and director from this film.
Diya Aur Toofan
1969
NRA young man and a woman fall deeply in love, hoping to build a future together. However, their relationship is soon pushed to the breaking point by a series of misunderstandings, family interference, and the harsh pressures of social expectations.
Aag
1967
10.0Khaibar Mail (or Khyber Mail) is a classic Pakistani film from 1960, known for its adventure/drama set around a train journey, featuring stars like Agha Hussaini, Nasira, Neelo, and Aslam Pervaiz, telling tales of love, danger, and local culture against the backdrop of the Khyber Pass region
Khaibar Mail
1960
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Yeh Duniya
1960
NRIn 1923, after British forces insult his village’s honor, Pashtun tribesman Ajab Khan Afridi leads a daring rebellion against the Raj. His quest for justice soon ignites a massive standoff that challenges the might of the British Empire on the North-West Frontier.
Ajab Khan
1961
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Shake Hand
1962
NRA family drama.
Ladla
1969
10.0A story about two women, who shared their husband.
Saheli
1960
1950s · 6 titles
NRAakhri Nishan (1958) is a Pakistani Urdu-language action film. Directed by Ashfaq Malik, starring Sudhir, Meena Shorey, and Neelo.
Aakhri Nishan
1958
No synopsis available yet.
Aakhri Dao (Final Trick)
1958
9.0An Urdu action blockbuster set during liberation struggles against British colonizers. The first movie of Pakistani Actor Sultan Rahi
Baaghi (Rebel)
1956
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Aadmi
1958
10.0The Urdu film Sardar (1957) was directed by M.S. Dar. A story about love, hatred, revenge, politics, and conflicts between the two tribes of Sandal's and Gondal's.
Sardar
1957
NR1959 pakistani film
Apna Paraya
1959
