Film Star Habib passes away at the age 85 in a local hospital

Lahore: Film Star Habib passes away at the age 85 in a local hospital.Inna Lillah wa Inna Elehe Rajeune. His funeral prayer offered today in the evening at PIA housing Society and later he was laid to rest in a local graveyard .A number of people attended the funeral prayer including Director Syed Noor,folk singer Shokat Ali.

Habib-ur-Rehman, better known by his screen name Habib, is a Pakistani film actor, director, producer and television actor. He was one of the busiest heroes of the industry and has established himself as one of most successful actors of Pakistani cinema. He has appeared both in Punjabi and Urdu language movies.
Habib was born in an agriculturist Arain family of Patiala state Punjab, British India. He was highly educated and was considered quite stylish in the film industry of Pakistan. Rehman’s family migrated to Pakistan at the time of partition in 1947. He married fellow film actress Naghma, but later separated and got divorced from her. Rehman is the father of two sons and four daughters from his first wife, and another daughter later from his second wife.
He made his debut in film Lakhat-e-Jigar (1956),then some of his films flopped till Aadmi (1958). He received an important role in the film Aadmi (1958) , breaking through obscurity and first became well-known as a film actor, and soon took other roles in Urdu hit films such as Ayyaz (1960), Zehr-e-Ishq (1958), Surayya (1961),Saperan (1961), Aulad (1962), Mehtab, Maa Ke Aansoo, Khandan, Aashiyana (1964), Fashion, Dil Ke Tukrey, Basheera (1972), Eid Mubarak (1965), Dil Aur Duniya, Haar Geya Insaan and Waqt.

Mouj Mela (1963) was a super-hit musical Golden Jubilee film. He took the role of a side- hero in Pakistan’s first Platinum Jubilee film, Jeedar (1965), but he could not repeat this success until 1967. Dil Da Jani (1967),Yaar Maar, Babul Da Wehra (1968), Chann Makhna (1968), Do Mutiyaran (1968), Chann Veer (1969), Mukhra Chann Warga, Genterman (1969), Waryam, Att Khuda Da Vair (1970), Chann Puttar (1970), Taxi Driver (1970), Rangu Jatt (1970), Duniya Paise Di (1971), Sajjan Be-Parwah, Ik Doli Do Kahar, Basheera (1972), “Do Pattar Annaran Dey (1972), Zaildar (1972) , Khushiya and “Malanga” are his famous Punjabi films. Habib also has directed and produced two Sindhi films “Baaghi” and “Allah Bachayo”.
He was not successful as a film producer. Pardes and Haar Gaya Insaan were average box office films.Some other films he had produced had flopped at the box-office.
He was Awarded ,
1958-Nigar Award for Best Actor-Aadmi
1961-Nigar Award for Best Actor-Surayya
2002-Nigar Award Lifetime Achievement Award.
The veteran actor has left behind, two sons and five daughters.