Salim Nasir

Saleem Nasir (Urduسلیم ناصر‬‎; 1944 – 1989) was a Pakistani film and TV actor. With some experience in film and television acting roles, he later developed his artistic skills and built his career based on his versatile roles. He tried to do justice to every role that was offered to him.^[1][2] Salim Nasir also published his own entertainment magazine, TV Tempo and was a leading force behind another magazine,TV Times.^[3]

Early life and career

Saleem Nasir was born to a Pathan family in Nagpur, British India on November 15, 1944. He had a successful, though short, career in TV and film acting.

• Film Zaib-un-Nisa (1976). Other cast: Waheed Murad, Shamim Ara, Aaliya. Film Director: Fareed Ahmed^[4]
• In Aangan Terha, (PTV drama serial) Salim Nasir played the role of a servant, Akbar, who used to be a dancer, before being hired as a servant by a retired Civil servant, Shakeel, dubbed as Mehboob Ahmed. Other cast: Bushra Ansari, Shakeel, Arshad Mehmood. Director: Qaiser Farooq. Writer: Anwar Maqsood. The serial was forced to stop under the Martial Law administration pressure as the script written by Anwar Maqsood was indirectly criticizing the Army Rule during Late General Zia-ul-Haq era.^[1]
• In Dastak (PTV drama serial), he played the role of a lawyer. Other cast: Ayaz Naik, Shazia Akhtar, Qazi Wajid.
• In Ankahi he played an authoritative role. It is a story of ordinary people trying to make it against all odds. Other cast: Shehnaz Sheikh, Shakeel, Javed Sheikh, and young Jibran. Director: Shoaib Mansoor/ Mohsin Ali. Writer: Haseena Moin.
• In Nishan-e-Haider", he played the role of Captain Sarwar Shaheed.
• In Aakhri Chatan, he played the role of Sultan Jalal ad-Din Manguberdi
• In Jangloos A PTV drama as 'Mian Ji'
• Salim Nasir made a guest appearance in Anwar Maqsood's PTV stage show, Silver Jubilee, in 1983.
• In Yanaseeb Clinic he played the role of a director.
• In Haseena Moin's 'Bandish' he played opposite Khalida Riyasat, Mahmood Masood, Talat Hussain and Zafar Masood. The serial was directed by Shirin Khan and Mohsin Ali.

Awards

He was honored with Pakistan's highest achievement award in the field of acting,'The President's Pride of Performance Award' in 1990.

Death

At the age of 45 years, Salim Nasir suffered a heart attack on 24 September 1989. On October 19, 1989, he experienced signs of extreme heart congestion around noon. He was rushed to the hospital but expired before any medical treatment could be provided. He was survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.^[2]

See also

• List of Lollywood actors

References

External links

• Salim Nasir on IMDb , Filmography of actor Salim Nasir, Retrieved 7 Dec 2016
• http://www.citwf.com/person313154.htm, Filmography of actor Salim Nasir on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website, Retrieved 7 Dec 2016