Santosh Kumar
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Syed Musa Raza better known as Santosh Kumar (Punjabi
) was a famous Pakistan
i film
actor
of 1950s and 1960s era. He belonged to a well educated family from Uttar Pradesh
, India. He was married to Sabiha Khanum
. His brother Darpan was also a renowned film actor during that period. His other brother S. Suleiman was a renowned film director.
Santosh Kumar was Pakistan's super star film hero along with Sudhir but he was the first ever top romantic hero. His first film was Ahensa in 1947 in India
. In Pakistan, his first film was Beli in 1950 and in the same year he became hero of the first ever silver jubilee Urdu film Do aansoo.
, India. He graduated from Osmania University
, Hyderabad, where he passed the I.Sc. (pre-graduate course) examination with high marks. Santosh Kumar was widely regarded as a dignified, intelligent, and charismatic fellow. He was often offered roles in government order, but he respectfully declined in favour of people, he felt, were better suited for such positions.
Santosh Kumar, owing to his education and awareness, was always designated to lead the entourage to represent Pakistan in the meetings held abroad. It was due to this factor that he was honourably called as the foreign minister of the Pakistan Film Industry. This was revealed by him in one of his interviews broadcast by the Radio Pakistan in mid sixties.
Initially, he was married to Jameela Begum, but subsequently married actress Sabiha. The first Nigar Award for best actor in the history of Pakistan was presented to him in film Waada. Shaam Dhalay is the only movie he produced, directed and played the lead role. He died on June 11, 1982 only months short of his first son, Syed Ahsan Raza's wedding.
Punjabi language
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Pakistan
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Actor
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of 1950s and 1960s era. He belonged to a well educated family from Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, India. He was married to Sabiha Khanum
Sabiha Khanum
Sabiha Khanum is a Pakistani film actress. She was the leading star of Pakistani cinema in the 1950s and the 1960s, and played successful character roles later....
. His brother Darpan was also a renowned film actor during that period. His other brother S. Suleiman was a renowned film director.
Santosh Kumar was Pakistan's super star film hero along with Sudhir but he was the first ever top romantic hero. His first film was Ahensa in 1947 in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. In Pakistan, his first film was Beli in 1950 and in the same year he became hero of the first ever silver jubilee Urdu film Do aansoo.
Biography
Santosh Kumar’s real name was Syed Musa Raza. He was born in 1925 in Lahore, British India. However, he hailed from a noble Shia Muslim family of Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, India. He graduated from Osmania University
Osmania University
Osmania University , , since 1918, is a public university located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established and named after the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It is one of the oldest modern universities in India. It is the first Indian University to have Urdu and...
, Hyderabad, where he passed the I.Sc. (pre-graduate course) examination with high marks. Santosh Kumar was widely regarded as a dignified, intelligent, and charismatic fellow. He was often offered roles in government order, but he respectfully declined in favour of people, he felt, were better suited for such positions.
Santosh Kumar, owing to his education and awareness, was always designated to lead the entourage to represent Pakistan in the meetings held abroad. It was due to this factor that he was honourably called as the foreign minister of the Pakistan Film Industry. This was revealed by him in one of his interviews broadcast by the Radio Pakistan in mid sixties.
Initially, he was married to Jameela Begum, but subsequently married actress Sabiha. The first Nigar Award for best actor in the history of Pakistan was presented to him in film Waada. Shaam Dhalay is the only movie he produced, directed and played the lead role. He died on June 11, 1982 only months short of his first son, Syed Ahsan Raza's wedding.
Filmography
- 1 1950 Beli (Punjabi) Shahina, Santosh, Sabiha, M. Ismael
- 2 1950 Do aansoo (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Shamim, Ajmal, Allauddin
- 3 1950 Shammi (Punjabi) Shammi, Santosh, Ajmal, Shola, Ghulam Mohammad
- 4 1950 Gabhroo (Punjabi) Shamim, Santosh, Ajmal, Allauddin
- 5 1951 Akeli (Urdu) Ragni, Santosh, Neena, Nazar, Charlie
- 6 1951 Chann way (Punjabi) Noor Jehan, Santosh, Jahangir, Yasmin, Salim Raza
- 7 1953 Ghulam (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Shammi, Ragni
- 8 1953 Awaaz (Urdu) Gulshan, Santosh, Majeed, Shahnawaz
- 9 1953 Sheri babu (Punjabi) Swarn Lata, Santosh, Nazar, Inayat Bhatti, Allauddin
- 10 1953 Mehbooba (Urdu) Shammi, Santosh, Asha Poslay, M. Ismael
- 11 1953 Gulnaar (Urdu) Noor Jehan, Santosh, Babbo, Zarif, Shahnawaz
- 12 1953 Aaghosh (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, M. Ismael
- 13 1954 Raat ki baat (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Gulshan Ara, Allauddin
- 14 1955 Qatil (Urdu) Sabhia, Santosh, Musarrat Nazir, Aslam Pervez
- 15 1955 Pattan (Punjabi) Musarrat Nazir, Santosh, Aasha, Nazar, Allauddin
- 16 1955 Nazrana (Urdu) Ragni, Santosh, Zeenat, Nazar, Azad
- 17 1955 Inteqam (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Shaheena, M. Ismael
- 18 1956 Hameeda (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Ejaz, Shola, Zeenat, Nazir
- 19 1956 Lakht-e-jiggar (Urdu) Noor Jehan, Santosh, Yasmin, Habib
- 20 1956 Qismat (Urdu) Musarrat Nazir, Santosh, Yasmin, Majeed
- 21 1956 Intezaar (Urdu) Noor Jehan, Santosh, Asha Posley, Rani Kiran, Majeed
- 22 1956 Sarfarosh (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Meena, Asif Jah, Ghulam Mohammad
- 23 1956 Miss 56 (Urdu) Meena Shori, Santosh, Aslam Pervez, Shamim Ara
- 24 1957 Ishq-e-Laila (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Asha, Ajmal, Allauddin
- 25 1957 Waada (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Laila, Anjum, Ilyas KashmiriIlyas KashmiriIlyas Kashmiri was a Pakistani film actor.Born in Muhalla Dara Shikoh, near Rewali Cinema, in Lahore, Punjab, British India, he started his film career from Bombay. In Bombay, the first film in which he appeared as a hero was Malika, directed and produced by Nazir...
- 26 1957 Sardaar (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Asif Jah, Ilyas Kashmiri, Talish
- 27 1957 Saat laakh (Urdu) Sabhia, Santosh, Nayyer Sultana, Asif Jah, Talish
- 28 1957 Bedaari (Urdu) Ratan Kumar, Ragni, Santosh, Meena,
- 29 1958 Hasrat (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Yousuf Khan, Ajmal, Zarif, Allauddin
- 30 1958 Mukhra (Punjabi) Sabiha, Santosh, Asha Posley, Anjum, Nazar
- 31 1959 Muskarahat (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Aslam
- 32 1959 Naaji (Punjabi) Sabiha, Santosh, Zarif, Ajmal, M. Ismael
- 33 1959 Tere baghair (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, M. Ismael, Allauddin
- 34 1959 Naghma.e-dil (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Asha, Ilyas
- 35 1960 Saltanat (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Nazar, Ilyas Kashmiri
- 36 1960 Sham dhaley (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Rukhsana, Nazar
- 37 1962 Mousiqaar Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Meena, Abbas Nosha, Rehan
- 38 1962 GhoonghatGhunghat (1962 film)Ghunghat is a 1962 Pakistani musical film directed by Khurshid Anwar. The film was selected as the Pakistani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 36th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film won four awards at the 1962 Nigar Awards.-Cast:* Santosh Kumar as Shahid*...
(Urdu) Nayyar Sultana, Santosh, Neelo, Laila, Talish - 39 1963 Rishta Punjabi Sabiha, Santosh, Rangeela, Aliya, Albela
- 40 1963 Daaman (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Neelo, Waheed Murad
- 41 1963 Seema (Urdu) Shamim Ara, Santosh, Sultan, Panna
- 42 1964 Safaid khoon (Urdu) Rani, Santosh, Mohammad Ali, Meena, Allauddin
- 43 1964 Ishrat (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Ilyas, Allauddin
- 44 1964 Bees din (Urdu) Rani, Mohammad Ali, Santosh, Nirala, Adeeb
- 45 1964 Azad (Urdu) Bahar, Santosh, Asad Bukhari, Ajmal
- 46 1964 Chingari (Urdu) Shamim Ara, Santosh, Ejaz, Saloni, Komal, Talish
- 47 1964 Haveli (Urdu) Shamim Ara, Santosh, Ejaz, Nazir, Talish
- 48 1965 Faishon (Urdu) Shamim Ara, Santosh, Habib
- 49 1965 Naela (Urdu) Shamim Ara, Santosh, Darpan, Gul Rukh, Ragni, A. Shah
- 50 1965 Kaneez (Urdu) Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Sabiha, Santosh, Aslam, Talish
- 51 1966 Hamrahi (Urdu) Khalid, Haidar, Hina, Santosh, Mohammad Ali, Ejaz, Habib
- 52 1966 Insaan (Urdu) Rani, Santosh, Sabira Sultana, Allauddin
- 53 1966 Majboor (Urdu) Shamim Ara, Santosh, Husna, Jugnu, Rekha
- 54 1966 Mera salaam (Urdu) Sabira, Santosh, Baby Najma, Azad
- 55 1966 Maa, bahu aur beta (Urdu) Husna, Santosh, Yasmin, Luddan
- 56 1966 Sawaal (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Siloni, Ejaz, Rangeela, Sawarn Lata, Nazir
- 57 1966 Taqdeer (Urdu) Husna, Santosh, Lehri, Aslam Pervez
- 58 1966 Tasveer (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Zeba, Aslam, Mohammad Ali (guest)
- 59 1966 Lori (Urdu) Zeba, Santosh, Mohammad Ali, Saloni, Talat Siddiqi
- 60 1967 Be reham (Urdu) Rani, Santosh, Seema, Zulfi, Talish
- 61 1967 Lahu pukare ga (Urdu) Firdous, Santosh
- 62 1967 Sitamgar (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Rani, Darpan
- 63 1967 Dewar bhabi (Urdu) Rani, Sabiha, Santosh, Lehri, Jafri, Najmi
- 64 1967 Aag (Urdu) Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Lehri, Sabiha, Santosh, Aslam
- 65 1968 Commander (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Rani, Saiqa, Adeeb
- 66 1968 Naheed (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Deeba, Javed Sheikh
- 67 1968 Shehnshah-e-Jahangir (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Ejaz, Saloni
- 68 1968 Jan-e-arzoo (Urdu) Shamim Ara, Santosh, Deeba, Lehri, Aslam
- 69 1968 Wohti (Punjabi) Neelo, Santosh, Lehri, Mohammad Ali (Guest)
- 70 1969 Pakdaaman (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Ejaz, Rukhsana, Allauddin, Salma Mumtaz
- 71 1969 Ladla (Urdu) Shabnum, Santosh, Sabiha, Lehri, Talish
- 72 1969 Maan beta (Urdu) Rani, Sabiha, Santosh, Lehri, Masood Akhtar
- 73 1970 Anjuman (Urdu) Rani, Deeba, Waheed Murad, Lehri, Tamanna, Santosh, Sabiha Khanum
- 74 1970 Anjuman (Urdu) Rani, Deeba, Sabiha, Santosh, Lehri, Ilyas
- 75 1971 Garhasti (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Sangeeta, Janaal, Nasira, Lehri
- 76 1971 Salaam-e-mohabbat (Urdu) Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Santosh, SangeetaQavi
- 77 1971 Jaltey suraj ke neechey (Urdu) Rozina, Nadeem, Babeeta, Sabiha Khanum, Santosh
- 78 1972 Ek raat (Urdu) Deeba, Shahid, Sabiha, Santosh, Aslam Pervez
- 79 1972 Mohabbat (Urdu) Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Andleeb, Sabiha, Santosh
- 80 1973 Sharabi (Punjabi) Naghma, Habib, Santosh, Sabiha, Mazhar Shah
- 81 1974 Miss Hippy (Urdu) Shabnam, Nadeem, Sabiha, Santosh, Munawar Zarif
- 82 1976 Tallaq (Urdu) Shabnam, Shahid, Santosh, Lehri
- 83 1982 Angan (Urdu) Babra Sharif, Nadeem, Santosh, Nanha, Bindia, Talish
- 84 1985 Deewane do (Urdu) Babra Sharif, Nadeem, Talish, Sabiha, Santosh