Santosh Kumar (actor)
Santosh Kumar سنتوش کُمار SI | |
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![]() In 1962 film Mousiqaar | |
Born | Syed Musa Raza 25 December 1925 Lahore, British India |
Died | 11 June 1982 | (aged 56)
Nationality | Pakistani |
Years active | 1947 – 1982 |
Spouse(s) | Jamila Begum (Late) Sabiha Khanum (Late) |
Awards | Nigar Award for Best Actor (1957) Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan (2010) |
Syed Musa Abbas Raza, (Urdu: سیّد مُوسٰی عبّاس رضا; 25 December 1925 – 11 June 1982) better known as Santosh Kumar (Urdu: سنتوش کُمار), was a famous Pakistani film actor of 1950s and 1960s era. He belonged to a well-educated Urdu-speaking family from Lahore, Pakistan. His brother Darpan was also a renowned film actor during the same period, while his other brother S.Suleiman was a film director.
Early life and career[]
Santosh Kumar's birth name was Syed Musa Raza.[1] He was born in 1925 in Lahore, British India. He graduated from Osmania University, Hyderabad, where he passed the Indian Civil Service (British India) examination with high marks.
After the Partition of India in 1947, Santosh Kumar migrated to Lahore, Pakistan with his family.[1]
Owing to his education and awareness, Santosh Kumar was always designated to lead the entourage to represent Pakistan in meetings held abroad, and because of this became known as the foreign minister of the Pakistani film industry. This was revealed by him in one of his interviews broadcast by the Radio Pakistan in the mid sixties.
Initially, he was married to Jamila Begum, but subsequently married actress Sabiha Khanum on 1 October 1958.[1] The first Nigar Award for best actor in the history of Nigar Awards was presented to him in film Waada (1957). Then he won the Best Actor Nigar Awards for 1962 and 1963.[2] Finally he was awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award by the President of Pakistan in 2010 long after his death.[3] Shaam Dhalay (1960) is the only movie he produced, directed and played the lead role in. He died on 11 June 1982.[2][1]
Santosh Kumar was Pakistan's superstar film hero, along with Sudhir, but he was the first-ever top romantic hero. His first film was Ahinsa in 1947 in India. In Pakistan, his first film was Beli in 1950, and in the same year he became film hero of the first-ever Pakistani silver jubilee Urdu film Do Ansoo (1950). He was later married to Sabiha Khanum.[1]
Filmography-his major films[]
- 1949 Meri Kahani (Urdu) Munawwar Sultana, Surender, Santosh Kumar
- 1950 Beli[2] (Punjabi) Shahina, Santosh Kumar, Sabiha Khanum, M. Ismail
- 1950 Do Ansoo[1] (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh, Shamim, M. Ajmal, Allauddin
- 1950 Shammi (Punjabi) Shammi, Santosh Kumar, Ajmal, Shola, Ghulam Mohammad
- 1950 Gabhroo (Punjabi) Shamim, Santosh Kumar, Ajmal, Allauddin
- 1951 Akeli (Urdu) Ragni, Santosh Kumar, Neena, Nazar, Charlie
- 1951 Chann Way (Punjabi) Noor Jehan, Santosh Kumar, Jahangir, Yasmin, Salim Raza
- 1953 Ghulam[1] (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Shammi, Ragni
- 1953 Awaaz (Urdu) Gulshan, Santosh Kumar, Majeed, Shahnawaz
- 1953 Sheri Babu (Punjabi) Swaran Lata, Santosh Kumar, Nazar, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Allauddin
- 1953 Mehbooba (Urdu) Shammi, Santosh Kumar, Asha Posley, M. Ismael
- 1953 Gulnaar (Urdu) Noor Jehan, Santosh Kumar, Babbo, Zarif, Shahnawaz
- 1953 Aaghosh (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, M. Ismael
- 1954 Raat ki Baat (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Gulshan Ara, Allauddin
- 1955 Qatil[1] (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh, Musarrat Nazir, Aslam Pervaiz
- 1955 Pattan (Punjabi) Musarrat Nazir, Santosh Kumar, Asha Posley, Nazar, Allauddin
- 1955 Nazrana (Urdu) Ragni, Santosh Kumar, Zeenat, Nazar, Azad
- 1955 Inteqam (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Shaheena, M. Ismael
- 1956 Hameeda (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Ejaz Durrani, Shola, Zeenat, Nazir
- 1956 Lakht-e-Jiggar (Urdu) Noor Jehan, Santosh, Yasmin, Habib
- 1956 Qismat[4] (Urdu) Musarrat Nazir, Santosh Kumar, Yasmin, Majeed
- 1956 Intezaar (Urdu) Noor Jehan, Santosh Kumar, Asha Posley, Rani Kiran, Majeed
- 1956 Sarfarosh[1] (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Naeem Hashmi, Meena Shorey, Asif Jah, Ghulam Mohammad
- 1956 Miss 56 (Urdu) Meena Shorey, Santosh Kumar, Aslam Pervaiz, Shamim Ara
- 1957 Ishq-e-Laila (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Asha Posley, Ajmal, Allauddin
- 1957 Waada[1][2] (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Laila, Anjum, Ilyas Kashmiri
- 1957 Sardaar (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Asif Jah, Ilyas Kashmiri, Talish
- 1957 Saat Laakh[1] (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Nayyar Sultana, Asif Jah, Talish
- 1957 Bedari (Urdu) Ratan Kumar, Ragni, Santosh Kumar, Meena Shorey,
- 1958 Hasrat (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Yousuf Khan, Ajmal, Zarif, Allauddin
- 1958 Mukhra (Punjabi) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Asha Posley, Anjum, Nazar
- 1959 Muskarahat (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Aslam Pervaiz
- 1959 Naaji (Punjabi) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Zarif, Ajmal, M. Ismael
- 1959 Tere Baghair (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, M. Ismael, Allauddin
- 1959 Naghma.e-Dil (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Asha Posley, Ilyas Kashmiri
- 1960 Saltanat (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh, Nazar, Ilyas Kashmiri
- 1960 Shaam Dhalay (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh, Rukhsana, Nazar
- 1962 Mousiqaar Urdu Sabiha Khanum, Santosh, Meena Shorey, Abbas Nosha, Rehan
- 1962 Ghunghat (Urdu) Nayyar Sultana, Santosh, Neelo, Laila, Talish
- 1963 Rishta Punjabi Sabiha Khanum, Santosh, Rangeela, Aliya, Albela
- 1963 Daaman (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh, Neelo, Waheed Murad
- 1963 Seema (Urdu) Shamim Ara, Santosh, Sultan Rahi, Panna
- 1964 Safaid Khoon (Urdu) Rani, Santosh, Mohammad Ali, Naeem Hashmi, Meena Shorey, Allauddin
- 1964 Ishrat (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Ilyas Kashmiri, Allauddin
- 1964 Bees Din (Urdu) Rani, Mohammad Ali, Santosh, Nirala, Adeeb
- 1964 Azad (Urdu) Bahar Begum, Santosh Kumar, Asad Bukhari, Ajmal
- 1964 Chingari (Urdu) Shamim Ara, Santosh Kumar, Ejaz Durrani, Saloni, Komal, Talish
- 1964 Haveli (Urdu) Shamim Ara, Santosh Kumar, Ejaz Durrani, Nazir Ahmed Khan, Talish
- 1965 Faishon (Urdu) Shamim Ara, Santosh Kumar, Habib
- 1965 Naela (Urdu) Shamim Ara, Santosh Kumar, Darpan, Gul Rukh, Ragni, A. Shah
- 1965 Kaneez (Urdu) Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Waheed Murad, Sabiha Khanum, Santosh, Aslam Pervaiz, Talish
- 1966 Hamrahi (Urdu) Khalid, Haidar, Hina, Santosh Kumar, Mohammad Ali, Ejaz Durrani, Habib
- 1966 Insaan (Urdu) Rani, Santosh Kumar, Sabira Sultana, Allauddin
- 1966 Majboor (Urdu) Shamim Ara, Santosh Kumar, Husna, Jugnu, Rekha
- 1966 Mera Salaam (Urdu) Sabira, Santosh Kumar, Azad
- 1966 Maa, Bahu Aur Beta (Urdu) Husna, Santosh Kumar, Yasmin, Luddan
- 1966 Sawaal (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Saloni, Ejaz Durrani, Rangeela, Sawarn Lata, Nazir Ahmed Khan
- 1966 Taqdeer (Urdu) Husna, Santosh Kumar, Lehri, Aslam Pervaiz
- 1966 Tasveer (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Zeba, Aslam Pervaiz, Mohammad Ali (guest appearance)
- 1966 Lori (Urdu) Zeba, Santosh Kumar, Mohammad Ali, Saloni, Talat Siddiqi
- 1967 Be Reham (Urdu) Rani, Santosh Kumar, Seema, Zulfi, Talish
- 1967 Lahu Pukare Ga (Urdu) Firdous, Santosh Kumar
- 1967 Sitamgar (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Rani, Darpan
- 1967 Dewar Bhabi (Urdu) Rani, Waheed Murad, Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Lehri, Jafri, Najmi
- 1967 Aag (Urdu) Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Lehri, Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Aslam Pervaiz
- 1968 Commander (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Rani, Saiqa, Adeeb
- 1968 Naheed (Urdu) Sabiha, Santosh, Deeba, Javed Sheikh
- 1968 Shehnshah-e-Jahangir (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Khanum, Ejaz Durrani, Saloni
- 1968 Jan-e-arzoo (Urdu) Shamim Ara, Waheed Murad, Santosh Kumar, Deeba, Lehri, Aslam Pervaiz
- 1968 Wohti (Punjabi) Neelo, Santosh Kumar, Lehri, Mohammad Ali (Guest appearance)
- 1969 Pakdaaman (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Ejaz Durrani, Rukhsana, Allauddin, Salma Mumtaz
- 1969 Ladla (Urdu) Shabnam, Waheed Murad, Santosh Kumar, Sabiha Kumar, Lehri, Talish
- 1969 Maan Beta (Urdu) Rani, Waheed Murad, Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Lehri, Masood Akhtar
- 1970 Anjuman (Urdu) Rani, Waheed Murad, Deeba, , Lehri, Tamanna, Santosh, Sabiha Khanum
- 1971 Garhasti (Urdu) Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Sangeeta, Janaal, Nasira, Lehri
- 1971 Salaam-e-Mohabbat (Urdu) Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Santosh Kumar, Sangeeta, Qavi Khan
- 1971 Jaltey Suraj Ke Neechay (Urdu) Rozina, Nadeem, Babeeta, Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar
- 1972 Ek Raat (Urdu) Deeba, Shahid, Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Aslam Pervaiz
- 1972 Mohabbat (Urdu) Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Andleeb, Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar
- 1973 Sharabi (Punjabi) Naghma, Habib, Santosh Kumar, Sabiha Khanum, Mazhar Shah
- 1974 Miss Hippy (Urdu) Shabnam, Nadeem, Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Munawar Zarif
- 1974 Sharabi (Punjabi) Naghma, Habib, Santosh Kumar, Naeem Hashmi
- 1976 Tallaq (Urdu) Shabnam, Shahid, Santosh Kumar, Lehri
- 1982 Angan (Urdu) Babra Sharif, Nadeem, Santosh Kumar, Nanha, Bindia, Talish
- 1985 Deewane Do (Urdu) Babra Sharif, Nadeem, Talish, Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar
Death[]
Santosh Kumar died on 11 June 1982 at age 56.[1][2]
Awards and recognition[]
- Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2010[3]
- 3 Nigar Awards for Best Actor in 1957, 1962 and 1963[5][2]
See also[]
- List of Lollywood actors
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l Muhammad Suhayb (11 February 2018). "SPOTLIGHT: CELLULOID LOVE". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Death anniversary of Pakistani actor Santosh Kumar being observed today Samaa TV News website, Published 11 June 2017, Retrieved 20 March 2019
- ^ Jump up to: a b "List of civil award winners". Dawn (newspaper). 16 August 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Filmography of Santosh Kumar on pakmag.net website Retrieved 20 March 2019
- ^ Santosh Kumar's Nigar Awards info on cineplot.com website Retrieved 20 March 2019
External links[]
- Santosh Kumar at IMDb website (Santosh Kumar Filmography)
- 1925 births
- 1982 deaths
- Pakistani male film actors
- Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz
- Nigar Award winners
- Osmania University alumni
- Male actors from Lahore
- 20th-century Pakistani male actors