Sultan Rahi was a Pakistani actor, producer and screenwriter.
12 Facts About Sultan Rahi
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Sultan Rahi established himself as one of the leading and most successful actors of Pakistani and Punjabi cinema, and received a reputation as Pakistan's "Clint Eastwood".
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Sultan Rahi earned two Nigar Awards for his work in Babul and Basheera.
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Sultan Rahi reprised the role in its sequel Maula Jatt, his best-known film.
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Sultan Rahi's father, Subedar Major Abdul Majeed, was a retired officer from the British Indian Army who belonged to a Punjabi Arain family.
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Sultan Rahi had five children, of which one, Haider Sultan, is an actor.
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Sultan Rahi began his film career in 1956 as a guest actor in the film Baghi.
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Sultan Rahi appeared in key roles in over 535 films.
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Sultan Rahi worked in the Punjabi film industry for over four decades.
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Sultan Rahi was the highest paid Pakistani actor of his time.
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Sultan Rahi was named in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most prolific actor.
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Sultan Rahi's dialogues are etched in our hearts and memories, It's the country's love for Sultan that continues to reflect in his pictures and posters being plastered in shops and on buses.