36 Facts About Waheed Murad

Waheed Murad, known as Chocolate Hero, was a Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer.

Famous for his charming expressions, attractive personality, tender voice and unusual talent for acting, Murad was considered one of the most famous and influential actors of South Asia.

Waheed Murad graduated from the S M Arts College Karachi, and then earned a master's degree in English literature from University of Karachi.

Waheed Murad started his film career in a cameo in 1959 in the film Saathi when he was 21 years old.

Waheed Murad is the only actor of film industry to secure the highest number of platinum, diamond, golden and silver jubilees.

Waheed Murad mesmerized Pakistani nation during 1960s and 1970s more than anyone before or after and is considered to be evergreen chocolate hero of Pakistan's silver screen history.

Waheed Murad acted in 125 feature films and earned 32 film awards.

Waheed Murad's mother was Shireen Murad, and his father was Nisar Murad, a film distributor in Bombay, both of whom had migrated to Karachi before the partition of India.

Waheed Murad did graduation from S M Arts College, Karachi, and then masters in English literature from University of Karachi.

Waheed Murad's father was a Punjabi whose family belonged to the cultural elite of Sialkot.

Waheed Murad's ancestors had migrated from the Bahmani Sultanate in southern India to Kashmir and eventually settled in Sialkot in the 18th-century.

Waheed Murad started his film career by joining his father's established 'Film Art' in 1961 as producer of the film Insan Badalta Hai.

Zeba suggested Waheed Murad to cast himself as hero in his next film.

Waheed Murad was not ready to sign himself in his own movies.

Waheed Murad got the Nigar award in the Best Actor category for the same film.

Waheed Murad received two Nigar awards for the categories best producer and best actor for the film.

Waheed Murad brought Malik, Anwar and Rana under the umbrella of 'Film Arts'.

In 1969, Waheed Murad produced, wrote and directed the movie Ishaara.

Waheed Murad received a Nigar award in the best actor category for the film.

Waheed Murad acted in a total of 124 films, of which 38 were black and white and 86 were in colour.

Waheed Murad appeared in six films as a guest star including his first and shortest appearance in 1959's Saathi.

Waheed Murad acted in 115 Urdu films, 8 Punjabi films and 1 Pushto film, and earned 32 film awards including ones for best producer and for best actor.

Waheed Murad produced eleven films under his father's company Film Art.

Waheed Murad was the youngest film producer in the Pakistani film industry at that time.

Waheed Murad sang more than 200 duet and solo songs for him.

Waheed Murad suffered from bleeding and had to undergo stomach removal to save his life.

Waheed Murad appeared old and charmless in Dil ney phir yaad keya and Ghairao.

Babra Sharif, revealed that during the filming of a scene of Hero, Waheed Murad lost his balance while walking toward her and fell down.

Waheed Murad took several minutes to catch his breath prior to standing up on his feet again.

In July 1983, Waheed Murad was driving his car too fast and struck a tree.

Waheed Murad was going to Karachi to get the scar fixed to complete the last few scenes of Hero when he met the chief editor, Ilyas Rasheedi, of the film magazine 'Nigar' at the airport.

Waheed Murad bought several gifts for Aadil and wished him a happy year.

Waheed Murad returned late to spend the night at Anita Ayub's mother Mumtaz Ayub's home.

When Waheed Murad did not wake up until late, the door had to be forced open and Waheed Murad was found lying on the floor, dead for several hours.

Waheed Murad was buried near his father's grave in Gulberg Graveyard in Lahore.

Waheed Murad married Salma, the daughter of a Karachi-based industrialist, on 17 September 1964.