Saleem Nasir (Urdu‎; 1944–1989), born Syed Sher Khan, was a Pakistani film and TV actor.

He is best known for his comic character Akbar, a classical dancer-turned-domestic help, in the PTV drama serial Aangan Terha (1984).'Remembering Saleem Nasir' Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 Jan 2011, Retrieved 6 December 2020

Personal life

Saleem Nasir was born as Syed Sher Khan into a Rajput family in Nagpur, British India, on 15 November 1944.

At the age of 44, Salim Nasir died of a heart attack on 24 September 1989.

Selected filmography

Films +YearTitleRole1976Zaib-un-NisaBahadur Shah Zafar

Television series +YearTitleRoleChannel1975Ya Naseeb ClinicSaifiPTV1976BandishAmir1980Waiting RoomMujeeb SiddiquiNishan-e-HaiderCaptain Sarwar Shaheed1982AnkahiShehryar1984Aangan TerhaAkbar1986Aakhri ChattanSultan Jalal ad-Din ManguberdiDastakFarooq1989JangloosHayat Muhammad

Awards Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1990.

See also List of Lollywood actors

References

External links , Filmography of actor Salim Nasir Filmography of actor Salim Nasir on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website