Ilyas Kashmiri (actor)


Ilyas Kashmiri was a veteran Pakistani film actor.

Early life and career

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. After independence of Pakistan in 1947, he appeared as hero in his first Punjabi film Mundri in 1949. Ilyas Kashmiri did all kinds of roles, from hero to comedian to character acting and also earned fame as a villain. According to film circles, he acted in over 600 Urdu and Punjabi films. Among best known are Mukhra Chan Warga, Chacha Jee, Hath Jori, Basheera, Sultan, Banarsi Thug, Ustad Shagird, Ishq Per Zor Nahi, Mahi Munda, Yakke Wali, Laila Majnoon, Wada, Shohrat, and Murad.

Filmography

Ilyas Kashmiri died on 12 December 2007 in Lahore, aged 81.