Kaleem Shah
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Kaleem Shah was a popular Pashto film (pollywood
) actor. He was born to a religious family called Kaka khel
at Ziarat e Kaka Saheb, Nowshera District
, in north west Pakistan.
He started his acting career in late 70's with small roles, in different films of Urdu, Punjabi and Pashto, for which he got appreciated by common masses as well noticed by major directors of the time, and soon he become the top actor of the time among the Pollywood superstars Asif Khan and Badar Munir
.
His journey from the low roles, commonly known as an extra, to the main roles in the films took no longer because of his acting capabilities, and soon he became a renowned actor.
He did variety of roles in more than a hundred movies, most of which were Pashto films. He was much renowned for his work in negative or villainous characters, he was much popular for his negative roles, even though he played character roles as well, but his voice with a big base and expressions of his face, made him perfectly for negative roles.
His most notable roles included parts in
Pollywood
Pollywood is the term for the film industry based in the city of Peshawar, the provincial capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. It produces Pashto language films. Some movies are also produced in Urdu and some are a mix up of Pashto and Urdu.History=The first pashto film was in...
) actor. He was born to a religious family called Kaka khel
Kaka Khel
Kaka Khel is a town and union council of Lakki Marwat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 32°32'59N 70°47'44E and has an altitude of 307 metres .-References:...
at Ziarat e Kaka Saheb, Nowshera District
Nowshera District
Nowshera is a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan - the principal city is Nowshera. Nowshera District is divided into 47 Union Councils and 5 provincial seats....
, in north west Pakistan.
He started his acting career in late 70's with small roles, in different films of Urdu, Punjabi and Pashto, for which he got appreciated by common masses as well noticed by major directors of the time, and soon he become the top actor of the time among the Pollywood superstars Asif Khan and Badar Munir
Badar Munir
Badar Munir was a Pashtun, legend film star and director. Originally from Madyan in the princely state of Swat, he starred in over 400 Pashto and Urdu films from 1970 to 2002....
.
His journey from the low roles, commonly known as an extra, to the main roles in the films took no longer because of his acting capabilities, and soon he became a renowned actor.
He did variety of roles in more than a hundred movies, most of which were Pashto films. He was much renowned for his work in negative or villainous characters, he was much popular for his negative roles, even though he played character roles as well, but his voice with a big base and expressions of his face, made him perfectly for negative roles.
His most notable roles included parts in
- Azari (Pashtoo)
- Da Gaz Ao da Maidan (Pashtoo)
- Da lastonri Maar (Pashtoo)
- Topak Zama Qanoon (Pashtoo)
- Dam Taub Na Manam (Pashtoo)
- Aakhir Pukhtoon Yum (Pashtoo)
- Da Marg Lobghari (Pashtoo)
- Bada Aadmi (Urdu)
- Naseebon Wali (Urdu)
- Faqeera (Punjabi)
- Sheesha Ka Dil Lohe Ke Haath Me (Urdu)
- No Baby No (Urdu)
- Da Shaitanao Jang (Pashto)