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ENTERTAINMENT
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ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE

t’s been eight years since Moin Akhtar passed away pler things in life.” and the whole drama was staged on a single set, a room in a
but his legacy is proof that he may be gone but never In honour of his memory, here are 6 of some of his most weary house. The cast included some of the greatest names of
forgotten. Born on December 24, 1950, Moin Akhtar iconic roles/characters that will live on forever: Pakistan’s television industry including Latif Kapadia, Khalida
Ientered the entertainment industry in 1966 when his Family 93 Riasat and Jamshed Ansari.
parody performance as popular actor Muhammad Ali shot Akhtar took on the role of Nasir, the unemployed son of a Such Much
him into the limelight. police informant who aspires to be an artist, much to his father’s In Such Much, the comedian played Seth Manzoor Danawa-
After this there was no stopping Akhtar. His long-standing dismay. We can never forget his comic touch mixed with the la, a landlord looking for the perfect tenants: must be a family. It
double act with writer Anwar Maqsood in Loose Talk made him love of poetry. has that classic wit we all love.
an idol, and when Bushra Ansari joined them the resulting com- Rozi Eid Train
edy was matchless. ozi, a drama produced by STN (Shalimar Television Net- Eid Train was a super hit hilarious Eid day special drama,
“It is difficult to do justice to his charismatic, larger-than- work) and telecasted on PTV was an adaptation of the Holly- starring Akhtar, Durdana Butt, Ghazala Kafi, Mahmood Ali and
life presence with mere words. Moin Akhtar the extroverted per- wood flick, Tootsie and Akhtar’s performance as Miss Rozi Ha- Subhani Ba Yunus.
former, was extravagant, exuberant, highly social, and enjoyed roon won him critical acclaim. Aangan Terha
the finer things in life. Moin Akhtar the introvert, was humble, Half Plate Even though Akhtar only had a recurring guest role in the
silent, preferred solitude, and was deeply satisfied by the sim- Moin played Mirza in Anwar Maqsood’s Half Plate, a poet satirical play, he made it in his own.

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