Salim Nasir

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Born	Urdu سلیم ناصر 1944
Died	18 October 1989 Karachi, Pakistan

Salim Nasir (Urdu: سلیم ناصر) (b. 1944 - d. 1989) was a Pakistani film and TV actor. With his experience in film and television acting, he developed mastery in artistic skills and built a phenomenal career on being versatile. He did justice to every role that was offered to him.^[1] He also published his own entertainment magazine, Jalwa and was leading force behind another magazine TV Times.

1 Background
2 Career
3 Death
4 Notes
5 External links

[edit] Background

Born to an educated family, Salim Nasir had all the ingredients necessary to fulfill his ambition in any given profession. After graduation, he had a successful career as Public Relations Officer, in Defence Housing Authority, Karachi before he entered the entertainment industry.^[1] His family comprised of his wife, two daughters and a son.

[edit] Career

His 1976 debut film Zaib-un-nisa was an enjoyable and sharp surprise. Other cast: Waheed Murad, Shamim Ara, Aaliya. Director, Fareed Ahmed
In Aangan Terha, Salim Nasir played the role of a servant, Akbar, who used to be a dancer, before being hired as a servant by a retired Civil servant, Shakeel, dubbed as Mehboob Ahmed.

Other cast: Bushra Ansari, Shakeel, Arshad Mehmood. Director: Qaiser Farooq. Writer: Anwar Maqsood.

In Dastak, he played the role of a very austere and rigid lawyer. Other cast: Ayaz Naik, Shazia Akhtar, Qazi Wajid.
In Un Kahi he played an authoritative role. It is a story of ordinary people trying to make it against all odds.

Other cast: Shehnaz Sheikh,Shakeel,Javed Sheikh, and young Jibran. Director: Shoaib Mansoor/ Mohsin Ali. Writer: Haseena Moin

In Nishan-e-Haider", he played the title role of Captain Sarwar Shaheed.^[2]
In Aakhri Chatan, he played the role of Sultan Jalal ad-Din Manguberdi

In view of his uncommon talent and magnetic personality, Salim Nasir was the guest in Anwar Maqsood's stage show, Silver Jubilee, in 1983.

[edit] Death

At the age of 45 years, Nasir suffered a heart attack in September 1989. On Thursday, October 18 he experienced signs of extreme heart congestion around noon. He was rushed to hospital but expired before any medical treatment could be provided.