Nadeem Baig (actor)

For Pakistani film director, see Nadeem Baig (director).
Nadeem Baig
Native name ندیم
Born Mirza Nazeer Baig Mughal
Vijayawada, India
Residence Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Occupation Film actor, producer, Singer
Years active 1967–present
Spouse(s) Farzana Present
Children 2
Awards Hilal-i-Imtiaz
Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Nigar Awards
Website http://www.supernadeem.com

Mirza Nazeer Baig Mughal better known by his stage name Nadeem Baig or mononym Nadeem is a Pakistani veteran actor, singer and producer. Since beginning of his career in 1967, he has appeared in over two hundred films and has won various awards including 1997 Pride of Performance award.

Early life

Born in Vijayawada in modern Andhra Pradesh which, in 1941, was part of Madras Presidency till 1953. Nadeem, along with artistes Talat Hussain, M. Zaheer Khan, Aftab Azeem, Saleem Jafry, and TV producer Iqbal Haider, were all discovered at the club. He and his friends, Ameer Ahmed Khan and Qasim Siddiqui, won several music competitions. At one of those musical competitions, he was noticed by singer Ferdausi Rahman. She was impressed by his singing talent and encouraged him to try playback singing in Dhaka's film industry.[1]

Career

Nadeem’s film career spans more than 40 years.[2] He started his career in 1967 and appeared in his first film Chakori in a leading role with Shabana as opposite actress. The film was produced and directed by Captain Ehtesham, who, in real life, became his father-in-law in 1968. The film did well in both circuits of Pakistani film industry, i.e., West and East. He achieved Nigar Award in the best actor's category for Chakori. Nadeem's films include Nadan (1973), Anari, Pechan (1975), Talashi (1976), Aina (1977), Hum Donon (1980), Lajawab, Qurbani (1981), Sangdil (1982), and Dehleez (1983). He made a screen pairing with actress Shabnam with whom he acted in most of his films.[3] Besides acting, Nadeem has sung many songs for films.[4]

Personal life

Nadeem married in 1967. The couple has two sons Faisal Baig and Farhan Baig. Faisal Baig lives in Lahore.

Select Filmography

Television

Year Drama Title Channel
2004 Cafe Chill ARY Digital
2005 Riyasat ARY Digital
2006 Chashman PTV Home
2007 Saheli Hum TV
2011 Man Jali Geo TV

See also

References

  1. Ilyas, Aslam (1992), Silver Star Nadeem, Karachi: Screen Publications
  2. Admin. "Nadeem". Cineplot.com. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  3. Tribune
  4. "Finding a new star" by Saadia Qamar, Express Tribune, August 4, 2010

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