Rafi Khawar

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Born	Rafi Khawar 4 August 1944
Died	2 June 1986 (aged 41) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Cause of death	Suicide (shot himself)
Residence	Pakistani
Alma mater	Sadiq Egerton College Bahawalpur
Occupation	Actor, Comedian
Years active	1966-1986

Rafi Khawar (Urdu: رفیع خاور‎) (4 August 1944 - 2 June 1986) popularly known as Nanna (Urdu: ننھا), was a renowned Pakistani comedian. He started his film career in 1966 and earned several awards including Nigar award.^[1]

Career

His first Urdu film was Watan ka sipahi, released in 1966. Nanna got breakthrough from film Noukar in 1975. He was hero in film Tehka Pehlwan in 1979 and same year his film Dubai Chalo was super hit on box office. His pair with Ali Ejaz was popular since film Insaniyat (1967 film).

He was regarded as an exceptional comedy talent and for many years was the star of the hit TV show " Alif Noon" that ran across three seasons during the 70s and 80s. He was a familiar face, well known and loved by all. He was a respected figure in his community.

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Death

Khawar died on 2 June 1986, reportedly by shooting himself with a shotgun. In 2014, Dawn reported that "the actual circumstances leading to Nannah's death remain a mystery to this day. There were also rumours that he had decided to give away all his property to actress Nazli which sent alarm bells ringing within his family".^[2] His final resting place is in a cemetery located in Karim Block, Allama Iqbal Town, Lahore.

Filmography

Year	Film
1976	Naukar
1979	Dubai Chalo
1980	Sohra Te Jawai
1981	Athra Puttar
1981	Sala Sahib
1981	Jeedar
1982	Dostana
1982	Naukar Te Malik
1983	Sona Chandi
1984	"Judai
1984	Sholay
1984	Kamyabi
1984	Sajawal Daku
1985	Ghulami
1985	Choorian
1986	Qaidi
1986	Malanga
1986	Mela
1987	Gernail Singh

Awards

Year	Award	Group	Film	Result
1977	Nigar Award	Best Comedian	Bharosa	Won
1978	Nigar Award	Best Comedian	Playboy	Won
1983	Nigar Award	Best Comedian	Love Story	Won

References

↑ http://www.samaa.tv/entertainment/2015/06/film-tv-actor-rafi-khawar-remembered-on-his-death-anniversary/
↑ Awan, M. Saeed (26 October 2014). "The dark side of Lollywood". Dawn. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

External links

Nigar Award for Best Comedian
1960–1980	Nazeer (1960) Not awarded (1961) Subhash Dutta (1962) Lehri (1963) Lehri (1964) Lehri (1965) Nirala (1966) Lehri (1967) Lehri (1968) Lehri (1969) Lehri (1970) Rangeela (1971) Munawwar Zarif (1972) Rangeela (1973) Lehri (1974) Munawwar Zarif (1975) Lehri (1976) Nanna (1977) Nanna (1978) Lehri (1979) Lehri (1980)
1981–1998	Ali Ejaz (1981) Lehri (1982) Nanna (1983) Ali Ejaz (1984) Irfan Khoosat (1985) Rangeela (1986) Umer Sharif (1987) Abid Kashmiri (1988) Umer Sharif and Saeed Rizvi (1989) Albela (1990) Rangeela (1991) Not awarded (1992) Ismail Tara (1993) Ismail Tara (1994) Ismail Tara (1995) Ismail Tara (1996) Sardar Kamal (1997) Ismail Tara (1998)

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