Ilyas Kashmiri (actor)

Ilyas Kashmiri (25 December 1925 12 December 2007) was a Pakistani film actor.[2]

Ilyas Kashmiri
الیاس کشمیری
Born
Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri

(1925-12-25)25 December 1925[1]
Died12 December 2007(2007-12-12) (aged 81)[1]
Occupation(s)Actor, Producer
Years active1945 2000
SpouseParveen[2]
ChildrenMozzam Ilyas (son), Asim Ilyas (son)
ParentNoor Din (father)

Early life and career

Born in Muhalla Dara Shikoh, near Rivoli Cinema, in Lahore, Punjab, British India, Kashmiri became an actor in Bombay before the Partition of India. Throughout his career, Kashmiri appeared in more than 600 movies.[2]

Ilyas Kashmiri was strongly built, tall and handsome. Due to his long acting career, he remained an inspiration for the beginners in the Pakistani film industry and was known as Taya Jee in the film world.[3]

Filmography

Death

Ilyas Kashmiri died on 12 December 2007 in Lahore, aged 81. He had been bed-ridden for the past 6 years. He had been suffering from diabetes for some years and his left leg was amputated a few years ago due to gangrene.[2][1] His wife, Parveen, had died 10 years before him.[2]

See also

References

  1. Ilyas Kashmiri remembered Pakistan Today (newspaper), Published 12 December 2011, Retrieved 15 April 2022
  2. Actor Ilyas Kashmiri passes away Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 December 2007, Retrieved 15 April 2022
  3. "Profile of Ilyas Kashmiri". Cineplot.com website. 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2022.


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