The 28th death anniversary of legendary film actor Sultan Rahi was observed on Tuesday.
Sultan Rahi began his film career in 1959 as a guest actor in film ‘Baghi’. He rose to tremendous stardom with the release of film ‘Maula Jatt’ in 1979.
During his career, he appeared in more than 800 Punjabi and Urdu-language movies and was also named in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most prolific actor.
Sultan Rahi earned two Nigar Awards for his work in ‘Babul’ (1971) and ‘Basheera’ (1972).
Sultan Rahi was shot dead in Gujranwala on this day in 1996.
Source: Radio Pakistan