Waheed Murad

Waheed Murad () (October 2, 1938 – November 23, 1983) was a Pakistani movie actor. Waheed is considered to be one of the most influential actors of subcontinent. He was born in Karachi, Pakistan. and was the only child of movie distributor Nisar Murad. Waheed got his early education from Karachi Grammar SchoolRise and fall of a silver screen hero.  Retrieved on 2012-04-17.Remembering the chocolate hero: Waheed Murad. Despardes.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-23.The man who changed cinema -DAWN Images; November 26, 2006  . Daily Dawn. Retrieved on 2012-04-23.Waheed Murad . thecinezine.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-23. in Karachi.

One of his blockbuster movies is Armaan. Once, in an interview, he said, "Dilip Kumar, too, is not an immortal actor". 

In November 2010, 27 years after his death, Pakistani president Asif Zardari awarded him the Sitara-e-Imtiaz.

 Popularity 
Waheed Murad is thought to be one of the first Rock n' Roll stars of Pakistan. Due to his romantic and subtle style of acting, he became well known as the 'Chocolate Hero' and 'Lady Killer'. His haircut, dressing style and even the way he talked were very popular with the youth.

References

Other websites

 Image of a website on Waheed Murad dated 01-13-2005 (now discontinued)
 Biogragphy of Waheed Murad 
 Complete database of Waheed's movies  including 2 movies released after his death and 1 movie as guest star released in 1959
 The man who changed cinema - DAWN.com 
Waheed Murad Remembered 

Category:1938 births
Category:1983 deaths
Category:Pakistani movie actors
Category:Actors from Karachi