Rangeela (actor)

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Mohammad Saeed Khan (1 January 1937 – 24 May 2005), better known by his stage name Rangeela, was a Pakistani actor, comedian, director and producer.

Rangeela
Born	Mohammad Saeed Khan (1937-01-01)1 January 1937 Parachinar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Died	24 May 2005(2005-05-24) (aged 68) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupations	Actor Comedian Director Producer Singer Composer Writer Bodybuilder Painter Distributor
Years active	1956 – 1999
Spouse	3
Children	14
Awards	Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2005 11 Nigar Awards in his entire film career

He was also a professional bodybuilder, a billboard painter, a writer (both a screenwriter and a lyricist), a film distributor, a singer and a music composer.

He is regarded as one of the finest comedians of the Pakistani film industry.

Beginning in 1956 with the Punjabi film Chann Mahi, he eventually performed in over 550 films in a career spanning over 4 decades.

Early life and career

His birth name was Mohammad Saeed Khan and he was born in Parachinar, a city in the Kurram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. His family moved to Peshawar when he was very young, He took a keen interest in bodybuilding and physical exercises as a teenager. He moved to Lahore at a young age and earned his livelihood by painting billboards for the Pakistani film industry. Once, when the shooting of a film was taking place, an actor for the film's jolly character role was needed. The film director asked Mohammad Saeed Khan to play the part which he did. All those present during the shooting were amused by his acting style and he became an actor through sheer luck. Rangeela made his professional cinematic debut in a 1958 Punjabi film Jatti, directed by M. J. Rana.

He started playing humorous roles in movies and, to everybody's surprise, became highly popular. In 1969, he formed 'Rangeela Productions' to produce his own movies. He not only produced films but also directed his productions, sang songs, and wrote some scripts as well. His movies, to the surprise of many film industry stalwarts, attracted a large number of viewers. The film Diya Aur Toofan, released on 9 May 1969, was Rangeela's directional debut. He directed numerous movies under the banner of Rangeela Productions. His acting was showcased in the film Rangeela (1970), in which he played the title role. His third consecutive hit film was Dil Aur Dunya (1971), starring Habib, Aasia and Rangeela. He brought to the film Dil Aur Dunya, a sobering sense of a director's prowess which is the opposite to his celluloid persona.

When Rangeela produced film Dia Aur Toofan, he sang a song Gaa mere manwa gata ja re, janaa hai hamka duur under the music direction of Kamal Ahmed. People of the film industry were taken aback to know Rangeela was producing a film. The film attracted a large number of movie-goers. His song also became very popular.

Family

He was married three times and had eight daughters and six sons, with a daughter Farah Deeba who's a politician in Lahore, another daughter is a CPA accountant based in America while his sons Kamran and Jahanzaib acted in some movies.

Death

Rangeela died of a cardiac arrest on 24 May 2005 at the age of 68.

Selected filmography

Year	Film	Actor	Director	Producer	Screenwriter	Lyricist	Singer	Language	Notes
1957	Nooran	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Punjabi
1964	Gehra Daagh	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Urdu
	Paigham	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
1965	Malangi	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Punjabi
	Dil Ke Tukre	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Urdu
1967	Imam Din Gohavia	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Punjabi
1969	Diya Aur Toofan	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Urdu
1970	Rangeela	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
1971	Dil Aur Dunya	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Dosti	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
1972	Ehsaas	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
1973	Rangeela Aur Munawar Zarif	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
	Insan Aur Gadha	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
	Ziddi	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Punjabi
	Kubra Ashiq	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Urdu
	Ik Madari	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Punjabi
1974	Do Tasweerain	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Urdu
1977	Begum Jaan	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
	Aj Diyan Kurrian	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Punjabi
1979	Behan Bhai	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Urdu
	Aurat Raj	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Khushboo (1979 film)	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
	Maula Jatt	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Punjabi	Cameo appearance
1980	Nahin Abhi Nahin	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Urdu
1980	Aap Ki Khatir	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Urdu
1981	Amanat	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Punjabi
	Chan Suraj	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
1982	Ik Doli	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
	Charda Suraj	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
1983	Sher Mama	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
1984	Teray Ghar Kay Samnay	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Urdu
1984	Doorian	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
1986	Qaidi	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Punjabi
1987	Disco Dancer	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Punjabi
	Lady Smuggler	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Urdu
1988	Bazar-e-Husn	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Urdu
1989	Madam Bawri	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Punjabi	Double role
	Rangeelay Jasoos	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Urdu/Punjabi	Double role
1990	International Guerillas	Yes	No	No	No	No	No		Double role
	Sarmaya	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Punjabi
1991	Kalay Chor	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Urdu/Punjabi
1992	Hero	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
	Abdullah the Great	Yes	No	No	No	No	No		Double role

Awards

• Nigar Award for Best Screenwriter, for film Rangeela in 1970
• Nigar Award for Best Comedian, in the film Dil Aur Dunya in 1971
• Nigar Award for Best Comedian, in the film Insan Aur Gadha in 1973
• Special Award from Nigar Awards for simultaneously playing three roles in the film Meri Zindigi Hai Naghma in 1972
• Special Award from Nigar Awards for his comic role in the film Naukar tay Maalik in 1982
• Nigar Award for Best story- writer, in the film Sona chandi in 1983
• Nigar Award for Best director in the film Sona Chandi in 1983
• Nigar Award for Best Comedian in the film Miss Colombo in 1984
• Nigar Award for Best Comedian in the film Baghi Qaidi in 1986
• Nigar Award for Best Comedian in the film Teen yakkay teen chakkay in 1991
• Nigar Award Special Awards, Millennium Award in 1999
• Pride of Performance Award in 2005 by the President of Pakistan for his contributions to the Pakistan film industry

See also

• Music of Pakistan
• List of Lollywood actors

External links

• Rangeela at IMDb