12 Nigar Awards in recognition of his services in art acting, while in 1996 he was also awarded the Presidential Medal for Best Performance. (Photo: File)
Karachi: It’s been 11 years since presidential award-winning comedian Lahri left his fans.
Actor Lahri’s original name was Sefirullah Siddiqui. Born in 1929, he started his film journey in the 50s with black and white films. He came to Pakistan and got his first job as a stenotypist.
He voiced on radio, got an opportunity to show the essence of acting in the movie ‘Anokhi’ made in 1956, at that time Asif Jah, Nazr, Manozarif and Yakub were talking parrots in the film industry.
Lehri has made a place among the great comedians due to his unique style, starting his career with the film ‘Anokhi’, Lehri’s film journey spanned thirty years till his last film ‘Dhank’. He acted in more than 220 films in total.
In recognition of his services in art acting, he was awarded 12 Nigar Awards, while in 1996 he was awarded the Presidential Medal for Excellence. Dialogues spoken in a unique lisp and accent were Lahri’s hallmark. The fans used to get goosebumps after listening to them.
After suffering a stroke while shooting in Bangkok in 1985, Lahri suffered from constant illnesses and passed away on 13 September 2012.
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