Agha Talish

Birth : 1927-11-10,

Death : 1998-02-19

History

Legendary actor Talish was Pakistan's best character actor, who played some unforgettable roles in some big films. Talish was introduced in a pre-partition film Saraey Kay Baher in 1947. He was seen as supporting actor in his first film Nath in 1950. He acted as hero in two Islamic films with Yasmin in Darbar-e-Habib (1956) and with Nayyar Sultana in Touheed in 1958. He was second hero in Punjabi film Guddi Gudda (1956) with Musarrat Nazir and Sudhir. His comedy roles in films like Jabroo (1956) and Aadmi (1958) were some big hits. He got more fame from a drunk role in film 700.000 (1957) with the sang Yaro, Mujhay Muaf Rakho, Main Nashay Mein Hun.. (sung by Saleem Raza, poet Saifuddin Saif, music Rasheed Attray). Talish played some unmatchable roles in Pakistani films. His remarkable role as Ajnabi - The Stranger (an Englishman who discovered oil in the Arabian dessert) in director Khalil Kaisar and writer Riaz Shahid's film Shaheed from 1962. Talish also played a unique role as an Israeli officer in writer and director Riaz Shahid's record breaker box office hit film Zarqa (1969). His roles as Nawab in Umrao Jan Ada (1972) and Zeenat (1975) were all time best roles in social films. He also played a fantastic comedy and title role in Barey Mian Deevaney (1977). Talish appeared in more than 450 films. Agha Ali Abbas Qazalbash (Agha Talish) was born on November 1927 at Ludhiana, Indian Punjab and died on February 19, 1998 at Lahore.

Movies

Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya
The cast of the film is Babra Sharif, Shahid, Waheed Murad, Ibrahim Nafees, Nayyar Sultana, Farzana And Talish. The film was released on 15 May 1981.
The Bar
Ek Gunah Aur Sahi
The story of a 'good-bad' madam who runs a brothel.
Al-Asifa
A fictional story about Palestinian struggle against the Israeli occupation of their homeland..
Dosti
A pakistan man goes abroad his country for earning money.
Zarqa
This movie is about Palestinian liberation movement against Israel.
Diya Aur Toofan
Comedian Rangeela achieved some amazing success as singer, producer and director from this film.
Blue Mount
It was Pakistan's one of the earliest experimental feature films. It had experimentation by the film director with the Freudian sensual themes which was very unusual for Pakistan at that time. So the film received a 'for adults only' rating. In this film, actress Komal had a really interesting foray into the parallel cinema. She portrayed the sensual play thing for actor Mohammad Ali.
Hamraz
average box office
The Living Corpse
Doctor (as Talish)
A rendition of the Dracula tale with many similarities to the British 1950s Dracula.
Lakhoon Main Aik
A Hindu girl who is raised in the Pakistani part of Kashmir, is gunned down while crossing the barbed-wire frontiers.
Bharia Mela
a romance/musical? Apparently flopped at the box office
Qaidi
Darwaza
Shake Hand
Shaheed
Lawrence/Ajnabi
A lone foreigner arrives in Saudi Arabia and treated with generosity and hospitality by the Arab tribals. But the guy (named Lawrence) has insidious motives. He has his eyes on the oil deposits deep under the Arab territories, which the Arab chieftain opposes vehemently. With cunning and duplicity he manages to overthrow the chieftain, and gets his way with the blessings of the incumbent ruler. He sets up an oil drill and refinery, and exports the oil to foreign countries while paying a token amount of cash to the Arab ruler. He also colludes with the local Jews and uses a popular cabaret dancer named Laila to get her followers and fans hooked on opium. But an Arab blacksmith named Haris has been on to Lawrence, and plans a resistance with the exiled former chieftain.
Gulfam
Habu
Farishta
Saheli
A story about two women, who shared their husband.
Khaibar Mail
Yeh Duniya
Neend
A romance between a wealthy businessman and a poor coal collector turns sour. Lots of good songs and two great dances featuring Neelo and Nighat Sultana.
Raaz
Bodi Shah
Man
Final Trick
Seven Lacs
A heiress has to marry in order to spend her financial assets and physical possessions worth PKR seven lakh each. As part of this condition, she makes a plan to marry a convicted man....
Sardar
we currently don't have the plot of this movie.
Rebel
it was the first movie of Pakistani Actor Sultan Rahi