Written by Mazhar hussain
Today is the death anniversary of Pakistani television, stage and film comedian, film director, producer, singer and writer Moin Akhtar.
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Moin Akhtar was born on December 24, 1950 in Karachi. He started his career on Pakistan Television with a program for Pakistan's first Defense Day celebrations on September 6, 1966, after which he worked in several TV dramas, stage programs and then Anwar Maqsood and Bushra Ansari. Team up with and present several standard programs.
He has acted in many languages including English, Sindhi, Punjabi, Memon, Pashto, Gujarati and Bengali. In recognition of his work, he was awarded the Medal of Merit and Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan.
Popular dramas Rozi, Kemari from Bandar Road, Harilay Bane, Mirza and Hamida, Sach Mitch Part 2, Last Bell, Sach Mitch, Sach Mitch Election, Hello Hello, Angan Tirha, Something True, Wait, Baby No., House No. 47, Gradually, True Eid, Half Plate, Gum, Four Hundred and Twenty, Family ڈالر, Dollar Man, Next to Servant, Eid Train, Bring Me My Book, Servant, Fifty Fifty, Showtime, This includes Sir No Sir, Axiom Me, Loose Talk and countless other plays and stage shows.
Legendary actor Moin Akhtar, who ruled the hearts of the people for 44 years due to his unparalleled performance, died of a heart attack on April 22, 2011 in Karachi.
Artists like Moin Akhtar are not born every day. He gave his first performance on stage at the age of sixteen and won the hearts of the audience.
Television had not yet started in Karachi, so after radio, the stage was a means of expressing art
Moin showed many of his new colors in the televised sketches during the 1907 elections, and the 1970s marked the beginning of his heyday.
In the world of showbiz, it is a well-known saying that it is easy to reach the peak of fame, but it is very difficult to stay there because fame and popularity never stay in one place like a begging girlfriend. It can be said with certainty about Moin Akhtar that he had tamed this begging lover and the crown of success which was placed on Moin Akhtar's head in the last years of the sixties was finally given by Moin Akhtar. Don't let it fall for a moment.
In a way, the life story of Moin Akhtar is also the life story of Pakistan Television. The two appeared together. The two traveled together in popularity and fame and their name reached Pakistanis all over the world together and then they also faced the new challenges posed by the changing global world of media.
The ability to imitate is considered to be the first stage of acting, but it is not the height of acting. This lesson was learned by Moin Akhtar at the beginning of his career. Thus, in spite of his prowess in the art of imitation, he did not confine himself to this skill, but went one step further and gained access to the creative essence of acting.
The roles he played in various dramas, from the youngest to the most eccentric, were telling evidence that Moin Akhtar's art has penetrated the vast field of art by breaking the boundary wall of a copy. The role of Miss Rozi proved to be a challenge which Moin Akhtar accepted and received gifts from friends as well as enemies. The role that a genius actor like Dustin Huffman has played on the big screen, and has garnered acclaim from all over the world, is to be played on television again, 'I am not happy with my arm'.
Although Moin Akhtar has performed in India many times and if the relations between Pakistan and India were good, perhaps even the theater in Bombay could not escape the spell of Moin Akhtar, but to impress Indian artists Moin Akhtar Still found a way, the way to Dubai.
Moin Akhtar has performed many times in the Middle East and has made even the biggest actor of the subcontinent Dilip Kumar his fan. Whenever Dilip Kumar organized international shows for the Fatimid Foundation, he invited Moin Akhtar as a compere and Moin continued to do the charitable work of the blood donation collection association regardless of any compensation.
The way Moin Akhtar introduced Dilip Kumar during these shows was part of that.
In an earlier show of the same series, before Dilip Kumar came on stage, Moin Akhtar brought the microphone very close to his mouth and started speaking the dialogues of one of his films in the voice of Dilip Kumar. The audience was amazed, Dilip Kumar himself was shocked and then their friendship began in such a way that it continued till the end.
Urdu was Moin's own language, but he became acquainted with Bengali, Sindhi, Memoni and Gujarati only under the guise of artistic necessities and mastered the accent and pronunciation of these languages to such an extent that even the native speakers lost their fingers. Later, he also worked on Pashto and Punjabi dialects and whenever the opportunity arose, he also demonstrated his skills in these dialects.
From the black and white era of Pakistan Television to today's digital technology, Moin Akhtar has been with TV in every era and if all his work is written in chronological order today, a history of Pakistan Television itself will be created. Will