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Pakistani actor (1935–2021)
Ejaz Durrani
Born Ejaz Durrani
18 April 1935Died 1 March 2021 (aged 85) Occupation(s)
film actor
film producer Years active 1956–1984 Spouses
Noor Jehan (1959–1971)
Firdous (1972-1993) Nadia Begum (Sharif Nayyar' s daughter) [1993-until death] Children Hina Durrani (daughter), Shazia (daughter), Nazia Ejaz Durrani (daughter) Awards
Nigar Award in 1969 for film Dilan De Sauday
Ejaz Durrani (18 April 1935
[1] – 1 March 2021), known mononymously as Ejaz , was a
Pakistani film actor, director and producer active from 1956 to 1984. He was married to legendary Pakistani actress-singer
Noor Jehan . He is mostly remembered for his portrayal of Ranjha in the film
Heer Ranjha (1970). He was especially known for portraying
Punjabi culture folk heroes in epic love stories such as
Heer Ranjha and
Mirza Sahiban .
Life and career
He was born in a village in
Jalalpur Jattan ,
Gujrat District in
Pakistan in 1935.
[2] He was married to
Noor Jehan (21 September 1920 – 23 December 2000) in 1959.
[3] and had three daughters with her.
[4] His three daughters with Noor Jehan are Hina, Shazia and Nazia. They eventually divorced. Noor Jehan got the custody of their daughters and raised them on her own.
[5] He later married film actress
Firdous .
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Legal troubles
Ejaz was detained for smuggling cannabis at the
London Heathrow Airport . He was arrested and subsequently spent a few years in prison for it.
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Filmography
As an actor
As a producer
Some of his hits as a producer are Heer Ranjha (1970), Dosti (1971), Sholay (1984) and Maula Bakhsh (1988)
Other activities
He was elected as the vice president of the Pakistan Film Producers Association in Pakistan.
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References
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"Profile of Ejaz" . Pakistan Film Magazine website . 14 July 2020. Archived from
the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2022 .
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"Heer Ranjha star Ejaz Durrani passes away in Lahore" . Dawn (newspaper) . Retrieved 5 March 2022 .
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Melody Queen Noor Jehan being remembered today Samaa TV News, Published 21 September 2013, Retrieved 16 February 2020
^ Bapsi Sidhwa (1 October 2005).
City of sin and splendour: writings on Lahore . Penguin Books via GoogleBooks.
ISBN
978-0-14-303166-6 . Retrieved 16 February 2020 .
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"Ejaz Durrani and Noor Jehan as husband and wife" . Academy of the Punjab in North America website . Retrieved 16 February 2020 .
^ Qutubuddin Aziz (1 December 1989).
Pakistan and the British media . Royal Book Co. via GoogleBooks.
ISBN
9789694070889 . Retrieved 16 February 2020 .
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Pakistan economist . Published by S. Akhtar Ali, for and on behalf of Finance and Industry Publications. January 1978. Retrieved 17 February 2020 .
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"Filmography of Ejaz Durrani" . Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website . Archived from
the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2022 .
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Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 . Oxford University Press. p. 248.
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External links
Special Awards
1965–1967
Noor Jehan (1965) (for 1965 war-time national songs)
Sohail Hashmi (1966) (for film Jaan Pehchaan )
Master Rufi (1966) (for film Lori )
Allauddin (1966) (for film
Badnaam )
Sabiha Khanum (1967) (for film
Devar Bhabi )
Anwar Hussain (1967) (for film Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah )
1968–1970 1971–1975 1976–1978
Roohi Bano (1976) (for film Insaan aur Farishta )
Sangeeta (1976) (for film Society Girl )
Alamgir (1977) (for singing in
Aaina )
Shahzeb (1977) (for film
Aaina )
Mumtaz (1978) (for film Haider Ali )
Ghulam Mohiuddin (1978) (for film Mutthi bhar chaawal )
1979–1983
Ashar (1979) (for film Aag )
Nazir Chan (1979) (for film Miss Hong Kong )
Diana Kristina (1980) (for film
Bandish )
Faisal Rehman (1980) (for film
Nahin Abhi Nahin )
Master Khurram (1981) (for film Qurbani )
Rangeela (1982) (for film Naukar tay malik )
Master Shahbaz (1983) (for film Kabhi alvida na kehna )
Sangeeta (1983) (for film Sona Chandi )
1984–2000
For 30 Years of Excellence Millennium Award Ilyas Rashidi Gold Medal Honorary gold medal awarded Legend awards Lifetime Achievement Award