Veteran filmmaker Agha Hasan Askari passes away in Lahore
Veteran filmmaker Agha Hasan Askari passed away in Lahore.
As reported, he passed away after a prolonged illness on Monday aged 78.
One of the most iconic film directors of the Lollywood industry had been suffering from lung cancer for a long time and was undergoing treatment at Shiekh Zayed Hospital of Lahore, where he breathed his last.
His funeral prayers were offered today after Zuhr at his residence on Alamgir Street, near Islamia Park, Poonch Road, Lahore.
Askari directed around 60 Punjabi and Urdu films, and additionally produced 10 of them.
Agha Jee started his career in the film industry as an assistant director to Kaifi and, working alongside him, he co-directed films such as Chan Makhna (1968) and Sajan Piyara (1968). He later joined the film unit of Tariq Masood Qureshi.
He made his directorial debut in 1972 with the film Khoon Paseena, starring Sudhir as the lead while the other cast included Firdous, Mazhar Shah, and Agha Talish.
Years prior to the iconic Maula Jutt film, Askari is credited with introducing the legendary Sultan Rahi as Maula Jatt, wielding his iconic Gandasa, in the groundbreaking film Wehshi Jutt in 1975, and the rest is history now.
His notable cinematic creations include Toofan, Salakhain, Doorian, Sher Dil, Putar Jagay Da, Dil Kisi Ka Dost Nahi, Qanoon, Kinara, Mela, Talash, Mafroor, Sherdil, Tera Pyar Mein, among others.
