Pakistan People Party (PPP) leader Asif Ali Zardari served as 11th President of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013. Starting his career as a child star in a movie Salgirah, the 65-year-old politician played the younger version of Waheed Murad’s character.
Recently, an iconic video of the former president has been doing rounds on social media showcasing his acting chops in an old Lollywood film. Salgirah was released in 1969 featuring Tariq Aziz, Santosh Rissal, Nirala, Nighat Sultana and Talish.
(Full movie link – 08:50)
The versatile Pakistani actor Javed Sheikh who is recognized for his brilliant acting skills recently appeared in an interview where he shared about the acting career of the shrewd politician.
The 66-year-old actor revealed about the early days and his encounter with Zardari:
“I have really good terms with Asif Ali Zardari. At that time, the making of film Salgirah was going on and he (Asif Ali Zardari) also had interest too so he played the role of a child version of Waheed Murad’s character. When I was doing Dhamaka film, the producer of the movie was from North Nazimabad and Asif Ali Zardari used to sit in his gathering. One day I was crossing by, so I noticed Asif Ali Zardari was sitting with his few friends and he called me with the name of ‘hero’ and introduced me in his gathering.”
Here is the video of Javed Sheikh’s interview with Tabish Hashmi:
