LAHORE – Veteran television, radio and stage artiste Arshad Durrani passed away here on Wednesday at the age of 83. His funeral was held at DHA’s Allah Hu Mosque and attended by Shahid Nadeem and other colleagues besides his family and friends.
His Qul will take place on Thursday (today) at his DHA 5 residence (House No 201, Street 9, Block J) after Asr prayers. He is survived by a son and two daughters, one of whom is renowned painter Sumaya Durrani. Durrani had been suffering from cancer for the last few years.
The renowned Ajoka star, Arshad was born in Lahore in 1935, he was the son of scholar and journalist Maulana Tajwar Najeebabadi.
He studied at the Government College Lahore and played lead roles in plays such as Imtiaz Ali Taj’s ‘Isphahan Ke Tuk Band’ and ‘Bakheel’.
He also served the army and retired as a major. Apart from being an army officer, He also wrote and acted in plays for the Radio Pakistan and started his acting career for the PTV in late 1960’s.
In 2014, Durrani had given an amazing performance in Lo Phir Basant Ayee in the lead role of an old kite-maker rendered jobless by the ban on the sport. He also played lead roles in Ajoka’s Anhi Mai Da Sufna (2017) and Charing Cross (2018).
RIP!
