Islamabad (Web Desk): Veteran radio, TV and film actor Qavi Khan was remembered on his first death anniversary on Tuesday.
Born in Peshawar, Muhammad Qavi Khan started his career from Radio Pakistan Peshawar as a drama artist and later shifted to Lahore when Pakistan Television (PTV) started its service from there in 1964.
He also performed in PTV Lahore’s first Drama “Nazrana” as hero and later performed many memorable roles in different plays telecast from PTV including “Andhera Ujala” “Din” and others.
In 1965, Qavi Khan joined the film industry. Some of his films include Mauhabbat Zindagi Hai, Chand Suraj, Sarfarosh, Kalay Chor, and Zameen Asman.
The government awarded Pride of Performance and Sitara-i-Imtiaz to Qavi Khan in acknowledgment of his services to the country and the showbiz industry.
He passed away at the age of 80 on this day in 2023 in Canada after protracted illness.