Pakistan’s famous TV, Radio and Film artist Shafi Muhammad Shahpassed away on Saturday, November 17, 2007. He was 57. He was suffering from many ailments. After a severe pain attack on saturday he was rushed to the hospital but he couldn’t survive. Quoting the Daily Times:
Shafi featured in more than 50 drama serials and over 100 long plays on PTV and other channels.
Shafi started his career as a broadcaster at Radio Pakistan Karachi. Later he moved to Lahore and lived at the home of Mohammad Ali and Zeba for few years. There he started his movie career. He became famous after doing few leading roles in Ashfaq Ahmed’s series ‘ek haqeeqat sau afsaane’. In early 80s Shafi worked in a very famous serial ‘deewareN’.
His other famous performances include those in ‘chand grahan’, ‘aanch’, ‘nasal’ and ‘jungle’. Shafi Muhammad also took part in many Sindhi plays at PTV. His movie career was not very long. He worked in 4 movies. Three of them were ‘talaash’, ‘Rubi’ and ‘biwi ho to aisi’.
Shafi also tried politics and contested the 2002 elections for the National Assembly from Karachi on the ticket of Pakistan Peoples Party but lost.
It is really sad to lose Shafi Mohd Shah. He was a gem of an actor. His performance in a Sindhi Long Play ‘Ghulam’ written by Noorulhuda Shah was a masterpiece. He was at ease in both languages. I still cannot forget his performance of crippled person whom Nayar Aijaz marries for Halala. A great actor
We were really shocked to hear this news in Canada, that shafi muhammad shah had passed away, we lost a great actor and we will really miss him and seeing him on t.v. He was an AMAZING performer.His Drama, Chand Grahan,Aanch,Noori Jaam Tamachi, were great!
May Allah give his family strength to tolerate what has happened.& May Allah Mohammah Alay Mohammad kay sadkay main marhoom ki mughfirat farmay, Ameen
we were very very shocked to hear this news here in canada that shafi mohd shah passed away ,we will really missing him on tv.he was such a great actor ,allah murhoom ki mughfirat farmay or unkay darajaat buland karay “mohammad alay mohammad kay sadkay main”,or unki family ko ye sadma burdasht kernay ki himmat uta farmay amin!
ALLAH UN KI MAGFRAT KAREY. AAMEEN
Inalillahe wa ina aleihe rajehoon. We miss him already. He was a great actor with a great personality. Pakistan has lost a great actor. May God bless him with Jannah (ameen ).
Anwar from Oslo, Norway
May God bless your soul peace in heaven’s gardens. You were star and one of educated and creative icons in Pakistan (which is crowded and being governed by Idiots at the moment)
God Bless Shai Muhammad and Live Longer Pakistan
Imran Hashmi
MobileMastee.com
Shafi saab was a great actor, one of the best Pakistan has ever produced. His acting was just superb. I recall one of his recent dramas where he plays a pliant follower of a sufi, his acting in that is just top class.
Pakistan mourns his loss, we wish him the Garden of Paradise.
Feimanallah Shafi Saab in Janaat
Wasim
Inna lillah-e-Wa Inna Ilaihe Rajion
May Allah the Allmighty forgive him and give him janna’h -Ameen .
Shafi Muhammd belonged to that great league of artists who did commendable work during PTV’s golden days. His character potrayal in dramas like Chand Girhan, Aanch, Teesa Kinara etc. remains etched in people’s minds even today and would always be considered masterpieces.
Very sad to hear the news of his death;it took time to believe. He’ll be sorely missed.