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.
he was a complete true and great artist.. and we have some good artist in pakistan in that we had lost this person may ALLAH gives him a place in JANNAT-UL-FIRDOS……! AMEEN
he had his own class ..
performing the most agressive scenes in a calm style was his quality.
We have definitely lost a gem !
Very sad. He had a great personality and an impressive “presence” on the screen. He will be missed. May God have mercy on his soul.
I am deeply saddened. A great loss!
Does anyone remember the name of the play in which he plays a crippled person whom Nayar Aijaz marries for Halala. Khair mentioned this in his post but didn’t mention the name of the play.
really a great loss, irrepairable one. i liked his performances in Emergency ward, Jungle, Dewaren and Aanch. May Allah Forgive him.