Renowned actor criticises Pakistani cinemas for prioritising Indian films over local content.
Nasir Khan was born on January 11, 1924, in Peshawar..
For Social Diary, the actor who captivated us most in the movie ‘Verna’ was Zarrar Khan. With a bold aura, he really made his presence felt on the big screen.
With an acting career that was put on hold to pursue new things, we talked to Zarrar about his phenomenal come back…
- Briefly tell us about your background, your education, family, lifestyle etc.
I was born in Kohat, lived in Karachi; we moved a lot within Pakistan because of my family background from Army.
I have done my B.Com and currently I am a Banker and residing in the UAE.
- How did you get discovered for acting? Was it something you had always wanted to do?
It was by coincidence; one of the very famous actors- Mr.
Hassam Qazi, he saw me in my uncle’s car show room and he offered me a room for a role on PTV. So I started my career from PTV. So my first play’s name was ‘Matti ki Moorat’ and no I never wanted to be an actor, I wanted to be a cricketer actually*laughs.*
- You had a succe