Mohammad Saeed Khan (1 January 1937 â€" 24 May 2005), better known as
Rangeela, was a Pakistani Lollywood actor, singer and director. He is
regarded as one of the finest comedians of the Pakistani film
industry. He performed in over 300 films in his career spanning over 4
decades.His birth name was Mohammad Saeed Khan and he was born in
Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. His family moved to Peshawar,
Pakistan when he was very young. He took a keen interest in
bodybuilding and physical exercises as a teenager. He moved to Lahore
at a young age and earned his livelihood by painting billboards for
the Pakistani film industry. Once, when the shooting of a film was
taking place, an actor for the film's jolly character role was needed.
The film director asked Mohammad Saeed Khan to play the part which he
did. All those present during the shooting were amused by his acting
style and he became an actor through sheer luck. Rangeela made his
professional cinematic debut in a 1958 Punjabi film Jatti, directed by
M. J. Rana. He started playing humorous roles in movies and, to
everybody's surprise, became highly popular. In 1969, he formed
'Rangeela Productions' to produce his own movies. He not only produced
films but also directed his productions, sang songs, and wrote some
scripts as well. His movies, to the surprise of many film industry
stalwarts, attracted a large number of viewers. The film Diya Aur
Toofan, released on 9 May 1969, was Rangeela's directional debut. He
directed numerous movies under the banner of Rangeela Productions. His
acting was showcased in the film Rangeela (1970), in which he played
the title role. His third consecutive hit film was Dil Aur Dunya
(1971), starring Habib, Aasia and Rangeela. He brought to the film Dil
Aur Dunya, a sobering sense of a director's prowess which is the
opposite to his celluloid persona.When Rangeela produced film Dia Aur
Toofan, he sang a song Gaa mere manwa gata ja re, janaa hai hamka
duur. People of the film industry were taken aback to know Rangeela
was producing a film. The film attracted a large number of
movie-goers. His song also became very popular.
Rangeela, was a Pakistani Lollywood actor, singer and director. He is
regarded as one of the finest comedians of the Pakistani film
industry. He performed in over 300 films in his career spanning over 4
decades.His birth name was Mohammad Saeed Khan and he was born in
Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. His family moved to Peshawar,
Pakistan when he was very young. He took a keen interest in
bodybuilding and physical exercises as a teenager. He moved to Lahore
at a young age and earned his livelihood by painting billboards for
the Pakistani film industry. Once, when the shooting of a film was
taking place, an actor for the film's jolly character role was needed.
The film director asked Mohammad Saeed Khan to play the part which he
did. All those present during the shooting were amused by his acting
style and he became an actor through sheer luck. Rangeela made his
professional cinematic debut in a 1958 Punjabi film Jatti, directed by
M. J. Rana. He started playing humorous roles in movies and, to
everybody's surprise, became highly popular. In 1969, he formed
'Rangeela Productions' to produce his own movies. He not only produced
films but also directed his productions, sang songs, and wrote some
scripts as well. His movies, to the surprise of many film industry
stalwarts, attracted a large number of viewers. The film Diya Aur
Toofan, released on 9 May 1969, was Rangeela's directional debut. He
directed numerous movies under the banner of Rangeela Productions. His
acting was showcased in the film Rangeela (1970), in which he played
the title role. His third consecutive hit film was Dil Aur Dunya
(1971), starring Habib, Aasia and Rangeela. He brought to the film Dil
Aur Dunya, a sobering sense of a director's prowess which is the
opposite to his celluloid persona.When Rangeela produced film Dia Aur
Toofan, he sang a song Gaa mere manwa gata ja re, janaa hai hamka
duur. People of the film industry were taken aback to know Rangeela
was producing a film. The film attracted a large number of
movie-goers. His song also became very popular.
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