Contents

Early Life
Early Career
As Assistant Director
As Supporting Comedian
Munawar Zarif in Lead Role
As Singer
Personal Life
Zarif Family
Demise of the Artist
Honours and Awards
Filmography
Latest News / Events

Shehanshah-e-Zarafat of Sub-continent
The Comedy King (Shehanshah-e-Zarafat) of not only Pakistani Cinematic world but of Sub Continent. Film gores speaking and understanding Urdu and Punjabi language are much familiar with Munawar Zarif. Munawar Zarif was all wits and gestures whose acting was far beyond the imposed scripted lines and outcome was much natural with marvelous timings. He was a trendsetter whose legacy goes on like day one in comedy wherever it gets played, at Cinema, TV or Theatre. Just like his elder brother who came and fill the gap of his brother but at the same time live for limited period. With over 300 films, three Nigar Awards are the glaring aspects on his professional career, the star left us young when his career was in full swing and blossom.

Early Life

The father of the legendary artist Mr. Abdul Haq was a resident of Gujranwala city who was addressed as Sufi Jee, by profession was a Ticket Inspector in Railway department. By nature Mr. Haq had close inclination towards art and creativity so became the most adorable member of Railway dramatic club. He used to enjoy a respect amongst his colleagues and was famous for his grip over timely and reactive remarks. He and his wife Barkat Bibi were blessed with five sons. Amongst his children Muhammad Munawar was his third son who was born on December 25, 1940 was the resemble copy of his father. Being in Railway, posting from one city to other city was a routine so he was posted to Lahore where young Muhammad Munawar was admitted in Muslim League High School, Empress road where Hanif Bhatti, Zafar Warsi, Ali Ejaz, Haider Choudhry and Abdul Rasheed were his fellows who subsequently also became glaring starts of magic world of moving images. Hanif Bhatti became renowned director of photography, Ali Ejaz as actor, Haider Choudhry and Abdul Rasheed as Abid Shuja proved a successful film directors.

In his childhood, Muhammad Munawar was very naughty but at the same time he was one of the brilliant student of his class. Right from the outset he used to watch his father while acting in Railway Dramatic club as comedian, then his elder brother Muhammad Saddique who was famous comedian as Zarif and was one of the best comedians of that era. Munawar used to accompany his brother

Munawar Zarif
Real Name:	Muhammad Munawar
Addressed Name:	Munawar Zarif
Birth Date:	December 25, 1940
Birth Place:	Gujranwala
Father’s Name:	Ch. Abdul Haq
Mother’s Name:	Barkat Bibi
Brothers:	Zarif Majeed Zarif Rasheed Zarif Munir Zarif
Children:	Faisal Munawar Zarif
First Film:	Dandian
Last Film:	Lahu De Rishtey
Years active:	1960 – 1976
Date of Death:	April 29, 1976

Zarif during film shoots and on return he used to perform all what he saw his brother doing in front of his class fellows and friend and that’s how a comedian was being groomed as a child. With this Munawar also had love towards performing art and had good grip over his dialogues delivery started watching films and tried to copy the performance of actors and also fantasized himself to be an actor. With his own resources Zarif also managed to introduce Muhammad Munawar in his films like Patey Khan and Rani Khan as guest actor.

Early Career

After matriculation, Muhammad Munawar got admission in college for further studies in 1960. He was in first year of FA when his elder brother Zarif died at the peak of his film career on October 3, 1960. With his death, the burden of his family falls down on the shoulders of young Munawar. So to take care of his family, with the encouragement of his class fellows and friends Muhammad Munawar decided to follow the footsteps of his elder brother Zarif. He entered into film studios with lot of hopes, desires and confidence and with firm believe to take on the assigned responsibility but unfortunately he was not welcomed / encouraged by the film industry concerned as he was expecting. Only being brother of leading comedian was not well received by the film machos as he never had physical experience to face the camera. No one from the industry was ready to give him the role of an extra in films as comedian. Finally the film director Iftikhar Malik gave him a first chance in his Punjabi film Dandian for a very small comedy roll but Munawar was himself was not satisfied with the role for which he had to waste five days to get this role. Dandian was released on June 14, 1961 and role of Muhammad Munawar was hardly noticed by any film gores and film makers. This was disappointing movement for Muhammad Munawar as he was not offered another role to act basing upon his performance in film Dundian. So discouraged Muhammad Munawar decided to forgo the idea of joining film industry as actor (comedian) and adopt some other profession. Disappointed Muhammad Munawar left Lahore and went to Kamoki (District Gujranwala) where he was employed in dry seasonal crops broker’s shop as measuring boy which was owned by his aunt.

As Assistant Director

After few months one of the class fellows Abdul Rasheed who was working as Assistant Director in the name of Abid Shuja got a new film Onchey Mahal as Associate Director he sent Rasheed Zarif to Munawar Zarif at Komoki with offer of a role in club dance in film Onchey Mahal. But Munawar Zarif straight way refused to act as an extra. But when Abid Shujah again offered him to work as Assistant Director of the film, Muhammad Munawar was agreed to and returned back to Lahore in 1962. Where he not only did as Assistant Director with Director Gul Mir but also acted in the film Onchey Mahal with minor role as Munawar Zarif, on completion film was released on December 21, 1962. Commercially Onchey Mahal was flopped but it gave confidence to Munawar Zarif who decided to continue working in films. His next film as Assistant Director was Wah Bai Wah which was produced by Choudhry Muhammad Aslam under the banner of Choudhry Films.

As Supporting Comedian

As Assistant Director, Muahmmad Munawr was able to get minor roles of comedian in film as Munawar Zarif as he had changed his name by including the name of his elder brother at end. With release of each film he was able to made his place amongst film gores and makers. Through out his film career, Munawar Zarif appeared in following films:-

Film	Language	Release Date	Director
1961
Dandian	Punjabi	June 16, 1961	Iftikhar Malik
1963
Chacha Khamkha	Punjabi	December 13, 1963	Aslam Irani
Mouj Mela	Punjabi	February 26, 1963	Aslam Irani
Neelam	Urdu	October 4, 1963	A. Hameed
1964
Dachi	Punjabi	February 15, 1964	Aslam Irani
Hath Jori	Punjabi	December 4, 1964	Aslam Irani
1965
Ik Si Chor	Punjabi	October 8, 1965	Amin Malik
Jee Dar	Punjabi	November 19, 1965	M.J. Rana
Malangi	Punjabi	December 17, 1965	Rasheed Akhtar
Mann Mouji	Punjabi	November 12, 1965	M.J. Rana
Pilpili Sahib	Punjabi	October 29, 1965	Aslam Irani
Soukan	Punjabi	August 27, 1965	Arif Nizami
1966
Aaina	Urdu	December 2, 1966	Shabab Keranvi
Abba Jee	Punjabi	December 16, 1966	M.J. Rana
Banki Naar	Punjabi	September 16, 1966	M. Akram
Bhai Jan	Urdu	May 20, 1966	Raja Hafeez
Bharia Mela	Punjabi	June 24, 1966	Aslam Irani
Chughalkhor	Punjabi	March 25, 1966	Riaz Akhtar
Hamrahi	Urdu	May 6, 1966	Raja Hafeez
Lado	Punjabi	August 26, 1966	Sharif Nayyar
Madr-e-Watan	Urdu	October 28, 1966	Saifuddin Saif
Zamindar	Punjabi	May 27, 1966	Amin Malik
1967
Akbara	Punjabi	July 7, 1967	Rasheed Akhtar
Be-Reham	Urdu	September 29, 1967	Riaz Ahmad
Chacha Jee	Punjabi	March 10, 1967	Waheed Dar
Dil Deevana	Urdu	August 25, 1967	Shabab Keranvi
Dushman	Punjabi	September 15, 1967	Amin Malik
Jani Dushman	Punjabi	September 29, 1967	M.J. Rana
Jigri Yaar	Punjabi	January 12, 1967	Iftikhar Khan
Mangetar	Punjabi	June 2, 1967	Majeed Rana
Mirza Jatt	Punjabi	November 24, 1967	Masood Parvez
Shola aur Shabnam	Urdu	September 15, 1967	K. Khursheed
Yaar Maar	Punjabi	January 12, 1967	M.J. Rana
Yaaran Naal Baharan	Punjabi	February 10, 1967	Mushtaq Zaidi
Zinda Lash	Urdu	July 7, 1967	Khawaja Sarfaraz
1968
Do Mutiyaran	Punjabi	March 10, 1968	Waheed Dar
Aashiq	Urdu	September 27, 1968	Syed Shoukat Hussain Rizvi
Badla	Punjabi	May 24, 1968	Haidar Choudhry
Bau Jee	Punjabi	September 6, 1968	M.J. Rana
Chan Choudvin Da	Punjabi	December 22, 1968	M. Akram
Chan Makhna	Punjabi	February 9, 1968	Kaifee
Doosri Shadi	Urdu	May 24, 1968	Hassan Tariq
Ik si Maa	Punjabi	June 7, 1968	Waheed Dar
Jagg Beeti	Punjabi	March 22, 1968	M.J. Rana
Jawani Mastani	Punjabi	September 27, 1968	M.J. Rana
Kanjoos	Punjabi	October 25, 1968	M.J. Rana
Kurmai	Punjabi	March 22, 1968	M. Saeed
Medan	Punjabi	January 2, 1968	M. Akram
Mehndi	Punjabi	July 19, 1968	Wajee Khan
Pind Di Kurri	Punjabi	January 2, 1968	Khawaja Sarfaraz
Sajjan Pyara	Punjabi	December 22, 1968	Kaifee
Sassi Punu	Punjabi	July 26, 1968	Riaz Ahmad
Taj Mahal	Urdu	December 22, 1968	S.T. Zaidi
1969
Aukha Jatt	Punjabi	February 14, 1969	M.J. Rana
Dard	Urdu	February 27, 1969	Zafar Shabab
Dhee Rani	Punjabi	October 24, 1969	Arshad Kazmi
Dhol Sipahi	Punjabi	November 21, 1969	Baba Qalandar
Dildar	Punjabi	July 18, 1969	Malik Amin
Diya Aur Toofan	Urdu	May 9, 1969	Rangeela
Dulla Haidri	Punjabi	November 7, 1969	Mohammad Amin
Gabhru Putt Punjab De	Punjabi	October 24, 1969	Ubaid Qadri
Genterman	Punjabi	November 7, 1969	Waheed Dar
Ghairatmand	Punjabi	March 14, 1969	K.D. Mirza
Haidar Khan	Punjabi	March 14, 1969	Rasheed Akhtar
Ishq Na Puchhay Zaat	Punjabi	September 5, 1969	Haidar Choudhry
Jind Jan	Punjabi	September 5, 1969	Kaifee
Kochwan	Punjabi	December 12, 1969	Zafar Shabab
Lachhi	Punjabi	August 22, 1969	Haidar Chodhary
Mukhra Chan Warga	Punjabi	September 12, 1969	Waheed Dar
Najo	Punjabi	June 27, 1969	Qadeer Ghori
Nikkay Hundian Da Piyar	Punjabi	February 14, 1969	Masood Parvez
Panchhi Te Pardesi	Punjabi	February 27, 1969	Altaf Hussain
Pathar Te Leek	Punjabi	October 17, 1969	Jafar Malik
Sou Din Chor Da	Punjabi	February 27, 1969	M. Akram
Teray Ishq Nachaya	Punjabi	September 26, 1969	M. Akram
Tumhi Ho Mehboob Meray	Urdu	February 21, 1969	Shabab Keranvi
1970
Aansoo Ban geye Moti	Urdu	March 27, 1970	M.A. Rasheed
Anwara	Punjabi	January 16, 1970	Khalifa saeed Ahmad
Att Khuda Da Vair	Punjabi	October 9, 1970	Khawaja Sarfaraz
Bahadur Kissan	Punjabi	July 3, 1970	Zafar Dar
Bhai Chara	Punjabi	March 27, 1970	Noor
Bholay Shah	Punjabi	October 9, 1970	Haidar Choudhry
Chann Sajna	Punjabi	May 1, 1970	Waheed Dar
Charhda Suraj	Punjabi	December 1, 1970	M. Akram
Dil Dian Lagian	Punjabi	April 17, 1970	Waheed Dar
Dunya Matlab Di	Punjabi	December 1, 1970	S.A. Ashrafi
Guddo	Punjabi	January 23, 1970	Qadeer Malik
Gul Bakavli	Punjabi	June 12, 1970	Rasheed
Hamlog	Urdu	August 7, 1970	Wazir Ali
Heer Ranjha	Punjabi	June 19, 1970	Masood Parvez
Insan Aur Admi	Urdu	May 15, 1970	Shabab Keranvi
Laralappa	Punjabi	April 10, 1970	M.S. Dar
Mohallaydar	Punjabi	January 16, 1970	Baba Qalandar
Qadra	Punjabi	October 9, 1970	Altaf Hussain
Rabb Di Shaan	Punjabi	July 24, 1970	Zafar Shabab
Rangeela	Urdu	September 18, 1970	Rangeela
Rangu Jatt	Punjabi	September 25, 1970	Raja Hafeez
Sajna Door Deya	Punjabi	February 17, 1970	Iftikhar Khan
Sayyan	Punjabi	August 14, 1970	A. Riaz
Sohna Mukhra Te Akh Mastani	Punjabi	June 5, 1970	M. Fazil
Tikka Mathay Da	Punjabi	December 1, 1970	M.A. Rasheed
Wichhora	Punjabi	January 9, 1970	M. Akram
Yaar Te Pyar	Punjabi	March 27, 1970	Masood Parvez
1971
Aasoo Billa	Punjabi	July 9, 1971	Asad Bukhari
Asghara	Punjabi	February 7, 1971	Khalifa Saeed Ahmad
Dil Aur Dunya	Urdu	October 1, 1971	Rangeela
Dunya Paisay Di	Punjabi	February 7, 1971	Fyaz Sheikh
Geo Jatta	Punjabi	November 20, 1971	Masood Bin Aslam
Hadbandi	Punjabi	March 26, 1971	Wazir Ali
Ishq Bina Ki Jeena	Punjabi	October 1, 1971	Iftikhar Khan
Jatt Da Qoul	Punjabi	August 27, 1971	Azmat Nawaz
Khoon da Rishta	Punjabi	October 8, 1971	Azmat Nawaz
Mali	Punjabi	July 16, 1971	Waheed Dar
Mastana Mahi	Punjabi	September 24, 1971	Iftikhar Khan
Pehlwan Jee In London	Punjabi	November 20, 1971	Haidar Choudhry
Piyar De Pulekhay	Punjabi	May 14, 1971	M. Akram
Raja Rani	Punjabi	February 7, 1971	Diljeet Mirza
Sehra	Punjabi	January 22, 1971	Jafar Malik
Sher Puttar	Punjabi	January 1, 1971	K. Khursheed
Sohna Puttar	Punjabi	October 8, 1971	Rehmat Ali
Sucha Souda	Punjabi	January 15, 1971	Kaifee
Ucha Naa Piyar Da	Punjabi	June 18, 1971	M. Akram
Uchi Haveli	Punjabi	July 23, 1971	Maqsood Ayaz
Wehshi	Urdu	July 23, 1971	Hassan Tariq
1972
Athru Ik Mutyar De	Punjabi	March 10, 1972	Saleem Awan
Badlay Gi Dunya Sathi	Urdu	April 28, 1972	S.T. Zaidi
Baharo Phool Barsao	Urdu	August 11, 1972	M Sadiq & Hassan Tariq
Dhol Jawania Manay	Punjabi	May 12, 1972	Hassan Tariq
Do Pattar Anaran De	Punjabi	January 27, 1972	Haidar Choudhry
Do Rangeelay	Punjabi	November 8, 1972	Rangeela
Doulat Te Ghairat	Punjabi	September 8, 1972	Waheed Dar
Heera	Punjabi	September 22, 1972	Hassan Askari
Ik Doli 2 Kahar	Punjabi	January 27, 1972	A.K. Choudhry
Ik Piyar Te 2 Parchhawen	Punjabi	February 4, 1972	Younis Butt
Inteqam	Punjabi	December 29, 1972	Khalifa Saeed Ahmad
Jagday Rehna	Punjabi	June 30, 1972	Iqbal Kashmiri
Jangu	Punjabi	December 1, 1972	M. Saleem
Japani Guddi	Punjabi	January 21, 1972	Jameel Akhtar
Khan Chacha	Punjabi	January 27, 1972	M. Akram
Melay Sajna De	Punjabi	June 2, 1972	Zia Hashmi
Mera Babul	Punjabi	May 26, 1972	Ubaid Qadri
Meri Ghairat Teri Izzat	Punjabi	March 3, 1972	Haidar Choudhry
Morcha	Punjabi	September 8, 1972	Haidar Choudhry
Puttar Da Piyar	Punjabi	June 30, 1972	Ejaz Mir
Puttar Punj Daryawan Da	Punjabi	November 8, 1972	S.A. Bukhari
Qasu	Punjabi	December 29, 1972	Muhammad Basheer Rana
Sajjan Beparwah	Punjabi	July 14, 1972	Masood Asghar
Sajjan Dushman	Punjabi	July 7, 1972	Kaifee
Sajjan Milde Kadi Kadi	Punjabi	September 22, 1972	Jafar Malik
Sir da Sain	Punjabi	June 16, 1972	Azmat Nawaz
Sohna Jani	Punjabi	May 26, 1972	Zafar Noor
Sohnay Phull Piyar De	Punjabi	May 26, 1972	Qadeer Ghori
Sultan	Punjabi	November 8, 1972	M. Akram
Zaildar	Punjabi	March 10, 1972	Haidar Choudhry
Zulm Da Badla	Punjabi	September 15, 1972	Kaifee
1973
Aan	Punjabi	January 16, 1973	Qadeer Malik
Bala Gujjar	Punjabi	September 14, 1973	Haidar Choudhry
Char Khoon de Pyasay	Punjabi	June 8, 1973	Altaf Hussain
Daaman aur Chingari	Urdu	October 28, 1973	Shabab Keranvi
Ik Dhee Punjab di	Punjabi	April 20, 1973	Wazir Ali
Jaib Kutra	Punjabi	February 2, 1973	Syed Raza Zaidi
Jawani di Hawa	Punjabi	March 2, 1973	Raja Hafeez
Jhalli	Punjabi	December 7, 1973	Altaf Hussain
Jithay Wagdi a Ravi	Punjabi	June 22, 1973	Rasheed Choudhry
Khoon da Darya	Punjabi	January 16, 1973	Abid Shujaa
Khuda Te Maa	Punjabi	June 22, 1973	Haidar Choudhry
Maa Te Qanoon	Punjabi	August 31, 1973	Waheed Dar
Mr. 420	Urdu	December 28, 1973	Raja Hafeez
Nishan	Punjabi	June 8, 1973	M. Saleem
Pind Daleran da	Punjabi	August 31, 1973	Haidar Choudhry
Shado	Punjabi	August 10, 1973	Zaki B.A.
Sheru	Punjabi	March 23, 1973	M. Akram
Wichhria Sathi	Punjabi	September 28, 1973	Raza Mir
Ziddi	Punjabi	January 16, 1973	Iqbal Kashmiri
1974
Baat Pohnchi Teri Jawani Tak	Urdu	March 29, 1974	Shewan Rizvi
Bhola Sajjan	Punjabi	March 22, 1974	Ashfaq Malik
Bhool	Urdu	November 1, 1974	S. Suleman
Budha Sher	Punjabi	February 15, 1974	Hazin Qadri
Hasday Aao Hasday Jao	Punjabi	December 25, 1974	Kaifee
Imandar	Urdu	August 9, 1974	Syed Teyab Zaidi
Jawab Do	Urdu	October 11, 1974	Jafar Bukhari
Jawan Meray Des da	Punjabi	August 30, 1974	Muzaffar Tahir
Jurm Te Nafrat	Punjabi	September 6, 1974	Razzaq
Lambay Hath Qanoon day	Punjabi	December 13, 1974	S.A. Bukhari
Mastani Mehbooba	Urdu	August 16, 1974	Laiq Akhtar
Miss Hippy	Urdu	October 18, 1974	S. Suleman
Nagri Daata di	Punjabi	March 8, 1974	Rasheed Akhtar
Nanha Farishta	Urdu	October 18, 1974	K. Khursheed
Nelaam	Urdu	August 23, 1974	Iqbal Kashmiri
Rangi	Punjabi	June 14, 1974	Agha Riaz Gul
Sasta Khoon Mehnga Pani	Punjabi	November 1, 1974	Iqbal Kashmiri
Tota Chasham	Punjabi	April 12, 1974	Obiad Qadri
1975
Ae Pagg Meray Veer di	Punjabi	May 2, 1975	Waheed Dar
Anari	Urdu	August 1, 1975	S. Suleman
Babul Daku	Punjabi	August 1, 1975	Iqbal Malik
Dhan Jigra Maa da	Punjabi	May 16, 1975	Riaz Ahmad Raju
Guddi	Punjabi	July 18, 1975	Naseem Haidar
Heera Phumman	Punjabi	February 21, 1975	Naseem Haidar
Isar	Urdu	July 11, 1975	Laiq Akhtar
Khooni	Punjabi	November 211975,	Waheed Dar
Majha Sajha	Punjabi	February 28, 1975	Aizaz Syed
Na Chhura sako gay Daaman	Urdu	March 14, 1975	Nazar Shabab
Nadir Khan	Punjabi	January 24, 1975	Azmat Nawaz
Noukar	Urdu	December 12, 1975	Nazar Shabab
Rajjo	Punjabi	November 7, 1975	Naseem Haidar
Reshma Jawan ho geyi	Punjabi	May 23, 1975	Iqbal Kashmiri
Shararat	Urdu	October 24, 1975	S. Suleman
Sharif Badmash	Punjabi	July 11, 1975	Iqbal Kashmiri
Shoukan Melay di	Punjabi	December 12, 1975	Haidar Choudhry
Sindbad	Punjabi	April 25, 1975	Iqbal Kashmiri
Zeenat	Urdu	May 30, 1975	S. Suleman
1976
Akh Lari Bado Badi	Punjabi	September 26, 1976	Shafiq Akhtar
Ayyash	Punjabi	February 6, 1976	Iqbal Kashmiri
Chitra Te Shera	Punjabi	July 16, 1976	Iqbal Kashmiri
Da Zoye Mena	Pashto	January 2, 1976	Ejaz Mir
Daagh	Urdu	April 9, 1976	K. Khursheed
Maa Sadqay	Punjabi	March 26, 1976	Abid Shujaa
Maan Jawani da	Punjabi	June 11, 1976	H. Khalid
Reshma Te Shera	Punjabi	October 15, 1976	Haidar Choudhry
Wardat	Punjabi	June 4, 1976	Diljeet Mirza
1977
Be-Gunah	Punjabi	October 21, 1977	Rangeela
Mohabbat Mar Nahin Sakti	Urdu	November 22, 1977	Aziz-ul-Hassan
Neya Suraj	Urdu	November 4, 1977	Masood Parvez
Puttar Te Qanoon	Punjabi	June 30, 1977	M. Rafiq
1978
Mera Naam Raja	Urdu	March 24, 1978	Hamid Usmani
1980
Lahu de Rishte	Punjabi	August 13, 1980	Raja Hafeez

Munawar Zarif in Lead Role

With the passage of time during this period his pairing with Rangeela was picked up by film lovers so every director and producer wanted to cast them both in their films. When in 1970, Rangeela made a film at his own name and played the lead role with Nisho and film Rangeela hit the box office. So it was also hidden desire of Munwar Zarif to be casted in film in lead role of the film. So he discussed it with Abid Shujah who also wanted that his friend should be taken in some film in a lead role. Qavi produced a film named Be-eman and especially for Munawar Zarif, role was created but again he was not paired with any leading actress. In his next film Ajj Da Mahinwal, Munawar Zarif was casted in lead role with Aaliya. Ajj Da Mahinwal was directed by Haider Choudhry and produced by Abdul Qayum under the banner of Paristan Pictures.

Film	Language	Date	Year	Director
Be-eman	Urdu	August 10,	1973	Syed Teyab Zaidi
Ajj Da Mehinwal	Punjabi	September 14,	1973	Haidar Choudhry
Banarsi Thug	Punjabi	October 28,	1973	Iqbal Kashmiri
Khushiya	Punjabi	November 16,	1973	Haidar Choudhry
Jeera Blade	Punjabi	December 21,	1973	Iftikhar Khan
Rangeela Aur Munawar Zarif	Urdu	November 30,	1973	Nazar Shabab
Parde Mein Rehne Do	Urdu	April 17,	1973	Shabab Keranvi
Bande Da Puttar	Punjabi	May 24,	1974	Naseem Haidar
Chakkarbaz	Urdu	December 13,	1974	S. Jamsheri
Manji Kithay Dahwan	Punjabi	June 7,	1974	Haroon Paasha
Namak Haram	Urdu	July 12,	1974	Ali Sufyan Afaqi
Sacha Jhoota	Urdu	August 2,	1974	Zafar Shabab
Noukar Wohti Da	Punjabi	July 26,	1974	Haidar Choudhry
Ajj Di Gall	Punjabi	May 2,	1975	Asad Bukhari
Mera Naa Patey Khan	Punjabi	March 21,	1975	Masood Parvez
Piyar Ka Mousam	Urdu	April 4,	1975	Munawar Rasheed
Sheeda Pastol	Punjabi	14-November	1975	Sharif Ali
Khoufnak	Punjabi	January 30,	1976	Rehmat Ali
Anjaam	Punjabi	April 30,	1976	Waheed Dar
Bad Tameez	Punjabi	July 30,	1976	Haidar Choudhry
Ustad Shagird	Punjabi	July 16,	1976	M.J. Rana
Gama B.A.	Punjabi	October 29,	1976	Masood Asghar
Hukam Da Ghulam	Punjabi	February 27,	1976	M. Saleem
Jano Kapatti	Punjabi	April 23,	1976	Naseem Haidar Shah
Kil Kil Mera Naa	Punjabi	December 17,	1976	Naseem Haidar Shah

As Singer

Other than acting Munawar Zarif had very melodious voice so he sang few songs for different films which were loved by film gores. Some of his songs are:-

Song	Singer	Lyric	Music	Film	Year	Language
Thanedara	Munawar Zarif Master Abdullah	Hazin Qadri	Master Abdullah	Malangi	1965	Punjabi
Dam Tik, Dam Tik Waj De Hi	Munawar Zarif Master Abdullah	Hazin Qadri	Master Abdullah	Ik Si Chor	1965	Punjabi
Har Jutti Betar Peyi, Tere Pichhe Ni Rangno	Munawar Zarif, Irene Parveen, Rangeela	Hazin Qadri	G.A. Chishti	Banki Nar	1966	Punjabi
Lori Devan Main Lal Nu, Sohne Lal Nu	Munawar Zarif, Muzaffar Hussain, Siddiq	NC	G.A. Chishti	Imam Din Gohavia	1967	Punjabi
Nachi Jao Kaleo, Tussi Nachi Jao	Munawar Zarif, Muzaffar Hussain, Siddiq	NC	G.A. Chishti	Imam Din Gohavia	1967	Punjabi
Sun, Haray, Baba Ludna, Bukheyan Be-Rozgaran De	Masood Rana, Munawar Zarif, Imdad Hussain, Saleem Choudhry	NC	Nazir Ali	Akbara	1967	Punjabi
Na Dha Gali Wich Charkha, Khoon Kara Den Gi	Munawar Zarif, Irene Parveen	NC	Kalay Khan, Shabbir	Dhol Sepahi	1969	Punjabi
Chhad Ke Na Menu Javin	Irene Parveen, Masood Rana, Munawar Zarif	Waris Ludhianvi	Bakhshi Wazir	Ghairatmand	1969	Punjabi
Suno Re Dil Walo, Arre In Haseeno Se Dil Na Lagana	Rangeela, Munawar Zarif, Mujeeb Alam, Naseem Begum	NC	Kamal Ahmed	Diya Aur Toofan	1969	Urdu
Qissa Dhai Aane, Kaka Bahar Ho Ja	Munawar Zarif	NC	Manzoor Ashraf	Lachhi	1969	Punjabi
Jiggar Zakhmi Hai, Ser Chakra Raha Hai	Rangeela, Munawar Zarif, NC	Hazin Qadri	Tufail Farooqi	Chan Te Chakor	1970	Punjabi
Ditta Varian Sada Yaar Luka, Unhon Labh Laina	Munawar Zarif, NC	Khawaja Pervez	Tafo	Anwara	1970	Punjabi
Garm Karare, Ni Mutiyare	Masood Rana, Munawar Zarif	Sharif	Mushtaq Ali	Muhalledar	1970	Punjabi
Na Ishq Nu Leekan Lavin, Harra Ve Dholan Na Javin	Naseem Begum, Munawar Zarif, NC	NC	M. Ashraf	Sardara	1970	Punjabi
Main Kar Baitha Do Budhian	Munawar Zarif	Hazin Qadri	Nazir Ali	Sajna Door Deya	1970	Punjabi
Chhair Koi Sargam	Rangeela, Munawar Zarif	NC	Kamal Ahmad	Rangeela	1970	Urdu
Jis Di Khatir Kann Parwaye	Masood Rana, Munawar Zarif, Anwar Begum	Hazin Qadri	G.A. Chishti	Mera Babul	1972	Punjabi
Ghari Pall Di Ho Ve Ya Sou Saal	Munawar Zarif, Masood Rana	NC	Wajahat Attre	Khushiya	1973	Punjabi
Wekho Loko, Jagg Da Mela, Ik Aanda	Masood Rana, Munawar Zarif	Tanvir Naqvi	Wajahat Attre	Ser Uchay Sardaran de	1973	Punjabi
Gurru Jee Kehnde Ne	Munawar Zarif, Ahmad Rushdi	NC	Master Tufail	Bhola Sajjan	1974	Punjabi

Personal Life

Munawar Zarif got married with Balqees Bano who used to appear in films as extra. She was relative of renowned film actress Neelo and she was Christian by religion. She converted his religion from Christian to Islam and after marriage both Munawar Zarif and his wife went to Saudi Arabia to perform Umra. He was blessed with three daughters Faiza, Aysha and a son Faisal Munawar Zarif.

Munawar Zarif with his wife Balqees Bano and children Faiza, Ayesha and Faisal Munawar Zarif

It is also said that as Munawar Zarif was paired with Babra Sharif in Mera Naa Patey Khan, Anjam and Bhool and it was liked by the film gores. So they appeared in films one after the other. During the shoot of Mera Naa Patey Khan, Munawar Zarif got emotionally involved with the heroine of the film Babra Sharif who was getting strengthen with passage of each day after their pairing. As at that time Munwar Zarif was on top of demand list of film directors and film makers so he used to demand film producers and director to cast Babra Sharif while pairing with him. And unfortunately this was Babra Sharif’s hidden motive behind positive response to the emotional move of Munawar Zarif. But he was unable to smell it out and kept on felling into it up to his neck. The situation further aggravated once she was also getting busier in film shoots and her popularity graph was rising with release of each film that diminishes her attention towards Munawar Zarif. And as final nail, inclination of actor Mansoor towards her resulted in her behavior of disassociation with Munawar Zarif. That indeed broke the heart of comedian who was then fully involved with her but her dual behavior thrown him into world of tranquilizer.

Zarif Family

Other than Munawar Zarif members of his family who also joined the cinematic world as comedians and these are:

Zarif
Munir Zarif
Rasheed Zarif was the forth son of Mr. Addul Haq and he was younger to Munawar Zarif. He worked with Munawar Zarif in films like Zindgi Ke Meley, Tota Chasham and Mastana Mahi. He died on August 3, 1973 at very young age like Zarif and Munawar Zarif.
Majeed Zarif
Masood Saddique famous as Pappu Zarif was son of Zarif who was born on 15 May 1953. Zarif introduced Pappu Zarif in film Bach Jamora in which Zarif played the lead role. Bacha Jamora was produced by Akbar Irani, directed by Aslam Irani and it was released on May 29, 1959. After the death of his father he was looked after by Munawar Zarif and Pappu Zarif also appeared in some films. But he was not accepted by the film gores so he started theatre and stage shows. Pappu Zarif died at the age of 53 on November 24, 2006.
Munwar Zarif’s son Faisal Munawar Zarif also joined the cinematic field and played the lead role in Puttar Munawar Zarif Da, Puttar Jeere Blade Da and Khote Sikke but he was not able to achieve the attention of film gores who were expecting the acting standard of his father Munwar Zarif. Disappointed Faisal Munawar Zarif afterward not only left the film industry but also left Pakistan and got settled in UK

Demise of the Artist

Munawar Zarif dead body while mourning Munir Zareef

Due to day and night work Munawar Zarif was over fatigued so to address this he started taking tranquilizer and hashish. Moreover, he was getting emotionally involved with Babra Sharif but his one sided affair was interrupted by another man. Mansoor the brother of Santosh Kumar and Babra Sharif were busy in shooting of song Batti Baldi Rehan De for film Ajj Di Taza Khabar, when he also developed some sort of liking for Babra Sharif. After listing these stories, Munawar Zarif got very distressed and restarted taking Hashish and tranquilizers and with passage of time he kept on increasing its doze. His volume of doze went into its peak when during shooting of the same film Munawar Zarif had scuffle with Mansoor who started yelling at Munawar Zarif and finally slapped on his face in front of Babra Sharif and the complete crew. Munawar Zarif left the shooting and drunk himself with lot of tranquilizer. At last this over dozing became the prime cause of his chronic ailment of liver cirrhosis. With this he also developed some Heart issues and was planning to go out of Pakistan for detailed check-up but never got this opportunity as he died on April 29, 1976 at the age of 36 years only.

(May Allah rest the departed soul in eternal peace)

Honours and Awards

Munwar Zarif was awarded Nigar Awards for following films:-

Ishq Deewana
Zeenat
Baharo Phool Barsao

Filmography

For detailed filmography, proceed here

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