Comedian Rangeela remembered on birth anniversary

Rangeela - an equally adept artist in comedy, tragedy

ISLAMABAD, Jan 1 (APP): Saeed Khan Rangeela, one of the finest comedians of Pakistan film industry’s history was remembered Friday on the occasion of his birth anniversary.

Rangeela was not only a superb comedian; he was also an intellectual who knew the art of film-making inside-out. He was an actor, director, producer, writer and singer at the same time.
Born on January 1, 1937, Mohammad Saeed Khan he moved to Lahore at a young age in order to find work. In the early days of his career in Lahore, Rangeela painted billboards of the movies. But fate had some other perks lined up for him. One day, when a comedian was absent from the set, Rangeela was called upon to play his part and that he did with ease, leaving everyone on the set wondering.
However, his career formally started at the age of 21 from a
Punjabi feature film Jatti. Rangeela started to do comedy roles after this movie and soon became one of the most sought after comedians in the Lollywood. His funny faces, awkward gestures and hilarious dialogues made him a star. People started copying his style in public.
In 1958, Rangeela decided to start directing movies. His first
directorial was `Diya aur Toofaan’ that was released in 1969.
The song `Gaa Mere Manwa Gaata Ja Re’ is still fresh in the
memories of the music-lovers. The song was sung by Rangeela himself and it featured in Diya aur Toofaan.
Later 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. He directed numerous movies under the banner of Rangeela Productions. He died on May 24,2005 in Lahore.

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