Ilyas Kashmiri

Ilyas Kashmiri (25 December 1925 – 12 December 2007) was a Pakistani film actor. Early life and career Born in Muhalla Dara Shikoh, near Rivoli Cinema, in Lahore, Punjab, British India, Kashmiri became an actor in Bombay before the Partition of India. Throughout his career, Kashmiri appeared in more than 600 movies. Ilyas Kashmiri was strongly built, tall and handsome. Due to his long acting career, he remained an inspiration for the beginners in the Pakistani film industry and was known as Taya Jee in the film world. Filmography Mundri (1949) (a Punjabi-language film) Mahi Munda (1956) Kismet (1956) Yakke Wali (1957) Waada (1957) Mukhra (1958) Imam Din Gohavia (1967) Mera Ghar Meri Jannat (1968 Rangeela (1970) Khushia (1973) Banarsi Thug (1973 film) (1973) Ziddi (1973) Sharif Badmash (1975) Bin Badal Barsaat (1975) Wehshi Jatt (1975) Aik Gunnah Aur Sahi (1975) Chitra Tay Shera (1976) Seeta Maryam Margaret (1978) Ranga Daku (1979) General Bakht Khan (1979) Behram Daku (1980) Sher Khan (1981) Chan Varyam (1981) Chan Suraj (1981) Anokha Daaj (1981) Maidan (1982) Ik Doli (1982) Charda Suraj (1982) Rustam Tey Khan (1983) Sher Mama (1983) Dara Baloch (1983) Jagga Tay Shera (1984) Kalia (1984) Malanga (1986) Mela (1986) Joora (1986) Qaidi (1986) Moti Sher (1987) Saranga (1994) Madam Rani (1995)