Renowned actor Izhar Qazi passes away

25 Dec, 2007

Renowned TV and film actor Izhar Qazi passes away on Sunday at the age of 52. He acted in over 100 films and numerous TV plays. Izhar made his debut in the early 80s through Fatima Surayya Bajia's play 'Ana' and his last appearance on the mini screen came in the 90s, when he performed in Syed Noor's Zakham, private TV news channel reported.
But films remained his forte till his early retirement in the new millennium, the report added. He acted in Punjabi and Urdu films and his most famous ones are Love In Nepal, Aalmi Jasoos, Khazana and Sar Kata Insaan.
Besides performed in various television plays and more than 10 films, Izhar Qazi was also fond of singing and did work as a playback singer in few films. He was planning to launch an album soon.
He died of cardiac arrest while attending a marriage ceremony last night. He funeral prayers offered on Monday at Masjid Darul Khair Gulistan-e-Jauhar and buried in Model Colony graveyard.

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