Background and career
Sultan Rahi (Urdu: ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﺭﺍﮨﯽ; June 24, 1938 – January 9, 1996) was a Pakistani actor, producer and screenwriter. He established himself as one of the leading and most successful actors of country's Punjabi cinema, and received a reputation as Pakistan's "Clint Eastwood".
During a career spanning 40 years, he acted in some 703 Punjabi films and 100 Urdu films, winning around 160 awards. His first film was the Urdu-language Baghi in 1956. He was 18 years old at the time. This was the first Pakistani film to be screened in China. Rahi acted with many heroines but he was known for his duo with Anjuman; Khoon da Hisab (1995) was his last film with Anjuman.
Rahi earned two Nigar Awards, for his work in Babul (1971) and Basheera (1972). In 1975 he portrayed the character of Maula Jatt in Wehshi Jatt, winning his third Nigar Award. He reprised the role in its sequel Maula Jatt (1979), his best-known film. Some of his other films include Sher Khan, Sharif Badmash, Chan Veryam, Kaley Chore, The Godfather, Sharif Badmash and Wehshi Gujjar.
