Anwar Solangi

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| birth_name = Anwar Solangi

| birth_date = 1944

| birth_place = Shahdadpur, Sindh, Pakistan

| death_date = 3 April 2008 (age 64)

| death_place = Civil Hospital, Karachi

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| othername = Anwar Solangi

| occupation = Actor, producer, director and writer

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{{Infobox award

| name = Pride of Performance Award Recipient

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| country = Islamic Republic of Pakistan

| date = 14-08-2010

| presenter = Asif Ali Zardari

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Anwar Solangi (1944–2008) was a Pakistani television and radio performer. He was born in Shahdadpur, in Sindh.

Life

Solangi became an anchorperson at the Hyderabad radio station during Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s government but was later removed from the post by the subsequent Ziaul Haq regime.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} With about 500 plays in both Urdu and Sindhi languages, to his credit, Solangi was twice awarded PTV Awards for best actor and best supporting actor.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

He also acted in the Urdu film Khwahish, He also worked in ten Sindhi-language films.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} Anwar Solangi wrote a book under his name called Wateyoo Veh Gadroo ('Dishes of Poison'), which includes his collection of articles which were published in various newspapers, his poetry, and his essays based on his personal life.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

Anwar Solangi died after a long illness at the Civil Hospital, Karachi on 3 April 2008.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thesindhtimes.com/entertainment/renownd-drama-artist-anwar-solangi-dies/ |title=Renowned drama artist Anwar Solangi dies - the Sindh Times |work=The Sindh Times |date=5 April 2008 |access-date=2016-04-04 |archive-date=2016-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407102044/http://www.thesindhtimes.com/entertainment/renownd-drama-artist-anwar-solangi-dies/ |url-status=live }} He was 64, Anwar was buried at the Sakhi Hassan Graveyard. Anwar Solangi left a wife, two daughters and a son.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

Awards

2010: Pride of Performance{{cite news | url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\story_24-3-2010_pg7_27 | title=Zardari confers civil, military awards on Pak Day | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714043105/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010 |archivedate=14 July 2010 | newspaper=Daily Times | date=24 March 2010 | accessdate=16 December 2023}} {{fv|date=December 2023}}