Santosh Kumar (actor)

{{Infobox person

| honorific_prefix =

| name = Santosh Kumar

| honorific_suffix = SI

| image = Santosh-Kumar.jpg

| caption = In 1962 film Mousiqaar

| native_name = {{Nastaliq|سنتوش کُمار}}

| native_name_lang =

| birth_name = {{nowrap|Syed Musa Raza}}

| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|12|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lahore, Punjab, British India

| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|6|11|1925|12|25|df=y}}

| death_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

| education = Osmania University

| other_names = The First Romantic Hero of Pakistan{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/476450/remembering-santosh-kumar-the-first-romantic-hero-of-pakistan-part-i/|title=Remembering Santosh Kumar: the first romantic hero of Pakistan — Part I|website=Daily Times|date=September 2, 2023}}

| spouse = {{Plainlist|

{{marriage|Jamila Begum|1953|1982|reason=died}}
{{marriage|Sabiha Khanum|1958|}}

}}

| children = {{Plainlist|

Syed Ahsan Raza (son)
Fareeha Shaharyar (daughter)
Afia Chaudhry (daughter)

}}

| relatives = {{Plainlist|

Darpan (brother)
Nayyar Sultana (sister-in-law)
Mansoor (brother)
S. Suleman (brother)
Zareen Panna (sister-in-law)
Sarish Khan (grand-daughter)

}}

| awards = Sitara-i-Imtiaz (2010)

| years_active = 1947–1982

}}

Syed Musa Abbas Raza, ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|سیّد مُوسٰی عبّاس رضا}}}}; 25 December 1925 – 11 June 1982) better known as Santosh Kumar ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|سنتوش کُمار}}}}), was a Pakistani film actor who was popular in the 1950s and 1960s. He is also known as The First Romantic Hero of Pakistan and is often recognized for his role in Pakistani cinema. He was from an Urdu-speaking family from Lahore, Pakistan. His brother Darpan was also a film actor during the same period, while his other brother S. Suleman was a film director.

Early life

Santosh Kumar's birth name was Syed Musa Raza.{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1388763 |title=SPOTLIGHT: CELLULOID LOVE |author=Muhammad Suhayb |date=11 February 2018|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|access-date=4 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=

http://pakfilms.net/artists/details.php?pid=3555|archive-date=12 June 2017|title=Profile of Santosh Kumar|access-date=16 July 2022|website=Pakistan Film Magazine website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612114614/http://pakfilms.net/artists/details.php?pid=3555|url-status=dead}} He was born in 1925 in Lahore, British India. He graduated from Osmania University, Hyderabad, British India. He then passed the ICS examination and was waiting to work as a civil servant in the government, before a friend dissuaded him to look towards cinema instead.{{Cite web |last=Shakur |first=Anis |title=Santosh Kumar: Legacy lives on |url=https://anisshakur.tripod.com/id70.html }}

After the Partition of India in 1947, Santosh Kumar migrated to Lahore, Pakistan with his family.

Career

Owing to his education and awareness, Santosh Kumar was always designated to lead the entourage to represent Pakistan in meetings held abroad, and because of this became known as the foreign minister of the Pakistani film industry. This was revealed by him in one of his interviews broadcast by the Radio Pakistan in the mid sixties.

The first Nigar Award for best actor in the history of Nigar Awards was presented to him in film Waada (1957). Then he won the Best Actor Nigar Awards for 1962 and 1963. Finally he was awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award by the President of Pakistan in 2010 long after his death.{{cite news | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/943236/list-of-civil-award-winners | title=List of civil award winners | date=16 August 2009 | newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)| access-date=16 July 2022}} Shaam Dhalay (1960) is the only movie he produced, directed and played the lead role in.

Santosh Kumar was Pakistan's superstar film hero, along with Sudhir, but he was the first-ever top romantic hero. His first film was Ahinsa in 1947 in India. In Pakistan, his first film was Beli in 1950, and in the same year he became film hero of the first-ever Pakistani silver jubilee Urdu film Do Ansoo (1950).

Personal life

Initially, he was married to Jamila Begum in 1953 with having 3 children daughters Roohi & Aaliya a son Syed Mohsin Raza ,but subsequently married actress Sabiha Khanum on 1 October 1958 and had three children together including a son named Syed Ahsan Raza and two daughters named Fareeha & Afia . Santosh's grandson Syed Mobin Abbas is a fashion model & actor starring in many videos and fashion shows. Granddaughter Sarish Khan is a model and actress.

Death

Santosh Kumar died on 11 June 1982 at age 56.[https://www.samaa.tv/culture/2017/06/death-anniversary-of-pakistani-actor-santosh-kumar-being-observed-today/ Death anniversary of Pakistani actor Santosh Kumar being observed today] Samaa TV News website, Published 11 June 2017, Retrieved 20 March 2019

Filmography

=Film=

Year ! Film ! Language ! Role ! Notes
class="wikitable"
1947	Ahinsa	Hindi
1949	Meri Kahani	Urdu
1950	Beli	Punjabi
1950	Do Ansoo{{cite web\|url=http://urduwire.com/people/Santosh-Kumar-Syed-Musa-Raza_541.aspx\|archive-date=6 March 2019\|website=Urduwire.com website\|title=Profile of Santosh Kumar\|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306135814/http://urduwire.com/people/Santosh-Kumar-Syed-Musa-Raza_541.aspx\|access-date=16 July 2022}}	Urdu
1950	Shammi \| rowspan=2\|Punjabi \|
1950	Gabhroo
1951	Akeli	Urdu
1951	Chanway	Punjabi
1953	Ghulam \| rowspan=2\|Urdu \| \|
1953	Awaaz
1953	Sheri Babu \| Punjabi
1953	Mehbooba \| rowspan=5\|Urdu \| \|
1953	Gulnaar
1953	Aaghosh
1954	Raat ki Baat
1955	Qatil
1955	Pattan	Punjabi
1955	Nazrana \| rowspan=14\|Urdu \| \|
1955	Inteqam
1956	Hameeda
1956	Lakht-e-Jiggar
1956	Kismet
1956	Intezaar
1956	Sarfarosh
1956	Miss 56
1957	Ishq-e-Laila
1957	Waada
1957	Sardaar
1957	Saat Lakh
1957	Bedari
1958	Hasrat
1958	Mukhra	Punjabi
1959	Muskarahat	Urdu
1959	Naaji	Punjabi
1959	Tere Baghair \| rowspan=6\|Urdu \|
1959	Naghma-e-Dil
1960	Saltanat
1960	Shaam Dhalay
1962	Mousiqaar
1962	Ghunghat
1963	Rishta	Punjabi
1963	Daaman \| rowspan=29\|Urdu \| \|
1963	Seema
1964	Safaid Khoon
1964	Ishrat
1964	Bees Din
1964	Azad
1964	Chingari
1964	Haveli
1965	Faishon
1965	Naila
1965	Kaneez
1966	Hamrahi
1966	Insaan
1966	Majboor
1966	Mera Salaam
1966	Maa, Bahu Aur Beta
1966	Sawaal
1966	Taqdeer
1966	Tasveer		guest appearance
1966	Lori
1967	Be Reham
1967	Lahu Pukare Ga
1967	Sitamgar
1967	Dewar Bhabi
1967	Aag
1968	Commander
1968	Naheed
1968	Shahansha-e-Jahangir
1968	Jan-e-arzoo
1968	Wohti	Punjabi
1969	Pakdaaman \| rowspan=9\|Urdu \| \|
1969	Ladla
1969	Maan Beta
1970	Anjuman
1971	Garhasti
1971	Salaam-e-Mohabbat
1971	Jaltey Suraj Ke Neechay
1972	Ek Raat
1972	Mohabbat
1973	Sharabi	Punjabi
1974	Miss Hippy	Urdu
1974	Sharabi	Punjabi
1976	Tallaq \| rowspan=3\|Urdu \|
1982	Aangan
1985	Deewane Do

Awards and recognition

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
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1957	Nigar Award	Saat Lakh	Best Actor	{{Won}}	{{cite web\|url=https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613171619/https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards/ \|title=Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards\|date=24 November 2017\|website=The Hot Spot Online Film Reviews website\|archive-date=13 June 2020\|access-date=16 July 2022}}
1962	Nigar Award	Ghunghat	Best Actor	{{Won}}
1963	Nigar Award	Daman	Best Actor	{{Won}}
2010	Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence)	Awarded by the President of Pakistan	Arts	{{Won}}