{"id":243227,"date":"2019-12-24T12:12:17","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T07:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=243227"},"modified":"2019-12-24T12:12:17","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T07:12:17","slug":"fans-remember-moin-akhtar-on-his-69th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/fans-remember-moin-akhtar-on-his-69th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans Remember Moin Akhtar on His 69th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the 69th birthday of the comedic legend Moin Akhtar and Pakistan is proving that legends live on in our hearts.<\/p>\n<p>People paid tribute to the Rosy actor in a variety of ways. From heartfelt wishes to doses of nostalgia.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Fmoinakhtarthelegend%2Fposts%2F10158028600079388&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"490\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/famous-pakistani-celebrities-who-passed-away-in-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Famous Pakistani Celebrities Who Passed Away in 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>People brought back his iconic performances such as in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hGVg8r4NWv0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pakistani Television masterpiece<\/a> <strong><em>Rosy<\/em><\/strong>. As well as his television show &#8216;<strong><em>Loose Talk<\/em><\/strong>&#8216; on ARY Digital.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Salgirah mubarak Moin Akhter sahab. It was just your 69th. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HappyBirthdayMoinAkhter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HappyBirthdayMoinAkhter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mbYh0G9uuh\">pic.twitter.com\/mbYh0G9uuh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jibran T. Siddiqui (@jibransiddiqui) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jibransiddiqui\/status\/1209205939322183681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">December 24, 1950 &#8211; The star was born. The legend, however, still lives on. We miss you, Happy 69th Birthday to Moin Akhtar Sahab. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HappyBirthdayMoinAkhter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HappyBirthdayMoinAkhter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FLeXc07dI3\">pic.twitter.com\/FLeXc07dI3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hani Qureshi (@HaniQureshi5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HaniQureshi5\/status\/1209242922740330497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There were plenty of mushy moments shared as well. Fans remember how the comedian was famed for his clean comedy, unlike the lewd and suggestive humor we see most of nowadays. There&#8217;s nothing wrong with dirty comedy, but its just not fit for a family show. With Moin Akhtar, what you see is what you get.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Remembering Moin Akhter On His Birthday, May His Soul Rest In Peace.<br \/>The Artist, Who Made Us Laugh<br \/>The Artist, Who Had FlamBoyance Etched In Every Atom<br \/>The Artist, Who Made Us Think<br \/>The Artist, Who Sang Songs Of Joy<br \/>The Artist, Is No More Between Us\ud83d\udc94<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HappyBirthdayMoinAkhter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HappyBirthdayMoinAkhter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; S B R \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 (@Sohaibinriaz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sohaibinriaz\/status\/1209246555309518849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The greatest artist Pakistan ever produced or might ever have. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HappyBirthdayMoinAkhter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HappyBirthdayMoinAkhter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u0627\u0633\u062f (@zarathustra_3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zarathustra_3\/status\/1209281277649735680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>From comedy to tragedy, television to theater, Moin Akhtar really conquered it all. An artist revered for theater performances like that in <strong><em>Bakra Qiston Pe<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Buddha Ghar Pe Hai<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, his television stints blew up as well with shows like <strong><em>Fifty-Fifty<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>Show Sha<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>Studio Dhhai<\/em><\/strong>, etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Educating people with humor remained a constant theme throughout his career.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His television show <strong><em>Loose Talk<\/em><\/strong> covered contemporary issues in a comedic manner. It covered everything from social issues such as ethnic stereotypes, to political issues such as terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Not only was Moin Akhtar one of the pioneers of comedy shows, but he also introduced dark comedy when the Pakistani art scene needed it. Using dark humor he made grave issued palatable and used his platform to inform the public.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-0zne74mnafe\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.000000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-0zne74mnafe\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/0Zne74MNAFE?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"496.5\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/0Zne74MNAFE?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>This is a man who made fun of ex-President Pervaiz Musharraf during a performance and even the general couldn&#8217;t help but laugh!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/aamir-khan-is-a-huge-moin-akhtar-fan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aamir Khan Is a Huge Moin Akhtar Fan!<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>He was awarded the Pride of Performance Award in 1996 for her contributions to film, television, and theater. He was also handed the accolade of &#8216;<em>Sitara-i-Imtiaz&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The national lost an artistic treasure on April, 22, 2011 when Moin Akhtar died. Earlier this year on the artist&#8217;s death anniversary the Government of Pakistan paid tribute to the legend.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today is the eighth death anniversary of the renowned comedian and multi-talented actor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MoinAkhtar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MoinAkhtar<\/a>.He received critical acclaim for his performance in the PTV classic Rozy.Adaptation of Hollywood film Tootsie earned him massive fan following at home as well as across the border. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y4KUDMqkNc\">pic.twitter.com\/y4KUDMqkNc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovtofPakistan\/status\/1120230453238276096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the 69th birthday of the comedic legend Moin Akhtar and Pakistan is proving that legends live on in our hearts. People paid tribute to the Rosy actor in a variety of ways. From heartfelt wishes to doses of nostalgia. 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