Acting

Sultan Rahi

Born June 24, 1938 · United Provinces, British India

Died January 9, 1996 · aged 57

Muhammad Sultan Khan, known as Sultan Rahi, was a Pakistani actor. Some of his films include Maula Jatt, Sher Khan, Chan Veryam, Kaley Chore, and The Godfather, Basheeraa and Wehshi Gujjar. He established himself as one of the leading and most successful actors of Pakistani and Punjabi cinema, and received a reputation as Pakistan's "Clint Eastwood".

Known For

Cobra

MovieActionThriller

Inspector Khan (Abid Ali) is in pursuit of crime boss Cobra (Sultan Rahi) and his gang. When Cobra gets killed in a police encounter, Inspector Khan trains his lookalike to pose as gang boss and help nab his gang.

Saheli

MovieMusicDrama

A story about two women, who shared their husband.

Chacha Ji

Chacha Ji · 1967

A story about an Uncle who ignored his own life and happiness for his late brothers young son..

Yakke Wali

Yakke Wali · 1957

MovieRomanceMusic

Laali drives a tanga to keep her family fed. When village life forces her out, she arrives in Lahore with nothing but her horse and her nerve. Inspired by the short story "License" by Saadat Hassan Manto

Babul

MovieDramaAction

The story follows a mother with two sons—one her real son, a careless criminal, and the other unrelated to her but deeply devoted. While the kind son’s acts of compassion help him overcome every hardship, the criminal son struggles to earn his mother’s love and respect, learning that worth is proven through actions, not blood. The film is considered Sultan Rahi’s first major film and won five Nigar Awards, including Best Punjabi Film of 1971.

Shera

Wehshi Jatt

Wehshi Jatt · 1975

Maula Jatt, the youngest of the Jatt family, is not interested in the family business, but when his father is murdered by the rival Malik family, Maula swears revenge at all costs, and then he goes on a killing spree.

Diya Aur Toofan

Diya Aur Toofan · 1969

Diya Aur Toofan

MovieRomanceComedy

Comedian Rangeela achieved some amazing success as singer, producer and director from this film.

Filmography

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Cobra

MovieActionThriller

Inspector Khan (Abid Ali) is in pursuit of crime boss Cobra (Sultan Rahi) and his gang. When Cobra gets killed in a police encounter, Inspector Khan trains his lookalike to pose as gang boss and help nab his gang.

Cobra / Akbar Khan

Saheli

MovieMusicDrama

A story about two women, who shared their husband.

Chacha Ji

Chacha Ji · 1967

A story about an Uncle who ignored his own life and happiness for his late brothers young son..

Yakke Wali

Yakke Wali · 1957

MovieRomanceMusic

Laali drives a tanga to keep her family fed. When village life forces her out, she arrives in Lahore with nothing but her horse and her nerve. Inspired by the short story "License" by Saadat Hassan Manto

Babul

MovieDramaAction

The story follows a mother with two sons—one her real son, a careless criminal, and the other unrelated to her but deeply devoted. While the kind son’s acts of compassion help him overcome every hardship, the criminal son struggles to earn his mother’s love and respect, learning that worth is proven through actions, not blood. The film is considered Sultan Rahi’s first major film and won five Nigar Awards, including Best Punjabi Film of 1971.

Shera

Wehshi Jatt

Wehshi Jatt · 1975

Maula Jatt, the youngest of the Jatt family, is not interested in the family business, but when his father is murdered by the rival Malik family, Maula swears revenge at all costs, and then he goes on a killing spree.

Maula Jatt

Diya Aur Toofan

Diya Aur Toofan · 1969

Diya Aur Toofan

MovieRomanceComedy

Comedian Rangeela achieved some amazing success as singer, producer and director from this film.

Guest Appearance

Qaidi

MovieDramaRomance

Madam Rani

Madam Rani · 1995

Basheera

Basheera · 1972

Punjabi Pakistani action film, a super-hit diamond jubilee success that launched actor Sultan Rahi's career as an "angry young man”

MELA

MovieDramaThriller

Mela is a 1986 Pakistani Punjabi-language action film, directed by Hassan Askari and produced by Anwar Kamal Pasha, starring Sultan Rahi and Anjuman and in the lead roles

Yeh Duniya

Yeh Duniya · 1960

Susraal

Susraal · 1962

MovieDramaMusic

Farishta

Farishta · 1961

Faqeeria

Faqeeria · 1987

A story of enmity between two tribes and love of a mother..

Shake Hand

Shake Hand · 1962

Sharif Badmash

Sharif Badmash · 1975

MovieActionDrama

Sharif Badmash is a 1975 Pakistani action musical drama film directed by Iqbal Kashmiri and produced by Chodhary Mohammad Ajmal of Quality Pictures.

Khuda Gawah

Khuda Gawah · 1993

MovieCrimeAction

Urdu and Punjabi language drama directed by Masood Butt and produced by Haji Muhammad Aslam.

Insaniyat Kay Dushman

Insaniyat Kay Dushman · 1990

Insaniyat Kay Dushman

MovieActionDrama

1990 Pakistani action film

D.I.G. Basheer

Bhabhi

The Urdu film Bhabhi (1960) was directed by Syed Atta Ullah Shah Hashmi. Starring Shamim Ara and Aslam Pervaiz in leading roles

Jatt in London

Jatt in London · 1981

Starring Sultan Rahi as Maula Jatt and Mustafa Qureshi as Dara Nath, brother of Noori Nath. It serves as an unofficial sequel to the 1979 film Maula Jatt, sending the legendary folk hero into exile in London.

Maula Jatt

Raaz

Khaibar Mail

Khaibar Mail · 1960

Khaibar Mail (or Khyber Mail) is a classic Pakistani film from 1960, known for its adventure/drama set around a train journey, featuring stars like Agha Hussaini, Nasira, Neelo, and Aslam Pervaiz, telling tales of love, danger, and local culture against the backdrop of the Khyber Pass region