Summary Rozi was an adaptation of a Hollywood film called Tootsie starring skilled Dustin Hoffman
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Internationally acclaimed and one of the best comedians the country has produced, Moin Akhtar was born on December 24 1950 in Karachi. Dunya news remembers the legend of Akhtar who ruled the entertainment industry for not less than four decades.
Moin Akhtar’s love for cinema and television won him numerous recognitions nationally and internationally. He won the hearts of the audiences and critical acclaim through his famous show called Loose Talk in which he impersonated as many as 400 different characters all of which were interviewed by notable poet and writer Anwar Maqsood.
The huge list of his everlasting contributions to the industry also include Rozi and Eid Train which were widely applauded. People still recall his legendary performance in Half Plate and a theatre stand-up comedy called ‘Bakra Qiston Per’. Rozi was an adaptation of a Hollywood film called Tootsie starring skilled Dustin Hoffman. To layer a foreign cultural product with relatively conservative indigenous ingredients to have the audiences chew on it for a long time is what only brilliant minds like Moin Akhtar could do.
Besides stand-up comedy and acting, Akhtar was a wonderful host and it came just as naturally to him as impersonating a person by remarkably picking up little nuances that usually go unnoticed by others. In his hosting career, he holds a distinguished position with hosting a show with King Husain of Jordan, legendary film actor Dilip Kumar, prime minister of Gambia and several other political dignitaries of Pakistan including Benazir Bhutto, former president Ziaul Haq and former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
The versatile actor played different roles in more than 32 drama serials. Every single time when a certain section of people in the industry used to think that Akhtar has seen his pinnacle stage in career and probably would not be able to push the limits further, he used to set the bar even higher with his next performance.
If an actor, a stand-up comedian or a script writer has to charm international audiences and touch the markets that have not been explored earlier, he must master global languages. Moin Akhtar was fluent in not two or three languages but at least eight languages including Bengali.
It is because of this that several countries including India recognised his talent and developed a market for his type of comedy that targeted families and youngsters equally. Akhtar’s special deliberation over decent and inoffensive jokes rendered him a special place in the living rooms of countless households.
Moin Akhtar left for a better world on April 22 2011 in Karachi out of a heart attack.
The Legend of MOIN AKHTAR continues to dwell in the hearts and minds.
