Saleem Nasir (Urdu; 1944 – 1989), born Syed Sher Khan, was a Pakistani film and TV actor.
He is best known for his role in the PTV drama serial Aangan Terha.
Early life and career
Saleem Nasir was born as Syed Sher Khan into a Muslim-Rajput family in Nagpur, British India, on 15 November 1944. He had a successful, though short, career in TV and film acting.
Film Zaib-un-Nisa (1976). Other cast: Waheed Murad, Shamim Ara, Aaliya. Film Director: Fareed Ahmed In Aangan Terha, (PTV drama serial) Salim Nasir played the role of a butler, Akbar, who used to be a dancer, before being hired as a servant by a retired Civil servant, Shakeel, dubbed as Mehboob Ahmed. Other cast: Bushra Ansari, Shakeel, Arshad Mehmood. Director: Qaiser Farooq. Writer: Anwar Maqsood. The serial was forced to stop due to pressure from the martial law administration as the script written by Anwar Maqsood was indirectly criticizing the army rule during General Zia-ul-Haq's era. In Dastak (1986), (PTV drama serial), he played the role of a lawyer. Other cast: Ayaz Naik, Shazia Akhtar, Qazi Wajid. In Ankahi , he played an authoritative role. It is a story of ordinary people trying to make it against all odds. Other cast: Shehnaz Sheikh, Shakeel, Javed Sheikh, and young Jibran. Director: Shoaib Mansoor/ Mohsin Ali. Writer: Haseena Moin. In Nishan-e-Haider", he played the role of Captain Sarwar Shaheed. In Aakhri Chattan, he played the role of Sultan Jalal ad-Din Manguberdi In Jangloos, A PTV drama as 'Mian Ji' (Last television play) Salim Nasir made a guest appearance in Anwar Maqsood's PTV stage show, Silver Jubilee, in 1983. In Yanaseeb Clinic he played the role of a director. In Haseena Moin's Bandish he played opposite Khalida Riyasat, Mahmood Masood, Talat Hussain, and Zafar Masood. The serial was directed by Shirin Khan and Mohsin Ali.
Awards
Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1990.
Death
At the age of 45, Salim Nasir died of a heart attack on 24 September 1989.