Inayat Hussain Bhatti

Inayat Hussain Bhatti (Urdu: عِنایَت حُسَین بھٹّی)(12 January 1928 – 31 May 1999) was a Pakistani film playback singer, film actor, producer, director, script writer, social worker, columnist, religious scholar and an active advocate of the development of the Punjabi language and literature.

Inayat Hussain Bhatti
Inayat Hussain Bhatti
Born(1928-01-12)12 January 1928
Gujrat, Punjab, British India
Died31 May 1999(1999-05-31) (aged 71)
Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Actor
  • Director
  • Producer
  • Social activist
  • Columnist
Years active1949 – 1997
Known forFolk, Pakistani music
ChildrenWaseem Abbas (son)
RelativesKaifee (brother)
Aagha Ali (grandson)
Ali Abbas (grandson)
AwardsNigar Award (Lifetime Achievement Award)

In a career spanning some 50 years, he acted in more than 300 movies, produced 30 as well and also directed some, while as a musician he provided approximately 350 songs for some 200 movies.

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