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{{dablink|For people with the same name, see [[Adib (disambiguation)]].}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Adeeb Siddhiqui
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_name = Muzaffar Ahmed<ref name=Dawn/>
| birth_date = 1934
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
| death_date = 26 May 2006 (aged 71)
| death_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]
| occupation = [[film]] [[actor]]
}}

'''Muzaffar Adeeb''' (1934 – 26 May 2006), known mononymously as '''Adeeb''', was a [[Pakistan]]i [[film]] [[actor]]. He appeared in 38 Indian films from 1940 to 1962, although he did not start performing in films very actively until the 1950s. In 1962, he shifted from [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai), [[India]], to [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]] and resumed his film career that lasted until his death with over 500 films to his credit.<ref name=Dawn>{{cite news | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/194197/filmstar-adeeb-dies | title=Filmstar Adeeb dies | newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] | date=27 May 2006 | accessdate=16 March 2019}}</ref><ref name=citwf>[http://www.citwf.com/person67085.htm actor Adeeb's filmography on Complete Index To World Film (C.I.T.W.F.) website] Retrieved 16 March 2019</ref>

==Early life and career==
He was born in Bombay in a conservative [[Pashtun people|Pakhtun]] (Pathan) family from [[Kashmir]]. His family moved on to Bombay before [[independence of Pakistan]] in 1947 and that is where the actor in him emerged, after the completion of his [[Master's Degree]] in [[Urdu literature]] from [[Bombay University]], Maharashtra. Unlike his contemporaries, scriptwriting was the first love of Adeeb, who worked in the scriptwriting department with [[Raj Kapoor]]'s father, Prithvi Raj Kapoor, in [[Prithvi Theatre]] and later with Indian National Theatre as assistant director. It is during this time in India that he got to know the basics of acting which later helped him entertain 2 generations of audience.<ref name=Dawn/>

Although he worked in minor roles in his initial career, it was [[Zia Sarhadi]]'s ''[[Footpath (1953 film)|Footpath]]'' (1953) that gave him his first breakthrough role opposite [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Meena Kumari]] and [[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] ([[Nargis]]'s brother). He worked in 30 films during his stay in India including ''[[Mehndi]]'', ''Pak Daman'' (1956) and ''Jung'', before migrating to Pakistan in 1962, on the insistence of director Akbar Ali Akku and actor/director Iqbal Yusuf, son of Adeeb's close friend, director S.M. Yusuf. He settled in [[Karachi]] and later moved on to [[Lahore]] in search of roles which kept pouring in from the 1960s until his last film – Syed Noor's super-hit [[Majajan]] (2006).

In an era when on-screen villainy in Pakistani films was ruled by good looking villains such as [[Aslam Pervaiz]], Masood Akhtar and even [[Mohammad Ali (actor)|Mohammad Ali]] (in his initial films), Adeeb made his entry with ''Daal Mein Kala'' (1964), which was directed by Iqbal Yusuf and featured [[Syed Kamal]] and [[Bahar Begum]] in the lead along with late actors Nirala and Mohammad Ali.<ref name=Dawn/>

In the coming years, he became a close friend of Mohammad Ali and the two acted in numerous successful films such as [[Kaneez (1965 film)]], ''Aadil (1966)'' and ''Baghi Sardar'' (1966), ''Hatim Tai'' (1967), ''Mahal'' (1968), ''Naaz'' (1969), ''Aansoo Ban Gaye Moti'' (1970), ''Dushman'' (1974), ''Shirin Farhad'' (1975), ''Haider Ali'' (1979), ''Josh'', ''Sangram'' (1981), ''Zanjeer'' (1986) with ''Rocky Dada'' being their last film together in 1987.<ref name=citwf/>

He was at ease in both [[Urdu]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] films, playing memorable roles in countless films opposite other actors such as [[Sultan Rahi]] in ''[[Maula Jatt]] (1979)'' and ''Andaata'', [[Waheed Murad]] in ''Eid Mubarak (1965)''<ref name=Dawn/> and [[Kaneez (1965 film)]],<ref name=Dawn/> ''Saaz Aur Awaaz'' (1965), ''[[Rishta Hai Pyar Ka]]'' (1967), ''Aik Nagina'' (1969), ''Afsana'' (1970) and ''Dushman'' (1974), [[Syed Kamal]] in ''Daal Main Kaala'' (1962) and ''Shab Bakhair'' and Nadeem in ''Talaash'' (1986), ''Ustadon Kay Ustad'' (1990) and ''Khazana'' (1995). Late directors – [[Saeed Khan Rangeela|Rangeela]]'s ''[[Diya Aur Toofan (1969 film)]]'' and [[Riaz Shahid]]'s ''Gharnata and Yeh Aman'' (both 1971) – gave Adeeb tailor-made roles in their films to show his true potential. He was one of the few actors to work with actor Shaan's father, [[Riaz Shahid]], and portray the character of his on-screen father.

During his last years, he was more active on stage than in films and depicted the role of Sir [[Syed Ahmed Khan]] in one of his last TV plays. In a career spanning over 50 years, Adeeb featured in more than 500 films, depicting villainous roles in different shades such as a deceiving brother, cruel father, nasty husband, dishonest friend and brutal landlord.

==Death==
Adeeb died on March 26, 2006, at the [[Punjab Institute of Cardiology]], [[Lahore]], where he was admitted after suffering a [[heart attack]] the previous week.<ref name=Dawn/>

==Filmography==

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Title !!Released !!Language
|-
| ''Aakhri Chattan''<ref name="Gazdar1997p266">{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=266 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref>
| 1970
| Urdu
|-
| ''Aansoo Ban Gaey Moti''<ref name="Gazdar1997p266" />
| 1970
| Urdu
|-
| ''Love in Jungle''<ref>{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=267 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref>
| 1970
| Urdu
|-
| ''Naya Savera''<ref name="Gazdar1997p266" />
| 1970
| Urdu
|-
| ''Shahi Faqir''<ref name="Gazdar1997p266" />
| 1970
| Urdu
|-
| ''Takht-o-Taj''<ref name="Gazdar1997p266" />
| 1970
| Urdu
|-
| ''Tikka Mathe Da''<ref>{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=268 |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}</ref>
| 1970
| Punjabi
|-
|[[Sultana Daku (1975 film)|Sultana Daku]]<ref name=citwf/>
|1975
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Chitra Te Shera]]<ref name=citwf/>
|1976
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Ranga Daku]]
|1978
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Maula Jatt]]<ref name=Dawn/>
|1979
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Hathiar]]
|1979
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Wehshi Gujjar]]<ref name=Dawn/>
|1979
|Punjabi
|-
|[[General Bakht Khan (film)|General Bakht Khan]]
|1979
|Urdu
|-
|[[Behram Daku]]<ref name=citwf/>
|1980
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Sher Khan (1981 film)|Sher Khan]]
|1981
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Jeedar]]<ref name=citwf/>
|1981
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Dara Baloch]]
|1983
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Jatt Te Dogar]]
|1983
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Moti Dogar]]
|1983
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Sher Mama]]
|1983
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Kalia (film)|Kalia]]
|1984
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Pukar (1984 film)|Pukar]]
|1984
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Ghulami (1985 Punjabi film)|Ghulami]]
|1985
|Punjabi
|-
|Shah Behram
|1985
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Gernail Singh]]<ref name=citwf/>
|1987
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Sher Dil (Pakistani film)|Sher Dil]]
|1990
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Gandasa]]
|1991
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Riaz Gujjar]]
|1991
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Akri Shehzada]]
|1993
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Pajero Group]]
|1994
|Punjabi/Urdu
|-
|[[Sher Punjab Da]]
|1994
|Punjabi
|-
|[[Ghunda Raj]]
|1994
|Punjabi
|-
|1994
|[[Sarkata Insaan]]
|Urdu
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of Lollywood actors]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3784099}}

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[[Category:1934 births]]
[[Category:2006 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Pakistani male film actors]]
[[Category:Pashtun people]]
[[Category:University of Mumbai alumni]]
[[Category:Male actors from Lahore]]

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