Inayat Hussain Bhatti Pakistani Actor Career in Film Industry

 Inayat Hussain Bhatti was the only male artist in Pakistan film industry who achieved super stardom both as an actor and a singer simultaneously. His first venture, as a film producer was “Waris Shah” in 1962, based upon the life and works of the great Sufi poet of Punjab, the film despite not being a successful box office film, captured the hearts of the entire literary circles.

 His second film as a producer Moonh zoor in 1965 was also not successful, but then in 1967 his third film Chan makhna in which he played the lead role, proved to be a block buster at the box office and received the Nigar award as the best picture 1967. 

This was followed by a string of hit movies such as Sajjan paira in 1968, Jind jan in 1969, Duniya matlab di in 1970, Ishq diwana in 1971, and Zulam da badla in 1972 which broke all the previous box office records and transformed Bhatti, into a superstar actor of the Punjabi movies. He also produced, directed and acted in three Saraiki language films simultaneously. The themes of all movies produced by him, were based on some social malady of the Punjabi culture.

 Because of this, fact these films were popular with the audience and have become true classical Punjabi films. From the late 1960s to the mid 1990s, the name of Bhatti pictures was synonymous with success and fame.