Waheed Murad became a rage in the early part of his career, matured into a heartthrob during the '70s and transformed into a legend after his untimely death on November 23, 1983. Had he been alive today, he would have celebrated his 71st birthday on October 2, 2009.

Undoubtedly the greatest actor ever to grace the silver screen in Pakistan, he not only changed the face of cinema in this country forever, but also inspired many others with his style of acting and melodramatic performances.

Waheed worked in nearly 123 films which included 114 in Urdu, of which nearly three dozen were black-and-white and the rest in colour.

If you think you know all that there is to know about this legendary actor, go through the trivia below and find out more about the thespian who revolutionised local cinema with his style and charisma.

1. Which actor had the distinction of playing Waheed Murad's brother, friend and father in over 20 films?
2. In how many films did superstars Waheed Murad, Mohammad Ali and Nadeem act together?
3. In which of his films did Waheed Murad sing himself and who were the music composers?
4. Waheed Murad began his career as a film producer with Insaan Badalta Hai (1961). Who was the hero in the film?
5. How many films did Waheed Murad produce during his film career?
6. Films made in which other language did Waheed Murad work for besides the Urdu and Punjabi ones?
7. When was Waheed Murad's last film released?
8. Which playback singer not only sang most of the songs picturised on Waheed Murad but also had the distinction of rendering his vocals for both the first and the last songs on the legendary thespian?
9. In which Hollywood film was Waheed Murad mentioned recently?
10. Who played Waheed Murad's younger self in Salgirah (1969)?

Answers (1) Film actor Mohammad Ali played Waheed's brother, friend and father in many films. Their first film together was Kaneez (1965) while the last movie was Maang Meri Bhardo (1983). Together they acted in more than 25 films between 1965-83; (2) Three. Their first film together was Phool Mere Gulshan Ka (1974), followed by Shama (1974) and Jab Jab Phool Khilay (1975); (3) The sad version of Tera mera saathi hai lehrata samadar in Samandar (Deebo Bhattacharya; 1968) and Jaise taise beet gaya din, his duet with actress Deeba in Ishara (Sohail Rana; 1969), were his only attempts as a singer; (4) It wasn't Waheed Murad but Darpan, Santosh Kumar's brother and a successful actor himself. Waheed Murad debuted as a leading man three years later with Heera Aur Patthar; (5) Eleven. Insaan Badalta Hai was his first production followed by Heera Aur Patthar, Armaan, Ehsaan, Samandar, Ishara, Naseeb Apna Apna, Mastana Mahi, Jaal and Hero; (6) Waheed Murad acted in the Pashto version of Kaala Dhanda Goray Loge (1981). The film was titled Pakhtoon Pa Vilayat Kamba; (7) Waheed Murad's last complete film Zalzala was released in 1987, four years after his death. Hero, which was his last production was released in 1985 and would not have been complete had the director not used a stunt double to complete most of the shots left unfinished with the actor's untimely death. Both films failed to make it big at the box office; (8) Ahmed Rushdi lent his voice as a playback singer to Waheed Murad throughout the latter's film career — from Heera Aur Patthar (song Mujhe tum se mohabbat hai) to Hero (song Ban kay misra ghazal ka chali aao na).

While Ahmed Rushdi died in April 1983, Waheed Murad died in November of the same year. Ahmed Rushdi recorded over 150 songs on Waheed Murad alone during his illustrious career, including hits such as Koko Korrina, Akele Na Jana, Bhooli Hui Hoon Daastan, Haan Isi Morh Par and Aae Abr-i-karam; (9) Waheed Murad became the first and only Pakistani actor ever to be mentioned in a Hollywood flick — Agent Cody Banks 2 Destination London (2003). Mistakenly, he was referred to as a famous 'Indian' actor!; (10) The actor who played was not a regular showbiz personality but is presently the President of Pakistan! Asif Ali Zardari acted the part of the young Waheed Murad in the film Salgirah.