by Sandra Brennan
biography
Burly Pakistani actor Sultan Rahi specialized in playing superheroes and musclemen. Over his career, which began with his playing bit parts in the late '50s, Sultan appeared in more than 700 Punjabi films. He became a leading man in 1971 in Babul and a star the following year in Bashira. Born, Muhammad Sultan in India, Rahi moved to Pakistan at age nine.