Google has honoured legendary comedian Moin Akhtar on his 71st birth anniversary with a doodle.
The veteran artist got fame from Radio Pakistan along with names like Bushra Ansari and Anwer Maqsood. He used to work in plays for radio. Angan-Terha was one of his most popular drama. Loose Talk was a milestone in his career where he featured in over 400 hundred episodes playing different characters.
Akhtar was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz and Pride of Performance Award in 1996. He died from a heart attack on April 22, 2011, in Karachi.
People on social media are also remembering the legendary artist on his birth anniversary:
Surprised but loved seeing Moin Akhtar`s doodle on Google Pakistan`s main page. I want to reshare a short story about someone who I really admired as an artist and human being. Back in 2011, I was interning at Haleeb Foods and one day when I sat in my car to leave, I got text pic.twitter.com/rrt67ACRVi
— Hammad Anwar (@manihammad) December 24, 2021
Happy Birthday to legend the one & only Moin Akhtar. pic.twitter.com/Lr5hiXBovg
— Azhar Laghari (@AzharAliLeghari) December 24, 2021
Charismatic, extravagant, exuberant, humble and larger than life…💟
— UMER IFTIKHAR (@UMERIFTIKHAR_) December 23, 2021
The Legendary Moin Akhtar… 🖤 pic.twitter.com/cSU4lYL3VX
Thank you @GoogleDoodles for remembering our legend Moin Akhtar pic.twitter.com/77dEbIUkhe
— Usama Qureshi (@UsamaQureshy) December 24, 2021
Short Clip of Legend Moin Akhter Must Watch ✨❤#MoinAkhtar#اردو_زبان pic.twitter.com/8uNxdW0Io0
— ℍ 𝔸 𝕊 𝕊 𝔸 ℕ 🇵🇰 (@HassanJiskani64) December 24, 2021