This morning when I woke up, while joining my family in watching TV, I saw channels showing old shows of Mr. Moin Akhtar, which made me realize today is his 1^st death anniversary.

The man who was truly a treasure, the man who completely changed the television industry. When he was shooting for a show, Mr. Burger, I had a chance to do a scene with him. Well, actually I was 8 years old and while he was delivering his dialogues along with his co-actors I was eating oranges.

I never had a chance to interact with him, although I used to watch him from afar. The way he acted and showcased his talent, I could see that he had a thirst of bringing the best of his ability. Anyone would say he had a sense of humor, but I would say his personality was a humorous one, he had the power, the knack to make anyone laugh, which is one of the greatest gifts God could give to anyone.

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KARACHI: Renowned film, stage and television actor Moin Akhtar passed away in Karachi on Friday.

Express 24/7 reported that Akhtar died as a result of heart complications. He had undergone heart surgery.

Moin Akhtar who was born in December 24 1950, had been awarded the Pride of Performance and Sitar-e-Imtiaz awards.

Born on the 24th of December, 1950, Moin Akhtar was a legend in the field of entertainment as he played various solo performances as a comedian. The genius made his debut for television on September 6, 1966, when a special show was organized on the national television network PTV (Pakistan Television Network) on the occasion of Defence Day of Pakistan.

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