Nadeem

Nadeem (also spelled Nadim or Nedim; Arabic: نديم) is an Arabic masculine given name. It means "friend to wine and dine with" (from the Arabic ندم nadima). The name is common among all communities in the Middle East, including Christians and Muslims, and in the Balkans.

Given name

Nadeem Baig (actor)

Mirza Nazeer Baig Mughal better known by his stage name Nadeem Baig or mononym Nadeem is a Pakistani veteran actor, singer and producer. Since beginning of his career in 1967, he has appeared in over two hundred films and has won various awards including 1997 Pride of Performance award.

Early life

Born in Vijayawada in modern Andhra Pradesh which, in 1941, was part of Madras Presidency till 1953. Nadeem, along with artistes Talat Hussain, M. Zaheer Khan, Aftab Azeem, Saleem Jafry, and TV producer Iqbal Haider, were all discovered at the club. He and his friends, Ameer Ahmed Khan and Qasim Siddiqui, won several music competitions. At one of those musical competitions, he was noticed by singer Ferdausi Rahman. She was impressed by his singing talent and encouraged him to try playback singing in Dhaka's film industry.

Career

Nadeem’s film career spans more than 40 years. He started his career in 1967 and appeared in his first film Chakori in a leading role with Shabana as opposite actress. The film was produced and directed by Captain Ehtesham, who, in real life, became his father-in-law in 1968. The film did well in both circuits of Pakistani film industry, i.e., West and East. He achieved Nigar Award in the best actor's category for Chakori. Nadeem's films include Nadan (1973), Anari, Pechan (1975), Talashi (1976), Aina (1977), Hum Donon (1980), Lajawab, Qurbani (1981), Sangdil (1982), and Dehleez (1983). He made a screen pairing with actress Shabnam with whom he acted in most of his films. Besides acting, Nadeem has sung many songs for films.