Overview
- Media commemorations mark January 9 as three decades since Rahi was fatally shot on the Gujranwala bypass, with his killer still unidentified.
- Coverage recounts a career spanning more than 700 films, including about 500 lead roles, with a reported Guinness World Records listing for prolific output.
- Maula Jatt is highlighted as a cultural phenomenon, alongside a long list of hit Punjabi films from the 1970s through the 1990s.
- His on-screen partnership with Mustafa Qureshi is recalled as a consistent box-office draw, and he is credited with receiving more than 150 film awards.
- Reports also emphasize his religious devotion and philanthropy, including mosque-building, support for orphaned girls’ marriages, and recordings of Quranic recitations and naats.