The 25th death anniversary of legendary film actor Sultan Rahi is being observed on Saturday.

He began his film career in 1959 as a guest actor in film 'Baghi' but rose to tremendous fame after the release of film 'Maula Jatt' in 1979.

During his career, he appeared in more than 700 Punjabi and Urdu-language movies and was also named in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most prolific actor.

Sultan Rahi was shot dead this day in Gujranwala in 1996.