His father Maulvi Yaqut was a prayer leader of a village mosque. He worked in over 400 films, out of which 85 were Urdu, 31 Punjabi, 11 Sindhi and 1 Hindko film from 1970 to 2002. Before joining films, Badar Munir used to drive a rickshaw in Karachi and later got job as tea-boy at the office of known Urdu film star Waheed Murad. He was introduced by Waheed Murad to the film industry in 1970. His first movie was "Yousaf Khan Sherbano", with Yasmin Khan as heroine.
The story of this film was written by a notable Pashto poet Ali Haider Joshi. It was based on the famous Pashto folk story of Yousuf Khan and Sherbano. He was also seen in several Punjabi films including Chor (1977) and Haibat Khan. Badar Munir had great services for Pashto language and Pashto culture and due to which he is still remember in the hearts of Pakhtuns. Badar Munir was not only a good movie star but also a social worker. He used to collect donations whenever floods would hit areas in Punjab province. Badar Munir was also awarded the presidential Pride of Performance award posthumously. To pay tribute to the legend Pashto movies actor different organizations of culture and film industry will arranged meeting on his ninth death anniversary.
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