First film: Beli (Punjabi - 1950)
Last film: Deewane do (Urdu - 1985)
Santosh Kumar was Pakistan's second super star film hero after Sudhir but he was the first ever top romantic hero. His first film was Ahensa in 1947 in India. In Pakistan, his first film was Beli in 1950 and in the same year he became hero of the first ever silver jubilee urdu film Do Aansoo.
Santosh Kumar’s real name was Syed Musa Raza. He was born in 1928 at Lahore. He graduated from Usmania University Hyderabad, India. He also passed I.C.S examination. First he got married in his own family with Mrs. Jameela Begum and then he also married with actress Sabiha. The first Nigar Award for best actor in the history of Pakistan was presented to him in film Waada. Shaam dhalay is the only movie which he produced, directed and played the lead role. He died on june 11, 1982.
(Mohammad Rizwan Anjam, Gujrat, Pakistan).
Filmography of Santosh Kumar:
1 1950 Beli Punjabi Shahina, Santosh, Sabiha, M. Ismael
2 1950 Do Aansoo Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Shamim, Ajmal, Allauddin
3 1950 Shammi Punjabi Shammi, Santosh, Ajmal, Shola, Ghulam Mohammad
4 1950 Gabhroo Punjabi Shamim, Santosh, Ajmal, Allauddin
5 1951 Akeli Urdu Ragni, Santosh, Neena, Nazar, Charlie
6 1951 Chann way Punjabi Noor Jehan, Santosh, Jahangir, Yasmin, Salim Raza
7 1953 Ghulam Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Shammi, Ragni
8 1953 Awaaz Urdu Gulshan, Santosh, Majeed, Shahnawaz
9 1953 Sheri Babu Punjabi Sawarn Lata, Santosh, Nazar, Inayat Bhatti, Allauddin
10 1953 Mehbooba Urdu Shammi, Santosh, Asha Poslay, M. Ismael
11 1953 Gulnaar Urdu Noor Jehan, Santosh, Babbo, Zarif, Shahnawaz
12 1953 Aaghosh Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, M. Ismael
13 1954 Raat ki baat Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Gulshan Ara, Allauddin
14 1955 Qatil Urdu Sabhia, Santosh, Musarrat Nazir, Aslam Pervez
15 1955 Pattan Punjabi Musarrat Nazir, Santosh, Aasha, Nazar, Allauddin
16 1955 Nazrana Urdu Ragni, Santosh, Zeenat, Nazar, Azad
17 1955 Inteqam Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Shaheena, M. Ismael
18 1956 Hameeda Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Ejaz, Shola, Zeenat, Nazir
19 1956 Lakht-e-Jiggar Urdu Noor Jehan, Santosh, Yasmin, Habib
20 1956 Qismat Urdu Musarrat Nazir, Santosh, Yasmin, Majeed
21 1956 Intezaar Urdu Noor Jehan, Santosh, Asha Posley, Rani Kiran, Majeed
22 1956 Sarfarosh Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Meena, Asif Jah, Ghulam Mohammad
23 1956 Miss 56 Urdu Meena Shori, Santosh, Aslam Pervez, Shamim Ara
24 1957 Ishq-e-Laila Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Asha, Ajmal, Allauddin
25 1957 Waada Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Laila, , Anjum, Ilyas Kashmiri
26 1957 Sardaar Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Asif Jah, Ilyas Kashmiri, Talish
27 1957 Saat Laakh Urdu Sabhia, Santosh, Nayyer Sultana, Asif Jah, Talish
28 1957 Bedaari Urdu Ratan Kumar, Ragni, Santosh, Meena,
29 1958 Hasrat Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Yousuf Khan, Ajmal, Zarif, Allauddin
30 1958 Mukhra Punjabi Sabiha, Santosh, Asha Posley, Anjum, Nazar
31 1959 Muskarahat Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Aslam
32 1959 Naaji Punjabi Sabiha, Santosh, Zarif, Ajmal, M. Ismael
33 1959 Tere baghair Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, M. Ismael, Allauddin
34 1959 NaghmA.e-Dil Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Asha, Ilyas
35 1960 Saltanat Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Nazar, Ilyas Kashmiri
36 1960 Sham dhaley Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Rukhsana, Nazar
37 1962 Mousiqaar Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Meena, Abbas Nosha, Rehan
38 1962 Ghoonghat Urdu Nayyar Sultana, Santosh, Neelo, Laila, Talish
39 1963 Rishta Punjabi Sabiha, Santosh, Rangeela, Aliya, Albela
40 1963 Daaman Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Neelo, Waheed Murad
41 1963 Seema Urdu Shamim Ara, Santosh, Sultan, Panna
42 1964 Safaid Khoon Urdu Rani, Santosh, Mohammad Ali, Meena, Allauddin
43 1964 Ishrat Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Ilyas, Allauddin
44 1964 Bees din Urdu Rani, Mohammad Ali, Santosh, Nirala, Adeeb
45 1964 Azad Urdu Bahar, Santosh, Asad Bukhari, Ajmal
46 1964 Chingari Urdu Shamim Ara, Santosh, Ejaz, Saloni, Komal, Talish
47 1964 Haveli Urdu Shamim Ara, Santosh, Ejaz, Nazir, Talish
48 1965 Faishon Urdu Shamim Ara, Santosh, Habib
49 1965 Naela Urdu Shamim Ara, Santosh, Darpan, Gul Rukh, Ragni, A. Shah
50 1965 Kaneez Urdu Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Sabiha, Santosh, Aslam, Talish
51 1966 Hamrahi Urdu Khalid, Haidar, Hina, Santosh, Mohammad Ali, Ejaz, Habib
52 1966 Insaan Urdu Rani, Santosh, Sabira Sultana, Allauddin
53 1966 Majboor Urdu Shamim Ara, Santosh, Husna, Jugnu, Rekha
54 1966 Mera Salaam Urdu Sabira, Santosh, Baby Najma, Azad
55 1966 Maa, Bahu aur Beta Urdu Husna, Santosh, Yasmin, Luddan
56 1966 Sawaal Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Siloni, Ejaz, Rangeela, Sawarn Lata, Nazir
57 1966 Taqdeer Urdu Husna, Santosh, Lehri, Aslam Pervez
58 1966 Tasveer Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Zeba, Aslam, Mohammad Ali (guest)
59 1966 Lori Urdu Zeba, Santosh, Mohammad Ali, Saloni, Talat Siddiqi
60 1967 Be reham Urdu Rani, Santosh, Seema, Zulfi, Talish
61 1967 Lahu pukarega Urdu Firdous, Santosh
62 1967 Sitamgar Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Rani, Darpan
63 1967 Dewar Bhabi Urdu Rani, Sabiha, Santosh, Lehri, Jafri, Najmi
64 1967 Aag Urdu Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Lehri, Sabiha, Santosh, Aslam
65 1968 Commander Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Rani, Saiqa, Adeeb
66 1968 Naheed Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Deeba, Javed Sheikh
67 1968 Shehnshah-e-Jahangir Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Ejaz, Saloni
68 1968 Jan-e-Arzoo Urdu Shamim Ara, Santosh, Deeba, Lehri, Aslam
69 1968 Wohti Punjabi Neelo, Santosh, Lehri, Mohammad Ali (Guest)
70 1969 Pakdaaman Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Ejaz, Rukhsana, Allauddin, Salma Mumtaz
71 1969 Ladla Urdu Shabnam, Santosh , Sabiha, Lehri, Talish
72 1969 Maan Beta Urdu Rani, Sabiha, Santosh, Lehri, Masood Akhtar
73 1970 Anjuman Urdu Rani, Deeba, Waheed Murad, Lehri, Tamanna, Santosh, Sabiha Khanum
74 1970 Anjuman Urdu Rani, Deeba, Sabiha, Santosh, Lehri, Ilyas
75 1971 Garhasti Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Sangeeta, Janaal, Nasira, Lehri
76 1971 Salaam-e-Mohabbat Urdu Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Santosh, SangeetaQavi
77 1971 Jaltey Suraj ke neechey Urdu Rozina, Nadeem, Babeeta, Sabiha Khanum, Santosh
78 1972 Ek Raat Urdu Deeba, Shahid, Sabiha, Santosh, Aslam Pervez
79 1972 Mohabbat Urdu Zeba, Mohammad Ali, Andleeb, Sabiha, Santosh
80 1973 Sharabi Punjabi Naghma, Habib, Santosh, Sabiha, Mazhar Shah
81 1974 Miss Hippy Urdu Shabnam, Nadeem, Sabiha, Santosh, Munawar Zarif
82 1976 Tallaq Urdu Shabnam, Shahid, Santosh, Lehri
83 1982 Angan Urdu Babra Sharif, Nadeem, Santosh, Nanha, Bindia, Talish
84 1985 Deewane do Urdu Babra Sharif, Nadeem, Talish, Sabiha, Santosh
85 1958 Darbar Urdu Sabiha, Santosh, Neelo, Allauddin