| Ejaz Durrani | |
| Birth Name: | Ejaz Durrani |
| Birth Date: | 18 April 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Jalalpur Jattan, near Gujrat |
| Death Date: | 1 March 2021 (aged 85) |
| Death Place: | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Occupation: | film actor film producer |
| Years Active: | 1956–1984 |
| Spouses: | Noor Jehan (1959–1971) Firdous (1972-1993) Nadia Begum (Sharif Nayyar's daughter) [1993-until death] |
| Children: | Hina Durrani (daughter), Shazia (daughter), Nazia Ejaz Durrani (daughter) |
| Awards: | Nigar Award in 1969 for film Dilan De Sauday |
Ejaz Durrani (18 April 1935 – 1 March 2021), known mononymously as Ejaz, was a Pakistani film actor, director and producer active from 1956 to 1984. He was married to legendary Pakistani actress-singer Noor Jehan. He is mostly remembered for his portrayal of Ranjha in the film Heer Ranjha (1970). He was especially known for portraying Punjabi culture folk heroes in epic love stories such as Heer Ranjha and Mirza Sahiban.
He was born in a village in Jalalpur Jattan, Gujrat District in Pakistan in 1935.[1] He was married to Noor Jehan (21 September 1926 - 23 December 2000) in 1959.[2] and had three daughters with her.[3] His three daughters with Noor Jehan are Hina, Shazia and Nazia. They eventually divorced. Noor Jehan got the custody of their daughters and raised them on her own.[4] He later married film actress Firdous.[1]
Ejaz was detained for smuggling cannabis at the London Heathrow Airport. He was arrested and subsequently spent a few years in prison for it.[4] [5] [6]
Some of his hits as a producer are Heer Ranjha (1970), Dosti (1971), Sholay (1984) and Maula Bakhsh (1988)
He was elected as the vice president of the Pakistan Film Producers Association in Pakistan.[7]