Shakeel Siddiqui

A stand-up comedian who can’t stop making people laugh, Shakeel Siddiqui, was born in 1964, Karachi. He was not quite a part of the industry until Umer Shareef Bio coming soon... >> Read More... (one of the most talented and well-established comedian) gave him a chance and he was cast in a stage play, along with Umer Shareef himself. This play is what gave him a boost to his career, and soon he was cast in many stage plays, such as Beauty Parlor, Budha Ghar pays high, and Chand Baraye Farokht. For a short period, he was also cast in a Pakistani TV show, named Yeh Zindagi Hai, aired on Geo Tv.

His career in the Indian Television Industry started when he was selected as a contestant in a tv-show named Comedy Circus, season one. He was paired with one of the most talented actresses in the Indian television industry, Urvashi Dholakia Urvashi Dholakia is an Indian Film & Television pe >> Read More... ,  who played the role of Komolika Basu in the tv serial Kasautii Zindagii Kay (October 29, 2001- February 28, 2008). The pair turned out to be the favorites among all the contestants in the show, even though they didn’t win the competition, but Shakeel became so popular among the audience that he was cast in the next season as a co-host. He was again paired up, in another competition, with the same co-star, i.e., Urvashi Dholakia, in a tv show Ustaadon Ka Ustaad Ustaadon Ka Ustaad is an extraordinary reality tel >> Read More... (2008), which they won.

Shakeel went back to Pakistan after the tragic event of Mumbai Attacks (2008) when he was being threatened by Indian extremist nationalists, and he had no other choice than to go back to Pakistan. He again appeared on Indian television screen when he was cast in a TV show named Comedy Classics Story soon >> Read More... , aired on life OK.