Sohail Asghar is one of the oldest actors in today’s Pakistani cinema. He was born in Lahore, Pakistan to a Muslim orthodox family. He completed his education from his hometown and joined Radio Pakistan. He served as a Radio Jockey from 1978 to 1988 and started to take part in local theatre shows. During this time he developed liking for acting. He left his job at the Radio station and worked at carpet business of his cousin. After one year he left the business and again joined Radio in Lahore. During his course as RJ he got noticed by
Nusrat Thakur
a Director at PTV Lahore. He was signed for play Raat though he didn’t had the lead role, his acting skills were noticed by industry. He then did the play Khwaish for which he was highly appreciated. His other notable dramas include Laag, Piyas, Chand Grehn, Kajal Ghar.
He made his movie debut with the movie ‘
Murad
’ in year 2003. He played role of ‘Saima’ who adopts a child ‘Murad’. The story revolved around her being rejected by the society and how he raises his son. His role in this movie bagged him award for Outstanding Performance at The 1st Indus Drama Awards.
After his debut he starred in ‘
Mahnoor
’ in year 2004, which is a movie about a dancer from prostitute market. His last movie was ‘Victim of an Honor Killing’ which is a British movie about honor killings, as the name suggests.
Asghar’s old age is not stopping him from acting and he is still working on projects.