10 Ever-Green Veteran Actors From Urdu Film Industry

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1. 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 (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 pa...

Date of Birth: 1964

Gender: Female

Language: Urdu

Skills: Comedian

Shakeel Siddiqui Biography

Date of Birth: 1964

Gender: Female

Language: Urdu

Skills: Comedian

2. Abid Ali

Abid Ali is a well-known Pakistani personality famous in his neighboring country India also. In the young age, during his schooling, he had no specified interest in television, but he had an artistic and creative mind. When he moved on to college, he gave auditions to work in Radio Pakistan and got selected by Ata Shad for his appreciable voice that was suitable for the job. He worked in Radio Pakistan while studying. After completing his college, he decided to work as a television actor and moved to Lahore and started giving auditions and got a break on television in India. Afterward, he also did great work in different Pakistani and Indian movies like Sahiba (1992), Nageena (1990) etc. Abid Ali got married to Humaira A...

Date of Birth: 1952

Gender: Male

Language: Urdu

Skills: TV-Actor, Movie Actor, RJ

Abid Ali Biography

Date of Birth: 1952

Gender: Male

Language: Urdu

Skills: TV-Actor, Movie Actor, RJ

3. Asif Raza Mir

Asif Raza Mir is a producer and actor in the Pakistani film and television industry. He also simultaneously acted in some Hindi movies. He was born on the 26th of September 1959 in Karachi, Pakistan. His father Raza Mir was a movie director and cinematographer for the first-ever Pakistani film “Teri Yaad” (1948). Asif's wife is Samra Raza Mir. They have two sons together. They are Ahad Raza Mir and Adnan Raza Mir. Ahad is also an actor, producer, singer, and writer. Asif appeared in a very few Bollywood films like “Darwaza” (1978), “Samundar” (1986), “Agar Tum Na Hote” (1983), and a few more. But he produced and acted in many Pakistani films and serials. Some of his famous ...

Date of Birth: 26-09-1959

Age: 64

Star Sign: Libra

Gender: Male

Language: Urdu

Skills: Supporting Actor

Asif Raza Mir Biography

Date of Birth: 26-09-1959

Age: 64

Star Sign: Libra

Gender: Male

Language: Urdu

Skills: Supporting Actor

4. Behroze Sabzwari

Behroze Sabzwari is a Karachi, Pakistan-born film and TV actor. He started his career as a Radio Jockey in Radio Pakistan. His career of acting took off flight in the 1970s with Dadajan Nanajan, a live television children’s play. Bheroze is popular for the role of character Aziz in the film Gul-e-Rana and character Waji Ahmed in Mera Naam Yousuf Hai. He also appeared in many television commercials several times. He has also been a part of some stage plays which includes the famous Mirza Ghalib Bandar Road Par, a famous play by Khawaja Moinuddin. This play was one of the earliest Bheroze’s ventures that introduced him throughout the television viewers of Pakistan in starting seventies. In the year ...

Date of Birth: 16-02-1957

Age: 67

Star Sign: Aquarius

Gender: Male

Language: Urdu

Skills: TV-Actor, Movie Actor

Behroze Sabzwari Biography

Date of Birth: 16-02-1957

Age: 67

Star Sign: Aquarius

Gender: Male

Language: Urdu

Skills: TV-Actor, Movie Actor

5. Javed Sheikh

Javed Sheikh is one of Pakistan’s actor, producer, and director, who also acts in Bollywood. Javed Sheikh was born in Rawalpindi on 8th October 1954 to a Pakistani family. He started his film career in 1974, with a Lollywood film Dhamaka. Since then, he featured in many Pakistani films, like Kalay Chor, Daku Raaj, Zamana, among others. Javed Sheikh has ventured in many different forms of acting and films, not limiting himself to just Pakistani films and big screen. He has also worked as a Radio actor in Pakistan. Sheikh has been highly successful on the small screen as well. Some of his TV works include serials such as Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat, Dolly ki Ayegi Baraat, Ann...

Date of Birth: 08-10-1954

Age: 69

Star Sign: Libra

Gender: Male

Language: Urdu

Skills: Movie Actor

Javed Sheikh Biography

Date of Birth: 08-10-1954

Age: 69

Star Sign: Libra

Gender: Male

Language: Urdu

Skills: Movie Actor

6. Firdous Jamal

Firdous Jamal is a renowned personality in the mediums of theater, radio, TV, and film. He is an icon promoting art and culture in Pakistan who is considered to be an academy himself. He has been serving Pakistan media over 40 years and over the years he has produced a number of dramas, commercials, and documentaries for the small screen. In movies, he has 30 years of experience, and perhaps that is why he has been recognized as ‘Voice of Millennium’ from Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC). He has won the best actor award 4 times for PBC and had been nominated in the best actor category for eight times. The highest honor that he has been awarded is ‘Pride of Performance 1986 National Aw...

Date of Birth: 09-07-1954

Age: 69

Star Sign: Cancer

Gender: Male

Language: Urdu

Skills: TV-Actor

Firdous Jamal Biography

Date of Birth: 09-07-1954

Age: 69

Star Sign: Cancer

Gender: Male

Language: Urdu

Skills: TV-Actor

7. Irfan Khoosat

Irfan Khoosat is a famous Pakistani film & television actor, producer, comedian, and radio presenter. On June 9, 1946, he was born in Okara district, Punjab, British India. He is graduated. His hobbies are reading books & newspapers, traveling, and swimming. His father, Sultan Khoosat, was a famous film & radio comedian and artist. His son, Sarmad Sultan Khoosat, is a Pakistani actor, producer, screenwriter, film & television director. His daughter, Kanwal Khoosat, is a screenwriter, director, and actress. Irfan Khoosat began his career in the entertainment industry as an actor. He marked his acting debut in the Pakistani film “Jabroo” in 1977. He got immense popularity & appreciatio...

Date of Birth: 09-06-1946

Age: 77

Star Sign: Gemini

Gender: Male

Language: Urdu

Skills: Actor

Irfan Khoosat Biography

Date of Birth: 09-06-1946

Age: 77

Star Sign: Gemini

Gender: Male

Language: Urdu

Skills: Actor

8. Usman Peerzada

Usman Peerzada was born on June 24, 1950, in Lahore, Pakistan, and currently resides there. During his college days, he began his acting career and is now Pakistan's most senior actor and director. He is well-known for his roles in Urdu and Punjabi films. He is married to Samina Peerzada, who is a senior actor and director in the entertainment sector. He worked in the USIS Repertory Theatre Company in 1974, before he became a television artist. In 1975, he was offered the lead role in Pakistan's first English-language film, 'Beyond The Last Mountain,' produced by media veteran Javed Jabbar. He began a collaborative venture with Sri Lanka in 1976 and produced the film 'Sazish,' while his picture 'Seeta Devi'...

Date of Birth: 24-05-1951

Age: 72

Star Sign: Gemini

Gender: Male

Language: Urdu

Skills: Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter

Usman Peerzada Biography

Date of Birth: 24-05-1951

Age: 72

Star Sign: Gemini

Gender: Male

Language: Urdu

Skills: Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter

9. Shehryar Zaidi

Shehryar Zaidi is a well-known, senior Pakistani actor. He predominantly acts in TV serials and shows. He is known to play the current age dramatic roles of a father on screen. Also, many of his family members too happen to be related to the showbiz and media. Sheharyar Zaidi’s family hails from Uttar Pradesh, India. But they had migrated to Pakistan after the partition in 1947. Sheharyar has completed his graduation from National College of Arts (NCA) in Lahore. After completing his degree, he indulged actively into acting and singing and this marked as the very beginning of his media career. During the 1970’s he continued to appear as a singer on PTV and also was providing vocals for famous tele...

Gender: Male

Language: Urdu

Skills: Movie Actor

Shehryar Zaidi Biography

Gender: Male

Language: Urdu

Skills: Movie Actor

10. Jamal Shah