Ajab Gul (

Pashto Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani (). Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languages ...

: عجب گل) is a Pakistani actor turned film director, producer and music director who has mostly worked in Pashto films. As well as working in

Pakistani cinema Cinema of Pakistan, popularly known as Lollywood ( ur, ), refers to the film industry, filmmaking industry in Pakistan. Pakistan is home to several film studios centres, primarily located in its three largest cities – Karachi, Lahore, and ...

he has worked in television and theater.

Career

Ajab Gul has starred in commercial films such as ''

Yaar Baash ''Yaar Baash'' is a 2006 film, and writer is Qadir Khan In 2006, ''Mazhar Movies'' ranked the movie amongst the ''Top 25 Must See Pollywood Films''. Cast * Ajab Gul Ajab Gul (Pashto: عجب گل) is a Pakistani actor turned film director, ...

'', ''

Sharabi ''Sharaabi'' ( en, Drunkard, italic=yes) is a 1984 in film, 1984 Indian Hindi language, Hindi comedy drama film produced and directed by Prakash Mehra. This was Mehra's sixth film with Amitabh Bachchan. Sharaabi stars Amitabh Bachchan and Jay ...

'', '' Kyun Tum Say Itna Pyar Hai'' as well as critical performance films such as ''

Dukhtar ''Dukhtar'' (; ) is a 2014 Pakistani drama-thriller film directed by Afia Nathaniel. The film stars Samiya Mumtaz, Mohib Mirza, Saleha Aref, Asif Khan, Ajab Gul and Samina Ahmad. The film is Afia Nathaniel's feature directorial debut; she also ...

''. He has also starred in a string of successful television serials like ''Fareb'', ''Girift'', ''Piyas'', ''Sooraj Kay Sath Sath'', ''Musafatain'', ''Pathar'', ''Ghulam Gardish'', ''Tawan'', ''Chashman'', ''Dastar'', ''Sheharzaad''. His theatrical play ''Janam Janam ki Maile Chadar'' has set a record in South East Asia for its non-stop 1680 shows. His directorial debut was the film '' Khoey Ho Tum Kahan (KHTK)'', which had a decent theatrical run upon its release in 2001. Among the high points of the film was its phenomenal soundtrack composed by Zain and some stunning cinematography. The success of this film was so huge that the Indian film industry released a similar movie

Humraaz ''Humraaz'' () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic thriller film directed by the duo Abbas–Mustan. It stars Bobby Deol, Akshaye Khanna and Amisha Patel. This film marks the third collaboration between Deol and Abbas–Mustan. ...

in 2002. Gul made his comeback with his blockbuster '' Kyun Tum Say Itna Pyar Hai'', his follow up to ''KHTK''. In 2012, he directed the play ''Rahman Baba''.

Career

Filmography

Director

Television

See also