Aurangzeb Leghari (born 25 October 1944) is a Pakistani TV actor who has been working in TV dramas since the 1970s. His notable TV dramas include '' Waris'', '' Dehleez'', ''Waqat'', ''Uchay Burj Lahore Dey'', and ''Chanan Tey Dariya''. He was honored with the

Pride of Performance Award The Pride of Performance ( ur, ), officially known as Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, an ...

in 2014.

Early life

Leghari was born on 25 October 1944 in Rahimabad,

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. He completed his education at the Government

Central Model School, Lahore Government Central Model School, Lahore is a school in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and depe ...

. Later, he went to the

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to earn his graduate degree.

Career

Leghari started his acting career by participating in theatrical plays in the 1960s. His debut TV play was ''Samjohta'', but he got fame by acting a role in

Amjad Islam Amjad Amjad Islam Amjad, PP, Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Urdu: امجد اسلام امجد) (born 4 August 1944) is an Urdu poet, drama writer and lyricist from Pakistan. The author of more than 40 books in a career spanning 50 years,Ally Adnan (September ...

's play '' Waris'', telecast in 1979–1980 on PTV. He has performed in some 300 theatrical plays. He worked in over 300 theatrical plays and he also hosted shows. Then he worked as Weather presenter used to read the weather report on PTV. He also appeared in some Urdu films like ''Naureen'', ''Faslay'' (1981), and others.

Personal life

Aurangzeb is married and has four children.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and recognition

References

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