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Early life

Ayaz was born in Lahore and he studied CSS to be a government officer from University of Lahore.

Career

Ayaz started his acting career in 1980 and he was fourteen years when he did his first lead role in film ''

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. The film was a box office and crowned as a golden jubilee hit and it further boasted the career of Ayaz. In 1980s Ayaz appeared in films ''Yeh Zamana Aur Hai'', ''Ek Doojay Kay Liye'' in both films he starred with Babra Sharif, ''Naam Mera Badnam'' in which he starred with Shabnam,

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, Kaveeta and Sangeeta. In 1984 Ayaz starred in film ''Ishq Nachaway Gali Gali'' with Sabiha Khanum the film was a hit and for his role in film ''Ishq Nachaway Gali Gali'' he won Nigar Award of Best Actor. Then Ayaz made his debut in a lead role in drama ''Dastak'' written by Haseena Moin and directed by

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on PTV with Shazia Akhtar.

Personal life

Ayaz married his co-star model and actress Shazia Akhtar with whom he starred in drama ''Dastak''. They married in 1990s but after few years later they divorced. Ayaz's father named Naeem Naik was a civil servant in Islamabad but later he also did acting and he acted in drama ''Qurbatein Aur Fasley'' and his mother Zareena was an actress. He is the cousin of Pakistani-British singer

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and also of television director and producer Mehreen Jabbar. Ayaz's paternal uncle Ejaz Naik was a senior bureaucrat in the foreign ministry. Presently he is posted as CSP officer in Islamabad.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and recognition

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Naik, Ayaz 1966 births Living people 20th-century Pakistani male actors Pakistani male film actors 21st-century Pakistani male actors Nigar Award winners Male actors in Punjabi cinema Pakistani male television actors Male actors from Lahore Male actors in Urdu cinema