Babar Ali ( ur, ; born 30 June 1972) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He started his career at age sixteen.
Babar Ali is known for playing ‘Bali’ in the drama serial
''Landa Bazaar'' (2002-2003) written by
Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar
Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar ( ur, ) is a Pakistani writer, director, Urdu poet, lyricist and occasional actor known for writing such dramas as ''Pyarey Afzal'' (2013), ''Sadqay Tumhare'' (2014) and most recently the top-rated ''Meray Paas Tum Ho'' ...
.
Career
Babar Ali's first film appearance was in
Jeeva (1995 film)
''Jeeva'' (Urdu: ) is a 1995 Urdu Pakistani film directed by Syed Noor. The film introduced Babar Ali and Resham into Lollywood. Nadeem played the title role alongside Resham and Babar Ali. Playback singer Anwar Rafi is in this film. Folk sing ...
, directed by
Syed Noor. He went on to appear in other films such as ''Munda Bigra Jaye'' (1995),
''Chor Machaye Shor'' (1996), ''
Khoey Ho Tum Kahan
''Khoey Ho Tum Kahan'' (Urdu: کهوے هو توم کهاں ) is a 2001 Pakistani Urdu film directed by Ajab Gul. The film starred Babar Ali, Ajab Gul and Meera. It earned 5 Nigar Awards, and performed well at the box office.
Synopsis
It is a ...
'' (2001), ''
Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa
''Yeh Dil Aap ka Huwa'' ( ur, , , This heart is yours) is a 2002 Lollywood Urdu film starring Sana, Moammar Rana and Saleem Sheikh among others. It was directed by Jawed Sheikh and ran successfully in theaters across Pakistan. The film's soundtr ...
'' (2002) and ''
Larki Punjaban
Larki Punjaban (Urdu: , (''lit'' Punjabi Girl) is a 2003 Pakistani Urdu film directed by Syed Noor and starring Babar Ali, Saima, and Shamyl Khan. '' (2003). He starred as Bali, the lead character in the 2002 PTV television drama series
''Landa Bazar''.
[
In 2017, Babar revived his character of Bali (Iqbal) in ''Laal Ishq'', which was a sequel to the original 2002 drama series.]
In 2022, he appeared in ''The Legend of Maula Jatt
''The Legend of Maula Jatt'' is a 2022 Pakistani Punjabi-language action drama film directed and written by Bilal Lashari. The film is an adaptation of the 1979 cult classic film ''Maula Jatt'' but it is considered neither a remake nor a seq ...
.''
Films
Television
Actor
TV show host
*''Morning with Babar Ali'' ( Apna Channel)[
]
Awards
* Nigar Award
The Nigar Awards ( ur, , translit=Inʿām Negār, lit=Picture Awards) were presented in an annual award show to recognize outstanding achievement in Pakistani cinema. The honors are awarded by Nigar Magazine founded in 1948. The Nigar Awards a ...
for Best Male Singer in film Mehndi Waley Hath
''Mehndi Waley Hath'' (2000) is a Punjabi Pakistani film directed by Syed Noor starring Saima, Moammar Rana and Babar Ali.
Mehndi Waley Hath was Syed Noor's unofficial follow up to Choorian (1998 film) after its tremendous success at th ...
(2000).
See also
* List of Lollywood actors
References
External links
*
Profile of Babar Ali on YouTube
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Living people
Nigar Award winners
Pakistani male film actors
Pakistani male television actors
Male actors from Karachi
Punjabi people
1972 births
People from Karachi