Mohammed Badi Uzzaman Azmi (8 March 1939 – 14 June 2011), better known as Badi Uzzaman, was a

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television and film actor. According to ''

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'', Uzzaman was perhaps best known for his role as a hospital patient in the 1986

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'', opposite actor

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. He later appeared in numerous television roles during his career, often as a supporting character, including ''

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''. Uzzaman was born on 8 March 1939, in

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. His father worked for the railway industry, so he moved to the city of

Abbottabad Abbottabad (; Urdu, Punjabi language(HINDKO dialect) آباد, translit=aibṭabād, ) is the capital city of Abbottabad District in the Hazara region of eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in Pakistan and fourth ...

in present-day

. He continued to move with his family depending on his father's job transfers, which included time in both

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and

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. Uzzaman graduated from Government College, Abbottabad, in 1959, where he studied

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in Pakistan. He switched to acting, appearing in roles of

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(PTV) following the state-owned channel's launch in 1964. In 1984, Uzzaman was cast in ''Malia'', a Pakistani film about a traveling

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with a strong, underlying theme against the martial law imposed by the government of General

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. In the film, Uzzaman played five different characters. The film was sharply rebuked by Zia's government, and had to be completed in London. Uzzaman left Pakistan and was granted

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in the

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soon after ''Malia's'' release. He became a

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. At the age of 72, Uzzaman died of a lung infection on 14 June 2011.

Partial filmography

*''Intekhab'' (1978) *''Mehman'' (1978) *''

My Beautiful Laundrette ''My Beautiful Laundrette'' is a 1985 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi. The film was also one of the first films released by Working Title Films. The story is set in London during ...

'' (1985) - Dealer *''Christmas Present'' (1985) - Mr. Amir Mehrban *''

Personal Services ''Personal Services'' is a 1987 British comedy film directed by Terry Jones and written by David Leland, about the rise of a madam of a suburban brothel which caters to older men. The story is inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne, ...

'' (1987) - Mr. Patel *''

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid ''Sammy and Rosie Get Laid'' is a 1987 British film directed by Stephen Frears, with a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi. Plot Sammy and Rosie are a married couple, both leading a promiscuous bohemian lifestyle until Sammy's father comes to visit to ...

'' (1987) - Ghost *''

Cry Freedom ''Cry Freedom'' is a 1987 epic apartheid drama film directed and produced by Richard Attenborough, set in late-1970s apartheid-era South Africa. The screenplay was written by John Briley based on a pair of books by journalist Donald Woods. The ...

'' (1987) - Mortician's assistant *''Bellman and True'' (1987) - Shopkeeper *''Karachi'' (1989) - Family father *''

Lebewohl, Fremde ''Lebewohl, Fremde'' is a 1991 German drama film directed by Tevfik Başer. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Grażyna Szapołowska as Karin * Müşfik Kenter as Deniz * Gustav-Peter W� ...

'' (1991) - Badi *'' K2'' (1991) - Ibrahim *''

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'' (1992) - Dadaji's Retainer *''

Son of the Pink Panther ''Son of the Pink Panther'' is a 1993 comedy film. It is the ninth and final installment of the original '' The Pink Panther'' film series starting from the 1963 film. Directed by Blake Edwards, it stars Roberto Benigni as Inspector Clouseau's ...

'' (1993) - Wasim *''

Bhaji on the Beach ''Bhaji on the Beach'' is a 1993 British comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha (in her feature film directorial debut) and written by Meera Syal. Plot A community group of British women (mostly Punjabis of various faiths) of differen ...

'' (1993) - Uncle *''Brothers in Trouble'' (1995) - Old Ram *''

My Son the Fanatic ''My Son the Fanatic'' is a short story written by Hanif Kureishi first published in ''The New Yorker'' in 1994. It was reprinted in Kureishi's 1997 collection of short stories, ''Love in a Blue Time,'' and also as a supplement to some editi ...

'' (1997) - Man in mosque *'' You're Dead'' (1999) - Dr. Chandra *''Mad Cows'' (1999) - Indian shopkeeper *''Kevin & Perry Go Large'' (2000) - Shopkeeper *''

The Fourth Angel ''The Fourth Angel'' is a 2001 British-Canadian thriller film directed by John Irvin and starring Jeremy Irons, Forest Whitaker, Jason Priestley and Charlotte Rampling. It was written by Allan Scott, from a homonymous novel by Robin Neillands ( ...

'' (2001) - Dr. Mackay *'' All or Nothing'' (2002) - Passenger #1 *''Cross My Heart'' (2003) - Vikram *''The Baby Juice Express'' (2004) - Singh *'' Yasmin'' (2004) - Hassan *''

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'' (2005) - Mr. Mulley *''

Eastern Promises ''Eastern Promises'' is a 2007 gangster film directed by David Cronenberg from a screenplay by Steven Knight. The film tells the story of Anna (Naomi Watts), a Russian-British midwife who delivers the baby of a drug-addicted 14-year old Russian ...

'' (2007) - Chemist *''In Your Dreams'' (2008) - Kung fu waiter *''Caught in the Act'' (2008) - Mr. Patel *'' Another Year'' (2010) - Mr. Gupta *''

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'' (2010) - Shopkeeper

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Uzzaman, Badi 1939 births 2011 deaths British male television actors British male film actors English people of Pakistani descent Muhajir people Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom Pakistani emigrants to the United Kingdom People from Abbottabad British film actors of Pakistani descent People from Azamgarh district