Ismail Tara ( ur, اسماعیل تارا; 16 November 1949 – 24 November 2022) was a Pakistani actor and comedian. He worked in stage plays, television and

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films. He was a five time

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winner for the best comedian in Haathi Mere Saathi (1993), ''Aakhri Mujra'' (1994), ''Munda Bigra Jaye'' (1995), ''

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'' (1996) and ''Deewarein'' (1998). He was well known for his best work in Fifty Fifty, which aired on PTV in the 1980s.

Career

Ismail Tara worked in the film and television industry from 1964 until his death, as well as in stage plays and TV dramas. He ended up writing some scripts of the popular TV show Fifty Fifty along with fellow TV comedian Majid Jehangir, when the original scriptwriter

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had a fall-out with the show's cast in 1981.

Personal life and death

Tara had to perform a comedy theater the same day his 8 year’s old son died. After his performance, he told the audience about his son’s death. Tara died due to kidney failure in Karachi on 24 November 2022, at the age of 73.

Filmography

Television

* '' Fifty Fifty'' - 1980s *Gharama - 1987 * ''

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'' - 2008 * '' Nadaaniyan'' * ''One Way Ticket'' - 2012 * ''Pak Villa'' - 2012 * ''Dheeli Colony'' - 2012 * ''Orangi Ki Anwari'' 2013 * ''

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'' * ''Jinn Ki Aayegi Baraat'' 2018 * ''Mirchiyaan'' 2018 * ''

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'' 2019 * ''Bhai Bhai'' 2019 * ''Woh Pagal Si'' 2022

Stage plays

* ''Soney Ki Chirya (Punjabi)'' * ''Mehndi Lagi Mere Hath (Punjabi)'' * ''Wah Wah Moin Akhtar (Urdu)'' * ''Tere Nakhre Hazar (Punjabi)'' * ''Pholay Badshah (Punjabi)''

Cartoon

* ''Donkey Raja'' Chacha character on Geo TV

Awards and nominations

: Winner for best comedian for Haathi Mere Saathi in 1993 *

: Winner for best comedian for ''Aakhri Mujra''n 1994 *

: Winner for best comedian for ''Munda Bigra Jaye'' in 1995 *

: Winner for best comedian for ''

'' in 1996 *

: Winner for best comedian for ''Deewarein'' in 1998 * The first Indus Drama Awards: Nominated for Best Actor Sitcom in a Leading Role and received Award for TV Comedy Series Fifty Fifty (1980s) *

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: Nominated for Best Actor Sitcom in a Leading Role and received Award for TV Comedy Series Fifty Fifty (1980s)

References

External links

* 1949 births 2022 deaths Pakistani male film actors Pakistani male stage actors Pakistani male television actors Pakistani male comedians Male actors from Lahore Nigar Award winners Male actors in Urdu cinema 20th-century Pakistani male actors 21st-century Pakistani male actors {{Pakistan-actor-stub