Afzal Khan (

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Jan Rambo Afzal Khan (Urdu: افضل خان), better known as Jan Rambo, is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and comedian. He rose to fame by playing a janitor nicknamed ''John Rambo, Jan Rambo'' on Pakistan Television Corporation, PTV's famous co ...

'' on PTV's famous comedy show ''

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'' (1991). He later assumed ''Jan Rambo'' as his unofficial screen name taken from the

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character

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. People on the TV stage set had nicknamed him ''Jan Rambo'' due to his striking resemblance to the Hollywood actor.

Career

Afzal Khan began his acting career from stage dramas in Islamabad. He acted in a few plays by PTV that were aired only in

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and

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.Profile of actor Afzal Khan on tv.com.pk website
Retrieved 14 June 2020 He has made the record of signing the most number of featured films in a single day, that is 26. He has appeared in more than 150 movies. He was cast as ''Jan Rambo'' (a janitor) in PTV's comedy series ''Guest House'' in 1991. It was an instant hit and ''Rambo'' became the most popular character of the series. After his success as ''Jan Rambo'', he began to get offers from movies. In 1992, he signed his first movie and became a mainstream

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actor. However, his image of a comedy actor earned him mostly comedy characters. He tried to do some serious movies but wasn't as successful. He was as a judge on a TV talent show as well as on a dance show. In 2011, he hosted a morning show on

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, a Pakistani television channel. He also appeared in the popular Pakistani drama series ''Naagin'' on

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. In 2018 he turned director with the

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drama ''Taqdeer'', in which he also played the lead role alongside his wife Sahiba and another veteran actor,

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Personal life

He was born in

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and is married to fellow

actress

Sahiba Afzal Sahiba Afzal is a Pakistani actress and producer. She is the daughter of Nisho and Tasleem Fazli. She appeared in movies ''Hero'' (1992), ''Hathi Meray Sathi'' (1993), ''Munda Bigra Jaey'' (1995), ''Chor Machaye Shor'' (1996), ''Lur Da Sheitan'' ...

, who is the daughter of veteran film actress

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Selected filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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