Mani Liaqat ( ur, , born 25 April 1984) is a Manchester-based
British-Asian
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actor and
comedian
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. He is known for his bizarre rants, portly figure, witty voice and mixture of Punjabi/
Hindi
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and British everyday-humour.
Mani is best known as the winner of The
Great Indian Laughter Challenge
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The show's fifth season ...
UK on
Star One
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S ...
,
Star Plus
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Production Sky Channel 783. Mani has been awarded as UK's funniest Asian Comedian
Alongside his comedy Mani is concentrating on his Acting and Presenting career as well. More recently he has made a successful move into dramatic world of acting. He has already appeared in Bollywood feature Film Pusher (Nasha) 2010 alongside Bollywood actress
Mahima Chaudhry
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directed by Assad Raja
Also playing a cameo character alongside fellow mancunian actor Ali Khalid,
Abid Ali (actor)
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Ali acted in over 200 films and numerous television dramas but is best known for his role as Dilawar Khan in the PTV's classic drama '' W ...
and
Noman Ijaz
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in a Pakistani drama serial SARD AAG Directed by Yasir Akhtar based on
British Pakistanis
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aired on a global satellite channel
Hum TV
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currently aired weekly in the U.K on Venus TV.
Most Recently Mani was invited as The Best British Asian Comedian to appear on
Geo TV
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's renowned talk show The
Nadia Khan
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Show that delight its viewers with Nadia's trademark style of conducting informal and candid celebrity interviews.
Mani Liaqat also gave an electrifying and memorable performance at the Miss Bollywood UK 2009 at Birmingham biggest venue ICC on Broad Street which had judges and the audiences in tears of laughter. Reena Patel was crowned Miss Bollywood 2009. At the event were present the hottest names of the industry such as
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,
Michelle Collins
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(
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),
Joseph Marcell
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(
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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),
Lisa Lazarus
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Taz (singer)
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(Stero Nation), Karl George (Adjudicator) Hakille (dancer) and hosted by Raj& Pablo (
BBC Asian Network
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