Shafi Muhammad Shah (or Shafi Mohammad) ( ur, شفیع محمد شاہ)
PP (7 September 1949–17 November 2007) was a Pakistani film and television actor. Popularly known as ''Shah-jee'', he was born in
Kandiaro
Kandiaro ( ur, , sd, ڪنڊيارو) is a town in the Naushahro Feroze District of Sindh province of Pakistan
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,
Naushahro Feroze District
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, Sindh.
Career
Shafi began his career as a radio presenter from the Hyderabad radio station. He obtained a postgraduate degree from the
University of Sindh
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,
Jamshoro
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. He later moved to Karachi and began his career as an actor.
Shah was introduced by PTV producer late '
Shahzad Khalil' in his Urdu-drama serial "Teesra Kinara" from where he joined the elite club of the leading TV stars.
Notable television plays
*''Aanch''
*''Bund Gulab''
*''
Chand Grehan
Chand Grehan ( ur, , lit=Lunar Eclipse) is a 1995 Pakistani television series written by Asghar Nadeem Syed and directed by Taj Dar Alam.
Synopsis
The story is about political dictionary and social status difference it follows Shehrbano (Huma) ...
''
*''Dairey''
*''Deewarain''
*''Jungle''
*''Adam Hawa aur shaitan''
*''
Zeenat''
*''Kali Dhoop''
*''Marvi''
*''Mohabbat Khawab Ki Surat''
* ''Mannat (Maa Aur Mamta)''
*''Tapish''
*''Teesra Kinara''
*''Zehar Baad''
*''Dhori'' (Ary Digital)
*''Kaanton sey aagey'' (Tv one)
#''Muhib Sheedi'' (1992) (
Sindhi language)
#''Ilzam'' (1993)
#''Muskarahat'' (1995)
#''
Salakhain
Salakhain () is a Pakistani Lollywood film which was released in 2004. Stars included Ahmed Butt, Zara Sheikh and Meera. The music was composed by M Arshad. Sajid Hassan and Saud were cast as villains with Shafi Muhammad as their boss.
S ...
''
Death
Shafi Muhammad Shah died while asleep at his
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home on 17 November 2007. His funeral prayers were held at Imambargah Yasreb in the
Defence Housing Authority
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. He was buried in the Defence graveyard. The cause of death was liver failure.
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Social activity
On 12 March 2004 Shafi Mohammad Shah joined Pakistan based UNICEF
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and WHO
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to help alarm the parents of minor children about taking vaccinations against Polio
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Tribute and honour
In 1985 he received best actor award from Pakistan Television.
At 9th PTV Awards he won Best Actor Award in 1998
In 2007, the participants at Karachi Press Club (KPC) paid tribute to actor Shafi Mohammad Shah at the Karachi Press Club (KPC). This meeting was organised by the KPC's cultural committee, in which several artists paid tribute to Shah, including Anwar Solangi, Manzoor Qureshi and Mumtaz Kanwal.The 1st Indus Drama Awards
The 1st Indus Drama Awards ceremony, presented by Indus TV Network, sponsored by Dulux, took place on 23 September 2005, at PAF Museum, Karachi. The ceremony was recorded, and was scheduled to be televised in Pakistan and UAE on October 1, 20 ...
2005 for ''Maa Aur Mamta'' (Mannat). He was also recipient of 'Pride of Performance Award' from the President of Pakistan
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* Aagha Ali
* Abdullah Ejaz
* Abdullah Kadw ...]
References
External links
Shafi Muhammad Shah Profile – Pakistan TelevisionRemembering Shafi Muhammad – Musiq Pakistan.com
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1949 births
20th-century Pakistani male actors
2007 deaths
Sindhi people
People from Naushahro Feroze District
Pakistani male television actors
PTV Award winners
Pakistani male film actors
21st-century Pakistani male actors
Recipients of the Pride of Performance
University of Sindh alumni
Pakistani Shia Muslims
Male actors from Karachi