Shafqat Cheema is a
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
i actor and producer. With his career of more than three decades, he is known for playing villain roles and is dubbed as "Pakistan’s favorite villain".
Early life
Shafqat graduated from the
Jamia Naeemia religious school in 1974.
[ He is the son of an Aalim (scholar), and is a Hafiz and Qari of the Quran.
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Career
Shafqat claims that his acting career began by coincidence, when he walked into the Shahnoor Studios. He then decided that he wanted to become a film actor. He struggled for almost 12 years before he was offered a side role in the film ''Kalka'' (1989), which also starred Sultan Rahi.[
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Family
He is father of 5 daughters and 1 son. His only son is Sheharyar Cheema, who participated in the 2017 movie '' Geo Sar Utha Kay'', which he also produced.[Omair Alavi (27 August 2017)]
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''The News''. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
Selected filmography
Television
* ''Khuda Aur Muhabbat
Khuda Aur Muhabbat ( ur, ; ) is a Pakistani spiritual-romantic drama series that aired on Geo Entertainment, 2011. It is based upon novel of the same name written by Hashim Nadeem. Imran Abbas Naqvi and Sadia Khan are featured as the lead ...
'' (2011) Geo TV
Geo Television Network is a television channel based in Pakistan. It was established in May 2002 and is owned by the Jang Media Group. The channel began its test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning on 1 October 2 ...
*'' Ashk'' (TV series) (2012) Hum TV
Hum TV is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL).
Hum Network Limi ...
* '' Heer Ranjha (TV series)'' (2013) PTV Home
PTV Home HD is a Pakistani Free-to-air Television channel owned by the Pakistan Television Corporation. It also broadcast as a Terrestrial television
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See also
* List of Lollywood actors
Lists of Pakistani actors are split by gender.
* List of Pakistani actresses
* List of Pakistani male actors
This is an alphabetical list of notable Pakistani male film and television actors:
A
* Aagha Ali
* Abdullah Ejaz
* Abdullah Kad ...
* Shaan Shahid
Armaghan Shahid PP ( ur, ; born 27 April 1971), better known by his stage names Shaan Shahid ( ur, ) or Shaan, is a Pakistani actor, producer, model, writer and director. Shaan has established himself as one of the most popular leading acto ...
* Saima
References
External links
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1955 births
Living people
Pakistani male film actors
Pakistani male television actors
Punjabi people
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