Abid Ali ( ur, ; 29 March 1952 – 5 September 2019)
was a
Pakistani actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
, director and producer.
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 ''
Waris'' (1979).
Family
He was married twice. From his first marriage to actress and singer
Humaira Ali
Humaira Ali (née Chaudhry) is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Nail Polish'', ''Kankar'', ''Jab We Wed'' and '' Sammi''.
Early life
Humaira was born on April 5th in 1960 in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her studies ...
(née Chaudhry),
[Khushbakht Shahid (21 April 2018)]
"Pakistani mother-daughter celebrities who were too good to be ignored"
''The Business Recorder'' (newspaper), Retrieved 3 June 2019. he had three daughters including the supermodel-turned-actress
Iman Ali
Iman Ali ( ur, ; born 19 December 1980) is a Pakistani actress, model, and singer who appears in Urdu films. Ali made her film debut with a leading role in the 2007 thriller film ''Khuda Kay Liye'', for which she won a Lux Style Award for B ...
as well as the actress and singer
Rahma Ali.
[Mehek Saeed (7 March 2015]
"Rahma Ali’s gaari moving forward halke halke"
''The Express Tribune'' (newspaper), Retrieved 3 June 2019.[
]
Early life and career
Born and educated in Quetta
Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه) is the tenth List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in Geography of Pakistan, south-west of the country close to the ...
, Abid Ali was attracted to the arts from early age, writing stories and painting in his childhood and teenage years, and first joined Radio Pakistan
Radio Pakistan serves as the national public broadcaster for radio in Pakistan. Although some local stations predate Radio Pakistan's founding, it is the oldest existing broadcasting network in Pakistan. The network was established on 14 August ...
before going to Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...
after some struggle and launching his successful TV career with PTV's drama serial ''Jhok Sial'' in 1973.[Saadia Qamar (22 December 2011)]
"Tete-a-tete with Abid Ali"
''The Express Tribune'' (newspaper), Retrieved 3 June 2019
He launched himself as a director and producer with the 1993-hit drama '' Dasht'', also the first private production for Pakistan, while the same year, for PTV this time, he directed the drama ''Doosra Aasman'', the first drama shot abroad, followed by other projects for many channels, including ''Saheli'' in 2007, or ''Massi aur Malka'', a family based-drama, in 2009, usually acting in these serials as well.
Illness and death
Abid Ali was hospitalized on 2 September 2019 at Liaquat National Hospital
The Liaquat National Hospital is located at Stadium Road, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
History
Soon after Independence the Red Cross Fete Committee, which was chaired by Syed Wajid Ali, raised about PKR 800,000 through meena bazaars organized un ...
in Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
.
Awards and recognition
*Pride of Performance
The Pride of Performance ( ur, ), officially known as Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, an ...
Award by the President of Pakistan
The president of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=s̤adr-i Pākiṣṭān), officially the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the ceremonial head of state of Pakistan and the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces.[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 Kadw ...]
References
External links
*
Pakistani male film actors
Pakistani male television actors
Pakistani television directors
People from Quetta
1952 births
2019 deaths
Punjabi people
Nigar Award winners
Hum Award winners
Recipients of the Pride of Performance
Pakistani actor-politicians
Male actors in Urdu cinema
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