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Ahmed Ali Akbar

Pakistani actor (born )

Ahmed Ali Akbar (Urdu: احمد علی اکبر) is a Pakistani actor who primarily works in Urdu television. He marked his television debut at the age of thirteen in PTV's drama Stop Watch. He guest-starred in the drama film Siyaah and started his professional acting career in , since then he has appeared in several television series.[1] Akbar is best known for playing the titular character Parizaad in Hum TV's popular drama Parizaad in for which he won several awards including Hum Awards for Best Actor - Popular.

His other notable works include Yeh Raha Dil () and Ehd- e-Wafa ().[2][3][4]

Early life

Ahmed was born into a Punjabi family in Rawalpindi to tennis coach Muhammad Ali Akbar.[5][6] His brother Abid Ali Akbar is a tennis player.[7]

He played tennis on a national level before pursuing his film career.[8] He also played cricket and football at club level.[5] At one point, he wanted to pursue professional cricket but abandoned the option because of nepotism.[5][9]

Career

Early work as child artist, musician and theater actor

He marked his television career at the age of thirteen on PTV's drama Stop Watch, after which he was singing for a progressive rock band, the Islamabad-based Nafs, for some ten years before returning to acting on some friend's advice, in a play written by Osman Khalid Butt.[10]

Ali made his stage debut in and received critical appraisal for his work.[11]

Film debut and television success

He guest starred in his debut film Siyaah and started his professional television career in , as a lead actor in the drama Shehr-e-Ajnabi.[12]

He then grabbed one of the leading roles in Parchi, in , which was well received at the box-office.

  • He also directed the stunts for the film.[13]

    In , he starred in Laal Kabootar, a crime-thriller movie set in Karachi, which is also music video director Kamal Khan's first feature film, sharing the screen with Mansha Pasha and Ali Kazmi, and which was well received by the critics.[14] The same year he also worked in the hit drama serial Ehd-e-Wafa which was ISPR's presentation and aired on PTV Home and Hum TV[15]

    In , he was the lead role in Parizaad, earning critical acclaim for his acting and winning several awards, including Hum Awards for Best Actor - Popular.[16]

    Filmography

    Films

    Television

    Theatre

    Awards and nominations

    References

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