Malik Naseem Waqas (born 18 July 1970), better known by his stage name Naseem Vicky, is a Pakistani theatre, television and film actor, director, producer, playwright and a stand-up comedian.
He is working in
Punjabi drama
Punjabi Dramas are semi-improvised comedy stage plays popular in the Punjab region of Pakistan.
The plays are scripted but actors and performers are given enough freedom to add humor along the way while staying within boundaries. Punjabi dramas a ...
s as a stand-up comedian and also in some comedy shows on many news channels in Pakistan.
He has also appeared in comedy shows in India, including ''Nautanki Ke Super Overs'' on
Colors TV
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and ''
Comedy Nights Bachao
''Comedy Nights Bachao'' (English: ''Comedy Nights, Help!'') is an Indian Hindi-language comedy television series which premiered on 5 September 2015. The series used to air on Sunday nights on Colors TV. The series was a reality show with a fo ...
'' on Colors TV.
He also participated in
Kapil Sharma
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's shows ''
Comedy Nights with Kapil
''Comedy Nights With Kapil'' is an Indian Hindi-language sketch comedy and celebrity talk show hosted and produced by comedian Kapil Sharma. It was on-air on Colors TV amid 22 June 2013 to 24 January 2016. Many of the episodes feature celebr ...
'' and ''
The Kapil Sharma Show
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''.
Personal life
Naseem Vicky was born Malik Naseem Waqas in
Faisalabad
Faisalabad, formerly known as Lyallpur, is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, second-largest city and primary List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, industrial center of the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan ...
,
Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
on 18 July 1970. In 2000, he moved to
Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
for his career.
He is married to fellow TV actress Chandni Naseem.
[http://vidpk.com/p/320/Naseem-Vicky/ , Profile of TV actor Naseem Vicky, Retrieved 5 February 2017]
Career
Television and film actor
He has acted in many television series, including ''
Family Front
''Family Front'' () is a 1997 Pakistani comedy drama sitcom television series. It was broadcast by the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV World, now PTV News). This sitcom was directed by Waseem Abbas and written by Muhammad Younis Butt. '' (1997), a well-known
PTV sitcom.
He has also worked in movies.
Theatre actor, director, producer and playwright
In 2017, he wrote a comedy play based on the Indian movie ''
Dangal'' (2016), Vicky essaying
Aamir Khan
Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and television personality who works in Bollywood, Hindi films. Referred to as "Mr. Perfectionist" in the media, he is known for his work in a variety of film g ...
's role. Few months later, he wrote and directed a play that parodied Indian movie ''
Baahubali 2'' (2017), also playing the main role.
In 2020, he produced and directed a play, also a parody, based on Pakistan's famous drama ''
Meray Paas Tum Ho
''Meray Paas Tum Ho'' (; ) is a 2019 Pakistani romantic melodrama series produced by Humayun Saeed and Shahzad Nasib under their production banner Six Sigma Plus. Directed by Nadeem Baig and written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar, the show starred ...
'' (2019), where he was the lead actor alongside fellow comedian Qaiser Piya.
Filmography
Television serials
Television shows
Films
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1976 births
20th-century Pakistani male actors
Living people
Pakistani male comedians
Pakistani stand-up comedians
Pakistani male film actors
Pakistani male television actors
Pakistani theatre directors
Pakistani dramatists and playwrights
PTV Award winners
People from Faisalabad
21st-century Pakistani male actors
Pakistani expatriate male actors in India
Participants in Indian reality television series