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Zafri Khan
Zafri Khan (ﻇﻔﺮﯼ ﺧﺎﻥ; born 25 November 1970) is a Pakistani actor and comedian. He is best known for his work in Pakistan theatre, based in Lahore. He also has a successful career in television and films. Khan is famous for his slapstick comedy. He has acted with a number of other comedians including Nasir Chinyoti, Murtaza Hassan, Naseem Vicky, Amanullah, Babu Baral, Sohail Ahmad, Iftikhar Thakur, Anwar Ali, Tariq Teddy and Sakhawat Naz. Early life Zafri Khan was born in Punjab on 25 November 1970. Fellow actor and comedian Wajid Khan is his first cousin. Career Early work Zafri Khan started his career from Pakistan theatre. His acclaimed theatre career has continued to flourish and he is now regarded as one of the most popular stage actors. 2010s: Established star In 2016, Khan participated in Indian comedy competition show called '' Mazaak Mazaak Mein''. He hosted a talk show called ''Afra Zafri'' on 24 News HD in 2018. Khan portrayed the role of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Located in the Rachna Doab of Central Punjab, central Punjab, it is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, third-most populous city in Pakistan. Established in 1892 as a List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, planned city, the #Demographics, population of the city increased six times in the decade following the Partition of India, partition of British India as hundreds of thousands of East Punjabi Punjabi Muslims, Muslim immigrants settled the city. Historically one of the largest villages of Punjab, Lyallpur was one of the first planned cities within British India. It was restructured into City Districts of Pakistan, city district status; a devolution promulgated by the 2001 Local government in Pakistan, local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanullah (comedian)
Amanullah Khan (1946 – 6 March 2020), known professionally as Amanullah, was a Pakistani Punjabi theatre performer, comedian and TV artist regarded as one of the best comedians in the Indian subcontinent. He was cited as one of the world's best observational comedians as he learned through his surroundings and everyday happenings. He influenced many artists as well as people. Amanullah began his professional career in 1977 with the play ''Sixer'', and remained active till his death in 2020. In a career spanning some 50 years, he performed in over 2000 stage plays. He has a world record of 860-day night theatre plays. According to famous Pakistani comedian Sohail Ahmed, Amanullah Khan was regarded as one of the top comedians in Pakistan as well in the Indian subcontinent. He also appeared in '' Khabarzar with Aftab Iqbal on Aap News''. Early life and career Amanullah was born in Chak Ramdas village of Gujranwala, Punjab, in 1950 to a common man. Although his ancestry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Express News (Pakistan)
Express News HD is an Urdu language Pakistani television news channel based in Karachi, launched on 1 January 2008. It is owned by Lakson Group which also runs the country's third largest Urdu daily newspaper, ''Daily Express''. The owners of the channel, launched ' Express 24/7', a 24-hour Pakistani English news channel on 5 February 2009. History At its inception, the news channel introduced a comprehensive fleet of DSNG vans for live coverage across the country, reflecting the parent company's strategy for the ''Daily Express'', which prioritized regional news through local editions. While initially successful, attracting viewers seeking local and regional news and ranking as the second most-watched news channel in Pakistan, this advantage gradually declined as other channels also started providing extensive live local news coverage. The launch of Express News also coincided with a dispute between Jang Group and the then-serving president, Pervez Musharraf. Geo News under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24 News HD
24 Digital HD () is an Urdu language current affairs news television channel based in Lahore, Pakistan, and launched in 2015.PEMRA urged to remove ban on 24 News HD The News International, Published 4 July 2020, Retrieved 9 November 2021 The channel is owned by who is the founder of City News Group. History 24 News was founded as a current affairs-focused channel in 2015 by |
Mazaak Mazaak Mein
''Mazaak Mazaak Mein'' is an Indian Hindi-language reality television talent competition, which premiered on 23 July 2016 on Life OK. The series is produced by Balaji Telefilms of Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor. Harbhajan Singh and Shoaib Akhtar were the judges. Plot The show is a reality show, but the main aim of the show is to select the best comedians in the field of comedy. Judges * Shoaib Akhtar * Harbhajan Singh Cast * Chandan Prabhakar * Raju Srivastava *Suresh Albela * Vrajesh Hirjee Vrajesh Hirjee (born 16 June 1971) is an Indian film and television actor and comedian. He is also a script writer, dubbing artist and doing commentary in vivo pro kabbadi league season 9. He has acted Hindi language films like ''Rehna Hai Tere ... *Zafri Khan References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazaak Mazaak Mein Balaji Telefilms television series 2016 Indian television series debuts Hindi-language television shows Indian comedy television series Television shows set in Mumbai Life O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Of Pakistan
Theatre in Pakistan has been developed and influenced by the traditional and ritual Persian theatre as well as the classical Indian dance practices of the Mughal Empire. As Pakistan is an Islamic state, the production of plays and theatrical performances in the past was not condoned in the country for religious reasons. That is why this performing art did not have the opportunity to develop and flourish. The concept of Pakistani theater as a national heritage could only be traced back to modern plays due to the absence of any classical theatrical tradition, while folk literature has also been largely obscured except the performances of the Bhand. Background With the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate that began in the 10th and 11th centuries, theatre was discouraged or forbidden entirely. Pakistan, like its Middle Eastern neighbors, did not condone the performing arts except the popular performances of comic dialogues that crudely displayed the female body. Later, howeve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suhail Warraich
Sohail Sarwar Warraich (; born 1961) is a Pakistani journalist and television host. Career Warraich is the host of the GEO TV Programmes Ek Din Geo k Sath, an interview-based TV program on lifestyles of celebrities. He also used to host ''Left Right'', a political talk show posing right-wing and left-wing political arguments. Warraich used to support the left wing on this TV show. He used to come on a programme ''Meray Mutabiq'' every Sunday, an opinionated interview/talk show based on Warraich's analytical views on current issues along with TV journalists Hassan Nisar and Iftikhar Ahmad. Sohail Warraich is also a human rights activist responsible for Amnesty International Pakistan's Human Rights Project. Warraich joined Dunya News as Executive Director on 23 January 2017. Later, he rejoined Geo TV in 2020. Warraich is considered to be an authority on Punjab's political families, clans or 'biradari' system voting trend prevalent in Punjab's election politics. In 2024, he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geo News
Geo News () is a old technology foundation Pakistani news channel owned by the Jang Media Group. It was launched in October 2002 as the news and current affairs program was under its flagship channel Geo TV, which later in 2004, Geo TV decided to launch its own news channel Geo TV is the biggest news channel in Pakistan today. History Geo News was launched in October 2002 as Geo TV. In June 2014, Geo News was suspended for their accusation against the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency and its then-chief Zaheer-ul-Islam for attacking its journalist Hamid Mir. In 2018, the employees of Geo News were not paid for three months and the editor-in-chief was Summons, summoned to explain the situation. Imran Aslam (journalist), Imran Aslam, an executive of Geo Network said, "This is an attempt to financially cripple the organization into submission." The news channel owner has also been summoned by the court in the past on the issue of non-payment of employee salaries. Contro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakhawat Naz
Sakhawat Naz () is a Pakistani stand-up comedian and actor from Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. He is best known for his work in Pakistan theatre. Naz's television work includes appearances in ''Khabarnaak'' and ''Mazaaq Raat''. He is often considered one of the most popular comedians of Lahore Theater. Early life Sakhawat Naz was born in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. Career Theatre He started his career from Faisalabad at age 12. He has had major roles in a dozen classic plays at Theatre of Pakistan also known locally as 'stage dramas'. Television In 2010, he joined ''Khabarnaak'', a GEO TV comedy satire show. He appeared on the show as Jeda. In 2013, Naz left the show and started a similar program on Dunya News called ''Mazaaq Raat Mazaaq Raat (Urdu/Punjabi : ) is a Pakistani television stand-up comedy and talk show hosted by Imran Ashraf on Dunya TV. The ''Mazaaq Raati'' team consisting of Qaiser Pia, Akram Udaas, Iftikhar Thakur, Ayesha Shakoor, and Aoun Ali Khan. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tariq Teddy
Tariq Teddy (12 August 1976 – 19 November 2022) was a Pakistani theatre comedian in Punjabi, known for his quick, sharp replies. Personal life Teddy was born in Faisalabad, Punjab, in 1976, into a family involved in furniture business. He had three children, a son and two daughters. In 2015, his wife Asma filed a case in court because Teddy didn't pay for the children's domestic expenses, leading to his arrest warrants. Career Teddy performed in Punjabi stage dramas, beginning in 1990, and also acted in films such as '' Salakhein''. His comedic persona was a fierce rival of the late fellow comedian Mastana, though the two were close friends off the stage. Death Teddy died in Lahore on 19 November 2022, at the age of 46. According to Teddy's son, his father had respiratory and hepatic issues, had been ill for a while, and had spent his last ten days receiving treatment at PKLI Hospital. Stage shows * ''Chalak Tottay 1'' * ''Chalak Tottay 2'' * ''Chalak Tottay 3'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anwar Ali (actor)
Anwar Ali is an Indian film producer and actor. He is the younger brother of India's ace comedian Mehmood Ali. Ali started his career as an actor, starred in many movies in the era of 70's before he turned producer. Early and personal life Anwar Ali was the youngest born in a family of 4 brothers and 4 sisters to Mumtaz Ali, who was famous as a dancer and character-artist in films from the 1940s era with his own dance troupe "Mumtaz Ali Nites". His brother Mehmood was an established comedian, while his sister Minoo Mumtaz was a dancer and actor in the movies. He is married to Mona Mathur Ali and has a son by the name Akaar Ali. Mona Ali had written a book "Amitabh And I Memoirs: Anwar Ali" in 2004 as a tribute to the friendship between Amitabh and Anwar Ali. Early career He made his debut in the movie '' Sadhu Aur Shaitaan'' in 1968. His first major role was in the K. A. Abbas's film '' Saat Hindustani'', which was also the debut movie for Amitabh Bacchan. He then worked i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
