Adil Murad (born 1974) is a Pakistani

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

and actor in films, Television serials and tele-films, and son of Pakistani actor

Waheed Murad Waheed Murad ( ur, ; 2 October 1938 – 23 November 1983), also known as Chocolate Hero, was a Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer. Famous for his charming expressions, attractive personality, tender voice and unusual talent for a ...

. He was introduced in the Pakistani

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colour film ''Raja sahib'' in 1996, but the film, due to bad direction and a weak story, flopped at the

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. Since then, he has been working in tele-films as an actor and as producer. He has been cast by

Shoaib Mansoor Shoaib Mansoor (Full name, Shoaib Mansoor), ( ur, ; born 4 February 1951 Karachi) is a Pakistani television and film director, writer, producer, lyricist and musician of Muhajir origin. Active in the television industry since 1980, he first ...

in his tele-film ''Streets of Karachi'', which is based on the life of a couple in

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and the ups and downs of the city.http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=117364 Recently ARY Film Awards 2016 gave appreciation award to his father Waheed Murad for his inspirational work in film industry which has been received by him. Adil's grandfather, Nisar Murad, was a noted film distributor who belonged to

Sialkot Sialkot ( ur, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Sialkot District and the 13th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined with Jammu (the winter capital of Indian administered Jammu and Kas ...

in Punjab. The Murads claimed Turkish ancestry; one of their ancestors, Murat, was a soldier of Ottoman-origin serving in the

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army who settled in Punjab.

Filmography

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Pakistani male film actors Living people 1976 births Pakistani people of Turkish descent Punjabi people Waheed Murad {{Pakistan-film-producer-stub