Ghūlām Muḥammad Gūlāb (6 January 1958 – 18 January 2019), commonly known as Gulab Chandio, was a Pakistani television and film actor. During his artistic career he starred in more than 300 Urdu and Sindhi dramas and 6 films.

Early life and education

Gulab was born on 6 January 1958 in Shahmir Chandio village,

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, in a farming household. He completed his school and intermediate education in the village. In 1976, he shifted to

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and got a clerk's job in the food department. In 1978, he returned to

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. He had been jailed for taking part in protests after

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's death penalty.

Acting career

Gulab emerged as a television actor in the early 1980s and started his career in Sindhi dramas. He entered the TV industry in 1982 and made his debut with the Sindhi drama ''Biyo Shaks'' (The Other Man). Another source states that his first drama was ''Khan Sahib'' (1980). He appeared in various plays and serials, including Sindhi dramas ''Talash'', ''Saam'', ''

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'', ''Jiyapo'', ''Mittia ja Manhoo'', and ''Ghulam'', and Urdu serials '' Zeenat'', ''Rawish'', ''Noori Jam Tamachi'', ''Tipu Sultan'', and ''Saagar ka Aansoo''. He was known for ''Noori Jam Tamachi'', ''Marvi'' and ''

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''. He also worked in theatre plays and films, his first film was ''Dushman'' in which he played the role of an actor. He also played the leading character in another Sindhi film ''Muhib Sheedi'' (1990). He also appeared in Syed Noor's '' Sargam'' (1995).

Political career

Gulab contested the Pakistani general elections from

and

twice but lost both times. In 2016, he joined the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf.

Awards and recognition

In 2016, he was awarded the President's

Pride of Performance Award The Pride of Performance (), officially known as the 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, and ...

for his services in art and drama.

Death

He died in

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, Karachi on 18 January 2019. Gulab was a heart patient with chronic diabetes.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandio, Gulab 1958 births 2019 deaths 20th-century Pakistani male actors 21st-century Pakistani male actors Baloch male actors Male actors in Sindhi cinema Male actors in Urdu cinema Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf politicians Male actors from Karachi Sindhi male actors People from Shaheed Benazirabad District Recipients of the Pride of Performance