Khalid Abbas Dar (born 1942) is an

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

, playwright, director, theatre producer, entertainer, mimic,

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and a

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. His career has been spanning over five decades.

Early life

Dar was born in 1942 into the family of Abdul Malik Dar, director sports at the Islamia College, who was vehemently opposed to his son's dreams to join the entertainment industry from the early years, eventually excluding him from his social circle when he did."Khalid Abbas Dar – An iconic artiste for all seasons
Business Recorder (newspaper), Retrieved 25 October 2021

Career

Khalid Abbas Dar is an entertainer; who performs on radio, television and theater. He is an actor and a mimic. He has worked for over five and a half decades and today Khalid Abbas Dar is recognized as a well-known entertainer in Pakistan. His career spans from 1958 to date. From his earliest recordings for

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, he then went onto television. Khalid Abbas Dar started his career as a child performer on Radio Pakistan in 1959. In 2009, Khalid Abbas Dar was associated with Express News for the political satire and one-man comedy show ''Darling''.

Radio

After he continued his career with

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, he was known as a well recognised adult voice in dramas and was associated with the popular radio show named ''Nizam Din'' daily for 14 years as an extempore companion and alter ego 'Mehtab Din'.Profile of Khalid Abbas Dar
Pakistan Times (newspaper), Retrieved 25 October 2021 He was sent by Radio Pakistan, Lahore to the cities and towns to listen to the people's problems and try to resolve those problems highlighted in his radio programme.

Performing for Pakistan Armed Forces

After the ceasefire in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, he was asked by the

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authorities, in concert with the All Pakistan Music Conference, to go to the front lines with singers including

Mehdi Hassan Mehdi Hassan Khan (; 18 July 1927 – 13 June 2012), known as Mehdi Hassan, was a Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer of great renown. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of ghazal singing, ...

, Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, Bade Fateh Ali Khan,

Masood Rana Masood Rana (), (6 August 1941 – 4 October 1995) was a Pakistani film playback singer. He began his singing career in 1962 with the film ''Inqalab'', became one of the top male singers in Urdu and Punjabi films for more than three decade ...

, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, Ustad Nazakat Ali Khan, Tufail Niazi, Naseem Begum, Roshan Ara Begum, and Shaukat Ali to entertain the defenders of the country.

Awards and recognition

Pride of Performance The Pride of Performance (), officially known as the Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sp ...

Award by the

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in 1999. *

Sitara-i-Imtiaz The Sitara-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") honour and Civil decorations of Pakistan, civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes individuals who have made an "especially me ...

(Star of Excellence) Award by the

in 2007. *

Hilal-i-Imtiaz The ''Hilal-e-Imtiaz'' (; ), also spelled as ''Hilal-i-Imtiaz,'' is the second-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") civilian award and honour given to both civilians and military officers of the Pakistan Armed Forces by the Government of Pakist ...

(Crescent of Excellence) Award by the

in 2013. *Roll of Honour 1966 awarded by government college ,Lahore. *Best Entertainer Award 1987 awarded by PTV. * Life time achievement award from radio Pakistan 2022

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dar, Khalid Abbas 1942 births Living people Pakistani male comedians Pakistani male film actors Pakistani theatre directors Recipients of the Pride of Performance Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz Recipients of Hilal-i-Imtiaz Central Model School, Lahore alumni Pakistani people of Kashmiri descent Pakistani dramatists and playwrights Pakistani male stage actors Pakistani male television actors Male actors from Lahore Radio personalities from Lahore Entertainers from Lahore