Shafqat Cheema is a

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

i actor and producer. With his career of more than three decades, he is known for playing villain roles and is dubbed as "Pakistan’s favorite villain".

Early life

Shafqat graduated from the

Jamia Naeemia Jamia Naeemia Lahore is an Islamic University in Lahore associated with the Sunni Barelvi movement. Founded by Mufti Muhammad Husain Naeemi, father of Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi. It serves as the largest Sunni institution for the Barelvi movement in Pak ...

religious school in 1974. He is the son of an Aalim (scholar), and is a Hafiz and Qari of the Quran.

Career

Shafqat claims that his acting career began by coincidence, when he walked into the

Shahnoor Studios The Shahnoor Studios (also spelled as Shahnur Studios) is the studio taken over by Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi and his first wife, Noor Jehan in the aftermath of the independence of Pakistan in 1947. The studio is one of the oldest studios in La ...

. He then decided that he wanted to become a film actor. He struggled for almost 12 years before he was offered a side role in the film ''Kalka'' (1989), which also starred

Sultan Rahi Sultan Rahi ( ur, ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﺭﺍﮨﯽ ; June 24, 1938 – January 9, 1996) was a Pakistani actor, producer and screenwriter. He established himself as one of the leading and most successful actors of Pakistani and Punjabi cinema, and ...

Family

He is father of 5 daughters and 1 son. His only son is Sheharyar Cheema, who participated in the 2017 movie '' Geo Sar Utha Kay'', which he also produced.Omair Alavi (27 August 2017)
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Selected filmography

Television

* '' Khuda Aur Muhabbat'' (2011)

Geo TV Geo Television Network is a television channel based in Pakistan. It was established in May 2002 and is owned by the Jang Media Group. The channel began its test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning on 1 October ...

*'' Ashk'' (TV series) (2012)

Hum TV Hum TV is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL). Hum Network ...

* ''

Heer Ranjha (TV series) ''Heer Ranjha'' ( ur, ہیر رانجھا) is a 2013 Pakistani romance drama television serial based on the book of same name by Waris Shah, aired on PTV Home. The program is directed by Shahid Zahoor and written by Ahmed Aqeel Ruby. It first ...

'' (2013) PTV Home

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* 1955 births Living people Pakistani male film actors Pakistani male television actors Punjabi people {{Pakistan-film-bio-stub