Ajab Gul |
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Born |
15 April 1964 (1964-04-15) (age 54)[1] Peshawar Pakistan |
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Nationality |
Pakistani |
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Alma mater |
Army Public School Peshawar |
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Occupation |
Actor, film director, producer |
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Years active |
1984–present |
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Ajab Gul (Pashto: عجب گل) is a Pakistani actor turned film director and producer who has mostly worked in Pashto films. As well as working in Pakistani cinema he has worked in television and theater.[2]
Career
He has starred in commercial movies such as Yaar Baash, Sharabi, Kyun Tum Say Itna Pyar Hai as well as critical performance movies such as Dukhtar. He has also starred in a string of successful television serials like "Fareb", "Girift", "Piyas", "Sooraj Kay Sath Sath", "Musafatain", "Pathar", "Ghulam Gardish", "Tawan", "Chashman", "Dastar", "Sheharzaad". His theatrical play "Janam Janam ki Maile Chadar" has set a record in South East Asia for its non-stop 1680 shows. His directorial debut was the film Khoey Ho Tum Kahan (KHTK), which had a decent theatrical run upon its release in 2001. Among the high points of the film was its phenomenal soundtrack composed by Zain and some stunning cinematography. The success of this film was so huge that the Indian film industry released a similar movie Humraaz in 2002. Gul made his comeback with his blockbuster Kyun Tum Say Itna Pyar Hai, his follow up to KHTK.
Director
Television
Dramas |
Maan Chale Ka Soda |
Fareb |
Girift |
Pyaar |
Soorag Kay Sath Sath |
Musafatien |
Pathar |
Ghulam Gardish |
Tawan |
Chashman |
Dastar |
Sheharzaad |
External links
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- W.Z. Ahmed (1957)
- Luqman (1958)
- Khalil Qaiser (1959)
- S.M. Yousuf (1960)
- Khalil Qaiser (1961)
- S.M. Yousuf (1962)
- Qadeer Ghori (1963)
- S.M. Yousuf (1964)
- Sharif Nayyar (1965)
- Pervez Malik (1966)
- Ehtisham (1967)
- Hassan Tariq (1968)
- Riaz Shahid (1969)
- Hassan Tariq (1970)
- Sharif Nayyar (1971)
- Nazrul Islam (1972)
- Ali Afaqi (1973)
- Nazrul Islam (1974)
- Shabab Kiranvi (1975)
- S. Suleman (1976)
- Nazrul Islam (1977)
- Sangeeta (1978)
- Masood Pervaiz (1979)
- Javed Fazil (1980)
- Pervez Malik (1981)
- Hassan Tariq (1982)
- Javed Fazil (1983)
- Hassan Askari (1984)
- Javed Fazil (1985)
- Iqbal Kashmiri (1986)
- Iqbal Kashmiri (1987)
- Javed Fazil (1988)
- Saeed Rizvi (1989)
- Hasnain (1990)
- Hasnain (1991)
- Umer Sharif (1992)
- Shamim Ara (1993)
- Shamim Ara (1994)
- Syed Noor (1995)
- Syed Noor (1996)
- Syed Noor (1997)
- Sangeeta (1998)
- Hassan Askari (1999)
- Hassan Askari (2000)
- Ajab Gul (2001)
- Javed Sheikh (2002)
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