Mehboob Alam (actor)

Mehboob Alam (14 March 1948 – 18 March 1994) was a Pakistani actor best known for his role in the epic Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) drama serial, Waris (1979-1982).[1] He played the role of Chaudhry Hashmat Khan in that drama serial. He also acted in another popular PTV drama Andhera Ujala (1984-1985 season of PTV).[2]

Mehboob Alam acted in 38 movies, 12 Urdu, 15 Punjabi and 11 Sindhi language movies. Some of his famous movies were Sooarth (Sindhi - 1973), Rut Ja Ristha, Dharti La Kunwar (1975)[3] and Dharti Dilwaran Jee (Sindhi - 1975), Shehzor (Sindhi - 1976), films Khak-o-Khoon (Urdu - 1979), Chan Varyam (1981 Guest appearance in film), Fatafat (Punjabi - 1981), Khan Balouch (Punjabi - 1985) and Darya Khan (Sindhi - 1991).[2]

He died on 18 March 1994 in Karachi, Pakistan at age 46.[2]

Awards and recognition
  • The 1st Indus Drama Awards in 2005,[4] a 'Special Award' awarded after his death.

References
  1. http://www.dawn.com/news/1169324, 'Waris' PTV drama serial (1979-1982) rated among 'Top Ten TV Drama Serials of Pakistan' on Dawn newspaper, Published 13 March 2015, Retrieved 20 Nov 2016
  2. http://pakistan360degrees.com/famous-tv-actor-of-pakistan-mehboob-alam/, Profile of Mehboob Alam (actor), Retrieved 20 Nov 2016
  3. http://www.citwf.com/film86862.htm, Actor Mehboob Alam in film Dharti La Kunwar (1975) on C.I.T.W.F. website, Retrieved 20 Nov 2016
  4. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1777780/?ref_=fn_nm_nm_1, Mehboob Alam's 2005 award info listed on IMDb website, Retrieved 20 Nov 2016



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