Ali Ejaz
{{Short description|Pakistani actor}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
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| birth_place = Qila Gujar Singh, Lahore, Punjab, British India
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| death_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Comedian
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| years_active = 1967 – 2018
| awards = 2 Nigar Awards
Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1993
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Ali Ejaz (21 October 1941 – 18 December 2018) was a Pakistani film and television actor known for his film roles in FBI Operation Pakistan (1971), Sona Chandi (1983), and Chor Machaye Shor (1996). He was given the Pride of Performance Award in 1993 by the President of Pakistan.
Beginning his career in 1967, he acted in 106 movies, 84 of which were in Punjabi, 22 in Urdu, and 1 Pashto.
Early life and career
Ali Ejaz was born 21 October 1941 in Qila Gujar Singh, Lahore.
Comedian Munawwar Zareef was his class-fellow at school.{{cite news|title=Comedian Ali Ejaz passes away |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1452295/ |newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|location=Pakistan|date=19 December 2018|access-date=17 July 2022}} He started his career with theatre in the 1960s. He was introduced to the film world by the film producer/director Shabab Keranvi who had met Ejaz in a bank. He also frequently acted in Pakistani television plays. While working at PTV, he trained a generation of artistes. His film roles and his pairing with actress Anjuman and actor Nannha were highly popular in Pakistan in the 1980s.{{cite web|url=http://pakfilms.net/artists/details.php?pid=276|title=Profile of Ali Ejaz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021060449/http://pakfilms.net/artists/details.php?pid=276|website=Pakistan Film Magazine website|access-date=17 July 2022|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 October 2017}}
Social activist
In 2015, he launched a social welfare project near Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan under his non-government organization (NGO), Ali Ejaz Foundation. This project, The Homes for the Welfare of the Old People, planned to build 132 homes within 3 years with donations from the public, industrialists and philanthropists.
Death
Ali Ejaz died of a cardiac arrest on 18 December 2018 in Lahore at the age of 77, survived by his widow and two sons, after having suffered from paralysis a decade before. He was buried at a local graveyard on Multan road Lahore in his fathers's shrine.{{cite news |title=Legendary film, TV actor Ali Ejaz laid to rest |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/407630 |work=The News International (newspaper)|date=18 December 2018|access-date=17 July 2022}}Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/WtC9u41bNDI Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210501201207/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtC9u41bNDI Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtC9u41bNDI| title = Ali Ejaz The Bright Face Of Lollywood Special Program {{!}} Ali Ejaz {{!}} Tum Yad Ho {{!}} | website=YouTube| date = 14 February 2021 }}{{cbignore}}{{cite news |title=Renowned film, TV actor Ali Ejaz passes away in Lahore |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/222279#_ |work=Geo TV News website|date=18 December 2018|access-date=17 July 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Lodhi |first1=Adnan |title=Renowned actor Ali Ejaz passes away at 77 |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1869239/4 |work=The Express Tribune (newspaper) |date=18 December 2018|access-date=17 July 2022}}
Filmography
- Insaniyat (Pakistan film debut){{cite web|url=http://pakfilms.net/actors/AliEjaz.php |title=Filmography of actor Ali Ejaz|website=Pakistan Film Magazine website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026212111/http://pakfilms.net/actors/AliEjaz.php|access-date=17 July 2022|archive-date=26 October 2017|url-status=dead}}
- Dilbar Jani (1969)
- Yamla Jatt (1969)
- Sayyan (1970)
- FBI Operation Pakistan (1971) (Alternate name for this film: Tiger Gang){{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/person164172.htm |title=Filmography of actor Ali Ejaz|website= Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website|access-date=17 July 2022|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921192942/http://www.citwf.com/person164172.htm}}
- Dil Aur Duniya (1971)
- Geo Jatta (1971)
- Sajjan Dushman (1972)
- Nizam (1972)
- Lalla Majnoo (1973)
- Ik Madari (1973)
- Jogi (1975)
- Sultana Daku (1975 film) (1975)
- Wehshi Jatt (1975)
- Hathkari (1975)
- Warrant (1976)
- Aj Diyan Kurrian (1977)
- Dubai Chalo (1979)
- Waaday Ki Zanjeer (1979)
- Aap Se Kya Parda (1979)
- Behan Bhai (1979)
- Sohra Te Jawai (1980)
- Chacha Bhateeja (1981)
- Muftbar (1981)
- Maula Jatt in London (1981)
- Maula Jat Te Nuri Nath (1981)
- Sala Sahib (1981)
- Dostana (1982)
- Mirza Jat (1982)
- Sahib Jee (1983)
- Susral Chalo (1983)
- Samundar Par (1983)
- Sona Chandi (1983)
- Ishq Pecha (1984)
- Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (film) (1984)
- Joora (1986)
- Chor Machaye Shor (1996)
- Dil Sanbhala Na Jaye (1998)
Popular TV shows
- Lakhon Mein Teen (1966)
- Heer Ranjha (1972)
- Dubai Chalo (1979)
- Khawaja and Son (1987) – a popular Pakistani television comedy drama series
- Sheeda Talli (1990)
- Shab Daig (1992)
- Parosi
- Asghari Akhbari( 2011)
His other television hits include serials like Lakhon Mein Teen with Qavi Khan and Athar Shah Khan and Dubai Chalo(1979).[http://www.tv.com.pk/celebrity/Ali-Ejaz/97/biography Profile of actor Ali Ejaz on tv.com.pk website] Retrieved 17 July 2022
Awards and recognition
- Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan (1993)
- Nigar Award for Best Comedian (1981)
- Nigar Award for Best Comedian (1984)
References
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External links
- Filmography of actor {{IMDb name|0252217}}
{{Pride of Performance for Arts}}
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Category:21st-century Pakistani male actors
Category:Actors in Urdu cinema
Category:Male actors from Lahore
Category:Recipients of the Pride of Performance
Category:Pakistani television actors