Babar Ali

{{short description|Pakistani film and television actor (born 1972)}}

{{about|the Pakistani actor|the Pakistani cricketer|Babar Ali (cricketer)|the Indian teacher|Babar Ali (teacher)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Babar Ali

| image = Morning Show with Babar Ali at apna channel (cropped).jpg

| alt = Babar Ali while conducting his show Morning with Babar Ali at Apna Channel

| caption = Ali in 2015

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|06|30}}

| birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

| occupation = Actor, TV host

| years_active = 1994 - present

| spouse =

| children = 2

| alma_mater = Gulistan Shah Abdul Latif School Karachi

| known_for = {{ubl|Labbaik (PTV) |Landa Bazar|Laal Ishq|Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa}}

| education =

| awards = Nigar Award in 2000

}}

Babar Ali ({{langx|ur|{{nq|بابر علی}}}}; born 30 June 1972) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He started his career in the late 1980s at the age of 16.

Babar Ali is known for playing ‘Bali’ in the drama serial Landa Bazaar (2002-2003) written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar.{{cite web|url=http://urduwire.com/people/Babar-Ali_468.aspx|archive-date=8 April 2019|url-status=dead

|title=Profile of Babar Ali|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408062044/http://urduwire.com/people/Babar-Ali_468.aspx|access-date=31 August 2022|website=Urdu Wire website}}

Career

Babar Ali's first film appearance was in Jeeva (1995 film), directed by Syed Noor. He went on to appear in other films such as Munda Bigra Jaye (1995), Chor Machaye Shor (1996), Khoey Ho Tum Kahan (2001), Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa (2002) and Larki Punjaban (2003). He starred as Bali, the lead character, in the 2002 PTV television drama series Landa Bazar.

In 2017, Babar revived his character of Bali (Iqbal) in Laal Ishq, which was a sequel to the original 2002 drama series.{{cite web|url=https://www.hmagpak.com/11-Apr-2017/lal-ishq-a-must-watch-pakistani-drama-to-be-released-soon|title='Lal Ishq': A Must-Watch Pakistani Drama To Be Released Soon |access-date=31 August 2022 |date = April 11, 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/09-Nov-2017/laal-ishq-a-journey-of-love/|title=Laal Ishq: A journey of love |newspaper=The Nation (newspaper)|access-date=31 August 2022|date =9 November 2017}}

In 2022, he appeared in The Legend of Maula Jatt where he played Sardar Jatt.

Films

Year	Title	Role	References
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rowspan="5"\| 1995 \| Jeeva \| Gul \|[http://www.tv.com.pk/celebrity/Babar-Ali/73/biography Profile of Babar Ali on tv.com.pk website] Retrieved 31 August 2022
Love 95
Jo Dar Gaya Wo Mar Gaya
Sarak
Munda Bigra Jaye
rowspan="4"\|1996 \| Baazigar
Be Qabo
Miss Istanbul
Lakht-e-Jigar
rowspan="5"\| 1997	Qarz
Aqabon Ka Nisheman
Khuda Janey
Raja Pakistani
Dever Dewanay
rowspan="7"\| 1998 \| Zever
Dewarain
Dil Sanbhala Na Jaye
Harjai
Dulha Lay Kar Jaoun Gi
Chor Machaye Shor
Insaf Ho To Aisa
rowspan="2"\|1999	Kursi Aur Qanoon	Kali
Mujhe Jeene Do
rowspan=2\|2000	Ghar Kab Aao Gay	Oberoi
Mehndi Waley Hath
2001	Khoey Ho Tum Kahan
2002	Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa	Zargul
2003	Larki Punjaban
2005	Naag aur Nagin
2008	Gulabo
2010	Channa Sachi Muchi
rowspan="2"\| 2011	Bhai Log	Faizu
Son of Pakistan
2017	Geo Sar Utha Kay
rowspan="2"\| 2022 \|Tere Bajre Di Rakhi
The Legend of Maula Jatt	Sardar Jatt
TBA	Meri Jaan		{{cite news\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1159567\|title=Actor Babar Ali returns with new film 'Meri Jaan'\|newspaper= Dawn (newspaper)\|access-date=31 August 2022 \|date = 26 January 2015}}

Television

=Actor =

Year	Drama Title	Role	Channel
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1994	Shee Jee		NTM
1996	Labaik	Mohammad Bin Qasim	rowspan="3" \| PTV Home
1997	Babar	Humayun Mirza{{Cite web\|url=https://besttvdrama.blogspot.com/2010/06/babar.html\|title=Best Tv Drama: Ptv Classic Drama Babar\|date=5 June 2010\|access-date=31 August 2022}}
1999	Boota from Toba Tek Singh	Meeru
2001	Chand Chehra		rowspan="4" \|PTV Home
2002	Landa Bazar	Baali/Iqbal
2009	Mishaal	Rashid: Mishaal's elder brother
2010	Chunri	Tufail
rowspan="2"\|2011	Ek Nazar Meri Taraf		Geo TV
Nazar		PTV Home
rowspan="2"\| 2012	Mil Ke Bhi Hum Na Mile	Achoo	Geo TV
Main	Baber	rowspan="2" \|PTV Home
2014	Oas
2016	Wafa	Daniyal	rowspan="3" \| Geo TV
rowspan="3"\|2017	Kabhi Socha Na Tha	Salman
Rani	Shah Murad
Laal Ishq	Baali/Iqbal	A-Plus TV
rowspan="2"\|2020 \|Tarap \|Laeeq{{Cite web\|url=https://mediachowk.com/tarap-drama-hum-tv-storyline-cast-timings-teaser-review-and-ost-song/\|title=Hiba Bukari - Tarap Drama is Coming on HUM TV\|last=Aamir javed Story\|website=mediachowk.com website\|language=en\|access-date=31 August 2022\|archive-date=23 March 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323154812/https://mediachowk.com/tarap-drama-hum-tv-storyline-cast-timings-teaser-review-and-ost-song/\|url-status=dead}} \| rowspan="2" \|Hum TV
Zebaish \|Parvaiz Javed
2021 \|Amanat \|Malik Furqan \|ARY Digital
rowspan="5" \|2022 \|Mor Moharan \|Sher Aalam \|TV One
Wehem \|Khawar Amin \| rowspan="2" \|Hum TV
Wehshi \|Majid
Woh Pagal Si \|Ahsan Hayat{{Cite web \|last=Sumiya \|date=2022-07-29 \|title=Woh Pagal Si Drama Cast Name, Pictures, Story, & Timing - ARY Digital \|url=https://www.magpakistan.com/woh-pagal-si-drama-cast-name-pictures-story-timing/ \|access-date=2022-07-29 \|website=Mag Pakistan \|language=en-US}} \| rowspan="3" \|ARY Digital
Muqaddar Ka Sitara \|Safdar Kamal
rowspan="4" \|2023 \|Kuch Ankahi \|Thanvi
Fatima Feng \|Jahangir \| rowspan="2" \|Green Entertainment
Siyaah \|Jamal
Namak Haram \|Amin Qureshi \|Hum TV

=TV show host=

Morning with Babar Ali (Apna Channel)

Awards

Nigar Award for Best Male Singer in film Mehndi Waley Hath (2000).{{cite web|url=https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards/ |title=Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards|date=24 November 2017|access-date=31 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613171619/https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards/|archive-date=13 June 2020|url-status=dead|website=The Hot Spot Film Reviews website}}

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! Ceremony

! Category

! Project

! Result

1st Lux Style Awards

| rowspan="2"|Best Film Actor

| N/A

| rowspan="4" {{nom}}

3rd Lux Style Awards

| Larki Panjaban

10th Lux Style Awards