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Ali Ejaz

Pakistani actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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.[1][2][3]

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Beginning his career in 1967, he acted in 106 movies, 84 of which were in Punjabi, 22 in Urdu, and 1 Pashto.[2]

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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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[1][4]

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Social activist

In 2015, he launched a social welfare project near Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan[1] 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.[1]

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.[3][5][6][2]

Filmography

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His other television hits include serials like Lakhon Mein Teen with Qavi Khan and Athar Shah Khan and Dubai Chalo(1979).[9]

Awards and recognition

References

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