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Shafqat Cheema
Pakistani actor and producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shafqat Cheema is a Pakistani actor and producer.
In a career spanning more than three decades, he has particularly become known for his fine acting in negative roles and has been called "Pakistan’s favorite villain".[1]
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Early and personal life
Shafqat graduated from the Jamia Naeemia, an Islamic seminary affiliated with the Barelvi movement, in 1974.[1] He is the son of a religious scholar and a hafiz (memorizer) and qari (reciter) of the Qur'an.
Before entering the film industry he was a wrestler as well a painter.[2]
Cheema has five daughters and a son, Sheharyar, who starred alongside his father in the 2017 movie Geo Sar Utha Kay, which Cheema also produced, while it was directed by his brother Nadeem Cheema.[3][4]
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Career
Shafqat claims that his acting career began by coincidence, when he walked into the Shahnoor Studios in Lahore. He then decided that he wanted to become a film actor. He struggled for almost twelve years before he was offered a side role in the film Kalka (1989), which also starred Sultan Rahi.[1]
Selected filmography
Films
Television series
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References
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