Shakeel

This article is about the television actor. For other uses, see Shakeel (disambiguation).

Yousuf Kamal (Urdu: یوسف کمال; 29 May 1943 – 29 June 2023), known professionally as Shakeel Yousuf (Urdu: شکیل یوسف), was a Pakistani actor best known for his roles in the PTV drama series Uncle Urfi (1975), as Mehboob Ahmed in PTV's Aangan Terha (1984), and as Taimoor Ahmad in Ankahi (1982).

Shakeel
شکیل
Born	Yousuf Kamal[1] (1943-05-29)29 May 1943 Bhopal, Central Provinces, British India (now in Madhya Pradesh, India)
Died	29 June 2023(2023-06-29) (aged 80) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Years active	1966–2018
Known for	Uncle Urfi Ankahi Aangan Terha

Pride of Performance Award Recipient
Date	1992[1]
Country	Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Presented by	Government of Pakistan

Life and career

Shakeel and his family migrated from India to Karachi, Pakistan, in 1952.^[1] He was born Yusuf Kamal in Bhopal, British India.^[2]

Shakeel received his primary education from an English-medium school in British India and in a French missionary school in India.^[1]

Shakeel was well known for his roles in the PTV drama serial Uncle Urfi (1972), as Mehboob Ahmed in Aangan Terha (1984), and as Taimoor Ahmad in Ankahi (1982). He acted in a number of Pakistani films. He also played the part of the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaqat Ali Khan, along with Christopher Lee, in a British biographical film about the life of founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah: Jamil Dehalvi's Jinnah (1998). He also appeared in the series Traffic for BBC Channel 4. He was known for his philanthropic activities.^[1]

Shakeel died on 29 June 2023, at the age of 80.^[3] He had been battling a prolonged illness, and news of his death had an emotional impact on admirers and fellow artists alike.^[4]

Filmography

Cinema

• Honehar (1966)^[1][2]
• Josh-e-intiqaam (1968)
• Nakhuda (1968)
• Papi (1968)
• Zindagi (1968)
• Dastaan (1969)
• Insaan aur gadha (1973)^[5]
• Badal aur bijli (1973)
• Chahat (1973)^[5]
• Jeedar (1981)
• Traffic Movie – TV Serial (BBC Channel-4 )
• Jinnah (1998) as Liaquat Ali Khan^[6]
• Zeher-e-Ishq (2016)

Television

Shakeel acted in the following TV dramas:

• Naya Raasta (1971), written by the famous Pakistani TV writer Hasina Moin, Shakeel's first TV play^[2]
• Zair, Zabar, Pesh
• Belapur ki daayan on HumTv (current work)
• Honeymoon
• Tick Tock Company^[1]
• Mantorama
• Afshan
• She jee
• Zameen
• Doosri Aurat
• Aandhi
• Bulbulay
• Ankahi as (Taimoor Ahmad)
• Gharoor
• Tum Say Mil Kar
• Saaye
• Jab Jab Dil Miley
• Shehzori
• Happy Eid Mubarak:^[7]
• Chaudhween Ka Chand
• Colony 52
• Dhoop Mein Sawan
• Kothi No 156
• Bulbulay
• Qutubuddins
• Zair, Zabar, Pesh^[2]
• Naam Dar
• Ankahi^[2]
• Uraan
• Ishq Ki Inteha
• Ana
• The Castle: Aik Umeed
• Aroosa
• Chand Grehan
• Uraan
• Uncle Urfi^[1]
• Tapish
• Kohar
• Parchaiyan
• Kaghaz Ke Phool PTV
• Ankahi^[1]
• Aangan Terha^[2]
• Koi to Barish
• Dil Ko Manana Nahi Aya
• Aansoo (Cameo appearance)
• Umrao Jaan Ada (Cameo appearance)
• Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan (Cameo appearance)
• Dil E Muztar
• Kankar
• Mujhe Khuda Pe Yaqeen Hai
• Phir Kab Milo Ge
• Tere Baghair
• Teri Chah Main
• Udaari
• Sila
• Khandan e Shuglia

Awards and legacy

• In recognition of his contributions to show business, he was awarded the Pride of Performance in 1992.^[1][2]
• Nominee: Best Actor Drama Series in a Supporting Role in The 1st Indus Drama Awards in 2005

Shakeel, in his 'one-man-show' 35-minutes-long stage performance in Karachi, in December 2012, says in the play, "War, war and more war only results in hunger and poverty."^[2] "At one point, he reminisces about a time when people were full of love, honesty and concern for each other."^[2] Many Pakistani TV and film celebrities including Fatima Surayya Bajia, Hasina Moin, Bushra Ansari and Anwar Maqsood Hameedi were in the audience to watch his performance.^[2]

See also

• List of Lollywood actors