Aurangzeb Leghari

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Aurangzeb Leghari
اورنگزیب لغاری
Born (1944-10-25) 25 October 1944 (age 79)
Alma mater Central Model School Lahore, Government College Lahore, Cadet College Petaro, Jam Shoro
Occupations
Years active1960 - present
Children4
Awards Pride of Performance Award (2014)

Aurangzeb Leghari (born 25 October 1944) is a Pakistani TV actor who has been working in TV dramas since the 1970s. His notable TV dramas include Waris , Dehleez , Waqat, Uchay Burj Lahore Dey, and Chanan Tey Dariya. He was honored with the Pride of Performance Award in 2014.

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Early life

Leghari was born on 25 October 1944 in Rahimabad, Rahim Yar Khan, British India. He completed his education at the Government Central Model School, Lahore. Later, he went to the Government College Lahore to earn his graduate degree. [1]

Career

Leghari started his acting career by participating in theatrical plays in the 1960s. His debut TV play was Samjohta, but he got fame by acting a role in Amjad Islam Amjad's play Waris , telecast in 1979–1980 on PTV. He has performed in some 300 theatrical plays. [1] [2] [3]

He worked in over 300 theatrical plays and he also hosted shows. Then he worked as Weather presenter used to read the weather report on PTV. [1]

He also appeared in some Urdu films like Naureen, Faslay (1981), and others. [1] [4]

Personal life

Aurangzeb is married with 2 wives and has four children 2 with each.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNetwork
1973Aik Mohabbat So AfsanayMaster JiPTV
1979 Waris Chaudhry Niaz AliPTV [5]
1980Chanan Tey DariyaAmirPTV
1981 Dehleez JahangirPTV [5]
1982 Sona Chandi NaseebPTV
1984 Andhera Ujala RaheelPTV [5]
1985SaahilSajjadPTV
1985 Apnay Log Musharraf PTV
1986WaqatZaidPTV
1986 Hazaron Raaste TaimoorPTV [1]
1989 Neelay Hath Abdul KareemPTV
1990Uchay Burj Lahore DeyPervaizPTV
1990 Fishaar Murtaza KhanPTV
1991Tali ThalaySaeedPTV
1993 Fareb Sultan KhanPTV
1995 Zard Dopehar OfficerPTV
1996Paigham Zubani Aur HaiMuhammad AliPTV
1997Ghar Se GharSheikh ZubruddinPTV
1998Ghulam GardishRiyasat AliPTV
2002Thori Khushi Thora GhumMalaikaPTV
2004DillagiSahabPTV
2008OopsHasan ARY Digital
2010NamakBaba JanPTV
2011Adhoray KhawabJamalPTV
2011Al TashJavedPTV
2012MainChaudhary SahabPTV
2013 Mere Harjai Saad's fatherARY Digital
2015MaaziFarooqA-Plus
2016Piya Be DardiSahir's father A-Plus
2017RaniQutub Shah Geo TV
2018Tu Jo NahiChaudhary Sahib Express Entertainment
2020 Dil Tanha Tanha Mirha's father Hum TV
2020 Saraab Hoorain's father Hum TV
2021Ajnabi HumsafarAleezay's fatherSAB TV
2021 Dobara Mehru's father Hum TV
2023Mohabbat Kay BaadJia's fatherSAB TV

Film

YearFilmLanguage
1970NoreenUrdu
1978SaheliUrdu
1981FaslayUrdu
1981WafaUrdu
1982 Ek Din Bahu Ka Urdu
1992DillagiPunjabi
1992ShehzadaUrdu
1993QasamUrdu
1995DharkanUrdu
2013 Main Hoon Shahid Afridi Urdu
2023Baba JaniUrdu

Awards and recognition

YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef.
1993 Nigar Awards Best Supporting ActorQasamWon [6]
2014 Pride of Performance Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan ArtsWon [7] [8] [9]

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