Firdous Jamal

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Firdous Jamal
فردوس جمال
Born (1954-06-09) 9 June 1954 (age 69)
Occupation Actor
Notable work Waris , Sayeeban Sheeshay ka, Man chale ka sauda, Mehboob, Pagal Ahmeq Bewakoof, Saahil, Piyari, Dhoop Deewar, Ruswaiyan [2]
Family Hamza Firdous (son)
Bilawal Firdous (son)
Awards Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1986 [2]

Firdous Jamal (Urdu : فردوس جمال) is a Pakistani television, theatre, stage and film actor.

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Beginning his career with a Hindko drama serial called Badnami Dey Toway in the mid-1970s, he has acted in at least 300 TV plays, 150 stage plays, 200 radio plays and 50 films, with his work consisting of all the languages of Pakistan. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Family

His son Hamza Firdous is an actor, [5] an "award winning web drama producer and actor in Ireland" [6] who has had roles in dramas like O Rangreza or Ghughi , while another son, Bilawal Firdous, is a model and aspiring actor, with whom he opened his own production house, Firdous Jamal Films. [7]

Health

He was diagnosed with colon cancer in December 2022 [8] [9] and currnetly going through remission.

Filmography

Films

YearFilm TitleRoleNotes
1981 Muftbar
1984 Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (film)
1984 Doorian
1985Direct Hawaldar
1987 Silsila
1993Chandi
2016 Revenge of the Worthless Maulana Sufi Mohummed
2016 Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal Rasheed

Television serials

YearDrama TitleChannelRoleNotes
1979 Waris [10] [2] PTV AnwarClassical drama
1982 Dhoop Dewar PTVSalman
1985 Andhera Ujala PTV ArifClassical drama
1986 Hazaron Raaste PTVAdil Murad
1989Kiran PTV
1992Man chale ka sauda PTV Muhammad Hussain PostmanClassical drama
1993 Khuwahish PTVAnwar
1995Red Card STN
2000Anna Ptv Classical drama
2002 Landa Bazar PTV Home HayatSuper hit
Nigah PTV Home Remark able
2006Kaanch Ke Jugnu ATV
2007Sill ATV [11]
2011 Pani Jaisa Piyar Hum TV Adarsh's father
2012Khalida Ki Walida PTV Home
2012Koe Meray Dil Sy Pouchay PTV Home
2013Dheeray Say A-Plus TV
Kamal-e-sabt A-Plus TV
Pyarey Afzal ARY Digital Maulvi Subhanullah
2016 Khuda Aur Muhabbat [10] Geo TV Amjad Raza
Mera Yaar Miladay ARY Digital
2017 Gustakh Ishq Urdu 1
2018 Visaal ARY Digital
Romeo Weds Heer Geo TV
Ishq Na Kariyo Koi Express TV
2019 Hania ARY Digital Fareed
Gul-o-Gulzar ARY Digital Iqbal
Zid Express TV
Rani Nokrani Express TV
Wafa Lazim To Nahi TV One

PTV Home

Shaukat (Sarah and Mani's father)
2019–presentJanbaaz Express TV,

PTV Home

Awards

CeremonyCategoryProjectResult
4th Lux Style Awards [12] Best TV Actor (Satellite)Woh Tees DinNominated
14th Lux Style Awards [13] Best TV Actor Pyarey Afzal

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