Firdous Jamal

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Firdous Jamal
فردوس جمال
Born
Firdous Khan

(1954-06-09) 9 June 1954 (age 70)
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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Early life and education

Firdous Jamal was born as Firdous Khan to Baz Muhammad Khan, a businessman, in Peshawar on 9 June 1954, and after earning his BA from Islamia College he tried to begin his artistic career as a singer before switching to acting. [3]

Career

Having launched his acting career with a Hindko drama serial called Badnami Dey Toway in the mid-1970s, he has since then acted in at least 300 TV plays, 150 stage plays, 200 radio plays and 50 films, with his work consisting in all the major languages of Pakistan. [1] [2] [4] [5]

Personal life

Family

His son Hamza Firdous is an actor, [6] an "award winning web drama producer and actor in Ireland" [7] who has had roles in dramas like O Rangreza or Ghughi , while another son, Bilawal Firdous, whose professional name is Bazil Firdous, is a model and aspiring actor, with whom he opened his own production house, Firdous Jamal Films. [8]

Health issues

He was diagnosed with colon cancer in December 2022 [9] [10] and currently going through remission.

Selected filmography

Films

YearTitleRole
1981 Muftbar Yousuf
1984 Muqaddar Ka Sikandar Lawyer
Doorian
1985Direct Hawaldar
1987 Silsila
1993Chandi
2016 Revenge of the Worthless Maulana Sufi Mohummed
Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal Rasheed

Television serials

YearTitleRoleChannel
1979 Waris [11] [2] Anwar PTV
1981 Dehleez Jamal
Kaanch Ka Pul Yusaf
1982 Dhoop Dewar Salman
1985 Andhera Ujala Arif
1986 Hazaron Raaste Adil Murad
1989KiranFaraz
1993 Khuwahish Anwar
1994Mann Chalay Ka SaudaMuhammad Hussain (postman)
1995Red CardAhmed Hassan Kamal STN
2000AnnaNawab Shah Pur AhmedPTV
2002 Landa Bazar Hayat PTV Home
Nigah Jalal Khan
2006Kaanch Ke Jugnu ATV
2007SillAmir Baig
2011 Pani Jaisa Piyar Adarsh's father Hum TV
2012Khalida Ki WalidaKaramat PTV Home
Koi Meray Dil Sey Pouchay
2013Dheeray Say A-Plus TV
Kamal-e-Sabt
Pyarey Afzal Maulvi Subhanullah ARY Digital
2016 Khuda Aur Muhabbat [11] Amjad Raza Geo TV
Mera Yaar Miladay Master JiARY Digital
2017 Gustakh Ishq Abdul Quddus Urdu 1
2018 Visaal Maulvi Ghufran ARY Digital
Romeo Weds Heer Hakeem Luqman Geo TV
Ishq Na Kariyo Koi Fariha's father (fasion designer) Express TV
2019 Hania Fareed ARY Digital
Gul-o-Gulzar Iqbal
Zid Express TV
Rani Nokrani
Wafa Lazim To NahiShaukat (Sarah and Mani's father) TV One
2019–2020 Janbaaz Express TV

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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