Shafaat Ali

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Shafaat Ali
Born
Syed Shafaat Ali

(1986-02-09) 9 February 1986 (age 38)
Nationality Pakistani
Known for
Notable workBakhabar Sawera [1]
Har Lamha Purjosh
Romeo Weds Heer
The Donkey King [2]
Parwaaz Hai Junoon
SpouseRebecca Faryal [3]

Syed Shafaat Ali is a Pakistani TV host and stand up comedian who is known for his impressions of Pakistani public figures. [4] [5] [6]

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Biography

Ali was born in on 9 February in Peshawar [7] and studied engineering. [4] [8]

In 2006, Ali co-hosted the 4 Man Show . [4] [7] In 2011, Ali co-hosted Banana News Network . [7] [4] Ali started his own show Mere Aziz Ham Watno [4] in which he starred as well. [5]

In 2016, videos of Ali went viral in which he impersonated Imran Khan, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Shahbaz Sharif [9] and he became an overnight sensation online. [4] [5] [7]

Ali was a part of Geo Entertainment's Ramadan Transmission "Dil Dil Ramzan". [10]

Ali appeared as Nazar in Geo Entertainment's drama Romeo Weds Heer . [11]

He also became part of the ARY News Special Cricket Program "Har Lamha Purjosh" and he did hilarious mimicry of Bilawal Bhutto, Imran Khan, Shehbaz Sharif, Aftab Iqbal, Azizi and many others. [12]

Shafaat Ali was also in the movie "Parwaaz Hai Junoon", he was shown as a cadet in PAF Academy undergoing flying training. [13]

He also appeared as a voice over artist Zane in ISPR animated series Team Muhafiz.[ citation needed ]

He is also expected to appear in Faisal Qureshi's upcoming film [ check quotation syntax ] Money Back Guarantee. [14]

Television

YearDramaCharacterAdditional notes
2018-2019 Romeo Weds Heer NazarGEO TV
2022 Team Muhafiz Zane Geo Entertainment
2022 Nehar Mazhar [15] Hum TV

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