Shahzad Khalil

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Shahzad Khalil
شہزاد خلِیل
Born1944
Muzaffarpur, Bihar, British India
Died23 December 1989(1989-12-23) (aged 44–45)
Karachi, Pakistan
Resting placeDefence Graveyard Karachi
Occupation(s) TV Producer
Television Director
Years active1970–1989
Employer Pakistan Television Corporation
Notable work Tanhaiyaan
Teesra Kinara
Dhoop Kinara
Spouse Badar Khalil
Children2
Awards Pride of performance award
1st Indus Drama Awards

Shahzad Khalil (Urdu : شہزاد خلِیل), (1944 – 23 December 1989) was a Pakistani television director and producer. [1] [2]

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Early life

Shahzad Khalil began his career as a director producing music videos in 1970, [1] and then moved to making television drama serials. After a few projects he moved from Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), Lahore Center to its Karachi Center.

Career

Khalil was not only an intelligent TV director but he had a great personality. He gained fame in a very short period of time as a result of the dramas he directed for Pakistan television (PTV). He was first recognised as a director for his TV serial Teesra Kinara in 1980 in which several legendary actors including Sahira Kazmi, Usman Peerzada, Rahat Kazmi, Shafi Mohammad, and Jamil Fakhri starred. Shahzad Khalil met Badar Khalil when she played the title role in the drama Bi Jamalo which he directed. They later married and have two children. [3]

Shahzad Khalil's classic drama Tanhaiyaan was aired in 1985. Veteran actors cast in this serial included: Shehnaz Sheikh, Marina Khan, Badar Khalil, Azra Sherwani, Asif Raza Mir, Behroze Sabzwari, Qazi Wajid, Jamshed Ansari, Yasmeen Ismail, Durdana Butt, Mohammad Yousaf, Sultana Zafar, Subhani Ba Younas, and Imtiaz Ali. [4] [5] Haseena Moin who wrote Tanhaiyaan said: "The experience of working with Shehzad was wonderful. He was a thorough gentleman and extremely good in his work." [6]

Shahzad Khalil introduced several actors such as Shafi Muhammad Shah in Teesra Kinara and Samina Peerzada in Panah [7] among others, who went on to become superstars in the Pakistani television industry. [8]

In 2014, when his wife Bader Khalil emigrated to Canada to live with her son she said in an interview with Dawn News that: "PTV is celebrating its 50th anniversary; I don't see any remembrance for Shahzad Khalil. Are people so easily forgotten? It is hard to believe!" [3]

Shahzad Khalil is known as one of the best Pakistani directors and will be remembered for his work and his role in Pakistan's television history. [9] Indus TV Network presented a special award to Khalil for his outstanding contributions to Pakistan television at the 1st Indus Drama Awards in 2005, presented by Agha Nasir and Ghazanfar Ali. [10]

Personal life

Shahzad Khalil's wife is a veteran Pakistani TV actress, Badar Khalil. [3] They had two grown up children, Ibrahim and Umar.

Illness and death

Shahzad Khalil died of cardiac arrest on 23 December 1989 at the age of 45. [1] His funeral prayers were held at the Defence Housing Authority graveyard. He was buried in the Defence Graveyard Karachi. [1]

Notable television works

Honour

The Government of Pakistan named a street after him in Karachi in 1986. [9]

Awards and recognition

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
1981 Nigar Award Best ProducerWon [11]
1986 Pride of Performance Award ArtsWon [9]
1986 Nigar Award Best ProducerWon [12]
2005 1st Indus Drama Awards Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to TVWon [10]

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  2. 1 2 Saher Afshan (11 November 2014). "Pakistan Top Ten best T.V Directors". Pakistan Tribe website. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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  6. ↑ "Spotlight: Haseena Moin speaks out". Dawn News. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  7. ↑ Faisal Quraishi (19 April 2015). "Awards fever: Drama, dancing and Dubai". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "KARACHI: Actor Shafi Mohammad laid to rest". Dawn (newspaper). 19 November 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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