Usman Peerzada

Usman Peerzada
Usman Peerzada in 2022
Born	Syed Mohammad Usman Shah Peerzada (1951-05-24) 24 May 1951 (age 74) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Other names	Usman Pirzada
Education	Government College University
Occupations	Actor director producer screenwriter
Years active	1974–present
Spouse	Samina Peerzada ​ (m. 1975)​
Children	2
Parent	Rafi Peer (father)
Relatives	Faizaan Peerzada (brother) Zara Peerzada (niece)
Awards	PTV Award winner in 2023

Usman Peerzada (Urdu : عثمان پیرزادہ) (born 24 May 1951 ^[1] ) is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and screenwriter. ^{[2] [3]}

He has acted in many Punjabi and Urdu films and serials, including Beyond the Last Mountain and Kahi Un Kahi .

He is best known for portrayal of Prince Salim in drama Nangay Paoon. ^[4]

Early life and education

Usman was born in Lahore in 1951 into a Punjabi family involved in the performing arts: His father Rafi Peer (1898–1974) was an actor and playwright who pioneered theatre in Pakistan, his legacy in theatre being continued by Usman's brother Saadaan Peerzada; his other brothers Salmaan Peerzada and Imran Peerzada are active in cinema and on television as actors and filmmakers, his sister Tasneem Peerzada is an Urdu journalist specialized in culture, while yet another brother, Faizaan Peerzada (1958–2012), was an artist and a puppeteer. ^[5]

He studied in St. Anthony's High School and then graduated in MA English in 1974 from Government College University (GCU).

Career

Actor

Usman started his acting career from his college in 1974 in different plays and dramatic festivals. In 1976, he got an offer for the lead role in Pakistan's first English-language film, Beyond the Last Mountain . ^[2]

Director and producer

Usman has directed, produced, written and acted in the Urdu-language movie Nazdeekiyan in 1986 and also directed, produced, written and acted in the Punjabi-language movie Gori Dyan Jhanjran in 1989, both receiving critical acclaim. ^[2] In order to finance Nazdeekiyan he sold off his cars, but it eventually turned out to be a hit at the box-office. ^[6]

In television he directed and wrote the PTV drama Sofia (1992), co-starring his wife Samina and which became popular. ^[2]

In 1997, he directed the movie Karz, with the script written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar, which remains the last movie he has directed. ^[7]

Usman Peerzada in 2012

In 2010, he directed and wrote the drama Rangeel Pur for PTV Home, the cast including his niece Yamina Peerzada.

In 2016, he announced that he would adapt his father Rafi Peer's play Namoos into a movie that he would direct. ^[8]

Personal life

Peerzada married actress and director Samina Peerzada in 1975. ^[9]

They have two children Anum and Amal Peerzada, Amal being a miniature artist. ^[9]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Director	Screenwriter	Producer	Language
1976	Beyond the Last Mountain				English
	Sazish				Urdu
1977	Goonj
1978	Parakh
	Aali Jah				Punjabi
	Kall day Munday
	Accident				Urdu
	Shola				Punjabi
1979	Nei Tehzeeb				Urdu
	Nazr-e-Karm
	Main Chup Rahun Gi
	Aurat Raj
	Miss Hong Kong
1982	Wehshi Daku				Punjabi
1986	Nazdeekian				Urdu
1990	Gori Dian Jhanjhran				Punjabi
1991	Chann Meray
1997	Karz				Urdu
	Zar Gul
2003	Shararat

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Director	Screenwriter	Network
1980	Teesra Kinara	Raheel Obaid			PTV
1981	Chabi Aur Chabiyan	Ibrahim
1982	Nishan-e-Haider	Colonel Adam Khan
1983	Darya	Shah Mureed
	Nangay Paoon	Prince Salim
	Picnic	Amir
	Wadi-e-Purkhar	Naseer Aldeen
1984	Status	Ahsan Ali Khan
1985	Saahil	Zaheer
1986	Jungle	Sarang
1989	Hisaar	Tariq Ahmed
1991	Karrobi	Asad
1992	Sofia	Umar
1995	Dastak Aur Darwaza	Ahmed Hasan
2004	Qurban Tere Ishq Pe	Shaheen
2009	Ishq Ki Inteha	Malik Jalal			Geo TV
2010	Rangeel Pur	Shah Ji			PTV Home
2011	Nail Polish	Bedaar Alam			A-Plus
2012	Kahi Unkahi	Kamal			Hum TV
2013	Majazi Khuda	Minal's father			Geo TV
	Numm	Sikander Bakht			Geo Entertainment
2014	Zid	Qasim			Hum TV
	Ladoon Mein Pali	Farooq			Geo TV
	Goya	Rahat Hasmi			ARY Digital
2016	Tum Milay	Mirza
	Shaam Dhaley	Alina's father			Geo TV
	Khuda Aur Muhabbat (season 2)	Amjad Raza
2017	Tau Dil Ka Kia Hua	Maya's father			Hum TV
	Dil-e-Jaanam	Rehman
	Alif Allah Aur Insaan	Hashmat Malik
2018	Noor Bibi	Rabia's father			Geo Entertainment
	Seep	Nawab Waqar Ahmed			TV One
2019	Abba	Pehlwan Ji			PTV
	Muthi Bhar Chahat	Chaudhry Sikandar Hayat			Express Entertainment
	Ruswai	Ariz Khan			ARY Digital
2021	Khuda Aur Muhabbat Season 3	Kazim Shah			Geo Entertainment
	Berukhi	Agha Jaan			ARY Digital
	Ishq E Laa	Ghiyas Ahmad			Hum TV
	Sinf-e-Aahan	Mahjabeen's father			ARY Digital
2022	Dikhawa Season 3	Akmal			Geo Entertainment
	Chaudhry and Sons	Professor Bakht
2023	Heer Da Hero	Inayat Jatt
	Jhoom	Toqeer
	College Gate	Qamar Zaman			Green Entertainment
	Honey Moon	Shabir
	Gumn	Shakir Hussain
	Mein	Jaffar			ARY Digital
	Sukoon	Amjad
	Standup Girl	Kabir's father			Green Entertainment
2024	Ghaata	Nihal			Geo Entertainment
	Kaffara	Tahir
2025	Dayan	Dr. Naved
	Main Manto Nahin Hoon	Mr. Dean			ARY Digital

Telefilms

Year	Title	Role
2002	Chor Dou	Manzoor
2013	Abhi Tou Main Jawan Hoon	Zehra's father
2021	Teri Meri Kahani	Jalal
2023	Yeh Tou 2 Much Hogaya	Taimoor Malik

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
2018	CPACT Awards	Best Iconic Couple Award	Won	—N/a	[10]
2023	PTV Icon Awards	National Icon Awards	Won	Contribution to Cinema	[11]

References

1. https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1930698
2. "Usman Peerzada Biography". TV.com website. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
3. "Usman Peerzada's biography". tv.com.pk website. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
4. "Usman says about film industry". Cineplot.com website. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
5. Khan, Sher (24 December 2013). "What the Peerzadas have in the works". The Express Tribune . Retrieved 1 January 2013. The Peerzada family is full of renowned individuals whose contribution to preserving culture and the film industry has been invaluable. Salmaan Peerzda recently made an acting debut in the Pakistani film Chambaili, Imran Peerzada has been actively involved in film-making, Tasneem Peerzada is known for culture reporting in Urdu media, and the late Faizaan Peerzada was an artist and a puppeteer.
6. Rehman, Maliha (17 August 2025). "The Icon Interview: The Passions of Usman Peerzada". Dawn. Dawn Media Group. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
7. Rehman, Maliha (17 August 2025). "The Icon Interview: The Passions of Usman Peerzada". Dawn. Dawn Media Group. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
8. Lodhi, Adnan (20 October 2016). "Building on his father's legacy". The Express Tribune . Retrieved 29 March 2023.
9. "Married celebrities". Jang.com.pk. 7 February 2010. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
10. "Usman, Samina Peerzada Receive Best Iconic Couple Award In Canada". UrduPoint. 2 January 2023.
11. "Icon Awards 2023: All You Need to Know About the Government's Initiative". Galaxy Lollywood. 9 October 2023. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

External links

• Usman Peerzada at IMDb
• Usman Peerzada on Facebook