Acting
Abid Ali
Born 1952-03-29 · Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Abid Ali was a Pakistani actor, director and producer, who had acted in numerous television and film productions in Pakistan but is best known for his role as Dilawar khan in the PTV classic drama Waris (1979). Born and educated in Quetta, Abid Ali was attracted to the arts from early age, writing stories and painting in his childhood and teenage years, and first entered Radio Pakistan before going to Lahore after some struggle and launching his successful TV career with PTV's drama serial Jhok Sial in 1973. He launched himself as a director and producer with the 1993-hit drama Dasht, also the first private production for Pakistan, while the same year, for PTV this time, he directed the drama Doosra Aasman, the first drama shot abroad, followed by other projects for many channels, including Saheli in 2007, or Massi aur Malka, a family based-drama, in 2009, usually acting in these serials as well. He died on 5 September 2019 due to liver failure.
Acting credits
NRInspector Khan (Abid Ali) is in pursuit of crime boss Cobra (Sultan Rahi) and his gang. When Cobra gets killed in a police encounter, Inspector Khan trains his lookalike to pose as gang boss and help nab his gang.
Cobra
1991
Pakistani film
Leader
1990
Pakistani Film
Watan Ke Rakhwale
1991
Pakistani film.
Aasmaan
1990
NRPakistani film
Gumnaam
1983
8.0The story is set in the background of Indo-Pakistan Partition in 1947. Based on the Naseem Hijazi's novel by the same name.
Khak Aur Khoon
1979
NR1990 Pakistani action film
Insaniyat Kay Dushman
1990
Urdu and Punjabi language drama directed by Masood Butt and produced by Haji Muhammad Aslam.
Khuda Gawah
1993
Pakistani Film
Dil Main Chupa Kay Rakhna
1999
9.0It follows the lives of a happy couple whose world is turned upside down by a charismatic but scheming con man. Trapped in a web of deceit, betrayal, and wrongful accusations, the protagonist must fight against all odds to clear his name and protect his family. The film is an adaptation of the 1992 American thriller Consenting Adults, directed by Alan J. Pakula
Jo Darr Gaya Woh Marr Gaya
1995
Pakistani Film
Aroosa
1993
6.7Ayesha is a widow with a secret past, living with her beloved son Saleem in a small town in Pakistan close to the Indian border. When the fires of Islamic nationalism invade their tranquil lives, Saleem and a few of the town's other young men are soon gripped by a religious fervour, and they attempt to bring radical Islamic law to their friends and neighbours. After a group of Sikh pilgrims arrive in town, tensions reach boiling point as Ayesha's haunted past comes rushing back.
Silent Waters
2003
9.0A young man enters college and stands up to the student union gang leader against his father's wishes, little knowing that powerful people are backing the leader.
Hawaein (The Wind)
1996
NRYears after being separated from his fiancée during the Partition, poet Faraz remains haunted by her memory. His search for closure becomes a journey through love, loss, and longing. The winner of 1999 Nigar Award for Best Urdu Film.
Jannat Ki Talash (In Search of Heaven)
1999
8.8Heer Maan Ja is love, crazy romantic and comedy Pakistani film which will be released in 2019 on Eid Ul Azha. The cast of the fil is Hareem Farooq and Ali Rehman along veteran actor Abid Ali.
Heer Maan Ja
2019
Pakistani Film
Daulat Key Pujari
1991