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Qazi Wajid

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Qazi Wajid
قاضی واجد
Born
Qazi Abdul Wajid Ansari

(1930-05-26)26 May 1930
Died11 February 2018(2018-02-11) (aged 87)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationActor
Years active1956–2018
ChildrenUnaiza Qazi

Qazi Wajid (Urdu: قاضی واجد) (26 May 1930 – 11 February 2018) was a Pakistani actor.[1][2][3]

His works include Shama, Tanhaiyaan, Dhoop Kinare, Chand Grehan, Zair, Zabar, Pesh, Hawain, Mehndi, Afshan, Kiran Kahani, Khuda Ki Basti and Ankahi.[4]

After 25 years on radio, he resigned and performed as an actor,[5] joining television in 1966, and for his contributions in the field, he was eventually awarded the Pride of Performance Award in 1988 by the Government of Pakistan.[6]

In a career spanning more than 65 years, he did "more than 1,200 dramas as a staff artist for Radio Pakistan since 1977, and more than 500 dramas for TV."[7]

He died in Karachi on 11 February 2018.[2]

Personal life

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Born Qazi Abdul Wajid Ansari in 1930 his birthplace was the Gwalior state in British India.[1]

His family, including five siblings (three brothers and two sisters), moved to Pakistan after the partition in 1947.[8][9][10]

Early career

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He began his career by joining Radio Pakistan as a child artiste in 1949.[11]

Selected filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1966 Taleem-e-Balighan [12]
1969 Khuda Ki Basti Raja [12][4]
1974 Zair, Zabar, Pesh Houseboy
1976 Shama
1981 Afshan Ahmed [12]
1982 Ankahi Siddiqui Sahib [4]
1984 Aangan Terha Cameo
1985 Karawaan Producer
1985 Tanhaiyaan Faraan [4]
1987 Dhoop Kinare Baba [4]
1990 Hawa Ki Beti Abba
1991–92 Aahat Anwar
1995 Chand Grehan Kamal
1997 Hawain Doctor Aarfi
2003 Mehndi Iqbal [4]
2008–09 Doraha Umer's father
2012–13 Raju Rocket Raju's(Danish Taimoor) father
Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay Faraan
2014 Pehchaan Laila's father
2015 Khuda Dekh Raha Hai Akhtar
2016 Mann Pyasa
Dil-e-Beqarar Abbas
2018 Khaani Judge Cameo
2017 Begunah Abbaji Ary Digital
2003 Eid Aayi Telefilm
2016 Safar Bakhair Husband of Ayesha Khan Central Character Eid SpecialTelefilm

Death

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Qazi Wajid died of a heart attack on 11 February 2018, in Karachi.[13][14] He was 73 years old.[11][15][16]

See also

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b Alavi, Omair (12 February 2018). "OBITUARY: QAZI WAJID'S LAST ACT SADDENS FANS". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 26 March 2023. Born in Gwalior, India in 1944 (confirmed by himself in one of his final interviews though it's widely believed that he was born in Lahore in 1930), Qazi Wajid was one of the longest-serving actors of Pakistan.
  2. ^ a b "Renowned actor Qazi Wajid passes away". DAWN.COM. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Veteran actor Qazi Wajid passes away". The News (Pakistan). 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "5 most famous performances by Qazi Wajid". Express Tribune. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Qazi Wajid". Profilepk.com. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Renowned actor Qazi Wajid passes away" (11 February 2018), Dawn News. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Reminiscing with Qazi Wajid" (6 October 2007), The News. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Veteran actor Qazi Wajid passes away in Karachi" (11 February 2018), Geo News. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Veteran actor Qazi Wajid passes away" (11 February 2018), SomethingHaute. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  10. ^ Fouzia Nasir Ahmad (1 October 2017), "THE TUBE", Dawn News. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  11. ^ a b Mushtaq, Rabia (2 December 2017). "Qazi Wajid - tales of a blue-eyed boy". Mag the Weekly. Karachi.
  12. ^ a b c Raju Jamil (18 February 2018). "A tribute to friend, actor Qazi Wajid". Dawn Images.
  13. ^ "Veteran actor Qazi Wajid passes away". The Express Tribune. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Pakistan's veteran TV actor, Qazi Wajid, dead at 87". Washington Post. Associated Press. 11 February 2018. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  15. ^ Entertainment. "Veteran actor Qazi Wajid passes away | Entertainment". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  16. ^ "Renowned actor Qazi Wajid passes away - Pakistan". Dawn.Com. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  17. ^ "Nation mourns Qazi Wajid's death" (11 February 2018), The Express Tribune.