Ahmed Ali Akbar Explained

Ahmed Ali Akbar
Birth Date:28 September 1986[1]
Birth Place:Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Years Active:2012–present

Ahmed Ali Akbar is a Pakistani actor who primarily works in Urdu television. He marked his television debut at the age of thirteen in PTV's drama Stop Watch. He guest-starred in the 2013 drama film Siyaah and started his professional acting career in 2014, since then he has appeared in several television series.[2] Akbar is best known for playing the titular character Parizaad in Hum TV's popular drama Parizaad in 2021 for which he won several awards including Hum Awards for Best Actor - Popular. His other notable works include Yeh Raha Dil (2017) and Ehd- e-Wafa (2019).[3] [4] [5]

Early life

Ahmed was born into a Punjabi family in Rawalpindi to tennis coach Muhammad Ali Akbar.[6] His brother Abid Ali Akbar is a tennis player.[7]

He played tennis on a national level before pursuing his film career.[8] [9] He also played cricket and football at club level.[10] At one point, he wanted to pursue professional cricket but abandoned the option because of nepotism.[11]

Career

Early work as child artist, musician and theater actor

He marked his television career at the age of thirteen on PTV's drama Stop Watch, after which he was singing for a progressive rock band, the Islamabad-based Nafs, for some ten years before returning to acting on some friend's advice, in a play written by Osman Khalid Butt.[12]

Ali made his stage debut in 2008 and received critical appraisal for his work.[13]

Film debut and television success

He guest starred in his 2013 debut film Siyaah and started his professional television career in 2014, as a lead actor in the drama Shehr-e-Ajnabi.[14]

He then grabbed one of the leading roles in Parchi, in 2018, which was well received at the box-office. He also directed the stunts for the film.[15]

In 2019, he starred in Laal Kabootar, a crime-thriller movie set in Karachi, which is also music video director Kamal Khan's first feature film, sharing the screen with Mansha Pasha and Ali Kazmi, and which was well received by the critics.[16] The same year he also worked in the hit drama serial Ehd-e-Wafa which was ISPR's presentation and aired on PTV Home and Hum TV[17]

In 2021, he was the lead role in Parizaad, earning critical acclaim for his acting and winning several awards, including Hum Awards for Best Actor - Popular.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Director Additional notes
2013 Siyaah Faadi Cameo appearance
2015 Karachi se Lahore Sam Wajahat Rauf
2016 Ho Mann JahanHimself Cameo appearance
Lahore Se AageySam Wajahat Rauf
2018 ParchiSaqlain Azfar Jafri Also the stunt director
2019 Laal Kabootar Adeel Nawaz [18]
Heer Maan Ja Policeman Azfar Jafri Special appearance
2023 Gunjal Shahbaz Bhatti Shoaib Sultan

Television

Year Title Role Channel
1999Stop WatchPTV
2013Burka AvengerPeon (voice) Geo Tez
2014Shehr-e-AjnabiHaris A Plus
Dusri BiviAamir ARY Digital
2015Ishq ParastHamza
GuzaarishZain
NazoHabeel Urdu 1
PaiwandHassam ARY Digital
2016Mera Yaar MiladayFahad
2017MunkirGulraiz TV One
Yeh Raha DilZaki Haroon Baig Hum TV
Phir Wohi MohabbatWaleed
2018Tajdeed e WafaArsal
2019Ehd E WafaShahryar "Sherry" Afzal Hum TV
PTV Home
2021ParizaadParizaad Hum TV
2023Idiot GulzarGreen Entertainment
Green Entertainment[19]

Theatre

YearPlayRole
2012The Taming of the ShrewTranio[20]
2014GreaseDanny Zuko[21]

Awards and nominations

YearAward Category Work ResultRef
20186th Hum AwardsYeh Raha Dil[22]
202019th Lux Style AwardsBest Film Actor Laal Kabootar[23]
Film FestivalBest Actor
20228th Hum AwardsBest Actor Male – PopularParizaad[24]
Best On-Screen Couple
Best Actor Male [25]
Couple Jury
21st Lux Style AwardsBest TV Actor [26]
Best TV Actor

Notes and References

  1. News: Mansha Pasha and Ahmed Ali Akbar's dance video goes viral. 29 September 2021. 15 January 2022. Daily Pakistan (newspaper).
  2. Web site: Ahmed Ali returns to the big screen. Sarym. Ahmed. www.thenews.com.pk. en. 20 February 2019.
  3. Web site: 8 May 2020. Ahmed Ali Akbar Drama List – Ahmed Ali Akbar – Logicalbaat.com. 14 September 2021. LogicalBaat a home for News & Entertainment. en-US. 14 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210914152908/https://logicalbaat.com/ahmed-ali-akbar-drama-list/. dead.
  4. Web site: Ahmed Ali Akbar – Biography & Dramas List. 14 September 2021. Dramas Planet. en-us.
  5. Web site: Ahmed Ali Akbar. 14 September 2021. IMDb.
  6. News: Talent focus: Ahmed Ali Akbar; Actor and Phenomenon in the Making – The Kollective. 13 December 2017. The Kollective. 1 July 2018. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20180701222335/https://www.thekollective.pk/2017/12/13/talent-focus-ahmed-ali-akbar-actor-and-phenomenon-in-the-making/. 1 July 2018. dead.
  7. Web site: Abid Akbar - Men's Tennis Coach . University of Idaho Athletics . en.
  8. News: Ahmed Ali returns to the big screen. Sarym. Ahmed. 1 July 2018. en.
  9. News: Interview With Ahmed Ali. Kamal. Kainat. 23 December 2016. The Blush Works. 1 July 2018. en-US.
  10. Web site: Zahin . Naima . 23 December 2016 . Artist Spotlight: Ahmed Ali Akbar . 29 August 2022 . The Blushworks.
  11. Web site: Rehman . Maliha . 29 March 2019 . We thought we knew Ahmed Ali Akbar and Mansha Pasha. Laal Kabootar proved us wrong . 29 August 2022 . dawn.com.
  12. News: Up close and personal with Parchi's Ahmed Ali Akbar: "You cannot pull people down if they are more talented than you; you have to push them up". The Express Tribune. Haider. Rifaat. 1 July 2018. en-US.
  13. News: There's a new Ahmed Ali on the block!. Khan. Manal Faheem. 1 July 2018. en.
  14. Web site: An actor and a gentleman ‹ The Friday Times. The Friday Times. 4 December 2015 . en-US. 1 July 2018.
  15. Web site: 21 September 2017 . Ahmed Ali Akbar; the man behind Parchi's action packed stunts! . 29 August 2022 . HIP.
  16. Web site: Khan . Saira . 25 November 2018 . 'Shooting for Laal Kabootar was one of the best experience I have had' says Ahmed Ali Akbar . 29 August 2022 . HIP.
  17. Web site: 17 October 2019 . Ehd E Wafa . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220407101025/https://www.hum.tv/dramas/ehd-e-wafa/ . 7 April 2022 . 29 August 2022 . hum.tv.
  18. Web site: Ahmed Ali Akbar bags Best Actor award at Washington DCSAFF 2019. NewsBytes. www.thenews.com.pk. en. 26 September 2019.
  19. Web site: Alif stars Hamza Ali Abbasi and Sajal Aly rumoured to Reunite for new drama Faraar. 9 June 2024. 11 July 2024. Entertainment. Desk. The Express Tribune. en-PK.
  20. Syed Abbas Hussain (6–12 July 2012), "Tour de force", The Friday Times. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  21. Web site: Hasan . Mehreen . 2 February 2014 . Musical thriller: It’s Grease alright but stops a tad short of lightning - Instep . 29 August 2022 . thenews.com.pk.
  22. Web site: 2018-07-29 . Hum Awards 2018: All the winners . 2022-01-19 . Daily Times . en-US.
  23. "https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/495568-who-won-at-the-mega-lux-style-awrds-2019" (18)
  24. Web site: 8th Hum Awards Winner List: Parizaad wins big, bagqing 9 awards in various categories. OyeYeah. 26 September 2022.
  25. Web site: 8th Hum Awards Complete Winners List. ReviewIt. 25 September 2022.
  26. Web site: LSA 2022: And the nominees are.... Entertainment. Desk. 23 November 2022. The Express Tribune.