Sikandar Sanam Explained

Sikandar Sanam
Birth Place:Karachi, West Pakistan
Birth Date:1960 9, df=yes
Birth Name:Mohammad Sikandar
Death Place:Karachi, Pakistan

Sikandar Sanam (21 September 1960 – 5 November 2012), born Mohammad Sikander, was a Pakistani stage artist, singer, actor, screenwriter and stand up comedian.[1] [2]

Initially part of Umer Shareef's closest associates he'd later develop a solo career mainly by making parodies of modern Bollywood classics such as Tere Naam (2003) while he also released albums, his songs also often being parodies.[3]

He used to write the script and the screenplay of most of his spoof films.[4]

Early life

Of Kutchi ethnic background,[5] Sikandar Sanam was born Mohammad Sikander into a family of artists, his father Syed Abdul Sattar Shoqeen Jetpuri being a famous Gujarati poet.[6]

Career

Sikander Sanam started performing on-stage as a child artist and singer. He preferred acting over singing and decided to enter show business. He changed his name from Mohammad Sikandar to Sikandar Sanam (Sanam meaning beloved in Urdu).[1] [7]

Death

Sanam died of liver cancer on 5 November 2012.[8] He left behind his wife, four sons, and two daughters.[9]

Sanam's funeral was offered at the Siddiqui Masjid in Bohra Pir. Several stage artists including Umer Sharif, Rauf Lala, Muhammad Ifraheem, Saleem Afridi, Shakeel Siddiqui, and Aftab Alam attended the prayer. He was buried at the Korangi graveyard karachi.[10]

Filmography

Stage shows

Pakistani films

Parody films

° Tere Naam 2

Indian television

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sikandar Sanam. sikandarsanam.com. 6 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120210232431/http://www.sikandarsanam.com/about.htm. 10 February 2012. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Sanam diagnosed with liver cancer. Saadia Qamar. Web Desk. Rafay Mahmood. The Express Tribune. 5 November 2012. 6 November 2011. 8 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108005644/http://tribune.com.pk/story/461067/comedian-sikandar-sanam-passes-away/. live.
  3. Web site: Paracha . Nadeem F. . 6 December 2012 . Crazy Diamonds – IV . Dawn News.
  4. Web site: Shaikh . Ayaz . 11 April 2012 . Unmade in Pakistan . 26 March 2023 . Open The Magazine . Since Sikandar writes most of his own films, and there is nearly always a bound script and screenplay [...].
  5. Web site: Thenweer . Suniya . 3 December 2019 . 25 Best Pakistani Stage Artists of All Time . Desi Blitz.
  6. Web site: 6 November 2012 . Recalling comic prodigy: Sikander Sanam . The Express Tribune.
  7. Web site: Sanam – Name Meaning – beloved. our correspondent. theUrduDictionary. 6 November 2012. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000819/http://www.theurdudictionary.com/default.asp?word=Sanam&lang=en. live.
  8. Web site: Sikander Sanam's condition deteriorating . Thenews.com.pk . 2012-11-20 . 5 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105222903/http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-73604-Sikander-Sanams-condition-deteriorating . live .
  9. Web site: Sikandar Sanam died of liver cancer. our correspondent. The Dawn. 6 November 2012. 6 November 2012. 6 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106040426/http://dawn.com/2012/11/05/comedian-sikandar-sanam-dies-in-karachi/. live.
  10. Web site: Sikandar Sanam died of liver cancer. our correspondent. The News International. 6 November 2012. 6 November 2012. 6 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106104626/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-4-141235-Sikandar-Sanam-passes-away. live.

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