Usman Peerzada Explained

Usman Peerzada
Birth Name:Syed Mohammad Usman Shah Peerzada
Birth Date:24 May 1955
Birth Place:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Other Names:Usman Pirzada
Education:Government College University
Years Active:1974–present
Parents:Rafi Peerzada Shah (father)
Children:2
Relatives:Faizaan Peerzada (brother)
Zara Peerzada (niece)
Awards:PTV Award winner in 2023

Usman Peerzada (Urdu: عثمان پیرزادہ) is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and screenwriter.[1]

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.[2]

Early life and education

Usman was born in Lahore in 1955 into a Punjabi Muslim family involved in the performing arts: His father Rafi Peerzada (1898–1974) was an actor and a 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 both 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.[3]

He studied in St. Anthony's High School and then graduated in MA English in 1974 from Government College University (GCU).[4]

Career

Actor

Usman started his career from his college in 1974 in different plays and dramatic festivals. And then, in 1976, he got an offer for the lead role in Pakistan's first English-language film, Beyond the Last Mountain.[5]

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.

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

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.[6]

Personal life

Peerzada married actress and director Samina Peerzada in 1975.[7]

They have two children Anum and Amal Peerzada, Amal being a miniature artist.[7]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmDirectorWriterProducerLanguage
1976 Beyond the Last Mountain English
1976 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 Qarz Urdu
Zar Gul
2003 Shararat

Television series

YearTitleRoleDirectorWriterNetwork
1980Teesra KinaraRaheel ObaidPTV
1981Chabi Aur ChabiyanIbrahim
1982 Nishan-e-HaiderColonel Adam Khan
1983DaryaShah Mureed
Nangay PaoonPrince Salim
PicnicAmir
Wadi-e-PurkharNaseer Aldeen
1984StatusAhsan Ali Khan
1985SaahilZaheer
1986JungleSarang
1989HisaarTariq Ahmed
1991KarrobiAsad
1992SofiaUmar
1995Dastak Aur DarwazaAhmed Hasan
2004 Qurban Tere Ishq Pe Shaheen
2009Ishq Ki IntehaMalik JalalGeo TV
2010Rangeel PurShah JiPTV Home
2011Nail PolishBedaar AlamA-Plus
2012Kahi UnkahiKamalHum TV
2013Majazi KhudaMinal's fatherGeo TV
NummSikander BakhtGeo Entertainment
2014ZidQasimHum TV
Ladoon Mein PaliFarooqGeo TV
GoyaRahat HasmiARY Digital
2016Tum MilayMirza
Shaam DhaleyAlina's fatherGeo TV
Khuda Aur Muhabbat (season 2)Amjad Raza
2017Tau Dil Ka Kia HuaMaya's fatherHum TV
Dil-e-JaanamRehman
Alif Allah Aur InsaanHashmat Malik
2018Noor BibiRabia's fatherGeo Entertainment
SeepNawab Waqar AhmedTV One
2019AbbaPehlwan JiPTV
Muthi Bhar ChahatChaudhry Sikandar HayatExpress Entertainment
RuswaiAriz KhanARY Digital
2021Khuda Aur Muhabbat Season 3Kazim ShahGeo Entertainment
BerukhiAgha JaanARY Digital
Ishq E LaaGhiyas AhmadHum TV
Sinf-e-AahanMahjabeen's father ARY Digital
2022Dikhawa Season 3AkmalGeo Entertainment
Chaudhry and SonsProfessor BakhtGeo TV
2023Heer Da HeroInayat JattGeo Entertainment
JhoomToqeerGeo TV
College GateQamar ZamanGreen Entertainment
Honey MoonShabir
GumnShakir Hussain
MeinJaffarARY Digital
SukoonAmjad
Standup GirlKabir's fatherGreen Entertainment
2024GhaataNihalGeo Entertainment
KaffaraTahir

Telefilms

YearTitleRole
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 [8]
2023 PTV Icon Awards National Icon Awards Himself [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Usman Peerzada's biography. tv.com.pk website. 12 November 2023. 20 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130120001514/http://www.tv.com.pk/celebrity/Usman-Peerzada/258. dead.
  2. Web site: Usman says about film industry . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130312061302/http://cineplot.com/lollywood-usman-peerzada-says/ . 12 March 2013 . 12 November 2023 . Cineplot.com website.
  3. Web site: Khan . Sher . 24 December 2013 . What the Peerzadas have in the works . 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..
  4. Web site: Profile of Peerzada. profilepk.com. 12 November 2023. January 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130116232258/http://www.profilepk.com/Usman-Peerzada_358.html. dead.
  5. Web site: Usman Peerzada Biography . TV.com website . 12 November 2023.
  6. Web site: Lodhi . Adnan . 20 October 2016 . Building on his father's legacy . 29 March 2023 . The Express Tribune.
  7. News: February 7, 2010 . Married celebrities . Jang.com.pk . dead . 12 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120818090612/http://jang.com.pk/thenews/feb2010-weekly/nos-14-02-2010/instep/mainissue.htm . August 18, 2012.
  8. Web site: Usman, Samina Peerzada Receive Best Iconic Couple Award In Canada. UrduPoint. January 2, 2023.
  9. Web site: Icon Awards 2023: All You Need to Know About the Government's Initiative. Galaxy Lollywood. October 9, 2023.