| Zafar Masood | |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Death Place: | Cairo, Egypt |
| Resting Place: | Karachi |
| Education: | Cathedral High School |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1969 - 1981 |
Zafar Masood was a Pakistani actor. He was a popular actor of 1970s and he was known for his roles in dramas Khuda Ki Basti, Uncle Urfi, Kiran Kahani and Zair, Zabar, Pesh.[1]
Zafar was born in Lahore at Pakistan and he completed his studies from Cathedral High School in Lahore. He was interested in acting and joined Radio Pakistan at Lahore.[2]
He started his acting from PTV Karachi Centre and made his debut in drama Khuda Ki Basti as Nosha.[3] [4]
The drama was written by Shaukat Siddiqui based on his novel and he portrayed the role of Nosha and Zaheen Tahira did the role of his mother but the serial turned out to be a super-hit and won many laurels and accolades.[5]
In 1971 he worked in drama Dada Aur Dil Dada with Uzma Gillani and Mehnaz Rafi which was written by Ashfaq Ahmed later he worked in film Khamosh Nigahen with Waheed Murad, Rozina and Husna.[6]
Then he worked in Uncle Urfi written by Haseena Moin. In 1973 he worked in drama Kiran Kahani with Roohi Bano, Manzoor Qureshi and Begum Khurshid Mirza which was also written by Haseena Moin and then he worked again in her drama Zair, Zabar, Pesh with Roohi Bano, Shakeel and Qazi Wajid. He worked in two Punjabi films and three Urdu films.
In 1976 he appeared in film Deewar with Babra Sharif, Ghulam Mohiuddin and Allaudin written by Shabab Kiranvi the same year he again worked with Haseena Moin and appeared in drama Bandish with Khalida Riyasat and Talat Hussain.[7]
In 1978 he appeared in drama Aabginey with Talat Iqbal the drama was written by Fatima Surayya Bajia and then he appeared in other dramas.
Zafar's family lived in Lahore later they moved to Karachi.[3]
Later he got a job in a shipping company in Cairo his car met with an accident during his stay at Egypt and died but his body was brought back to his parents and he was laid to rest at a Karachi Graveyard.[8] [9]
| Year | Title | Role | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Khuda Ki Basti | Nosha | PTV[10] | |
| 1971 | Dada Aur Dil Dada | Jalal | PTV | |
| 1972 | Uncle Urfi | Javed | PTV | |
| 1973 | Kiran Kahani | Irfan | PTV | |
| 1974 | Zair, Zabar, Pesh | Jamali | PTV | |
| 1975 | Aik Mohabbat So Afsanay | Ahmad | PTV | |
| 1976 | Aape Ranjha Hoi | Ranjha | PTV | |
| 1976 | Bandish | Khalid | PTV | |
| 1978 | Aabginey | Danial | PTV |
| Year | Film | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Naseeb Apna Apna | Urdu | |
| 1971 | Khamosh Nigahen | Urdu | |
| 1976 | Deewar | Urdu |