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Zulqarnain Haider (actor)

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Zulqarnain Haider is a Pakistani comedian actor, TV drama writer, and stage artist. He is known for TV dramas like "Koshish", "Chhayon", "Help Me Durdana", Qismat Ka Likha, and others.

Career

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Zulqarnain's artistic career started in the late 1970s. He shared stage with comedians like Umer Sharif. In his fifty years long career, he scripted a number of plays and directed several popular TV dramas. He got his main breakthrough from his own written TV play, "Koshish" in the mid-1980s. Then in the PTV drama "Chhayon" (1988), his pet dialogue, "Alkamoonia mein to aisa nahein hota", became very popular.[1][2][3][4]

Dramas and films

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  • Help Me Durdana, ARY Digital, 2019[5]
  • Qismat Ka Likha, Express TV, 12 September 2019[6]
  • Jaltay Khwab, Express TV, 5 November 2018
  • Romeo Weds Heer, GEO TV, 21 October 2018
  • Khatti Meethi Love Story, Express TV, 17 May 2018
  • Baydardi, ARY Digital, 26 March 2018
  • Laal Ishq, APlus TV, 14 October 2017
  • Baby, Express TV, 27 February 2017
  • Jaan Nisar, APlus TV, 21 October 2016
  • Funkari, TV One, 15 August 2016
  • Do Saal Ki Aurat, HUM TV, 1 October 2014
  • Dehleez, ARY Digital, 25 February 2013
  • Meri Wife Kay Liye, TV One, 21 September 2011[7]
  • Chhayon, PTV, 1988[citation needed]
  • Koshish, PTV, 1984[citation needed]

Awards and recognition

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
1985 Nigar Award Best TV actor Won [8]

References

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  1. ^ "ذوالقرنین حیدر". Urdu Point. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ "سینئر اداکار ذوالقرنین حیدر کی فنی مصروفیات میں اضافہ". Roznama Pakistan. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. ^ "سینئر اداکار ذوالقرنین حیدر کی شوبز میں گولڈن جوبلی". Daily 92 News. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. ^ "ذوالقرنین حیدر آئندہ ماہ سٹیج ڈرامہ پیش کرینگے". Nawai Waqt. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  5. ^ Shirazi, Maria (2019). "Must-watch Eid telefilms: Help Me Durdana". The News International. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Zhalay Sarhadi wants her latest character to remind desi women to not be selfless to a fault". Dawn. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Zulqarnain Haider: Drama list". Drama Planet. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ^ "نگار ایوارڈز برائے سال1985". Nigar Weekly (in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 295–296. 2000.