Ahmed Ali Akbar facts for kids
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Ahmed Ali Akbar
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| Born | 29 September 1986 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
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| Occupation | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Ahmed Ali Akbar (Urdu: احمد علی اکبر) is a Pakistani actor. He marked his television debut at the age of thirteen on PTV's drama Stop Watch. He guest-starred in his film debut with the 2013 film Siyaah and started his professional television career in 2014, since then he has appeared in several television series. He won Lux Style Awards for Best Film Actor for Laal Kabootar. He is known for Parizaad, Ehd- E-Wafa, and Yeh Raha Dil.
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Personal life
Ali was born in Rawalpindi to Pakistani tennis coach Muhammad Ali Akbar. Ali played tennis on a national level before pursuing his film career. He also played cricket and football at club level. At one point he wanted to go into professional cricket but abandoned the option because of nepotism.
Career
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 going back into acting on some friend's advice, in a play written by Osman Khalid Butt. Ali made his stage debut in 2008 and received critical appraisal for his work.
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.
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.
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. In 2019 he also worked for drama serial Ehd-e-Wafa which was ISPR's presentation and aired on PTV Home and Hum TV
Filmography
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Theatre
| Year | Play | Additional notes |
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| 2012 | The Taming of the Shrew | as Tranio |
| 2014 | Grease | as Danny Zuko |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Additional notes |
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| 2013 | Siyaah | Faadi | Azfar Jafri | Cameo |
| 2015 | Karachi se Lahore | Sam | Wajahat Rauf | |
| 2016 | Ho Mann Jahan | Asim Raza | Cameo | |
| 2016 | Lahore Se Aagey | Sam | Wajahat Rauf | Cameo |
| 2018 | Parchi | Saqlain | Azfar Jafri | |
| 2019 | Laal Kabootar | Adeel Nawaz | Kamal Khan | Best Actor Award at South Asian Film Festival. |
| 2019 | Heer Maan Ja | Policeman | Azfar Jafri | Special Appearance |
| 2019 | Parey Hut Love | Asim Raza | cameo |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Stop Watch | Debut | |
| 2013 | Burka Avenger | Peon (voice) | Animated Play |
| 2014 | Shehr-e-Ajnabi | Haris | |
| Dusri Bivi | Aamir | ||
| 2015 | Ishq Parast | Hamza | |
| Guzaarish | Zain | ||
| Nazo | Habeel | ||
| Paiwand | Hassam | ||
| 2016 | Mera Yaar Miladay | Fahad | |
| 2017 | Munkir | Gulraiz | |
| Yeh Raha Dil | Zaki | Nominated-Hum Award for Best on-screen couple along with Yumna Zaidi | |
| Phir Wohi Mohabbat | Waleed | ||
| 2018 | Tajdeed e Wafa | Arsal | |
| 2019 | Ehd E Wafa | Sheheryar | |
| 2021 | Parizaad | Parizaad |
