Firdous Jamal

Firdous Jamal
Firdous Jamal
فردوس جمال
Born	Firdous Khan; 9 June 1954 (age 70); Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan; (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Occupation	Actor
Notable work	Waris, Sayeeban Sheeshay ka, Man chale ka sauda, Mehboob, Pagal Ahmeq Bewakoof, Saahil, Piyari, Dhoop Deewar, Ruswaiyan
Family	Hamza Firdous (son); Bilawal Firdous (son)
Awards	Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1986

Firdous Jamal (Urdu: فردوس جمال; born 9 June 1954) is a Pakistani television, theatre, stage and film actor.

Early life and education

Firdous Jamal was born as Firdous Khan to Baz Muhammad Khan, a businessman, in Peshawar on 9 June 1954, and after earning his BA from Islamia College he tried to begin his artistic career as a singer before switching to acting.^[3]

Career

Having launched his acting career with a Hindko drama serial called Badnami Dey Toway in the mid-1970s, he has since then acted in at least 300 TV plays, 150 stage plays, 200 radio plays and 50 films, with his work consisting in all the major languages of Pakistan.^[1]^[2]^[4]^[5]

Personal life

Family

His son Hamza Firdous is an actor,^[6] an "award winning web drama producer and actor in Ireland"^[7] who has had roles in dramas like O Rangreza or Ghughi, while another son, Bilawal Firdous, whose professional name is Bazil Firdous, is a model and aspiring actor, with whom he opened his own production house, Firdous Jamal Films.^[8]

Health issues

He was diagnosed with colon cancer in December 2022^[9]^[10] and currently going through remission.

Selected filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role
1981	Muftbar	Yousuf
1984	Muqaddar Ka Sikandar	Lawyer
1984	Doorian
1985	Direct Hawaldar
1987	Silsila
1993	Chandi
2016	Revenge of the Worthless	Maulana Sufi Mohummed
2016	Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal	Rasheed

Television serials

Year	Title	Role	Channel
1979	Waris^[11]^[2]	Anwar	PTV
1981	Dehleez	Jamal
1981	Kaanch Ka Pul	Yusaf
1982	Dhoop Dewar	Salman
1985	Andhera Ujala	Arif
1986	Hazaron Raaste	Adil Murad
1989	Kiran	Faraz
1993	Khuwahish	Anwar
1994	Mann Chalay Ka Sauda	Muhammad Hussain (postman)
1995	Red Card	Ahmed Hassan Kamal	STN
2000	Anna	Nawab Shah Pur Ahmed	PTV
2002	Landa Bazar	Hayat	PTV Home
2002	Nigah	Jalal Khan	PTV Home
2006	Kaanch Ke Jugnu		ATV
2007	Sill	Amir Baig	ATV
2011	Pani Jaisa Piyar	Adarsh's father	Hum TV
2012	Khalida Ki Walida	Karamat	PTV Home
2012	Koi Meray Dil Sey Pouchay		PTV Home
2013	Dheeray Say		A-Plus TV
	Kamal-e-Sabt		A-Plus TV
	Pyarey Afzal	Maulvi Subhanullah	ARY Digital
2016	Khuda Aur Muhabbat^[11]	Amjad Raza	Geo TV
2016	Mera Yaar Miladay	Master Ji	ARY Digital
2017	Gustakh Ishq	Abdul Quddus	Urdu 1
2018	Visaal	Maulvi Ghufran	ARY Digital
	Romeo Weds Heer	Hakeem Luqman	Geo TV
	Ishq Na Kariyo Koi	Fariha's father (fashion designer)	Express TV
2019	Hania	Fareed	ARY Digital
	Gul-o-Gulzar	Iqbal	ARY Digital
	Zid		Express TV
	Rani Nokrani		Express TV
	Wafa Lazim To Nahi	Shaukat (Sarah and Mani's father)	TV One
2019–2020	Janbaaz		Express TV

Awards

Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1986.^[2]

Ceremony	Category	Project	Result
4th Lux Style Awards^[12]	Best TV Actor (Satellite)	Woh Tees Din	Nominated
14th Lux Style Awards^[13]	Best TV Actor	Pyarey Afzal	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b Tahir, Athar (2007). Frontier facets: Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. p. 144.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Legendary Pakistani TV Actor-Firdous Jamal". Pakistan 360 degrees website. 2 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ "Profile". Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024.
^ Ahmad, Bisma (13 March 2015). "Old but not forgotten: Top 10 Pakistani dramas to re-watch now". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ Lodhi, Adnan (13 August 2015). "Sad but true: Roohi Bano's lonely 55th birthday". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ "In conversation with Hamza Firdous".
^ "HIP Exclusive: Hamza Firdous reveals all about himself!". 5 March 2017.
^ "Firdous Jamal opens up his own production house". 27 October 2016.
^ "Firdous Jamal diagnosed with cancer".
^ "Firdous Jamal gives update on his health". 31 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Profile of Firdaus Jamal". Vidpk.com website. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ "LUX Style Awards for the year 2004". 14 October 2003.
^ 14th Lux Style Awards 2015ebuzztoday.com Archived 7 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine

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[Tahir-1] Tahir, Athar (2007). Frontier facets: Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. p. 144.

[360degrees-2] "Legendary Pakistani TV Actor-Firdous Jamal". Pakistan 360 degrees website. 2 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

[3] "Profile". Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024.

[4] Ahmad, Bisma (13 March 2015). "Old but not forgotten: Top 10 Pakistani dramas to re-watch now". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[5] Lodhi, Adnan (13 August 2015). "Sad but true: Roohi Bano's lonely 55th birthday". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[6] "In conversation with Hamza Firdous".

[7] "HIP Exclusive: Hamza Firdous reveals all about himself!". 5 March 2017.

[8] "Firdous Jamal opens up his own production house". 27 October 2016.

[9] "Firdous Jamal diagnosed with cancer".

[10] "Firdous Jamal gives update on his health". 31 May 2024.

[vidpk-11] "Profile of Firdaus Jamal". Vidpk.com website. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

[12] "LUX Style Awards for the year 2004". 14 October 2003.

[13] 14th Lux Style Awards 2015ebuzztoday.com Archived 7 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine

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