Showbiz suffers loss of Liaquat Soldier

Pakistan’s entertainment industry took a tragic blow, as it lost one of its beloved entertainers, Liaquat Soldier, on Wednesday. The renowned comedian and respected stage actor succumbed to a severe heart attack after making his final appearance on a special transmission of the semi-final between Pakistan and India; leaving behind a grieving widow, three sons and a daughter.

Liaquat Soldier begun his acting career in 1973 and has performed in more than 250 television plays as well as the film, ’Quaid’. He also participated in a popular comedy competition that appeared on a TV channel in India.

Soldier was laid to rest at Silawat Graveyard, Dhobi Ghat, located in Lyari. His Namaz-e-Janaza was offered at Badami Masjid on Nabi Bakhsh Road. A large number of people attended the late comedian’s funeral including his relatives and various personalities hailing from the showbiz industry.

Renowned actor, Moin Akhtar, who appeared to be in a state of shock, said that Soldier was one of the few actors who was witty, yet modest. His sudden demise comes as a great loss to our nation’s entertainment industry, he said regretfully, adding that he had worked with Soldier in many plays and found him to be a truly charismatic artist, who earned the love of his fans. Akhtar also admired the way Soldier carried himself, stating that people would laugh and enjoy his comical expressions.

Moin Akhtar acknowledged that while Soldier’s style of acting, writing and directing was different from his own, it was admirable in its own right. He added that his deceased colleague played roles which enabled him to best showcase his comedic talents.

Another television personality, Nasrullah Khan, said that he had the honour of working with Soldier in a PTV play titled ‘jannat ka safar’, which was directed by Asif Ansari, and it was a memorable experience. He also mentioned that Liaquat’s modesty was admired by junior actors who became his close friends.

Liaquat Soldier’s Soyem will be held on Friday, April 1 2011, between Asr and Maghrib prayers at Al-Hajj Muhammad Hashim Gazdar Silawat Jamaat Hall.

Hum Tv Drama La-Hasil

Title Name :                La-Hasil
Type :                             Drama
Wtiten By :                  Umera Ahmed
Directed By :               Monina Duraid
Produced By :            Angeline Malik
Cast :  Anjeline Malik, Noman Ejaz, Sunny Tanio, Seemi Pasha, Mahjabeen
Language :                   urdu
Prensented By :          Hum-TV PRODUCTION
Release By :                  CD-BANK
Story : The serial focuses on the life of a call girl, katherine, who live in Lodon,she meet mazhar (Noman Ejaz) Who hails from a well-to-do, respectable family. They  get marrige and have a son, zulayd,but while he  is still an infant, mazhar find out about katherine's past and divorces her,taking his son with him, he  remarrie (Seemi Pasha) as a does kathhrines. She adopts a girl, mariam (Faiza Hassan) an moves to pakistan. Mariam and Zulayd meet each other and fall in love and their life takes on Stranger twists and turns.

Hum Tv Drama Merey Khuwab Reza Reza

Written By :Maha Malik
Directed By:Nadeem Siddique
Produced By:A & B Productions
Cast: Sumbul Iqbal, Noman Masood, Syed Jibran & Others

NOVEL Link : Meray Khawab Reza Reza by Maha Malik

Khayyam Sarhadi Is No More With Us

Famous legend actor of Pakistan TV history Khayyam Sarhadi died due to heart attack. On Thursday 03/02/2011 evening after coming back to his home from a TV drama shooting, he felt pain in his heart which was heart attack.He was 63. His funeral prayers will be offered at his residence here after Juma prayers. He started his career from theatre and later joined Pakistan Radio but he got fame from number of TV plays like Waris, Anokha Ladla and Man Chale Ka Soda. The actor also performed in three movies including Dakoo and Bobby but he left the film industry. The actor is survived by two widows and three daughters.

ACTOR RIZWAN WASTI IS DEAD

He is survived by his wife Tahira Wasti, herself an actress of repute, two sons and a daughter, Laila Wasti, also a known showbiz personality.
Rizwan Wasti was born in Lahore and belonged to a highly educated family. He lent his baritone voice to a variety of radio programmes and acted in several plays on PTV in the `60s, `70s and `80s, but it was his performance in the drama serial Shama (adapted from an A.R. Khatoon novel by Fatima Surrayya Bajia) that catapulted him to fame.
Apart from many long plays and drama series, his acting skills in Aagahi, Uroosa and Abgeene were received with critical acclaim.

Rizwan Wasti was one of those actors who used the cadence of his voice to remarkable success, an art that he mastered while working for Radio Pakistan. He was also a banker.
His death has left the acting fraternity of the country sad. Talking to actor Talat Hussain said, “He was a distinguished name in the broadcasting world, a man who had his own distinct style. He was also a straightforward and honest individual.”
Actor Behroz Sabzwari said: “He had a great personality and was a learned person. He was a cultured and classy human being, something that`s a rarity in today`s world. My colleagues and I learnt a lot from him.”

Noted director and producer Kazim Pasha said, “He was an extremely devoted artist. He would keep learning the script on the sets and never sit idle. He`d remain in character even after the shooting would end. He was part of some of the most memorable plays in the history of Pakistani television.”