Agha Sikandar

Agha Sikandar
آغا سکندر
Born
Agha Sikandar Abbas

(1954-11-21)21 November 1954
Lahore, Pakistan
Died25 May 1993(1993-05-25) (aged 38)
Lahore, Pakistan
Resting place
Mominpura Cemetery, Lahore
EducationUniversity of Punjab
OccupationActor
Years active1979 – 1993
SpouseRubina Sikandar (wife)
ChildrenAagha Ali (son)
Ali Sikandar (son)
ParentAgha Saleem Raza (father)[1]
RelativesSaba Hameed (cousin)
Huma Hameed (cousin)
Inayat Hussain Bhatti (father-in-law)
Shahida Bano (mother-in-law)
Waseem Abbas (brother-in-law)
Kaifee (uncle)
Ali Abbas (nephew)
Hina Altaf (daughter-in-law)
Ramsha Khan (niece)

Agha Sikandar was a Pakistani television and film actor.[2] He appeared in classic dramas Waris and Dehleez.[3][2] He also appeared in Urdu and Punjabi films Mian Biwi Razi, Faslay and Jatt Te Dogar.[2]

Early life

Agha was born in 1954 in Lahore, Pakistan and completed his studies at the University of Lahore.[2]

Agha's father Agha Saleem Raza (d. 1965) was an actor in Urdu and Punjabi cinema, mainly known for his roles as villain during the 30s and 40s.

Career

Agha was interested in acting and made his debut as an actor in late 1970s on PTV dramas and he did a number of roles in dramas in the late 1970s.[4][2][5] He appeared in the Amjad Islam Amjad drama Waris as Farrukh, the emotional son of a widow, in a role that was a massive hit. Agha then appeared in philosophical telefilm written by Ashfaq Ahmed called Cinderella Aur Sakina with Saba Hameed.[2][6] Then in 1981 he appeared in drama Dehleez as Abid Khan a villain role which was also written by Amjad Islam Amjad.[7] Agha also appeared in films and he was offered many films from filmmakers.[2][8]

In 1981 Agha appeared in film Faslay with famous actress Shabnam and actor Muhammad Ali which was a Silver Jubilee.[9] The following year, he appeared in film Mian Biwi Razi with actresses Kaveeta, Tahira Naqvi and actor Nadeem Baig which was box-office hit in which he did a comic role with alongside Sangeeta.[2] Agha was offered more offers from directors, they saw him to be a natural romantic hero.[2] In 1983, he appeared in film Jatt Te Dogar with Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Adeeb and Bahar Begum.[2] Agha was known as an emotionally fragile and romantic person and he usually did the roles of characters which were emotional and fragile in dramas quite close to his life.[2]

When Pakistan Urdu Cinema fell into decline and was replaced by Punjabi films, he felt emotional due to some problems, and his output in both dramas and films began to decline in 1985.[2]

Agha became addicted to heroin which made him even more unpredictable and emotionally fragile.[2] He was sent to rehabilitation to recover but he was in and out on numerous occasions.[2] Agha tried to rekindle the fame he had between the 1970s and 1990s, he couldn't find any acting offers, which drove him into depression.[2]

He completely disappeared from television in early 1993 as his heroin addiction worsened. Agha was emotionally battered, haunted and taunted by his addiction and failing to come to terms with the loss of friends and the fame he once had.[2]

In 1993, Agha was found dead which was announced and according to his contemporaries he had utilised only a small portion of the talent.[2]

Personal life

Agha married Rubina, the daughter of actor Inayat Hussain Bhatti and Shahida Bano.[10]

Agha's sons Aagha Ali and Ali Sikandar are both actors.[11]

Agha's son Agha Ali was married to actress Hina Altaf.[12][13]

Illness and death

Agha died of a heroin overdose on 25 May 1993 in Lahore. He was 38 years old. Although some of his co-stars initially suspected that he died from a heart attack, it was later revealed he had overdosed. He was laid to rest at Mominpura Cemetery in Lahore.[2]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Network
1979 Waris Farrukh PTV[14]
1981 Dehleez Abid Khan PTV
1983 Ragon Mein Andhera Farhan PTV[15]
1985 Asaan Se Baat Murad PTV
1986 Hazaroon Khwahishan Sir PTV
1988 Malika-e-Alam Safi PTV
1990 Kahani No: 10 Anjam PTV
1993 Kal Aaj Aur Kal Shahzad PTV

Telefilm

Year Title Role
1980 Cinderella Aur Sakina Nisar[16][2][17]

Film

Year Film Language
1981 Faslay Urdu[18]
1982 Mian Biwi Razi Urdu[19]
1982 Zara Si Baat Urdu[9]
1983 Jatt Te Dogar Punjabi
1985 Shah Behram Punjabi[9]

References

  1. ↑ "پاکستانی فلموں کیلئے فنکار گھرانوں کی خدمات". Daily Jang News. 26 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Crazy Diamonds – III". Dawn News. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Stay indoors, relive the classics". The News International. 20 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "List of PTV Old Actors". Pakistan Television Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Agha Sikandar". Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  6. ↑ South and Southeast Asia Video Archive Holdings, Issue 5. Madison, WI : General Library System, University of Wisconsin--Madison. p. 82.
  7. ↑ "ادکارہ طاہرہ نقوی کی34 ویں برسی آج منائی جائے گی". Daily Pakistan. 14 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Newsletter - Afghanistan Council, Volumes 8-10. New York, Asia Society. p. 8.
  9. 1 2 3 Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  10. ↑ "Agha Ali talks about his dad in a candid conversation with Samina Peerzada". Daily Pakistan. 23 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Pakistani Actors Who Are Following In Their Fathers Footsteps". Pro Pakistan. 11 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Hina Altaf and Aagha Ali Abbas Make an Elegant Appearance Together". Pro Pakistan. 8 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Actor Agha Ali opens up about divorce from Hina Altaf | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 18 December 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Best Pakistani Dramas of All Time". Masala. 6 March 2021.
  15. ↑ Accessions List, South Asia, Volume 9, Issues 7-12. Library of Congress Office, New Delhi. p. 654.
  16. ↑ "Cinderella Aur Sakina". Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "ٹی وی ڈراموں کی چند مقبول مائیں". Daily Jang News. 20 June 2022.
  18. ↑ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 300. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  19. ↑ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 301. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
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