Aurangzeb Leghari

Aurangzeb Leghari
اورنگزیب لغاری
Born (1944-10-25) 25 October 1944
Rahimabad, Rahim Yar Khan, British India
Alma materCentral Model School Lahore, Government College Lahore, Cadet College Petaro, Jamshoro
Occupations
Years active1960–present
AwardsPride of Performance Award (2014)

Aurangzeb Leghari (born 25 October 1944) is a Pakistani TV actor who has been working in TV dramas since the 1970s. His notable TV dramas include Waris, Dehleez, Waqat, Uchay Burj Lahore Dey, and Chanan Tey Dariya. He was honored with the Pride of Performance Award in 2014.[1]

Early life

Leghari was born on 25 October 1944 in Rahimabad, Rahim Yar Khan, British India. He completed his education at the Government Central Model School, Lahore. He earned his graduate degree at the Government College Lahore.[2]

Career

Leghari started his acting career by participating in theatrical plays in the 1960s. His debut TV play was Samjohta, but he got fame for his role in Amjad Islam Amjad's play Waris, telecast in 1979–1980 on PTV. He has performed in some 300 theatrical plays.[2][3][4]

He worked in over 300 theatrical plays and he also hosted shows. Then he worked as Weather presenter used to read the weather report on PTV.[2]

He also appeared in some Urdu films like Naureen, Faslay (1981), and others.[2]

Personal life

Aurangzeb has been married twice, but he is now living a blissful life with his first wife and family. He has four children—two with each wife. He recently stated in an interview that his second marriage lasted for an unpleasant 14 years. However, after a long separation, his second wife finally agreed to divorce.

Since 2024, he has been managing a business alongside his acting career.

Selected filmography

Television

Year Title Role Network
1973Aik Mohabbat So AfsanayMaster JiPTV
1979WarisChaudhry Niaz AliPTV[5]
1980Chanan Tey DariyaAmirPTV
1981DehleezJahangirPTV[5]
1982Sona ChandiNaseebPTV
1984Andhera UjalaRaheelPTV[5]
1985SaahilSajjadPTV
1985Apnay LogMusharrafPTV
1986WaqatZaidPTV
1986Hazaron RaasteTaimoorPTV[2]
1989Neelay HathAbdul KareemPTV
1990Uchay Burj Lahore DeyPervaizPTV
1990Chakar-e-AzamGohram KhanPTV
1990FishaarMurtaza KhanPTV
1991Tali ThalaySaeedPTV
1993FarebSultan KhanPTV
1995Zard DopeharOfficerPTV
1996Paigham Zubani Aur HaiMuhammad AliPTV
1997Ghar Se GharSheikh ZubruddinPTV
1998Ghulam GardishRiyasat AliPTV
2002Thori Khushi Thora GhumDadaPTV
2004DillagiSahabPTV
2005AzalRahimIndus TV
2008OopsHasanARY Digital
2010NamakBaba JanPTV
2010 Awaaz Sheikh Sahab ATV
2011Adhoray KhawabJamalPTV
2011Al TashJavedPTV
2012MainChaudhary SahabPTV
2013Mere HarjaiSaad's fatherARY Digital
2014KhaichalChaudhary AkbarPTV
2015MaaziFarooqA-Plus
2016Piya Be DardiSahir's fatherA-Plus
2017RaniQutub ShahGeo TV
2018Tu Jo NahiChaudhary SahibExpress Entertainment
2019 Kaneez A-Plus TV
2018–19 Be Parwaiyaan PTV Home
2020Dil Tanha TanhaMirha's fatherHum TV
2020SaraabHoorain's fatherHum TV
2021Ajnabi HumsafarAleezay's fatherSAB TV
2021DobaraMehru's fatherHum TV
2023Mohabbat Kay BaadJia's fatherSAB TV
2023Tere SiwaArshadMun TV

Films and Short films

Year Film Language
1970NoreenUrdu
1978SaheliUrdu
1981FaslayUrdu
1981WafaUrdu
1982Ek Din Bahu KaUrdu
1992DillagiPunjabi
1992ShehzadaUrdu
1993QasamUrdu
1995DharkanUrdu
2013Main Hoon Shahid AfridiUrdu
2023Baba JaniUrdu
2024 200,000 Urdu

Awards and recognition

YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef.
1993Nigar AwardsBest Supporting ActorQasamWon[6]
2014Pride of PerformancePride of Performance Award by the President of PakistanArtsWon[1][7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 "صدارتی تمغہ برائے حسن کارکردگی۔ اورنگ زیب لغاری". Tareekh-e-Pakistan (in Urdu). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Ahmed, Shoaib (13 August 2022). "PTV legend Aurangzeb Leghari looks to government for theatre's revival". Dawn.
  3. ↑ "Aurangzeb". Pak101.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "سینئر اداکار اورنگزیب لغاری 14مارچ کو لاہور آئینگے". Daily92 News (in Urdu). 2 March 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Profile of Aurangzeb Leghari". VIDPK.com website. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Swami Ji. "Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards (1957–2002)". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "President confers awards". The Nation. 14 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Pakistan Day: 21 civil awards to be presented on Sunday". The Express Tribune. 21 March 2014.
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