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{{Short description|Pakistani TV and film actor}}
{{Short description|Pakistani TV and film actor}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Munawar Saeed
| name = Munawar Saeed
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| native_name = {{Nq|منورسعید}}
| native_name = {{Nq|منورسعید}}
| birth_name = Syed Munawar Saeed
| birth_name = Syed Munawar Saeed
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|8|24}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|7|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Amroha]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[British India]]
| birth_place = [[Amroha]], [[United Provinces (1937–1950)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| nationality = Pakistani
| nationality = Pakistani
| alma_mater = [[Aligarh Muslim University]]
| alma_mater = [[Aligarh Muslim University]]
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| children = [[Zafar Masud (banker)|Zafar Masud]]
| years_active = 1967 – present
| years_active = 1967 – present
| awards = {{Plainlist|
| awards = {{Plainlist|
* [[Pride of Performance Award]] (2002)
* [[Pride of Performance Award]] by the [[President of Pakistan]] (2003)
* [[Nigar Award]] (1973)
* [[Nigar Award]] (1973)
}}
}}
}}
}}


'''Syed Munawar Saeed''' is a Pakistani TV and film actor. He has performed in around 200 films and more than 1000 television dramas. He is known for his villain roles in TV serials like ''[[Waris (serial)|Waris]]'' (1979 - 1980) and ''[[Moorat]]'' (2004) and films like ''[[Anmol (1973 film)|Anmol]]'' (1973), ''[[Sharafat (1974 film)|Sharafat]]'' (1974), and ''[[Pehchan (1975 film)|Pehchan]]'' (1975). He was honored with the [[Pride of Performance Award]] in 2002.
'''Syed Munawar Saeed''' is a Pakistani TV and film actor. He has performed in around 200 films and more than 1000 television dramas. He is known for his villain roles in TV serials like ''[[Waris (serial)|Waris]]'' (1979 - 1980) and ''[[Moorat]]'' (2004) and films like ''[[Anmol (1973 film)|Anmol]]'' (1973), ''[[Sharafat (1974 film)|Sharafat]]'' (1974), and ''[[Pehchan (1975 film)|Pehchan]]'' (1975). He was honored with the [[Pride of Performance Award]] in 2003.


==Life and career==
==Early life and education==
Saeed was born on August 24, 1940, in [[Amroha]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[British India]]. He migrated to Pakistan in 1960 after doing his B.Sc from the [[Aligarh Muslim University]].<ref name="daily jang" /> He is a relative of the poets [[Rais Amrohvi]] and [[Jaun Elia]].<ref name="youlin mag">{{cite news |last1=Suhayb |first1=Muhammad |title=Good to be Bad: The Villains of Pakistani Cinema |url=https://www.youlinmagazine.com/article/good-to-be-bad-the-villains-of-pakistani-cinema/MjAyNg== |work=YOULIN Magazine |date=June 22, 2021}}</ref>
Saeed was born on July 1, 1941, in [[Amroha]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[British India]]. He migrated to Pakistan in 1960 after doing his B.Sc from the [[Aligarh Muslim University]].<ref name="daily jang" /> He is a relative of the poets [[Rais Amrohvi]] and [[Jaun Elia]].<ref name="youlin mag">{{cite news |last1=Suhayb |first1=Muhammad |title=Good to be Bad: The Villains of Pakistani Cinema |url=https://www.youlinmagazine.com/article/good-to-be-bad-the-villains-of-pakistani-cinema/MjAyNg== |work=YOULIN Magazine |date=June 22, 2021}}</ref>


== Career ==
After settling in [[Karachi]], Pakistan, he started working on stage and [[Radio Pakistan]]. In 1967, when a television station was established in Karachi, he started working in TV dramas. In 1969, he was offered an Urdu film ''Ghar Damaad'' from [[Lollywood]]. He accepted the project and left Karachi for Lahore. While staying in Lahore, he used all four mediums of art; film, TV, radio, and stage, to express his artistic abilities. Mostly, he acted out negative characters in TV plays and films. The films like ''Anmol'' (1973) and ''Pehchan'' (1975) helped him building his reputation for sophisticated villain roles.<ref name="daily jang">{{cite news |last1=Butt |first1=Sitara Jabeen |title=حقیقی زندگی خوبصورت نہ ہوتواداکاری میں بھی خوبصورتی نہیں آتی |url=https://jang.com.pk/news/522197 |work=Daily Jang |date=17 July 2018 |language=ur}}</ref><ref name="youlin mag" /><ref name="hilal">{{cite news |title=منور سعید |url=https://www.hilal.gov.pk/urdu-article/detail/MjYyNQ==.html |access-date=29 March 2023 |work=Hilal Urdu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Munawar Saeed |url=https://pakmag.net/film/artist.php?pid=2499 |website=Pakistan Film Magazine |access-date=29 March 2023}}</ref>
After settling in [[Karachi]], Pakistan, he started working on stage and [[Radio Pakistan]]. In 1967, when a television station was established in Karachi, he started working in TV dramas. In 1969, he was offered an Urdu film ''Ghar Damaad'' from [[Lollywood]]. He accepted the project and left Karachi for Lahore. While staying in Lahore, he used all four mediums of art; film, TV, radio, and stage, to express his artistic abilities. Mostly, he acted out negative characters in TV plays and films. The films like ''Anmol'' (1973) and ''Pehchan'' (1975) helped him in building his reputation for sophisticated villain roles.<ref name="daily jang">{{cite news |last1=Butt |first1=Sitara Jabeen |title=حقیقی زندگی خوبصورت نہ ہوتواداکاری میں بھی خوبصورتی نہیں آتی |url=https://jang.com.pk/news/522197 |work=Daily Jang |date=17 July 2018 |language=ur}}</ref><ref name="youlin mag" /><ref name="hilal">{{cite news |title=منور سعید |url=https://www.hilal.gov.pk/urdu-article/detail/MjYyNQ==.html |access-date=29 March 2023 |work=Hilal Urdu}}</ref>


He lived in Lahore for nearly fifty years. Then, he returned to Karachi and started working in private TV productions.<ref name="daily jang" />
He lived in Lahore for nearly fifty years. Then, he returned to Karachi and started working in private TV productions.<ref name="daily jang" />

==Personal life==
Saeed's son, [[Zafar Masud (banker)|Zafar Masud]], is a senior banker and was one of the two sole survivors of the [[Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303|PIA Flight 8303]] crash.<ref name="TS">{{cite news|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/pakistan-plane-crash-survivor-has-relation-with-bollywood-blockbuster-pakeezah-1502891652.html|title=Pakistan plane crash survivor has relation with Bollywood blockbuster Pakeezah|work=The Statesman|date=23 May 2020|access-date=9 July 2023|first=Swati|last=Sharma}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
===TV===
===Television serials===
* ''[[Waris (serial)|Waris]]'' (1979 - 1980)
* ''[[Waris (serial)|Waris]]'' (1979 - 1980)
* ''[[Hazaron Raaste]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Fareb (1993 TV series)|Fareb]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Alao (TV series)|Alao]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Bunty I Love You]]''
* ''[[Bunty I Love You]]''
* ''[[Mere Hamrahi]]''
* ''[[Mere Hamrahi]]''
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* ''[[Sanam (TV series)| Sanam]]''
* ''[[Sanam (TV series)| Sanam]]''
* ''Khandan'' (ARY Digital)
* ''Khandan'' (ARY Digital)
* ''[[Baby Baji]]'' (ARY Digital)

===Film===
===Film===
* ''Ghar Damaad'' (1969)
* ''Ghar Damaad'' (1969)
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* ''[[Sharafat (1974 film)|Sharafat]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Sharafat (1974 film)|Sharafat]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Mitti Ke Putlay]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Mitti Ke Putlay]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Aj Diyan Kurrian]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Pehchan (1975 film)| Pehchan]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Pehchan (1975 film)| Pehchan]]'' (1975)
*''[[Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (film)]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Hero (1985 film)|Hero]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Hero (1985 film)|Hero]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Insaniyat Kay Dushman]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Insaniyat Kay Dushman]]'' (1990)
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! Year !! Award!! Category !! Result!! Work !! Ref.
! Year !! Award!! Category !! Result!! Work !! Ref.
|-
|-
| 1973 || [[Nigar Award]] ||Best Supporting Actor || {{Won}} ||''Anmol'' (film)||<ref name="pakistani oscar">{{cite web|title=Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards.|url=https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards|website=Desi Movies Reviews|access-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722111654/https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards|archive-date=15 March 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=THE NIGAR AWARDS 1972 - 1986 |url=http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards2.htm |website=TheHotSpotOnline |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725090554/http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards2.htm |archive-date=14 May 2022}}</ref>
| 1973 || [[Nigar Award]] ||Best Supporting Actor || {{Won}} ||''Anmol'' (film)||<ref name="pakistani oscar">{{cite web|title=Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards.|url=https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards|website=The Hot Spot Film Reviews website|access-date=15 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613171619/https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards/|archive-date=13 June 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|-
|-
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| 2002 || [[Pride of Performance Award]] ||Arts || {{Won}} ||Acting||<ref name="daily jang" /><ref>{{cite news |title=President to confer civil awards today |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/89069/president-to-confer-civil-awards-today |work=Dawn |date=March 23, 2003}}</ref>
| 2003 || [[Pride of Performance Award]] ||Arts || {{Won}} ||Acting||<ref name="daily jang" /><ref>{{cite news |title=President to confer civil awards today |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/89069/president-to-confer-civil-awards-today |newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|date=March 23, 2003|access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2013 || [[Pakistan Media Award]] ||Best Supporting Actor|| {{nom}}||''Tamanna'' (TV play) ||<ref>{{cite web |title=4th Pakistan Media Awards Nominations |url=http://www.hamaralink.com/2013/12/4th-pakistan-media-awards-nominations.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227134822/http://www.hamaralink.com/2013/12/4th-pakistan-media-awards-nominations.html |archive-date=23 April 2016}}</ref>
| 2013 || [[Pakistan Media Award]] ||Best Supporting Actor|| {{nom}}||''Tamanna'' (TV play) ||<ref>{{cite web |title=4th Pakistan Media Awards Nominations |url=http://www.hamaralink.com/2013/12/4th-pakistan-media-awards-nominations.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227134822/http://www.hamaralink.com/2013/12/4th-pakistan-media-awards-nominations.html |website=HamaraLink.com website|archive-date=27 December 2013|access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>
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[[Category:Pakistani male television actors]]
[[Category:Pakistani male television actors]]
[[Category:Pakistani male film actors]]
[[Category:Pakistani male film actors]]
[[Category:Muhajir people]]
[[Category:Indian emigrants to Pakistan]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Pride of Performance]]

Latest revision as of 14:20, 2 August 2024

Munawar Saeed
منورسعید
Born
Syed Munawar Saeed

(1941-07-01) 1 July 1941 (age 83)
Amroha, United Provinces, British India
NationalityPakistani
Alma materAligarh Muslim University
OccupationActor
Years active1967 – present
ChildrenZafar Masud
Awards

Syed Munawar Saeed is a Pakistani TV and film actor. He has performed in around 200 films and more than 1000 television dramas. He is known for his villain roles in TV serials like Waris (1979 - 1980) and Moorat (2004) and films like Anmol (1973), Sharafat (1974), and Pehchan (1975). He was honored with the Pride of Performance Award in 2003.

Early life and education

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Saeed was born on July 1, 1941, in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, British India. He migrated to Pakistan in 1960 after doing his B.Sc from the Aligarh Muslim University.[1] He is a relative of the poets Rais Amrohvi and Jaun Elia.[2]

Career

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After settling in Karachi, Pakistan, he started working on stage and Radio Pakistan. In 1967, when a television station was established in Karachi, he started working in TV dramas. In 1969, he was offered an Urdu film Ghar Damaad from Lollywood. He accepted the project and left Karachi for Lahore. While staying in Lahore, he used all four mediums of art; film, TV, radio, and stage, to express his artistic abilities. Mostly, he acted out negative characters in TV plays and films. The films like Anmol (1973) and Pehchan (1975) helped him in building his reputation for sophisticated villain roles.[1][2][3]

He lived in Lahore for nearly fifty years. Then, he returned to Karachi and started working in private TV productions.[1]

Personal life

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Saeed's son, Zafar Masud, is a senior banker and was one of the two sole survivors of the PIA Flight 8303 crash.[4]

Selected filmography

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Television serials

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Film

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Awards and recognition

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Year Award Category Result Work Ref.
1973 Nigar Award Best Supporting Actor Won Anmol (film) [5]
2003 Pride of Performance Award Arts Won Acting [1][6]
2013 Pakistan Media Award Best Supporting Actor Nominated Tamanna (TV play) [7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Butt, Sitara Jabeen (17 July 2018). "حقیقی زندگی خوبصورت نہ ہوتواداکاری میں بھی خوبصورتی نہیں آتی". Daily Jang (in Urdu).
  2. ^ a b Suhayb, Muhammad (22 June 2021). "Good to be Bad: The Villains of Pakistani Cinema". YOULIN Magazine.
  3. ^ "منور سعید". Hilal Urdu. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. ^ Sharma, Swati (23 May 2020). "Pakistan plane crash survivor has relation with Bollywood blockbuster Pakeezah". The Statesman. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. ^ "President to confer civil awards today". Dawn (newspaper). 23 March 2003. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. ^ "4th Pakistan Media Awards Nominations". HamaraLink.com website. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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