Munawar Saeed
Munawar Saeed | |
|---|---|
| منورسعید | |
| Born | Syed Munawar Saeed July 1, 1941 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Awards | Pride of Performance Award (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 TV serials like Waris (1979 - 1980) and Moorat (2004), and films like Anmol (1973), and Pehchan (1975). He was honored with the Pride of Performance Award in 2002.
Life and career
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]
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 a film Ghar Damaad from Lollywood that he accepted. After shifting to Lahore, he used all the four mediums of art; film, TV, radio and stage. Mostly, he acted out negative characters in TV plays and films.[1][2][3][4]
He lived in Lahore for nearly fifty years. Then, he returned to Karachi and started working in private TV productions.[1]
Filmography
TV
- Waris (1979 - 1980)
- Bunty I Love You
- Mere Humrahi
- Main Hari Piya
- Roshan Sitara
- Bebaak (Hum TV)
- Kaisi Hain Dooriyan (ARY Digital)
- Moorat (PTV)
- Khandan (ARY Digital)
Film
Ghar Damaad (1969)
Awards and recognition
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Pride of Performance Award | Arts (acting) | Won | [1][5] |
References
- ^ a b c d Butt, Sitara Jabeen (17 July 2018). "حقیقی زندگی خوبصورت نہ ہوتواداکاری میں بھی خوبصورتی نہیں آتی". Daily Jang (in Urdu).
- ^ "منور سعید". Hilal Urdu. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "ڈرامے کے ذریعے زبان کا نقصان کررہے ہیں ، منور سعید". Express News (in Urdu). 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Munawar Saeed". Pakistan Film Magazine. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "President to confer civil awards today". Dawn. March 23, 2003.