Agha Sikandar

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Agha Sikandar
Born
Agha Sikandar Abbas

1953
Lahore, Pakistan
Died28 May 1993(1993-05-28) (aged 39–40)
Lahore, Pakistan
EducationUniversity of Lahore
OccupationActor
Years active1979–1993
Spouse(s)Rubina Sikandar (wife)
ChildrenAagha Ali (son)
Ali Sikandar (son)
Parent(s)Agha Saleem Raza (father)
RelativesSaba 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)

Agha Sikandar was a Pakistani television and film actor.[1] He appeared in classic dramas Waris and Dehleez.[2][1] He also appeared in Urdu and Punjabi films Mian Biwi Razi, Faslay and Jatt Te Dogar.[1]

Early life[]

Agha was born on 1953 in Lahore, Pakistan and he completed his studies from University of Lahore.[1] Agha's father Saleem Raza was a actor in Urdu and Punjabi Cinema.[3]

Career[]

Agha was interest 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][1][5] He appeared in drama Waris written by Amjad Islam Amjad he portrayed as Farrukh an emotionally son of a widow which was a massive hit.[6] Agha then appeared in philosophical telefilm written by Ashfaq Ahmed called Cinderella Aur Sakina with Saba Hameed.[1] 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 filmakers.[1]

In 1981 Agha appeared in film Faslay with famous actress Shabnam and actor Muhammad Ali which was a Silver Jubilee.[8] The following year in 1982 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.[1] Agha was offered more offers from directors, they saw him to be a naturally romantic hero.[1] In 1983 he appeared in film Jatt Te Dogar with Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Adeeb and Bahar Begum.[1] Agha was known 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 depiction of the characters he was given to play.[1]

When Pakistan Urdu Cinema fell into decline and was replaced by Punjabi films, he felt emotional due to some problems and he stopped working in both dramas and films in 1985 his output on both mediums began to decline.[1]

Agha began to use heroin drugs and became addicted to it which made him unpredictable and even more emotionally fragile then he was already.[1] He was sent to Rehabilitation Centre to recover but he was in and out of rehabilitation centres on numerous occasions.[1] Agha tried to rekindle the fame he had between 1970s and 1980s, he couldn't find any offers from both dramas and films which droved him into depression.[1]

He completed disappeared from television in early 1990s but Agha become more addicted to drugs and used the drug Agha was emotionally battered, haunted and taunted by his addiction and failing to come to terms with the loss of fame he once had and friends.[1]

In 1993 Agha was found dead which was announced and according to his contemporaries he had utilised only a small portion of the talent.[1]

Personal life[]

Agha married Rubina daughter of actor Inayat Hussain Bhatti and Shahida Bano.[9] Agha's uncle Kaifee was also an actor and both of his sons Aagha Ali and Ali Sikandar are actors.[10] Agha's son Agha Ali is married to actress Hina Altaf.[11]

Ilness and death[]

Agha died from heroin drugs in 1993 at age forty in May 28 at Lahore although some of his co-stars suspected that he died from heart attack but later it was reveal he died from taking drugs and he was laid to rest at Mominpura Cemetery in Lahore.[1]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Role Network
1979 Waris Farrukh PTV[12]
1981 Dehleez Abid Khan PTV
1988 Malika-e-Alam Safi PTV

Telefilm[]

Year Title Role
1980 Cinderella Aur Sakina Nisar[13][1]

Film[]

Year Film Role Language
1981 Faslay Bhai Sahab Urdu[14]
1982 Mian Biwi Razi Javed Urdu[15]
1983 Jatt Te Dogar Bau Sikandar Punjabi[16]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Crazy Diamonds – III". Dawn News. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Stay indoors, relive the classics". The News International. August 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Saleem Raza: He was a famous villain actor from the pre-partition era". Pak Film Magazine. January 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "List of PTV Old Actors". Pakistan Television Corporation. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Agha Sikandar". Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Mian Bivi Razi". Pak Film Magazine. March 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "ادکارہ طاہرہ نقوی کی34 ویں برسی آج منائی جائے گی". Daily Pakistan. June 14, 2021.
  8. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 280. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  9. ^ "Agha Ali talks about his dad in a candid conversation with Samina Peerzada". Daily Pakistan. January 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "Pakistani Actors Who Are Following In Their Fathers Footsteps". Pro Pakistan. April 11, 2021.
  11. ^ "Hina Altaf and Aagha Ali Abbas Make an Elegant Appearance Together". Pro Pakistan. July 8, 2021.
  12. ^ "Best Pakistani Dramas of All Time". Masala. March 6, 2021.
  13. ^ "Cinderella Aur Sakina". Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Faslay". Pak Film Magazine. October 22, 2021.
  15. ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 269. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
  16. ^ "Jatt Te Dogar". Pak Film Magazine. September 12, 2021.

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