Khaled Anam
Khalid Anum | |
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Occupation | Actor, producer, singer |
Notable work | Kahi Unkahi, Bhaagti Bareera, Muqaddas |
Khaled Anam is a Pakistani actor, producer and singer. He has acted in various dramas, like Kahi Unkahi, Muqaddas, Bhaagti Bareera.[1][2][3] As a singer, he's best known for his rendition of Shah Hussain's kalam Peera Ho during the 1990s.[4] After a decade of working in advertising and communications, Anam pursued a career in the media industry, working in operations and content head with local media houses and successfully launched children’s television shows. He received the Pride of Performance Award in 2018 for his contributions in the media industry and for promoting education through children’s TV shows.
Early life and career[]
Born and raised in Karachi, the youngest of his siblings, his father, originally from Madras, was in the British Army, while his mother, originally a teacher,who also sang for Radio Pakistan in the 1950s, was a Kashmiri who hailed from Sialkot, and his family being inclined to arts, he himself learned to play the guitar and did theatre early on.[5]
He has been associated with the TV industry since 1982.[6]
Family[]
Anam's sons, Ammar and Komail, are both musicians.[7][8]
Selected filmography[]
Television[]
Year | Drama | Role | Original network |
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90s | Ehsaas | PTV | |
1999 | Sila | PTV World | |
2011 | Parsa | Gopal | Hum TV |
2011 | Humsafar | Khirad's Father | Hum TV |
2012 | Kahi Unkahi | Parvez | Hum TV |
2015 | Muqaddas | Jahanzeb | Hum TV |
2016 | Pakeeza | Ahmer | Hum TV |
2016 | Dekho Chaand Aaya | Asif | Geo Entertainment |
2020 | Dilruba | Junaid's Father | Hum TV |
2020 | Pyar Ke Sadqay | Shanzey's Father | Hum TV |
2020 | Ishqiya | Khalid | ARY Digital |
2020 | Uraan | Geo Entertainment | |
2020 | Raja Ki Raji | Sadiq Hussain | ARY Digital |
2020 | Bulbulay (season 2) | Sidduiqi (Khoobsurat's father) | ARY Digital |
References[]
- ^ "Children CDs Launch by Khalid Anam". www.fashioncentral.pk. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Copyrights feud: Khaled Anam upset with 'Peera Ho' in Moor". www.dawn.com. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Khalid Anum Biography | Tv.com.pk". www.tv.com.pk. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ Hasan Ansari (30 July 2015), "Khaled Anum wants more from ‘Peera Ho’", The Express Tribune. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Haider Rifaat (1 June 2018), "I want to open an acting academy for street children: Khaled Anam", The Daily Times. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Buraq Shabbir (4 March 2019), "Has Pakistani television seen a rise over the years?", The News International. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "The Anams are here!" (22 June 2014), Dawn News. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ Shahzeb Shaikh (20 July 2014), "The Anams: A boy band like no other", Dawn News. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
External links[]
- Khaled Anam at IMDb
- Pakistani male television actors
- Pakistani male singers
- Pakistani people of Kashmiri descent
- Living people
- Male actors from Karachi
- Muhajir people
- People from Karachi
- Pakistani children's musicians