Muhammad Qavi Khan

Muhammad Qavi Khan (Urdu: محمد قوی خان; 13 November 1942 – 5 March 2023) was a Pakistani film, radio, theatre and television actor, director, producer and playwright. Khan acted in over 200 films and some 1,000 television plays. Khan is best known for his police drama serial Andhera Ujala (1984), which launched him to stardom alongside his fellow actors Irfan Khoosat and Jameel Fakhri. His other s...

Muhammad Qavi Khan (Urdu: محمد قوی خان; 13 November 1942 – 5 March 2023) was a Pakistani film, radio, theatre and television actor, director, producer and playwright. Khan acted in over 200 films and some 1,000 television plays. Khan is best known for his police drama serial Andhera Ujala (1984), which launched him to stardom alongside his fellow actors Irfan Khoosat and Jameel Fakhri. His other starring roles include Durr-e-Shehwar (2012), Alif Allah Aur Insaan and Aangan (both 2017–18), the later most of which earned him Lux Style Award for Best TV Actor (critics' and viewers') nominations at the 18th Lux Style Awards. In March 2011, Pakistan National Council of the Arts honored his achievements in an event. He was honoured with the Pride of Performance and Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 1980 and 2012 respectively by the government of Pakistan for his contribution to arts. Early and personal life Khan was born in an Urdu-speaking family of ancestral Pashtun (Yousufzai) roots to a father who served in the British Indian Army. Following the 1947 Partition of India, the family moved to Pakistan, settling down in Khokropar, Sindh, before moving to Peshawar, where they would live opposite the Mahabat Khan Mosque. Khan would get his early education there and later work as a front desk officer at a Grindlays Bank branch before going to Lahore to pursue his passion of acting more seriously. He married in 1968 and had four children. His sons Adnan Qavi and Mehran Qavi have also been actors. Career Radio In 1952, he began his career as a child artist by joining Radio Pakistan Peshawar. Theatre In 1961, he was cast in Dagha Baz, a play written by Envar Sajjad and directed by Kamal Ahmed Rizvi. Television In 1964, he started his television career by playing the lead in PTV's first-ever play, Nazrana, and went on to be part of some 1,000 serials. In 1966, he appeared in PTV's black-and-white hit drama Lakhon Main Teen (transl. Three in a million) along with Ali Ejaz and Athar Shah Khan Jaidi. In 2021, he played Muhammad Boota, a Punjabi authoritative older man who has a legacy in the catering business, in Ishq Jalebi, a role written especially for him. Films In 1964, he worked in his first movie, Diljeet Mirza's Riwaj. In 1971, he started producing films, Mr Buddhu being the first of some 13 film productions, while he would eventually act in over 200 films. In 1975, he directed Roshni, his only film as director. Literature He was also a playwright, having written the autobiographical one-man stage play Action and Reaction in 2011. Death Khan died of cancer on 5 March 2023, at the age of 80 in Canada and was laid to rest at Meadowvale Cemetery, Section 32, Grave No 114, Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Selected filmography Films Television series Awards and recognition 2012 Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan PTV Award for Best Actor Lifetime Achievement Award by PTV in 2007 1978 Nigar Award for Best Supporting Actor for Parakh Nishan-e-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan in 2023. Lux Style Award for Best TV Actor (Critics' & Viewers') at the 18th Lux Style Awards for Aangan References External links Qavi Khan at IMDb