Albela (actor)
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Albela was born in Gojra
, Toba Tek Singh District and came to Lahore
at a very young age to become an actor. Albela had a long film career as comedian but he did not achieve great success on the silver screen. He was more popular as stage actor. His first film was Rishtay released in 1963. He had only one film Wardatia (1991) in main role and some of his other films are Badnam, Yaar Maar, Ishq Nachawe Gali Gali, Allah Ditta, Siren, International Luttairey, Majhoo, Abdullah The Great, Hero, and Khandan.
Albela’s biggest contribution was in the field of theatre. He performed in numerous stage shows and dramas. He is recognised as one of the actors who transformed theatre, evolving the present commercial theatre. He also performed in numerous television plays in his career spanning over 50 years.
Comedian Albela died of a heart failure in Lahore
on July 16, 2004. He was 63. He is survived by a wife, two sons and seven daughters.
Gojra
Gojra , the capital of Gojra Tehsil, is a city of Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab province of Pakistan, it is located at 31°9'N 72°41'E and is located 30 miles from Faisalabad, 125 km from Burewala, 157 km from Vehari and north of Toba Tek Singh...
, Toba Tek Singh District and came to Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
at a very young age to become an actor. Albela had a long film career as comedian but he did not achieve great success on the silver screen. He was more popular as stage actor. His first film was Rishtay released in 1963. He had only one film Wardatia (1991) in main role and some of his other films are Badnam, Yaar Maar, Ishq Nachawe Gali Gali, Allah Ditta, Siren, International Luttairey, Majhoo, Abdullah The Great, Hero, and Khandan.
Albela’s biggest contribution was in the field of theatre. He performed in numerous stage shows and dramas. He is recognised as one of the actors who transformed theatre, evolving the present commercial theatre. He also performed in numerous television plays in his career spanning over 50 years.
Comedian Albela died of a heart failure in Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
on July 16, 2004. He was 63. He is survived by a wife, two sons and seven daughters.
Songography
Albela sung two comedy songs in films:- Kali Meri Pagg Te Gulabi Shalwar Jee (with Masood RanaMasood RanaMasood Rana was a Pakistani playback singer. He began his singing career in 1962 with the film Inqalab and became one of the top male singers in both Urdu and Punjabi films for more than three decades...
, film Allah Ditta). - Ik Wadh Geya Hor Zanana Sheikh Javed Warga (with A NayyarA NayyarA Nayyar is a Pakistani ghazal/film Singer.He started singing in 1974, beginning his career from film Bahisht. His first film song Yunhin din cut jayen, yuhin shaam dhal jaye... was a duet song with Rubina Badar in film Bahisht , composed by A. Hameed...
, Javed SheikhJaved SheikhJaved Sheikh is a Pakistani actor, director and producer who is involved with Bollywood, Lollywood, and Pollywood films.-Career:Sheikh's first movie as actor was the Lollywood film Dhamaka, released on 14 December 1974. He since acted in over 100 Urdu films from the 1970s through to the early...
, film Siren).