Ali Zafar
Ali Zafar painter | |
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Years active | 1999–present |
Works | |
Spouse |
Ayesha Fazli (m. 2009) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Mohammad Zafarullah YRF Music |
Website | alizafar |
Signature | |
Ali Zafar
Zafar started his career as a
Alongside his acting and singing career, Zafar participates in tours, concerts, and stage shows, is active in humanitarian work, and has a number of endorsement deals. In 2013, Zafar was voted as the "Sexiest Asian Man on the Planet", based on a worldwide poll by the British newspaper Eastern Eye.[2][10][11]
On 23 March 2021, Ali Zafar was awarded the highest literary award, Pride of Performance, for his meritorious contribution and achievements in the field of arts and music. He received the award from President of Pakistan Arif Alvi at ceremony at the President House, Islamabad.[12]
Early life and education
Ali Zafar was born on 18 May 1980 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan[13] to a Punjabi family. His parents, Mohammad Zafarullah and Kanwal Ameen, were professors at the University of Punjab. He has two brothers, Zain and Danyal; the latter of these is a commercial model who has also turned actor and musician.[14]
Zafar received his early education from C.A.A. Public School. He graduated from the
Career
Actor
Zafar started his career as a sketch artist at
In 2010, he made his debut as a
In March 2012, Zafar starred in the film London, Paris, New York with Aditi Rao Hydari. It was directed by Anu Menon, and Zafar also composed the soundtrack for the film. He also performed the soundtrack for the Pakistani drama Zindagi Gulzar Hai, which won many awards.[citation needed]
Zafar also starred in the romantic comedy film Chashme Baddoor, directed by David Dhawan. The film was released in April 2013 and was declared a box office super-hit.[17] The same year, he was also featured in an episode of Burka Avenger, singing his famous song "Channo".[18] Zafar then also starred in and composed the soundtrack for the film
Zafar had performed an item number "Six Pack Abs" in the sequel of his 2010 film Tere Bin Laden, entitled Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive, which was released in February 2016. Zafar was also seen in Pakistani film Lahore Se Aagey. He then appeared in Gauri Shinde's Dear Zindagi as a musician alongside the star cast Alia Bhatt.[9] The films were released in November 2016. He then also sung "Hum Roshan to Kal Roshan", which released in December 2016.[citation needed]
In 2018, Zafar starred in Ahsan Rahim's directorial debut romantic action-comedy film
Musician
Zafar sang "Jugnuon Se Bhar De Aanchal" for the 2003 film
Zafar released his second album
Zafar released a single "Urain Ge" as tribute to victims of APS Peshawar attack in early 2015, featuring many Pakistani artists.[30][31] His voice was also featured in the song "DJ", which was sung by Sunidhi Chauhan for the film Hey Bro. He then also sang a song for Defence Day, "Hanstay Hanstay".[citation needed]
He is also working on his fourth music album, and he will be producing another Pakistani film based in Deosai National Park.[32]
Tours and performances
After he got fame, Zafar first performed at the ceremony of
He joined
In 2012, Zafar performed at
Zafar then also performed in the Lifestyle Pakistan Expo at
He re-joined Coke Studio Pakistan in 2015 for the
At the logo-launch-event of Pakistan Super League on 20 September 2015, Zafar released and performed on the league anthem "Ab Khel Ke Dikha". He also performed in the launch event of the team Islamabad United on 30 January 2016, where he released team anthem "Chakka Choka". He then also performed in the opening ceremony of 2016 PSL on 4 February. He also performed about 50 concerts across Pakistan within two months in early 2016.[49]
Zafar performed a dancing act on the remix of his Coke Studio hit "Rockstar" in the ceremony of
The same year, he collaborated with
Zafar released anthem of 2017 PSL "Ab Khel Jamay Ga" in January 2017, upon which he then also performed in its opening ceremony on 9 February in Dubai,[54][55] and also at its closing ceremony on 5 March in Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.[56] He also performed at grand finale of Miss Veet in January.[57] On 19 April, he along with his Teefa in Trouble co-star Maya Ali, performed in the 16th Lux Style Awards.[58]
In
On 27 October 2017, Zafar performed at the
Personal life
Zafar married his long-time fiancée Ayesha Fazli, who is a distant relative of Indian actor Aamir Khan,[63][64][65] on 28 July 2009 in Lahore, Pakistan. They had a boy in 2010,[66] and a girl in 2015.[67]
His brother-in-law Umair Fazli is a movie director, better known for making the 2016 box office success Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal.[68]
Controversies
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Sexual harassment allegations by Meesha Shafi
On 19 April 2018, fellow singer Meesha Shafi accused Ali Zafar of sexual harassment on Twitter. Ali Zafar categorically denied the allegation and said that he would take the matter to court.[69] On 23 June 2018, Ali Zafar filed a 1 billion rupees defamation case against Shafi for slander under the Defamation Ordinance 2002, claiming that Shafi had caused "tremendous injury" to his "reputation, goodwill, livelihood" through "false, slanderous and defamatory" allegations, according to Geo News.[70] The suit read: "As the defamatory statements are patently false, it can only be concluded that this malicious campaign has been launched against the plaintiff as part of a motivated conspiracy to tarnish the plaintiff's good image through making false accusations."[71]
On 25 June 2018, Court issued "a permanent stay against Meesha Shafi until the final decision of the case", preventing her making further claims against Zafar.[72] Meesha had filed a complaint to the provincial Ombudsperson under the Protection Against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2010, which was dismissed on 3 May 2018. Meesha filed an appeal against the order of the Ombudswoman to the Governor of Punjab who also dismissed her appeal, on the grounds that Meesha Shafi was not an employee at the time.[73] On 10 April 2019, the court fined Meesha Shafi Rs. 10,000 over "non-appearance" of her lawyer.[74]
On 29 April 2019, Shafi described how she had first tried to resolve her complaint privately with Zafar's representatives, but Zafar insisted she visit him.[75] On 30 May 2019, nine eyewitnesses, including two women, denied Shafi's allegations of harassment.[76] Kanza Muneer said in her statement that during the rehearsal, at which 11 people were present and videos were made, Zafar and Shafi maintained five to six feet distance from each other.[77] On 11 October 2019, Lahore High Court dismissed Meesha Shafi's appeal.[78]
In his testimony in court, Ali Zafar said that he supports the #MeToo movement, which is aimed to end sexual harassment and abuse, but it had been "misused against him".[79] Zafar claimed that it was actually Shafi's lawyer, a renowned women's rights activist who was the mastermind behind the conspiracy. "Meesha Shafi's claim in her court testimony that the other women who came forward are unrelated is a complete lie. Our findings revealed that they were deeply interlinked much before the allegations. The common link seems to be Nighat Dad. They were all either working with or for her," Ali Zafar said in his testimony while presenting evidence.[80]
On 6 July 2019, lawyer Hassan Niazi in his tweets alleged Shafi's lawyer, Nighat Dad's NGO deleted its audit report and had foreign funding.[81][82][83]
Ali Zafar also filed a criminal case of cybercrime in the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and tweeted:
As I said, the smear campaign against me was running through fake accounts who are now shutting down after our application to the FIA. Our resolve to set a precedent that no one can do this ever to an innocent person is stronger than ever now.
Ali Zafar claimed that a social media campaign was launched against him through fake accounts and allegations, proof of which he submitted in his complaint to the FIA Cyber Crime Department. Many such accounts and Facebook pages in support of Shafi were instantly deleted when Zafar highlighted them on social media.[84]
On 16 December 2020, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cyber Crime Wing found Meesha Shafi and 8 others guilty of running a defamatory drive on social media against Ali Zafar damaging his reputation.[85] In January 2021 the Supreme Court admitted Meesha Shafi’s plea against the dismissal of her appeal.[86]
Filmography
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Films
Pakistani cinema
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Lahore Se Aagey | Himself | Cameo appearance[87] |
2018 | Teefa in Trouble | Lateef "Teefa" | Also co-writer and producer[a] |
2021 | Khel Khel Mein | Himself | Cameo appearance[88] |
2023 | Allahyar and the 100 Flowers of God
|
Minister | [89] |
Hindi cinema
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Tere Bin Laden | Ali Hassan | Nominated— Filmfare Best Male Debut Award
|
2011 | Luv Ka The End | Freddy Kapoor | Cameo |
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan | Luv Agnihotri | ||
2012 | London, Paris, New York | Nikhil Chopra | [a] |
2013 | Chashme Baddoor | Siddharth "Sid" Kashyap | |
2014 | Total Siyapaa | Aman Joshi | [a] |
Kill Dil | Tutu | ||
2016 | Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive | Himself | Special appearance in song "Six Pack Abs" |
Dear Zindagi | Rumi | [9] |
Television serials
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2000 | broken anchor][90]
|
Himself | PTV Home |
broken anchor ]
|
Temur | ||
2002 | Landa Bazar | Ramis | |
Bahut Dair Kar Di | Raza | ||
2004 | Jugnoo Aur Anchal | Jamal | PTV Home |
2014 | 1st Star Box Office India Awards | Host | Star Plus
|
2016 | 15th Lux Style Awards | Geo TV | |
2021 | 5th Hum Style Awards | Hum TV |
Appearance in television commercials
- Telenor Pakistan
- Tarang Tea Whitener
- Pepsi
- Bakeri LU (biscuits)
- Lipton
- Close-Up (toothpaste) (India)
- Lay's
- Mobilink
- LGMobile KG195
- Nokia
- QMobile
- Dabur OxyLife Men Bleach Crème (India)[91]
- Sunlight washing powder
- Sprite (drink)
- Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace
- Yamaha YBR125
- Nestlé Fruta Vitals
- Diamond Supereme Foam
- Royal Fans
- Good Goodies
- Kashmir Cooking Oil & Banaspati
- Tecno Mobile Pakistan
- Zong 4G
Other appearances
- Music video of "Preeto Mere Naal", by Abrar ul Haq
Discography
Awards and nominations
See also
- List of Bollywood films
- List of Indian playback singers
- Music of Pakistan
- History of Pakistani pop music
- List of Pakistani actors
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Notes
External links
- Official website
- Ali Zafar at IMDb