Jameel Fakhri

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Jamil Fakhri
جمیل فخری
Born
Mohammad Jamil

(1946-09-15)15 September 1946
Nigar Award
in 1981

Jamil Fakhri (

Pakistani film, TV and stage artist. He gained popularity from Pakistan Television Corporation's TV drama serial Andhera Ujala, in which he played the police inspector Jaffer Hussain. In TV drama Andhera Ujala, a high-ranking police officer Qavi Khan and his team of low and middle rank members of police fight crime in their locality in very humorous situations.[1][2][3]

Early life and career

Jamil Fakhri was born in

Nanha.[2][3] He also worked with some top TV producers and directors in the 1980s, including Yawar Hayat Khan, Rashid Dar (director of the above-mentioned TV drama Andhera Ujala), Kamal Ahmed Rizvi and many more. Besides acting in television dramas, he also acted in more than 50 Pakistani films.[3][4][5]

TV dramas

Awards and recognition

Death and legacy

According to Jamil Fakhri's family, he first learned on 7 December 2010 that his son, Ali Ayaz Fakhri, had been kidnapped and later killed in the U.S. where he was living. Details about his son's gruesome murder reportedly were that he was cut up into pieces and then set on fire. This really distressed the actor and took a heavy toll on his health for several months until finally he had a stroke on 31 May 2011 and was taken to a hospital. He stayed in a coma there for many days and died on 9 June 2011 at Lahore, Pakistan.[1][3]

He left behind three other sons, and a widow.

Ilm-ud-Shaheed.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "In a league of his own". Dawn. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "'Andhera Ujala' (1984-1985) (TV Drama Serial)". Vidpk.com website. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Jamil Fakhri is no more". Dawn. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Filmography of Jameel Fakhri". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Jamil Fakhri is dead: Long live 'Jaffer Hussain'". 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2022.