Shahzad Khalil

Shahzad Khalil
Shahzad Khalil
شہزاد خلِیل
Born	1944; Pride of performance award; 1st Indus Drama Awards

Shahzad Khalil (

producer.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Shahzad Khalil began his career as a director producing music videos in 1970,[1] and then moved to making television drama serials. After a few projects he moved from Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), Lahore Center to its Karachi Center.

Career

Khalil was not only an intelligent

Jamil Fakhri starred. Shahzad Khalil met Badar Khalil when she played the title role in the drama Bi Jamalo which he directed. They later married and have two children.^[3]

Shahzad Khalil's classic drama Tanhaiyaan was aired in 1985. Veteran actors cast in this serial included: Shehnaz Sheikh, Marina Khan, Badar Khalil, Azra Sherwani, Asif Raza Mir, Behroze Sabzwari, Qazi Wajid, Jamshed Ansari, Yasmeen Ismail, Durdana Butt, Mohammad Yousaf, Sultana Zafar, Subhani Ba Younas, and Imtiaz Ali.^[4]^[5] Haseena Moin who wrote Tanhaiyaan said: "The experience of working with Shehzad was wonderful. He was a thorough gentleman and extremely good in his work."^[6]

Shahzad Khalil introduced several actors such as Shafi Muhammad Shah in Teesra Kinara and Samina Peerzada in Panah^[7] among others, who went on to become superstars in the Pakistani television industry.^[8]

In 2014, when his wife Bader Khalil emigrated to Canada to live with her son she said in an interview with Dawn News that: "PTV is celebrating its 50th anniversary; I don't see any remembrance for Shahzad Khalil. Are people so easily forgotten? It is hard to believe!"^[3]

Shahzad Khalil is known as one of the best Pakistani directors and will be remembered for his work and his role in Pakistan's television history.^[9] Indus TV Network presented a special award to Khalil for his outstanding contributions to Pakistan television at the 1st Indus Drama Awards in 2005, presented by Agha Nasir and Ghazanfar Ali.^[10]

Personal life

Shahzad Khalil's wife is a veteran Pakistani TV actress, Badar Khalil.^[3] They had two children, Ibrahim and Umar.

Illness and death

Shahzad Khalil died of cardiac arrest on 23 December 1989 at the age of 45.^[1] His funeral prayers were held at the Defence Housing Authority graveyard. He was buried in the Defence Graveyard Karachi.^[1]

Notable television works

Teesra Kinara (1980)
Bi Jamalo
Tanhaiyaan (1985)^[4]^[5]^[2]
Urta Asman
Rashid Minhas Shaheed
Panah
Ehsaas
Saagar Ka Aansoo
Platform
Dastak

Honour

The Government of Pakistan named a street after him in Karachi in 1986.^[9]

Awards and recognition

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
1981	Nigar Award	Best Producer	Won	^[11]
1986	Pride of Performance Award	Arts	Won	^[9]
1986	Nigar Award	Best Producer	Won	^[12]
2005	1st Indus Drama Awards	Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to TV	Won	^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Legendary Director Shahzad Khalil (Late) Brief Biography". Pakistan Media Updates. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b Saher Afshan (11 November 2014). "Pakistan Top Ten best T.V Directors". Pakistan Tribe website. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Fouzia Nasir Ahmad (6 July 2014). "Bader Khalil: End of an era". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 31 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Prime time: A case of old wine". Dawn (newspaper). 27 October 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b Fatima Zakir (6 January 2013). "The new beginning". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 31 March 2019.
^ "Spotlight: Haseena Moin speaks out". Dawn News. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
^ Faisal Quraishi (19 April 2015). "Awards fever: Drama, dancing and Dubai". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 31 March 2019.
^ "KARACHI: Actor Shafi Mohammad laid to rest". Dawn (newspaper). 19 November 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Popular Pakistani TV Drama Director Shahzad Khalil". Pakistan360Degrees website. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Special Award for outstanding contribution to TV". dailymotion. Indus TV Network. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
Nigar Weekly
(in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 297. 2000.

Nigar Weekly
(in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 297. 2000.

External links

Shahzad Khalil at
IMDb

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Khalid Masud Gondal (2021)

Muhammad Javed (2022)

Hafeez Tahir (2023)

Sangeeta (2023)

Sher Miandad Khan (2023)

Ustad Tafu (2023)

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Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shahzad_Khalil&oldid=1208600413"

[PMU-1] "Legendary Director Shahzad Khalil (Late) Brief Biography". Pakistan Media Updates. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

[PT-2] Saher Afshan (11 November 2014). "Pakistan Top Ten best T.V Directors". Pakistan Tribe website. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

[Dawn1-3] Fouzia Nasir Ahmad (6 July 2014). "Bader Khalil: End of an era". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 31 March 2019.

[Dawn-4] "Prime time: A case of old wine". Dawn (newspaper). 27 October 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

[jang-5] Fatima Zakir (6 January 2013). "The new beginning". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 31 March 2019.

[6] "Spotlight: Haseena Moin speaks out". Dawn News. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

[7] Faisal Quraishi (19 April 2015). "Awards fever: Drama, dancing and Dubai". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 31 March 2019.

[8] "KARACHI: Actor Shafi Mohammad laid to rest". Dawn (newspaper). 19 November 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

[360degrees-9] "Popular Pakistani TV Drama Director Shahzad Khalil". Pakistan360Degrees website. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

[dailymotion-10] "Special Award for outstanding contribution to TV". dailymotion. Indus TV Network. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

[11] Nigar Weekly
(in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 297. 2000.

[12] Nigar Weekly
(in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 297. 2000.

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