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Ather Shah Khan(1943-2020)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Ather Shah Khan was born on 26 July 1943 in Rampur, Rampur State, British India. He was a writer and actor, known for Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyaar (1990), Ariel Mothers aka Ariel Maa (2000) and TV 20 (1984). He died on 10 May 2020 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
BornJuly 26, 1943
DiedMay 10, 2020(76)
BornJuly 26, 1943
DiedMay 10, 2020(76)
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Known for

Ibrahim Nafees and Qasim Jalali in Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyaar (1990)
Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyaar
8.8
TV Series
  • Writer
Ariel Mothers aka Ariel Maa (2000)
Ariel Mothers aka Ariel Maa
9.0
TV Series
  • Self - Guest
Nahid Akhtar in TV 20 (1984)
TV 20
TV Special
  • Actor
  • 1984

Credits

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Actor

  • Ibrahim Nafees and Qasim Jalali in Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyaar (1990)
    Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyaar
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Ataleeq
    • Lone traveller
    • 1990
  • Nahid Akhtar in TV 20 (1984)
    TV 20
    TV Special
    • 1984
  • Chori Chori
    • 1979

Writer

  • Ibrahim Nafees and Qasim Jalali in Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyaar (1990)
    Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza Hoshiyaar
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1990

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 26, 1943
    • Rampur, Rampur State, British India
  • Died
    • May 10, 2020
    • Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan(complications from a stroke)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Ather Shah Khan, despite being an academic, poet and author, rose to fame as an actor with his iconic character Jaidi (pronounced jay-dee). Many characteristics of Jaidi are similar to Charles Chaplin's iconic "The Tramp" character.
  • Nicknames
    • Jaidi
    • Ather Shah Khan Jaidi

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