- Born
- Died
- Nicknames
- Jaidi
- Ather Shah Khan Jaidi
- Ather Shah Khan was born on July 26, 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 May 10, 2020 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
- 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.
- Ather Shah Khan often appeared in TV shows featuring poets reading their humourous poetry. In such shows, he appeared as Ather Shah Khan Jaidi, using his iconic character's name as his takhallus (word for pen-name in Urdu poetry).
- Ather Shah Khan was often referred to as Jaidi after his iconic character's name.
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