Syed Kamal

This article is about the actor. For the British politician, see Syed Kamall.
Syed Kamal
سید کمال
Born (1934-04-27)April 27, 1934
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, British India
Died October 1, 2009(2009-10-01) (aged 75)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Occupation Actor, producer, director
Years active 1945–2002

Syed Kamal (Urdu: سید کمال‎; April 27, 1934 – October 1, 2009) was a Pakistani film and TV actor, producer and director.[1] He had worked in 4 Bollywood films before migrating to Pakistan.

Kamal was a popular film star of in the 1960s and the 1970s. Kamal, whose film Tauba (1963) became a success at the box office, has a striking resemblance to the Indian filmstar Raj Kapoor, and he is not evasive about this issue. He once said, "People used to mistake me for Raj Kapoor while I was in Bombay and he enjoyed it". In fact, according to Pakistani script writer Ali Sufyan Afaqi, Kamal used to practice Raj Kapoor's scenes in front of a mirror. Kamal's first appearance in his Pakistani movie by producer Shabab Keranvi Thandi Sarak (1957) was meant to resemble Raj Kapoor. Syed Kamal won a Nigar Award Special Award for film Behan Bhai (1968) ,[2] and also a Nigar Award 'Lifetime Achievement Award' in 2000.

After retirement from films, he began acting in Pakistan Television dramas at fairly advanced age. His most notable TV appearance is in hit TV drama Kashkol in which he played a wealthy businessman whose son (played by his real life son, Ghalib Kamal) becomes addicted to heroin.

Death

Syed Kamal died on October 1, 2009 at Karachi after a lingering illness at age 75.[3][4]

Filmography

The following films were directed by Syed Kamal:

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.citwf.com/person500883.htm, Syed Kamal on Complete Index To World Film website, Retrieved 4 Feb 2016
  2. ↑ http://cineplot.com/nigar-awards-1968/, 1968 Nigar Award for Syed Kamal, Retrieved 4 Feb 2016
  3. ↑ "Famous actor Syed Kamal passes away- Koolstars.com News". Retrieved October 2, 2009., Retrieved 4 Feb 2016
  4. ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/923125/film-star-syed-kamal-passes-away, 'Film star Syed Kamal passes away', Dawn newspaper, Karachi, published 2 Oct 2009, Retrieved 4 Feb 2016
  5. ↑ http://www.citwf.com/film316059.htm, Syed Kamal in film Shehnai (1968) on C.I.T.W.F. website, Retrieved 4 Feb 2016
  6. ↑ http://www.citwf.com/film154373.htm, Syed Kamal in film Honeymoon (1970) on C.I.T.W.F. website, Retrieved 4 Feb 2016
  7. ↑ http://www.citwf.com/film172149.htm, Syed Kamal in film Jatt Kurrian Taun Darda (1976) on C.I.T.W.F. website, Retrieved 4 Feb 2016



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