Albela (actor)

Akhtar Hussain (Punjabi: اختر حسین ; 21 September 1940 – 17 July 2004), better known by his stage name Albela (Punjabi: البیلا), was a Pakistani actor, comedian and singer.

Albela
البیلا
Born	Akhtar Hussain (1940-09-21)21 September 1940 Gojra, Punjab, British India[1]
Died	July 17, 2004(2004-07-17) (aged 63)[1][2] Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan[2]
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupations	Actor Comedian Singer
Years active	1966–1994
Children	9, including Honey Albela and his grand son Moazzam Hussain Raza
Awards	Nigar Award in 1990

In a career spanning over 50 years, he performed in numerous films, and television and theater plays.^[1] Albela is widely recognized as a stage actor who transformed Pakistani stage acting.^[2] Some of his hit Punjabi films were Bharia Mela (1966), Badnam (1966), Baoo Ji (1968) and Ishq Nachaway Gali Gali (1984).^[1]

More occasionally, he was also a singer in Punjabi.

Personal life

Albela was born in Gojra, Punjab, British India (now in Toba Tek Singh District, Punjab, Pakistan) in 1940.

He had seven daughters and two sons, including Honey Albela who have worked in comedy shows on different television channels.^{[citation needed]}

Death

He died of heart failure on 17 July 2004 in Lahore, at the age of 63.^[1][3] Before his death, Albela was admitted to Ittefaq Hospital, Lahore following heart and liver ailments. He was buried in Green Town, Mian Chowk Graveyard, in Lahore.^[1]

Selected filmography

Title	Released	Language
Ik Madari	1973	Punjabi
Khushia	1973	Punjabi
Begum Jaan	1977	Urdu
Pakeeza	1979	Urdu
Rustam Te Khan	1983	Punjabi
Jagga Tay Shera	1984	Punjabi
Silsila	1987	Punjabi
Roti	1988	Punjabi
Bazar-e-Husn	1988	Urdu
Sarmaya	1990	Punjabi
Hoshyar[4]	1990	Punjabi
Zabata	1993	Urdu/Punjabi
International Luteray	1994	Urdu/Punjabi

Selected discography

• Mausam Vee Ashiqana. Punjabi music album released by EMI Pakistan in 1987, also featuring Mehnaz Begum and Sarwar Mehdi.
• Kali Meri Pag. Song of Albela with Masood Rana and composed by M Ashraf for the Punjabi film Allah Ditta (1988).^[2]

Awards and recognition

• Nigar Award as Best Comedian for the Punjabi-language film Hoshyar (1990)^[4]

See also

• List of Lollywood actors

References

1. Film, stage actor Albela passes away (includes Profile and obituary of Albela (actor) on Dawn (newspaper) Published 18 July 2004, Retrieved 31 January 2022
2. Anjum (18 July 2012). "Actor Albela remembered". Pakistan Today newspaper. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
3. "Albela - Pakistani Film, TV and Stage Actor". 6 September 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
4. "Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards". Hot Spot Film Reviews website. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

External links

• Albela at IMDb