Aurangzeb Leghari

Aurangzeb Leghari (born 25 October 1944) is a Pakistani TV actor who has been working in TV dramas since the 1970s. His notable TV dramas include Waris, Dehleez, Waqat, Uchay Burj Lahore Dey, and Chanan Tey Dariya. He was honored with the Pride of Performance Award in 2014.

Aurangzeb Leghari
اورنگزیب لغاری
Born	(1944-10-25) 25 October 1944 (age 80) Rahimabad, Rahim Yar Khan, British India
Alma mater	Central Model School Lahore, Government College Lahore, Cadet College Petaro, Jam Shoro
Occupations	Actor Weather presenter
Years active	1960 - present
Children	4
Awards	Pride of Performance Award (2014)

Early life

Leghari was born on 25 October 1944 in Rahimabad, Rahim Yar Khan, British India. He completed his education at the Government Central Model School, Lahore. Later, he went to the Government College Lahore to earn his graduate degree.^[1]

Career

Leghari started his acting career by participating in theatrical plays in the 1960s. His debut TV play was Samjohta, but he got fame by acting a role in Amjad Islam Amjad's play Waris, telecast in 1979–1980 on PTV. He has performed in some 300 theatrical plays.^[1][2][3]

He worked in over 300 theatrical plays and he also hosted shows. Then he worked as Weather presenter used to read the weather report on PTV.^[1]

He also appeared in some Urdu films like Naureen, Faslay (1981), and others.^[1]

Personal life

Aurangzeb is married with 2 wives and has four children 2 with each.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
1973	Aik Mohabbat So Afsanay	Master Ji	PTV
1979	Waris	Chaudhry Niaz Ali	PTV[4]
1980	Chanan Tey Dariya	Amir	PTV
1981	Dehleez	Jahangir	PTV[4]
1982	Sona Chandi	Naseeb	PTV
1984	Andhera Ujala	Raheel	PTV[4]
1985	Saahil	Sajjad	PTV
1985	Apnay Log	Musharraf	PTV
1986	Waqat	Zaid	PTV
1986	Hazaron Raaste	Taimoor	PTV[1]
1989	Neelay Hath	Abdul Kareem	PTV
1990	Uchay Burj Lahore Dey	Pervaiz	PTV
1990	Fishaar	Murtaza Khan	PTV
1991	Tali Thalay	Saeed	PTV
1993	Fareb	Sultan Khan	PTV
1995	Zard Dopehar	Officer	PTV
1996	Paigham Zubani Aur Hai	Muhammad Ali	PTV
1997	Ghar Se Ghar	Sheikh Zubruddin	PTV
1998	Ghulam Gardish	Riyasat Ali	PTV
2002	Thori Khushi Thora Ghum	Dada	PTV
2004	Dillagi	Sahab	PTV
2008	Oops	Hasan	ARY Digital
2010	Namak	Baba Jan	PTV
2011	Adhoray Khawab	Jamal	PTV
2011	Al Tash	Javed	PTV
2012	Main	Chaudhary Sahab	PTV
2013	Mere Harjai	Saad's father	ARY Digital
2015	Maazi	Farooq	A-Plus
2016	Piya Be Dardi	Sahir's father	A-Plus
2017	Rani	Qutub Shah	Geo TV
2018	Tu Jo Nahi	Chaudhary Sahib	Express Entertainment
2020	Dil Tanha Tanha	Mirha's father	Hum TV
2020	Saraab	Hoorain's father	Hum TV
2021	Ajnabi Humsafar	Aleezay's father	SAB TV
2021	Dobara	Mehru's father	Hum TV
2023	Mohabbat Kay Baad	Jia's father	SAB TV

Film

Year	Film	Language
1970	Noreen	Urdu
1978	Saheli	Urdu
1981	Faslay	Urdu
1981	Wafa	Urdu
1982	Ek Din Bahu Ka	Urdu
1992	Dillagi	Punjabi
1992	Shehzada	Urdu
1993	Qasam	Urdu
1995	Dharkan	Urdu
2013	Main Hoon Shahid Afridi	Urdu
2023	Baba Jani	Urdu

Awards and recognition

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
1993	Nigar Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Qasam	Won	[5]
2014	Pride of Performance	Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan	Arts	Won	[6][7][8]

References

1. Ahmed, Shoaib (13 August 2022). "PTV legend Aurangzeb Leghari looks to government for theatre's revival". Dawn.
2. "Aurangzeb". Pak101.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
3. "سینئر اداکار اورنگزیب لغاری 14مارچ کو لاہور آئینگے". Daily92 News (in Urdu). 2 March 2020.
4. "Profile of Aurangzeb Leghari". VIDPK.com website. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
5. Swami Ji. "Pakistan's "Oscars"; The Nigar Awards (1957 - 2002)". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
6. "صدارتی تمغہ برائے حسن کارکردگی۔ اورنگ زیب لغاری". Tareekh-e-Pakistan (in Urdu). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
7. "President confers awards". The Nation. 14 August 2013.
8. "Pakistan Day: 21 civil awards to be presented on Sunday". The Express Tribune. 21 March 2014.

External links

• Aurangzeb Leghari at IMDb