Naseem Vicky

Malik Naseem Waqas (born 18 July 1970), better known by his stage name Naseem Vicky, is a Pakistani theatre, television and film actor, director, producer, playwright and a stand-up comedian.

Naseem Vicky
Born	Malik Naseem Waqas (1970-07-18) 18 July 1970 (age 54) Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupations	Actor Comedian Director Producer Playwright
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Chandni Naseem

He is working in Punjabi dramas as a stand-up comedian^[1] and also in some comedy shows on many news channels in Pakistan.^[2]

He has also appeared in comedy shows in India, including Nautanki Ke Super Overs on Colors TV and Comedy Nights Bachao on Colors TV.^[3] He also participated in Kapil Sharma's shows Comedy Nights with Kapil and The Kapil Sharma Show.

Personal life

Naseem Vicky was born Malik Naseem Waqas in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan on 18 July 1970.^[4] In 2000, he moved to Lahore for his career.^[5]

He is married to fellow TV actress Chandni Naseem.^[6]

Career

Television and film actor

He has acted in many television series, including Family Front (1997), a well-known PTV sitcom.

He has also worked in movies.

Theatre actor, director, producer and playwright

In 2017, he wrote a comedy play based on the Indian movie Dangal (2016), Vicky essaying Aamir Khan's role.^[7] Few months later, he wrote and directed a play that parodied Indian movie Baahubali 2 (2017), also playing the main role.^[8]

In 2020, he produced and directed a play, also a parody, based on Pakistan's famous drama Meray Paas Tum Ho ^[9](2019), where he was the lead actor alongside fellow comedian Qaiser Piya.^[10]

Filmography

Television serials

Year	Titlle	Role	Channel
1997	Family Front	Khushiya	PTV
	Janjaal Pura	Chambeli
1998	Rahain	Falak Sher
	Home Sweet Home
1999	Aahlna
2003	Achanak
2005	Chori Chori
2007	Lahori Gate
2016–2018	Choki # 420		Aaj Entertainment
2023	Thana Tick Tock	Mehnga	SAB TV
	Heer Da Hero	Tilli	Geo Entertainment

Television shows

Year	Title	Channel	Country	Note
2007–2015	Ham Sab Umeed Say Hain	Geo TV	Pakistan
2012	Laugh India Laugh	Life OK	India	Stand-up comedy competition in India won by Vicky[11]
2013	Nautanki Ke Super Overs – The Comedy Theatre	Colors TV
2013–2016	Comedy Nights with Kapil
2015–2017	Comedy Nights Bachao
2015	Eidi Sab Ke Liye	ARY Zindagi	Pakistan	Game show where Vicky participated on 19 June 2015
2016	The Kapil Sharma Show	Sony Entertainment Television	India	Participated in the first season only due to the tensions between India and Pakistan[12]

Films

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Country	Note
2006	One Two Ka One		Pakistan	Film debut
2019	Kaaf Kangana
2022	Maa Da Ladla	Bagga	India	Indian Punjabi debut
2023	Shotcut	Dogar	Pakistan
	Phatte Dinde Chakk Punjabi †		India

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
2000	PTV Awards	Best Actor	Won	Family Front	[13]

References

1. "Naseem Vicky". Pakistani Stage Shows starring Naseem Vicky. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012., Retrieved 5 February 2017
2. http://urduwire.com/people/Naseem-Vicky_347.aspx, Profile of Naseem Vicky, Retrieved 5 February 2017
3. "Naseem Vicky in Comedy Nights Bachao show". Retrieved 5 February 2017.
4. Thenweer, Suniya (3 December 2019). "25 Best Pakistani Stage Artists of All Time". DesiBlitz. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
5. Khan, Sadia Azam (1 July 2019). "The Popularity of Pakistani Stage Dramas". DesiBlitz. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
6. http://vidpk.com/p/320/Naseem-Vicky/ Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, Profile of TV actor Naseem Vicky, Retrieved 5 February 2017
7. Lodhi, Adnan (23 February 2017). "'Dangal' the play breaks new ground in Lahore". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 23 March 2023. Naseem has penned the script of Dangal himself [...]
8. Lodhi, Adnan (29 June 2017). "Comedic take on 'Baahubali' sets new record in Lahore's theatre history". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 23 March 2023. [...] the play – written and directed by Naseem Vicky [...]
9. "Meray Paas Tum Ho (TV Series 2019–2020) - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
10. Lodhi, Adnan (25 January 2020). "'Meray Paas Tum Ho' stage play enthralls audiences in Lahore". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 23 March 2023. Produced and directed by Vicky [...]
11. "Winner of Laugh India Laugh Season 12". www.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
12. Sharma, Priyanka (11 November 2016). "Upasana Singh's Bua is missing from The Kapil Sharma Show due to 'ban' on Pakistani actors". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
13. "PTV World Awards", PTV (News), archived from the original on 18 January 2022, retrieved 22 February 2022

External links

• Naseem Vicky at IMDb