Nayyar Ejaz

Nayyar Ejaz
نیر اعجاز
Born
Nayyar Ejaz

(1969-06-10) 10 June 1969 (age 55)
OccupationActor
Years active1984 – present
Known forPortraying Kali Das (villain) in Laag and Salman in Dhuwan
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
RelativesUstad Salamat Ali (elder brother)

Nayyar Ejaz (or Nayyar Ijaz) (Urdu: نیر اعجاز) is a Pakistani film actor.[1][2]

Nayyar has been working in television industry since the mid-1980s.[3]

He is famous for his supporting roles, mainly as villain, portraying Kali Das in the television serial Laag, Shaikh Jumbail in Dasht and Salman in Dhuwan.[4][5]

Early life

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He was born into a Punjabi Muslim family hailing from Dharampura, Lahore and has 11 siblings. His father worked for Radio Pakistan and was posted in Quetta, where Nayyar was born. He initially wanted to be a cricketer, and even played at first-class level, before debuting as an actor in Asghar Nadeem Syed’s first play, Zindagi Jis Ke Naam, in 1984.[6]

His elder brother is musician Ustad Salamat Ali.[7]

Career

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Nayyar got recognition for his acting in the early 1990s with Pakistan Television Corporation in many drama serials.[citation needed]

He has worked in different films, now he is being seen on different channels in some serials.[citation needed]

His famous works include PTV dramas Dhuwan and Laag. His negative role, as the son of Sardar Nadir Jumbail (played by Noor Muhammad Lashari) in the 1993 drama Dasht, is still praised by fans.[8]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Channel
1984 Zindagi Jis Ke Naam PTV Home
1990 Madar Gul Mast
1992 Din Dewan PTV
1993 Dasht Shaikh Jumbail NTM
1993 Baarish Kay baad Qadir Bakhsh PTV Home
1994 Dhuwan Salman
1997 Janjal Pura Guru
1998 Laag Major Kali Das
1999 Haqeeqat Lala
2000 Aan Mehfooz
2001 The Castle: Aik Umeed Munawar Mama
2006 Gharoor Basa Chaudhary PTV Home
2007 Sarkar Sahab Mir Alam ARY TV
2008 Khuda Gawah ATV
Tareekiyan
2009 Deewangi
Tanveer Fatima (B.A) Qadir Geo TV
2010 Dil Dubai Sehra
Kanpur Say Katas Tak Indus Vision
2011 Love, Life aur Lahore Gulzar Parandi ATV
Akbari Asghari Hum TV
2012 Samjhauta Express Bhatadia PTV Home
2015 S.H.E Geo TV
2016 Laaj Sikandar Hum TV
2017 Nazr-e-Bad Prisoner
Piyari Bittu Bittu's father Express Entertainment
2018 Chat Pata Chowk BOL Entertainment
2019 Jinn Ki Aye Gi Baraat Ghulfam (Jinn)
Hania Vohra Sahab ARY Digital
Cheekh Amir
Barfi Laddu Iqbal Halwai
2021 Khwaab Nagar Ki Shehzadi Jamil Khan
2022 Team Muhafiz Rawaka Geo Entertainment
Geo News
2022 Dushman Ranjha PTV Home
2022–23 Aik Thi Laila Hafeez Express Entertainment
2023 Tumhare Husn Ke Naam Shahid Malik Green Entertainment

Films

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Year Title Role Ref,
1997 Chand Girhan
1999 Mujhe Jeene Do
2001 Moosa Khan Thakur
2003 Laaj
2004 Salakhain
2008 Zill-e-Shah Murad Shah [9]
2011 Bhai Log Lacho Khat
2012 Saltanat Shaffi [10]
2014 The System
Na Maloom Afraad Samuel (cameo) [11]
2015 Moor Talat [12]
Wrong No. MD Gullu Butt
2016 Sawaal 700 Crore Dollar Ka [13][14]
Salute [15]
Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai [16]
Janaan [17]
Actor in Law Lawyer [18]
Team Chaudhay Saab (Suspect)
Rahm [19]
Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal Molvi Nasser [20]
2017 Mehrunisa V Lub U Marzi [21]
Na Maloom Afraad 2 Sheikh Sultan [22]
Geo Sar Utha Kay
2018 Maan Jao Na [23]
Teefa in Trouble Sheikh Sahab [24]
2019 Wrong No. 2 [25]
Baaji Chand Kamal [26]
2022 Ishrat Made in China [27]
Ghabrana Nahi Hai
Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad [28]
The Legend of Maula Jatt [26]
Zarrar [29]
2024 Taxali Gate Abdul Hameed / Meeda [30]

Telefilms

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Year Title Role Channel
2010 Khurchan ARY Digital
Zainabay Chacha Feeko Hum TV

References

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  7. ^ HUM DEKHEIN GEY | Interview with Nayyer Ejaz & Salamat Ali | 2 March 2019 | 92NewsHD, retrieved 25 September 2022
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  9. ^ "Work in the Zill e Shah". reelz.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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  15. ^ "Aitzaz Hasan Honored In Biopic "Salute"". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Revealed: Sajal Aly and Feroze Khan's debut film will be called Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai". DAWN Images. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
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  18. ^ "Review: Actor in flaw?". The Express Tribune. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Rahm is appropriate for an international market: Ahmad Jamal". The Express Tribune. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Saya-e-Khuda-e-Zuljalal: what ALL THE HYPE really is about". Daily Pakistan Global. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  21. ^ Shabbir, Buraq. "Mehrunisa V Lub U premieres to good reviews". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  22. ^ Haq, Irfan Ul (22 June 2017). "Na Maloom Afraad 2 trailer is out now". Images. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  23. ^ "New Pakistani Movie Maan Jao Na: Cast, Poster, Details". 27 February 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  24. ^ NewsBytes. "Maya Ali's character in Teefa in Trouble is "a go-getter"". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  25. ^ NewsBytes. "Wrong No. 2 crosses the 200 million mark". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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  27. ^ "Geo's 'Ishrat Made in China' to be released on March 3". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  28. ^ "Geo film 'Ghabrana Nahi Hai' teaser released". The News International (newspaper). 21 December 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  29. ^ "Shaan Shahid plays an ISI officer in upcoming film 'Zarrar'". Daily Times. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  30. ^ Mossadiq, Zainab. "The force that is Ayesha Omar". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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