Badar Khalil
Badar Khalil | |
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| بدر خلیل | |
| Born | Badar 5 July 1945 |
| Nationality | British Indian, Pakistani |
| Other names | Bi Jamalo, Aqeela |
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| Years active | 1968–present |
| Notable work | Ankahi Tanhaiyaan Dhoop Kinarey Parosi Doraha Half Plate Marvi. |
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Badar Khalil (Urdu: بدر خلیل), also known as 'Baddo Aapa', is a Pakistani television actress.[1][2][3] She gained popularity for her role in the TV play Bi Jamalo portraying herself as Bi Jamalo.[4] She is one of the most popular actress of her time and was one of the most successful actress of 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.[4] Later on, she appeared in many as hit TV serials on PTV from 1968 to now. She also did a TV show Mithu Aur Aapa, a critically acclaimed comedy play on Hum TV.
Early life[edit]
Badar Khalil was born in Delhi, British India to a Kashmiri father and a local Delhiite mother. Her family moved to Lahore during the partition in 1947, but now she is living in Karachi, Pakistan. She moved with her husband Shahzad Khalil to Karachi after working for a short time at Pakistan Television Corporation (Lahore Center).[2]
Career[edit]
In Karachi, her first main appearance was in Unkahi, which was a classic TV drama written by veteran Pakistani playwright Haseena Moin.[2] Badar Khalil started her showbiz career in 1968 as an anchor in children's shows on PTV. Initially, Badar Khalil gained recognition for the performance she gave in the play Bi Jamalo, in which she played Bi Jamalo herself, directed by Shahzad Khalil whom she had married (in real life) a few years before the drama hit screens. After a short spell at PTV – Lahore TV center, Badar Khalil, with her husband, shifted to Karachi. In 1989, her husband Shahzad Khalil died of cardiac arrest. She has two children, Ibrahim and Omar. Badar Khalil has worked in many TV drama serials, and she has effectively performed a variety of roles.[3]
In July 2014, she was getting ready to move to Canada after a 46-year-long professional acting career to live with one of her sons that already lives there.[2] Although she stayed and continued working with ARY Digital and Geo Entertainment.[5] She has over 55 years of work experience in television industry.
Personal life[edit]
Badar's husband was an acclaimed Pakistani TV director. The couple have two children. Badar Khalil faced a very difficult period when her husband died of a heart attack in 1989 at the young age of 45.[2]
Filmography[edit]
Television series[edit]
- Bi Jamalo (1969) – PTV[2][3]
- Half Plate – PTV[6]
- Teesra Kinara (1980) - PTV
- Ankahi (1982) – PTV[2]
- Tanhaiyaan (1985) – PTV[2][7][8]
- Dhoop Kinare (1987) – PTV[9]
- Parosi (1992) – NTM
- Tumse Kehna Tha (1995)
- Farar (1996)
- Peela Jora (1997)
- Pyar Agar Kabhi Phir Hua (PTV long Play)
- Chaandni Raatain (2002) – PTV
- Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewah (2012) – ARY Digital[2]
- Khali Haath
- Malal
- Dil Dard Dhuan
- Kuch Ankahi Batein
- Roza Kay Rozay
- Colony 52
- Aa Mere Pyar ki Khusboo
- Khandan-e-Shughliya
- Rait Hawa aur Aangan
- Haroo Tou Piya Teri
- Phir Youn Love Hua
- Bezaban
- Doraha[2]
- Marvi
- Umrao Jan Ada
- Sheeshay ka Mahal
- Kinara Mil Gaya Hota
- Rani Beti Raaj Karey
- Chand Parosa
- Veena
- Hum Se Juda Na Hona
- Qutubuddins
- Boond Boond Tanhai
- Tum Jo Miley
- Faiz Manzil Kay Rozedar
- Perfume Chowk
- Madiha Maliha
- Meri Behan Meri Dewrani
- Shukk[2]
- Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain
- Shareek-e-Hayat
- Malaal
- Mere Qatil Mere Dildaar
- Shikwa
- Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti
- Vasl
- Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay[10][11]
- Mithu Aur Aapa
- Tum Milay
- Khuda Gawah
- Dil Jalta Hai
Film[edit]
- Way to Hope
- Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa
- Khulay Aasman Ke Neechay
Awards and recognition[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Award by Government of Pakistan | Won | [4] |
| 1998 | PTV Award | Tribute to Pakistani Legends | Won | [4] |
| 2013 | 1st Hum Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | [2] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Badar Khalil opens up about her retirement | SAMAA". Samaa TV.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Fouzia Nasir Ahmad (6 July 2014). "Badar Khalil: End of an era". Pakistan: Dawn. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ a b c Profile of Badar Khalil on tv.com.pk website Retrieved 1 April 2019
- ^ a b c d "بدر خلیل کا انٹرویو جسے بدو آپا کے نام سے بھی جانا جاتا ہے". Pakistan Television Corporation: 137.
- ^ "'Tanhaiyan' actors make a comeback with sequel". The Express Tribune. 28 February 2021.
- ^ "A Haaf Playt on theatre … vis-à-vis Anwar Maqsood". Dawn News. 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Old school charm: PTV dramas of the past that shaped our present". The Express Tribune. 2 November 2021.
- ^ "35 years after Tanhaiyan". The News International. 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Classic TV serials Dhoop Kinare, Taanhaiyaan to be aired in Saudi Arabia". Daily Pakistan. 19 August 2021.
- ^ Fatima Zakir. "The new beginning (Badar Khalil in Tanhaiyaan Naye Silsilay)". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue". The Express Tribune. 12 July 2021.
External links[edit]
- Badar Khalil at IMDb
- 1944 births
- Living people
- Muhajir people
- Pakistani television actresses
- Actresses from Karachi
- Hum Award winners
- Actresses from Lahore
- Pakistani film actresses
- 20th-century Pakistani actresses
- PTV Award winners
- 21st-century Pakistani actresses
- Pakistani television newsreaders and news presenters
- Actresses from Delhi