Zulqarnain Haider (actor)
Zulqarnain Haider is a Pakistani comedian actor, TV drama writer, and stage artist. He is known for TV dramas like "Koshish", "Chhayon", "Help Me Durdana", Qismat Ka Likha, and others.
Career[edit]
Zulqarnain's artistic career started in the late 1970s. He shared stage with comedians like Umer Sharif. In his fifty years long career, he scripted a number of plays and directed several popular TV dramas. He got his main breakthrough from his own written TV play, "Koshish" in the mid-1980s. Then in the PTV drama "Chhayon" (1988), his pet dialogue, "Alkamoonia mein to aisa nahein hota", became very popular.[1][2][3][4]
Dramas and films[edit]
- Help Me Durdana, ARY Digital, 2019[5]
- Qismat Ka Likha, Express TV, 12 September 2019[6]
- Jaltay Khwab, Express TV, 5 November 2018
- Romeo Weds Heer, GEO TV, 21 October 2018
- Khatti Meethi Love Story, Express TV, 17 May 2018
- Baydardi, ARY Digital, 26 March 2018
- Laal Ishq, APlus TV, 14 October 2017
- Baby, Express TV, 27 February 2017
- Jaan Nisar, APlus TV, 21 October 2016
- Funkari, TV One, 15 August 2016
- Do Saal Ki Aurat, HUM TV, 1 October 2014
- Dehleez, ARY Digital, 25 February 2013
- Meri Wife Kay Liye, TV One, 21 September 2011[7]
- Chhayon, PTV, 1988[citation needed]
- Koshish, PTV, 1984[citation needed]
Awards and recognition[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Nigar Award | Best TV actor | Won | [8] |
References[edit]
- ^ "ذوالقرنین حیدر". Urdu Point. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "سینئر اداکار ذوالقرنین حیدر کی فنی مصروفیات میں اضافہ". Roznama Pakistan. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "سینئر اداکار ذوالقرنین حیدر کی شوبز میں گولڈن جوبلی". Daily 92 News. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "ذوالقرنین حیدر آئندہ ماہ سٹیج ڈرامہ پیش کرینگے". Nawai Waqt. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Shirazi, Maria (2019). "Must-watch Eid telefilms: Help Me Durdana". The News International. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Zhalay Sarhadi wants her latest character to remind desi women to not be selfless to a fault". Dawn. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Zulqarnain Haider: Drama list". Drama Planet. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "نگار ایوارڈز برائے سال1985". Nigar Weekly (in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 295–296. 2000.