Adil Murad
Born (1976-08-02) 2 August 1976
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Occupations
Years active1985 – present
SpouseMarrium Raheem (wife)
Children2
Parent(s)Waheed Murad (father)
Salma Maker (mother)
RelativesNasir Murad (grandfather)
Shireen Murad (grandmother)
Sadia Murad (sister)
Aaliya Murad (sister)

Adil Murad is a Pakistani film producer and actor in films, television serials and tele-films, and son of actor Waheed Murad.[1]

Early life

Adil's grandfather, Nisar Murad, was a noted film distributor who belonged to Sialkot in Punjab.[2] The Murads claimed Turkish ancestry; one of their ancestors, Murat, was a soldier of Ottoman-origin serving in the Mughal army who settled in Punjab.[2]

Career

In 1980s he made his debut as child actor and appeared in his father's film Hero which was written by him it was released in 1985 the film was a silver jubilee hit at the box office then he worked in more films.[3] He was introduced in the Pakistani Urdu colour film Raja Sahib in 1996, but the film, due to bad direction and a weak story, flopped at the box office but his performance was very well received and praised.[4][5] Since then, he has been working in tele-films as an actor and as producer. Later he was cast by Shoaib Mansoor in his tele-film Streets of Karachi, which was based on the life of a couple in Karachi and the ups and downs of the city.[6] In 2016 ARY Film Awards gave Special Recognition Award to his father Waheed Murad for his inspirational work in film industry which was received by him.[7][8]

Personal life

Adil married tennis player Marrium Raheem and has two children.[9][10][11]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Network
2009 Buri Aurat Adeel Geo TV
2011 Sapnon Ki Oat Main Mehroz TV One
2012 Meri Ladli Sajid ARY Digital
2014 Bhabhi Faris ARY Digital
2015 Yeh Pyar Hai Salman TV One
2017 Aadat Sarmad TV One
2018 Saiyaan Way Shahvez TV One

Telefilm

Year Title Role
2010 Streets of Karachi Zakir
2012 Dil Kuch Aur Samjha Tha Faisal

Film

Year Film Role Language
1985 Hero Jani Urdu
1986 Shadi Mere Shohar Ki Sherry
1996 Raja Sahib Raja
2011 Kasak Shahzeb
2017 Chain Aye Na[12] Murad

Host

Year Title Role Network
2010 Lakhon Ka Such Himself A-Plus[10]
2012 Lakhon Ka Such Season 2 Himself A-Plus[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Community". Archived from the original on 31 July 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
  2. 1 2 Khan, Javid Ali (5 October 2018). "Getting to know Karachi and Waheed Murad". The Friday Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Hero". Pakistan Film Magazine. 2 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "2017 – Film Comebacks". Pakistani Drama Story & Movie Reviews | Ratings | Celebrities | Entertainment news Portal | Reviewit.pk. 10 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "I wanted to break away from the lover boy roles I'd been getting before: Adil Murad". Dawn Images. 13 September 2022.
  6. ↑ http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=117364%5B%5D
  7. ↑ "[Live] ARY Film Awards 2016: Watch out for all the action live from Dubai". Galaxy Lollywood. 18 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Adil Murad, Sarish Khan, Shehroz Sabzwari to appear in Syed Noor's next film". Dunya News. 4 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Sports and Showbiz". Pakistani Drama Story & Movie Reviews | Ratings | Celebrities | Entertainment news Portal | Reviewit.pk. 8 November 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 "Adil Murad". The News International News. 23 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "جب روبن گھوش نے مجیب عالم کا وحید مراد سے جلّاد کہہ کر تعارف کروایا". Independent Urdu News. 23 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "In the picture". The News on Sunday. 28 August 2017.
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