Ashraf Khan
اشرف خان
Born
Lahore, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationComedian actor
Years active1960s – present
Known forFifty Fifty (PTV comedy show)
TelevisionPTV

Ashraf Khan is a Pakistani comic actor who has been working on radio, stage, and television since the 1960s. He is best known for his comedy characters in the TV serial Fifty Fifty (1978 – 1984).

Life and career

Born in Lahore, Khan started his career at Radio Pakistan Lahore, as a child artist in the mid-1960s. There he found Mirza Sultan Baig as his mentor. Later, he moved to Karachi in the early 1970s. His debut drama at PTV Karachi center was Uncle Urfi (1972). But a real breakthrough came when he joined the team of the TV comedy show Fifty Fifty, which was aired from 1978 to 1984. His self-created spoofs of famous film songs were a popular part of the show. After Fifty Fifty, he worked in a number of TV plays. Some of his notable dramas include Janjal Pura (1997), Family Front (1997), Double Sawaari (2008), Bulbulay (2009), Dugdugi (2011), Halla Gulla (2015), and others.[1][2][3][4]

Filmography

TV

Films

References

  1. ↑ "Comedy actor Ashraf Khan to undergo heart surgery: reports". Dunya News. 23 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "ماضی میں بہترین ڈرامے بناکرتے تھے، اشرف خان". Daily Pakistan (in Urdu). 18 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Shahzad, Anjum (6 January 2023). "معروف ، ٹی وی اداکار،اشرف خان کی سالگرہ تقریب،ساتھی فنکاروں کی بھرپور شرکت". Media Network News (in Urdu).
  4. ↑ "خدا کا شکر ہے کبھی سکرین سے آؤٹ نہیں ہوا:اشرف خان". Dunya News (in Urdu). 28 June 2022.
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