Mirza Shahi
Pakistani actor and comedian (1931 – 2020)
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Mirza Shahi (11 October 1931 – 29 September 2020) was a Pakistani actor and comedian. He is best known for playing the role of Chacha Kamal in the sitcom Nadaniyan and Aleemudin Sahab in the cult classic Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewah.[1]
Biography
Shahi started his film career in the East Pakistani film industry in 1965 with the film Shaadi. In 1967, he starred in the Nadeem's first film Chakori. He settled in Karachi with his family after the creation of Bangladesh. He also took extra jobs due to difficult family finances after emigrating from East Pakistan in 1971.
Some of his works include films Chakori, Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewah, and Chhotey Sahab.and Geo Tv comedy drama serial Nadaniyaan where he played the role of Chacha Kamal [2]
In September 2020, he was diagnosed with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan.[3] He died on 29 September 2020, at Civil Hospital Karachi.[4]
