Albela (actor) explained

Albela
Birth Name:Akhtar Hussain
Birth Date:1940 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Gojra, Punjab, British India
Death Place:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Years Active:1966–1994
Children:9, including Honey Albela and it's grand son Moazzam Hussain Raza
Awards:Nigar Award in 1990

Akhtar Hussain (Panjabi; Punjabi: {{Nastaliq| اختر حسین ; 21 September 1940 – 17 July 2004), better known by his stage name Albela (Panjabi; Punjabi: {{Nastaliq| البیلا), was a Pakistani actor, comedian and singer.

In a career spanning over 50 years, he performed in numerous films, and television and theater plays.[1] Albela is widely recognized as a stage actor who transformed Pakistani stage acting.[2] Some of his hit Punjabi films were Bharia Mela (1966), Badnam (1966), Baoo Ji (1968) and Ishq Nachaway Gali Gali (1984).

More occasionally, he was also a singer in Punjabi.

Personal life

Albela was born in Gojra, Punjab, British India (now in Toba Tek Singh District, Punjab, Pakistan) in 1940.

He had seven daughters and two sons, including Honey Albela who have worked in comedy shows on different television channels.

Death

He died of heart failure on 17 July 2004 in Lahore, at the age of 63.[3] Before his death, Albela was admitted to Ittefaq Hospital, Lahore following heart and liver ailments. He was buried in Green Town, Mian Chowk Graveyard, in Lahore.

Selected filmography

Title Released Language
Ik Madari1973Punjabi
Khushia1973Punjabi
Begum Jaan1977Urdu
Pakeeza1979Urdu
Rustam Te Khan1983Punjabi
Jagga Tay Shera1984Punjabi
Silsila1987Punjabi
Roti1988Punjabi
Bazar-e-Husn1988Urdu
Sarmaya1990Punjabi
Hoshyar[4] 1990Punjabi
Zabata1993Urdu/Punjabi
International Luteray1994Urdu/Punjabi

Selected discography

Awards and recognition

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.dawn.com/news/395678/film-stage-actor-albela-passes-away Film, stage actor Albela passes away (includes Profile and obituary of Albela (actor) on Dawn (newspaper)
  2. (Anjum) Actor Albela remembered Pakistan Today (newspaper), Published 18 July 2012, Retrieved 31 January 2022
  3. Web site: 6 September 2007 . Albela - Pakistani Film, TV and Stage Actor . 31 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards. Hot Spot Film Reviews website. 24 November 2017. dead. 15 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200613171619/https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards/ . 13 June 2020.