Shafaat Ali
Born
Syed Shafaat Ali

(1986-02-09) 9 February 1986 (age 38)
Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Known for
Notable workBakhabar Sawera[1]
Har Lamha Purjosh
Romeo Weds Heer
The Donkey King[2]
Parwaaz Hai Junoon
SpouseRebecca Faryal[3]

Syed Shafaat Ali is a Pakistani TV host and stand up comedian who is known for his impressions of Pakistani public figures.[4][5][6]

Biography

Ali was born in on 9 February in Peshawar[7] and studied engineering.[4][8]

In 2006, Ali co-hosted the 4 Man Show.[4][7] In 2011, Ali co-hosted Banana News Network.[7][4] Ali started his own show Mere Aziz Ham Watno[4] in which he starred as well.[5]

In 2016, videos of Ali went viral in which he impersonated Imran Khan, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Shahbaz Sharif[9] and he became an overnight sensation online.[4][5][7]

Ali was a part of Geo Entertainment's Ramadan Transmission "Dil Dil Ramzan".[10]

Ali appeared as Nazar in Geo Entertainment's drama Romeo Weds Heer.[11]

He also became part of the ARY News Special Cricket Program "Har Lamha Purjosh" and he did hilarious mimicry of Bilawal Bhutto, Imran Khan, Shehbaz Sharif, Aftab Iqbal, Azizi and many others.[12]

Shafaat Ali was also in the movie "Parwaaz Hai Junoon", he was shown as a cadet in PAF Academy undergoing flying training.[13]

He also appeared as a voice over artist Zane in ISPR animated series Team Muhafiz.[citation needed]

He is also expected to appear in Faisal Qureshi's upcoming film [check quotation syntax]Money Back Guarantee.[14]

Television

Year Drama Character Additional notes
2018-2019 Romeo Weds Heer Nazar GEO TV
2022 Team Muhafiz Zane Geo Entertainment
2022 Nehar Mazhar[15] Hum TV

References

  1. ^ "Bakhabar Savera is all set to hold you spellbound! with Shafaat & Madeha". ARY NEWS. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "The Donkey King: An epitome of quality, comedy and democracy". The Express Tribune. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Syed Shafaat Ali shares his adorable love story with wife Rebecca Faryal". Daily Jang (newspaper). 6 April 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Meet Shafaat Ali, the man behind the viral political impersonation videos - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "This comedian's take on Pakistani politicians will leave you in fits - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  6. ^ "This parody of Imran, Shahbaz and Bilawal will leave you in stitches". Geo News. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d "Syed Shafaat Ali mimics Pakistan's most famous politicians (and gets threats for it too)". Images. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  8. ^ Naqvi, Maimuna Raza (1 December 2016). "'مشہور شخصیات کی نقل اتارنے پر دھمکی نہیں، دھمکیاں ملیں'". Dawn News.
  9. ^ Sarfaraz, Iqra (2 January 2017). "Of instant fame". The News. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Dil Dil Ramzan: Pakistan's biggest transmission on Geo TV". 10 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  11. ^ Haq, Irfan Ul (12 October 2017). "Comedian Syed Shafaat Ali will make his drama debut in 'Romeo Weds Heer'". Images. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  12. ^ "WATCH: Shafaat Ali does Murad Saeed, reveals who demanded NRO". ARY NEWS. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  13. ^ Sarym, Ahmed (16 March 2017). "Comedian Syed Shafaat Ali will make his film debut with Parwaaz Hai Junoon". Images. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Wasim Akram and Fawad Khan film song for 'Money Back Guarantee'". Gulf News (newspaper). 25 November 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Nehar Drama Cast Name, Pictures, Story, & Timing". Mag Pakistan. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

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