Nayyar Ejaz or Nayyar Ijaz is a famous Pakistani film and television actor. He is popular for playing the villain Salman in the Pakistani television series Dhuwan (1994) and Kali Das in Laag (1998).
Wiki/Biography
Nayyar Ejaz was born on Wednesday, September 11, 1963, in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan (age 59; as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Virgo. Later, he moved to Lahore to continue his studies, where he lived with one of his elder brothers. Initially, Nayyar Ejaz wanted to become a cricketer and he played at the Under-19 level. He also played some first-class and first-class cricket. While he was playing cricket in Lahore, he had to return to Quetta due to his father’s illness. He became an actor after being discovered by PTV director Tariq Mairaj in a clothing store owned by a friend in Quetta. At that time, he was about to complete his entrance examination. Later, after a brief stint in the federal government in Quetta, he studied BA, BA and MA in Political Science.
appearance
Height (approximately): 6′
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Nayyar Ejaz’s family hails from Dharampura, Lahore. He comes from a famous family of musicians. His father, Ustad Sharif Khan (late), worked for Radio Pakistan and was transferred to Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan in 1957. His mother, Hamida begum, died in 2014.
Nayyel Ejaz’s father
mother of nayyel ejaz
Nayyar Ejaz is the second among 12 siblings. Only 3 of the 12 siblings are in the entertainment industry, including Ejaz. His elder brother Salamat Ali is a famous classical singer and ghazal singer; he is married to Azra Riaz. Salamat Ali and Azra Riaz are a famous husband-wife duo who have performed many popular ghazals and gits together. His brother Riaz (late) was a poet, singer, music director and actor who worked in the Pakistani entertainment industry. The names of his two brothers are Mumtaz Hussain and Amanat Ali. Apart from Riaz, his 3 other siblings (1 brother and 2 sisters) are deceased.
Nayyer Ejaz and his brother Salamat Ali
Salamat Ali and Azra Riaz
Nayyar Ejaz’s brother Riaz (right) in London
Nayyar Ejaz (far left) with his brother and nephew Faizan Ali
wife and children
On November 19, 2005, he married Rubina Ijaz. The couple had one child, who died several years ago.
Nayyel Ejaz and his wife
Religion/Religious Views
Nayyar Ejaz believes in Islam.
Profession
television
When Nayyar Ejaz was in ninth grade, he played his father in a TV series, with Pakistani actress Azra Aftab playing his daughter. Talking about the same in an interview, he said,
Once, when I was in ninth grade, I played the role of a father in a TV series in which Azra Aftab played my daughter! People thought I could get away with playing the role because I looked and sounded much older than I was. “
Around 1984 or 85, he fully entered the Pakistani entertainment industry. Ejaz’s husky voice and charming demeanor attracted Tariq Mairaj as he stood in a friend’s clothing store. Four days later, Mairaj contacted Ejaz and invited him to star in a drama. At first, Ejaz was hesitant to enter showbiz due to his lack of acting skills. However, with a little encouragement, he agreed to star in the play. Soon, Ejaz made his acting debut in the TV series Zindagi Jis Ke Naam, Asghar Nadeem Syed’s first drama, in which he played the role of a profit-seeking Despicable producer. He gained recognition for the television show Dasht (1993), in which he played Shaikh, a stuttering young man who witnesses the murder of his parents.
Nayyar Ejaz as Sheikh in Dasht (1993)
At the beginning of his career, Ejaz did a lot of work for the PTV channel. He came into the limelight in 1994 with the TV series Dhuwan, in which he played Salman, a business tycoon and drug lord with links to drugs and other criminal activities. The show airs on PTV Home.
Nayyar Ejaz as Salman in Dhuwan (1994)
In 1997, he received great appreciation for his role as a transgender guru in PTV’s Janjaal Pura.
Nayyar Ejaz played Guru in the TV show Janjaal Pura (1997)
He gained popularity for his role as Major Kaali Das in PTV’s action crime drama series Laag (1998).
Nayyar Ejaz as Major Kaali Das in Laag (1998)
His other shows on PTV include: Madar (1990) as Gul Mast, Baarish Kay baad (1993) as Qadir Bakhsh, Haqeeqat (1999) as Lala, Aan (2000) as Mehfooz and The Castle: Aik Umeed (2001) As Munavar mother. In 2007, he appeared in ARY TV’s show Sarkar Sahab, playing the villain Mir Alam.
Nayyar Ejaz as Mir Alam in Sarkar Sahab (2007)
His other ARY TV shows include Hania as Vohra Sahab (2019), Barfi Laddu as Iqbal Halwai (2019) and Khwaab Nagar Ki Shehzadi (2021) as Jamil Khan.
Movie
He made his debut in the film industry in 1995 with the Pakistani film Shartiya Mithay. Thereafter, he appeared in several Pakistani films such as Chand Girhan (1997), Moosa Khan (2001), Zill-e-Shah (2008) and Saltanat (2012). In 2014, he played an evil and corrupt politician in the Urdu action film “The System”.
Nayyar Ejaz plays a corrupt politician in The System (2014)
In the 2016 Pakistani social comedy film “The Law Actor”, he played an anti-feminist lawyer. He played the role of terrorist missionary Molvi Nasser in the historical war film Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal (2016). In the 2017 action comedy film “Na Maloom Afraad 2”, he played the villain Sheikh Sultan al-Baklawa.
Nayyar Ejaz plays Sheikh Sultan al-Baklawa in Na Maloom Afraad 2 (2017)
In 2017, he starred in the romantic social comedy film “Mehrunisa V Lub U”, playing the role of transgender Marzi.
Nayyar Ejaz (right) plays Marzi in Mehrunisa V Lub U (2017)
He played Sheikh Sahab in the 2018 romantic action comedy film Tifa Trouble.
In 2019, he played the role of mysterious talent manager and journalist Chand Kamal in the romantic drama film “Baaji”. The role earned him the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival in Mississauga, Canada (2019).
Nayyar Ejaz as Chand Kamal in Baaji (2019)
He played the role of Jaggu Nath in the 2022 Pakistani Punjabi action drama film “The Legend of Mullah Jat”.
Nayyar Ejaz (centre) as Jagoo Natt in The Legend of Mullah Jat (2022)
His other Pakistani films include “O21” (2014), “Janaan” (2016), “Geo Sar Utha Kay” (2017) and “Ghabrana Nahi Hai” (2022)
Facts/Trivia
- He drew inspiration from the work of American actor Robert De Niro.
- He once revealed that he was paid a meager Rs 300 for his first film.
- In interviews, Nayyel Ejaz and Salamat Ali attributed their eloquent speeches and melodious voices to their mother.
- In 2016, Nayyar Ejaz ruled the cinemas with his various villainous roles, for which he was dubbed the ‘Villain of the Year’.
- In an interview, he revealed that he was once slapped in public for playing a villain role. Eijaz’s character is shaving and singing while deep down he believes that his wife is having an affair with his friend. In anger, the character cuts his wife’s face with a razor blade. Eijaz said that one day after that film, he was sitting at the Islamabad airport when a woman came up to him and asked him to stand up. When he stood up, she slapped him hard. Surprised and confused, Eijaz asked her the reason behind the shame. She said that for 30 years, she often talked to her husband while he was shaving, but because of Eijaz’s vicious character in the film, she was worried that her husband would cut her face with a razor blade.
- Nayyar Ejaz claimed in an interview that Shah Rukh Khan’s popular dialogue ‘Kkk-Kiran’ was inspired by his appearance in the TV series Dasht (1993) as a stuttering young man named Shaikh.
- Due to Nayyer Ejaz’s versatile roles, Dawn Icon awarded him the title of “The Man with a Thousand Faces” in 2021.
- That same year, he criticized the government over high electricity bills. In a video message, the actor slammed the PTI government for its incompetence, saying:
I just received an electricity meter, one meter is 40,000 rupees…another one is 26,000 rupees, I live with my brother. Why do we consume so much electricity at home? Do we live in a WAPDA house?Shame on such Tabudili [change]”.
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