Mehboob Alam (actor)

Mehboob Alam was a Pakistani actor. He is best known for playing the feudal Chaudhry Hashmat Ali in the PTV drama Waris.

Early life and education

Mehboob Alam was born in 1948 in Tando Ghulam Ali, Matli District, Hyderabad in Pakistan. He did his Masters in History and he also worked at Radio Pakistan later he made his debut in Sindhi film Soorath.

Career

Television

Some of his notable television roles include those in the PTV drama Waris ''Andhera Ujala, Apnay Log and Neelay Hath'' in 1989.

Cinema

Mehboob Alam acted in 38 movies, including Sooarth, Rut Ja Ristha, Dharti La Kunwar, Dharti Dilwaran Jee, Shehzor, Khaak Aur Khoon, Chotay Nawab, Chan Varyam, Fatafat, Khan Balouch, and Darya Khan.

Death and legacy

He died on 18 March 1994 in Karachi at age 46 and was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard in Hyderabad district.
In 2005 at 1st Indus Drama Awards in Karachi, he was posthumously honoured with Special Award for his contributions to cinema which was given to his family and tributes were paid to him by television personalities including Moin Akhter, Adnan Siddiqui, Faysal Qureshi, Sultana Siddiqui, Humayun Saeed and Babra Sharif.