Alamzeb Mujahid

Alamzeb Mujhahid khan is a Pashto language stage and TV comedian from Pakistan.He belongs to Charsada KPK. [1] He was kidnapped from Peshawar by unidentified militants in January 2009 and was kept in captivity for almost a week. Soon after his release, he held a press conference to announce his departure from stage and TV shows to preach Islam. He remained associated with Pakistan Television for two decades and has a fan-following in Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan.[2][3][4] He moved to Singapore after his release where he works as a cab driver.[1][5] He is originally from Charsadda in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and pursued a masters in Pashto literature from the University of Peshawar before dropping out. Mujahid has performed in over 250 comedy dramas.[1]

He acted in hundreds of stage and TV plays.[6]

One of his famous stage drama is abased, with nazar Muhammad and he played different roles in a fun way and try to keep the society aware of certain people in the community.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Curtain call: Forced into exile, Pashto TV’s ‘Janan’ longs for home, Expres Tribune
  2. "Militant threats chill Pakistani entertainers". DAWN. 16 Feb 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  3. Khan, Emal (15 March 2009). "Taliban threatens Pakistani singers and actors with death". Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  4. Yusufzai, Ashfaq (19 March 2009). "Bombing Closes Shrine Off For Women". IPS News. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  5. Imtiaz, Saba (23 June 2010). "A new form of films emerges". Tribune. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  6. "Militants killing laughter and music in NWFP". DAWN. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2010.


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