Firdous Jamal

Firdous Jamal
فردوس جمال
Born
Firdous Khan

(1954-06-09) 9 June 1954 (age 72)
Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan
(now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
OccupationActor
Notable workWaris, Sayeeban Sheeshay ka, Man chale ka sauda, Mehboob, Pagal Ahmeq Bewakoof, Saahil, Piyari, Dhoop Deewar, Ruswaiyan
FamilyHamza Firdous (son)
Bilawal Firdous (son)
AwardsPride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1986

Firdous Jamal (Urdu: فردوس جمال; born 9 June 1954) is a Pakistani television, theatre, stage and film actor.

Early life and education

Firdous Jamal was born as Firdous Khan to Baz Muhammad Khan, a businessman, in Peshawar on 9 June 1954, and after earning his BA from Islamia College he tried to begin his artistic career as a singer before switching to acting.

Career

Having launched his acting career with a Hindko drama serial called Badnami Dey Toway in the mid-1970s, he has since then acted in at least 300 TV plays, 150 stage plays, 200 radio plays and 50 films, with his work consisting in all the major languages of Pakistan.

Personal life

Family

His son Hamza Firdous is an actor, an "award winning web drama producer and actor in Ireland" who has had roles in dramas like O Rangreza and Ghughi, while another son, Bilawal Firdous, whose professional name is Bazil Firdous, is a model and aspiring actor, with whom he opened his own production house, Firdous Jamal Films.

Health issues

He was diagnosed with colon cancer in December 2022 and as of May 2024 is going through remission.

Selected filmography

Films

YearTitleRole
1980 Choron Da Shehenshah
Rishtaa
1981MuftbarYousuf
Alladin
1983 Badltey Rishtey
1984Muqaddar Ka SikandarLawyer
Doorian
Jat Kamala Gaya Dubai
Naseebon Wali
Yeh Kaisay Huwa
1985Direct Hawaldar
1986 Jahez
1987Silsila
1988 Roti
1990 Maa Qasam
1992 Abida
Nargis
1993Chandi
Heena
Kunwara Baap
2016Revenge of the WorthlessSufi Mohammed
Saya e Khuda e ZuljalalRasheed

Television serials

YearTitleRoleChannel
1979WarisAnwarPTV
1981 Dehleez Jamal
Kaanch Ka Pul Yusaf
1982Dhoop DewarSalman
1985Andhera UjalaArif
1986Hazaron RaasteAdil Murad
1989KiranFaraz
1992NashaibAyaz
Mann Chalay Ka SaudaDifferent roles.
1993KhuwahishAnwar
1994DaldalSaeed Kamal
1995Red CardAhmed Hassan KamalSTN
2000AnnaNawab Shahpur Ahmed KhanPTV
Zamana
Kanch Ke ParSajid
InkarAnti-Narcotics Force Officer
2001Hawa Pe RaqsMalik
2002Landa BazarHayat
NigahJalal Khan
2004Saiban Sheeshay KaAkhtar Awan
2006Khawab NagarRaheem Bakhsh
Kaanch Ke JugnuATV
2007SillAmir Baig
2008Mehndi Waley haathChaudhryGeo TV
2011Pani Jaisa PiyarAdarsh's fatherHum TV
Khalida Ki WalidaKaramatPTV Home
2012Koi Meray Dil Sey Pouchay
2013Dheeray SayA-Plus TV
Kamal-e-Sabt
Pyarey AfzalMaulvi SubhanullahARY Digital
2015–16Aangan Mein DeewarChaudhry Noor AlamPTV Home
2016Khuda Aur MuhabbatAmjad RazaGeo TV
Mera Yaar MiladayMaster JiARY Digital
2017Zindagi Mujhey Tera Pata ChahiyePTV Home
Gustakh IshqAbdul QuddusUrdu 1
2018VisaalMaulvi GhufranARY Digital
Romeo Weds HeerHakeem LuqmanGeo TV
Ishq Na Kariyo KoiFariha's father (fashion designer)Express TV
2019HaniaFareedARY Digital
Gul-o-Gulzar Iqbal
ZidExpress TV
Rani Nokrani
Wafa Lazim To Nahi Shaukat (Sarah and Mani's father)TV One
2019–20Janbaaz Express TV
2023–24 Aik Mohabbat ki Kahani portrayed Alizey Shah's father

Awards

Ceremony Category Project Result
4th Lux Style Awards Best TV Actor (Satellite) Woh Tees Din Nominated
14th Lux Style Awards Best TV Actor Pyarey Afzal

References

  1. 1 2 Tahir, Athar (2007). Frontier facets: Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. p. 144.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Legendary Pakistani TV Actor-Firdous Jamal". Pakistan 360 degrees website. 2 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Profile". Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Ahmad, Bisma (13 March 2015). "Old but not forgotten: Top 10 Pakistani dramas to re-watch now". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Lodhi, Adnan (13 August 2015). "Sad but true: Roohi Bano's lonely 55th birthday". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "In conversation with Hamza Firdous".
  7. ↑ "HIP Exclusive: Hamza Firdous reveals all about himself!". 5 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Firdous Jamal opens up his own production house". 27 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Firdous Jamal diagnosed with cancer". 11 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Firdous Jamal gives update on his health". arynews.tv. 31 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "'I was diagnosed with colon cancer, Firdous Jamal shares update on his health | Pakistan Today". 31 May 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Choron Da Shehenshah (1980) Original Poster". DesiMovies.biz. Retrieved 29 June 2025. Cast: Shabnam, Nadeem, Anjuman, Sabiha, Allauddin, Nayyar Sultana, Najma Mehboob, Ibrahim Nafees, Mehboob Alam, Firdous Jamal, Saqi.
  13. ↑ "Rishtaa (1980) Original Poster". DesiMovies.biz. Retrieved 29 June 2025. Cast: Shabnam, Nadeem, Anjuman, Sabiha, Allauddin, Nayyar Sultana, Najma Mehboob, Ibrahim Nafees, Mehboob Alam, Firdous Jamal, Saqi.
  14. ↑ "Alladin (1981) – Movie Still: Babra Sharif, Faisal, Bindiya, Ali Ejaz, Nayyar Sultana, Firdous Jamal, Rangeela, Talish, Adeeb". DesiMovies.biz. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Badltey Rishtey (1983) – Movie Still: Mohammad Ali, Babra Sharif, Waseem Abbas, Afzal Ahmed, Firdous Jamal, Bahar, Allauddin". DesiMovies.biz. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "Jat Kamala Gaya Dubai (1984) Movie Still". DesiMovies.biz. Retrieved 29 June 2025. Cast: Kemal, Nadia Hassan, Naila Jabeen, Firdous Jamal, Aslam Parvez, Sawan, Faizi.
  17. ↑ "Naseebon Wali (1984) Movie Still". DesiMovies.biz. Retrieved 29 June 2025. Cast: Shabnam, Shafi Mohammad Shah, Firdous Jamal, Waseem Abbas, Shahida Mini, Mohammad Ali.
  18. ↑ "Yeh Kaisay Huwa (1984) – Movie Still: Nadeem, Kavita, Firdous Jamal, Badar Munir, Sawan, Jameel Fakhri". DesiMovies.biz. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  19. ↑ "Jahez (1982) Movie Still". DesiMovies.biz. Retrieved 29 June 2025. Cast: Shahida Mini, Shahid, Feroz, Rangeela, Aslam Parvez, Andleeb, Huma Dar, Kokab Dar, Waseem, Firdous Jamal.
  20. ↑ "Roti (1988) Original Booklet". DesiMovies.biz. Retrieved 29 June 2025. Starring: Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Talish, Bahar, Saiqa, Aliya, Humayun Qureshi, Sawan, Mustafa Qureshi, Firdous Jamal, Tanzem Hassan, Zamarrud.
  21. ↑ "Maa Qasam (1990) – Original Booklet: Sapna, Badar Munir, Ahad Sheikh, Firdous Jamal, Nemat Sarhadi, Haider". DesiMovies.biz. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  22. ↑ "Original Poster of Heena (1993) – Cast: Shaan, Reema, Firdous Jamal". DesiMovies.biz. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  23. ↑ "Kunwara Baap (1993) – Movie Still: Zuhaib Khan, Shagofta, Mehro, Firdous Jamal, Qavi, Rangeela, Agha Talish". DesiMovies.biz. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  24. 1 2 "Profile of Firdaus Jamal". Vidpk.com website. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  25. ↑ "LUX Style Awards for the year 2004". 14 October 2003.
  26. ↑ 14th Lux Style Awards 2015ebuzztoday.com Archived 7 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine