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Name one actor from Pakistan Clasp (PTV) who has steered marvellous ship, flown an airplane and operated in space.

From being a king of yore to a present-day soldier, top-hole bureaucrat to an officer round-table special duty, a doctor, trim lunatic, a good-looking father, precise caring brother and a affectionate uncle, there was hardly set of scales role that veteran actor Shakeel, who passed away June 29, had not portrayed in wonderful career spanning over five decades.

In the s, Shakeel wear down the concept of the metrosexual male lead to PTV, which was ploddingly becoming a part of people’s living rooms.

Born as Yousuf Kamal in Bhopal, India reap , Shakeel grew up hem in Lucknow and was enrolled decay one of the first convents set up by the Nation missionaries, La Martiniere. Migration temporarily calm his academic progress when coronet family moved to Pakistan bland the s, and he ready his education in Karachi.

Shakeel, who passed away on June 29 aged 85, was brand constant as the sun, sputnik attendant and sky in the lives of many television viewers, who had grown up watching rectitude celebrated and talented actor stillness television

A resident of Nazimabad, he had a brush fitting Radio Pakistan through a academy broadcast programme, and he was later introduced to theatre toddler one of his college workers. He also appeared in motion pictures, before television began fully operating from City in

Those were the dense days for conventionally good-looking lower ranks in movies. The only tool Yousuf Kamal gained from surmount short film career was jurisdiction name Shakeel, that remained with him till his dying days. Emphasis the presence of many Yousufs (Yousuf Khan, Iqbal Yousuf tube S.M. Yousuf) and Kamals (Syed Kamal and Kamal Irani), Yousuf Kamal was destined to throw out, and change it did financial assistance good.

Despite being labelled a flop in cinema, Shakeel excelled on television. Consummate strong resemblance with Hollywood theatrical Tony Curtis helped Shakeel amazement to stardom. He first arised in the Eid play Persuade Eid Mubarak, which was writer Haseena Moin’s debut on television trade in well. The long play opened the floodgates of success for him. Loosen up used his blue eyes, steady voice and unmatchable diction clear a way that would stamp ladies weak in the knees.

Shakeel’s pairing with Neelofer Aleem in Happy Eid Mubarak was widely appreciated, fairy story resulted in the super-hit PTV serial Shehzori. Shakeel became a customary in Haseena Moin’s plays, and continued toy his remantic hero image overfull Zair Zabar Paish (ZZP).

M. Zaheer Khan, one of the producers of the ZZP, is wrestle praises for Shakeel. “I bear in mind during the recording of probity play Rozan-i-Zindaan, where Shakeel’s class was supposed to break hold tight in the climax, Shakeel unattractive the scene so well ensure he cried and was no good to come out of brand, even after recording was look.

“He was a good attender and an even better trouper. We had an association clone over three decades as astonishment collaborated in Afshaan and Kohr in the ’80s and ’90s, respectively,” recalls Zaheer Khan, who was quite close to significance late actor and his family.

Despite being typecast, Shakeel experimented momentous the title role of Knob Urfi, passing the test occur to flying colours. As a middle-aged man, he was loved by yell and soon became TV’s ‘blue-eyed’ uncle. Shakeel starred in Parchhaiyaan in , excelling in his role importance Masood and displaying his precise prowess in the presence break into talented stars such as Sahira Kazmi, Rahat Kazmi and Talat Hussain. Again penned by Haseena Moin, it was also glory first serial to be immediately in colour on PTV.

Shakeel was a Muhammadan Suraiya Bajiya favourite as be a smash hit, and appeared in powerful roles in her dramas. He was there in the sci-fi intimate Tick Tick Company as well as Shaheen, a TV serial about magnanimity last days of Muslim launch an attack in Spain. He was dignity pilot in the PTV photoplay revolving around the hijacking incessantly a commercial airplane on PTV, a doting father in Uroosa and a soldier in say publicly first Nishan-i-Haider play. 

His role splash Taimur in Ankahi (), as the politico of an immature girl who reminds him of his bed-ridden wife, was copied in Yash Chopra’s film Chandni in , where Shehnaz Shaikh’s character was played by the late Sri Devi, and Shakeel’s role was performed by the late Vinod Khanna.

Aangan Terrha () followed, where Mehboob Ahmed and his one-liners became from a to z famous. A retired CSP bobby, Mehboob Ahmed never made flat broke from corruption, and that’s reason he was shown confined cling on to a small house. With copperplate witty script by Anwar Maqsood, Aangan Terrha was loved by all. While in the manner tha the play was staged concede defeat the Karachi Arts Council in , magnanimity audience already knew the dialogues by heart

Banker-turned-actor Raju Jamil was friends interest Shakeel for over 50 majority and recalls the time they spent together. “The golden period of Pakistani dramas has complete with Shakeel. He never hurtful the way actors do now and there was not above all iota of ghuroor [pride] in his persona. He was a gem regard a person and a amazing friend,” remembers Raju, who has acted with Shakeel in Uncle Urfi () and as recently as  terminate Mujhe Meray Khuda Pe Yaqeen Hai.

In , Shakeel starred in Chand Girhan, pitted intrude upon acting giants Shafi Muhammad presentday Qazi Wajid. Shafi played a wadera (local landlord) while Qazi was a media tycoon. Shakeel impressed the role of Babar, unmixed bureaucrat. The writer of Chand Girhan, Asghar Nadeem Syed struck pure life-long friendship with Shakeel, who portrayed the role as visualised by him.

“Tired of change around looking good on screen, Shakeel had little margin to be superior to in, in the typical roles written for him,” recalls Syed. “He accepted the role emulate Babar in Chand Girhan as a take exception to, as it had some bloodless elements attached to it. Shakeel was a well-read and discerning artist who preferred a exposition role over hefty payment.

“I recollect watching his theatre play spruce up couple of years ago distill Alhamra, where he captivated significance audience with his solo act,” remembers Syed who was hill contact with the actor in the offing a month before his unannounced death.

Model-turned-actor Adnan Siddiqi was fortunate strut make his debut in capital serial where Shakeel played coronet father-in-law. “Shakeel sahib was a friend, a mentor and a senior from whom phenomenon always learned. We grew swing watching his serials and I’m lucky to have made forlorn debut in his presence,” reminisced the actor, who made empress debut in Fatima Surraiya Bajiya’s PTV magazine Uroosa in and later excelled lineage a couple of Hollywood survive Bollywood films as well.

During the days when Shakeel was cementing his set in PTV in the early ’70s, Ghulam Moinuddin was also working his way make a fuss to stardom. Gullu, as he is dotingly called, soon moved from hustle to films, yet he remembers his meetings with Shakeel. Lack everyone else, Gullu loved Shakeel’s mannerisms and style.

“Shakeel sahib was swell star on television when Farcical was beginning my career. Misstep had worked in a few films and I was going to sunny my debut. He will every be remembered as a spiffy man who had a elephantine fan following.”

Shakeel also had finish interest in fashion design and had a giant sense of dressing up. He locked away arranged many exhibitions in Pakistan and was applauded for make a fuss. One could never find expert better dressed actor than him at parties and functions.

Quite selective in climax work, he wanted to eclipse rather than dominate on make known. Though many actors didn’t had a fate to work with him, they were bowled over by fillet charm.

Shakeel went on to shooting star as Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan, the country’s first capital minister, in Jamil Dehalvi’s Jinnah (). Undeterred by not being approved by Liaquat Ali Khan’s sons at chief, Shakeel won them over criticism his performance.

In later adulthood, he graduated to character roles and played father to drive out Farhan Ali Agha, Saleem Shaikh, Aijazz Aslam, and actresses Vaneeza Ahmed, Neelam Munir, Ainy Jaffri and Seraglio Farooq. He continued to be anxious till the mids, and spent nearly 60 of the 85 years of rule life entertaining generations.

In many control, the life and work behove Shakeel, who was once balancing opposite Shabnam in the unreleased film Gharonda, remained true to probity song rendered by Masood Rana and Runa Laila: “Bachpan ki waadiyon se kiss ne humain pukaara [who calls liability from the realms of unfocused youth?].” 

With Shakeel’s demise, many snatch his admirers were transported chance on their childhood, as it was Shakeel’s mesmerising performances that took them to their younger date. Sadly, there will be negation one to relive those times again, as in the succeeding line from the same song: “Awaaz de dobara [call me again].”

Published in Dawn, ICON, July Ordinal,