Abid Khan

Abid Khan was born in November 1953 in Gujranwala in the north-east of the Punjab province and went to school there. He performed in many stage dramas, such as lari adda, Shartiya Mithe, Suelal and he died on 19 August 2000 by heart attack at Bari Imam Sarkar.

He used improvised dialogue during stage plays. He was an outspoken opponent of land obscenity in stage dramas. Abid Khan worked in a number of TV serials and films as well. His stage play Shartiya Mithay, staged in early 1990s in a Lahore theatre earned him fame. He played the role of a father of two blind persons, including Aman Ullah and Babbu Baral. Not only a good performer, he was also a social critic and satirist on stage as his dialogues normally carried matter, exposing the hollowness of the current social system. He acted in number of PTV dramas in the 1980s and 1990s, including the comedy serials. His well-known TV play aired on PTV includes Alao (1993) and number of others in which he played character and supporting roles. He also worked in number of Bollywood movies including Ghunghat (1996). His brother Shahid Khan is also a well-known stage artist. By late 1990s, Abid Khan started having health problems and in the year 2000, he died.

Stage-drama fans tend to know Abid Khan as a comedian, yet most of his TV appearances, specially on Pakistan Television, were in drama, with him playing serious characters. He played roles varying from a professional killer to a feudal lord.