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Ayaz Naik, also known as Ayaz (Urdu;ایاز; born 1966) is a Pakistani actor.[1] He acted in both Urdu and Punjabi films and he also appeared in dramas Dastak, Sangchoor, Junoon and Chand Grehan.[2]

Ayaz Naik
Born	(1966-04-12) 12 April 1966 (age 56) Lahore, Pakistan
Education	University of Lahore
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1980 – 2013
Spouse	Shazia Akhtar (Divorced)
Parent(s)	Naeem Naik (father) Zareena Naik (mother)
Relatives	Beo Zafar (aunt) Yasir Akhtar (cousin) Rizwana Akhtar (aunt) Mehreen Jabbar (cousin) Kamal Jabber (cousin) Javed Jabbar (uncle) Shabnum Jabbar (aunt) Ejaz Naik (uncle)

Early life

Ayaz was born in Lahore and he studied CSS to be a government officer from University of Lahore.[3]

Career

Ayaz started his acting career in 1980 and he was fourteen years when he did his first lead role in film Nahin Abhi Nahin directed by Nazar-ul-Islam starring with famous actress Shabnam and Faisal Rehman.[4][5][6] The film was a box office and crowned as a golden jubilee hit and it further boasted the career of Ayaz.[7][8]

In 1980s Ayaz appeared in films Yeh Zamana Aur Hai, Ek Doojay Kay Liye in both films he starred with Babra Sharif, Naam Mera Badnam in which he starred with Shabnam, Muhammad Ali, Kaveeta and Sangeeta.[9]

In 1984 Ayaz starred in film Ishq Nachaway Gali Gali with Sabiha Khanum the film was a hit and for his role in film Ishq Nachaway Gali Gali he won Nigar Award of Best Actor.[10]

Then Ayaz made his debut in a lead role in drama Dastak written by Haseena Moin and directed by Shahzad Khalil on PTV with Shazia Akhtar.[2]

Personal life

Ayaz married his co-star model and actress Shazia Akhtar with whom he starred in drama Dastak.[3] They married in 1990s but after few years later they divorced.[3] Ayaz's father named Naeem Naik was a civil servant in Islamabad but later he also did acting and he acted in drama Qurbatein Aur Fasley and his mother Zareena was an actress.[3] He is the cousin of Pakistani-British singer Yasir Akhtar and also of television director and producer Mehreen Jabbar.[11] Ayaz's paternal uncle Ejaz Naik was a senior bureaucrat in the foreign ministry. Presently he is posted as CSP officer in Islamabad.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
1986	Dastak	Rameez	PTV[2]
1989	Junoon	Rehman	PTV
1991	Sangchoor	Tauqeer	PTV
1994	Sarang	Ahmed	PTV
1995	Chand Grehan	Nasir	PTV[12][13]
1998	Haqeeqat	Sharjeel	PTV

Film

Year	Film	Role	Language
1980	Nahin Abhi Nahin	Bobby	Urdu[14][15]
1981	Yeh Zamana Aur Hai	Naeem	Urdu[16]
1982	Aaina Aur Zindagi	Jimmy	Urdu
1982	Aik Din Bahu Ka	Rasheed	Urdu[17]
1983	Ek Doojay Kay Liye	Bhai Sahab	Urdu[18]
1984	Naam Mera Badnam	Shehzad	Urdu[19][20]
1984	Ishq Nachaway Gali Gali	Afzal	Punjabi[21]
1985	Benazir Qurbani	Askar	Urdu[22]
1985	Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein	Shiraz	Urdu[23]
1987	Saas Meri Saheli	Imran	Urdu[24]
1988	Pyar Tera Mera	Javed	Punjabi

Awards and recognition

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
1984	Nigar Award	Best Actor	Won	Ishq Nachaway Gali Gali	[25]

References

External Links

• Ayaz Naik at IMDb

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