Afzal Khan (actor)
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Afzal Khan a.k.a John Rambo (Urdu
script: جان ريمبو) is a Pakistan
i TV, film
and stage actor
and comedian
. He rose to fame by playing a janitor nicknamed John Rambo in PTV
's famous comedy show Guest House
. He later assumed John Rambo as his unofficial screen name
taken from the Sylvester Stallone
character John Rambo
.
that were aired only in Islamabad
and Peshawar
.
He was cast as John Rambo (a janitor) in PTV
's comedy drama series Guest House
in 1991. It was an instant hit and Rambo became the most popular character of the series.
After his success as John Rambo, he began to get offers from movies. In 1992, he signed his first movie and became a mainstream Lollywood
actor. However, his image of a comedy actor earned him mostly comedy characters. He tried to do some serious movies but wasn't as successful.
He was born in Havalian Hazara & is married to fellow Lollywood
actress Sahiba.
He currently appears as judge on a talent show as well as a dancing show.
Now a days he is Hosting a morning show on Apna Channel Pakistani Television Channel.
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
script: جان ريمبو) is a Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i TV, film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and stage actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
. He rose to fame by playing a janitor nicknamed John Rambo in PTV
Pakistan Television Corporation
The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...
's famous comedy show Guest House
Guest House (drama)
Guest House is a Pakistani comedy drama series which was produced and run by PTV in early to middle 1990s. The setting is a fictional guest house named Welcome Guest House located in a posh area of Islamabad. It is run by Mr...
. He later assumed John Rambo as his unofficial screen name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
taken from the Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone , commonly known as Sylvester Stallone, and nicknamed Sly Stallone, is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, film director and occasional painter. Stallone is known for his machismo and Hollywood action roles. Two of the notable characters he has portrayed...
character John Rambo
John Rambo
John Rambo is an iconic fictional character and the basis of the Rambo saga. He first appeared in the 1972 novel First Blood by David Morrell, but later became more famous in the film series, played by Sylvester Stallone...
.
Career
Afzal Khan began his acting career from stage dramas in Islamabad. He acted in a few plays produced by PTVPakistan Television Corporation
The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...
that were aired only in Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
and Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
.
He was cast as John Rambo (a janitor) in PTV
Pakistan Television Corporation
The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...
's comedy drama series Guest House
Guest House (drama)
Guest House is a Pakistani comedy drama series which was produced and run by PTV in early to middle 1990s. The setting is a fictional guest house named Welcome Guest House located in a posh area of Islamabad. It is run by Mr...
in 1991. It was an instant hit and Rambo became the most popular character of the series.
After his success as John Rambo, he began to get offers from movies. In 1992, he signed his first movie and became a mainstream Lollywood
Lollywood
Lollywood refers to the Pakistani film industry based in the city of Lahore. The word "Lollywood" was first coined in the summer of 1989 in the now defunct magazine "Glamour" published from Karachi by a gossip columnist Saleem Nasir. The film industry in Lahore started in 1929 with the opening of...
actor. However, his image of a comedy actor earned him mostly comedy characters. He tried to do some serious movies but wasn't as successful.
He was born in Havalian Hazara & is married to fellow Lollywood
Lollywood
Lollywood refers to the Pakistani film industry based in the city of Lahore. The word "Lollywood" was first coined in the summer of 1989 in the now defunct magazine "Glamour" published from Karachi by a gossip columnist Saleem Nasir. The film industry in Lahore started in 1929 with the opening of...
actress Sahiba.
He currently appears as judge on a talent show as well as a dancing show.
Now a days he is Hosting a morning show on Apna Channel Pakistani Television Channel.