Shakeel, born Yusuff Kamal (b: 1938), is a Pakistani television

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...

 actor best known for his roles in Uncle Urfi

Uncle Urfi

Written by Hasina Moin and directed by Mohsin Ali and Shirin Vaqar Azim, Uncle Urfi was a Pakistan Television Corporation serial drama of early seventies. It was aired in 1972 and had such a powerful appeal that it turned into an instant smasher. It twenty-six 30-minute episodes used to be...

 and Mehboob Ahmed in Aangan Terha

Aangan Terha

Aangan Terha was a satirical Pakistani television serial presented by the PTV network in the late 1980s. The show starred Salim Nasir, Shakeel, Arshad Mehmood, Durdana Butt and Bushra Ansari in lead roles, was directed by Qaiser Farooq and written by Anwar Maqsood.- Ideology:The Drama is based on...

. He has also acted in a number of local films

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...

 as well as an English film, Butterflies are Free

Butterflies Are Free

Butterflies Are Free is a 1972 film based on a play by Leonard Gershe. The 1972 film was produced by M.J. Frankovich, released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Milton Katselas and adapted for the screen by Gershe. It was released on 6 July, 1972 in the USA.Goldie Hawn and Edward Albert starred...

. He is also known for his philanthropic activities.

Background

Shakeel and his family migrated to Karachi, Pakistan in 1952.

He received his primary education from an English medium school in prepartition India and a French missionary school in India.

Films

He made his debut in the film, Honehar in 1966.

• Josh-e-intiqaam (1968)
• Nakhuda (1968)
• Papi (1968)
• Zindigi (1968)
• Dastaan (1969)
• Insaan aur gadha (1973)
• Badal aur bijli (1973)
• Chahat (1973)
• Butterflies are free
  Butterflies Are Free
  Butterflies Are Free is a 1972 film based on a play by Leonard Gershe. The 1972 film was produced by M.J. Frankovich, released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Milton Katselas and adapted for the screen by Gershe. It was released on 6 July, 1972 in the USA.Goldie Hawn and Edward Albert starred...
  
   (1977)
• Jinnah (film)
  Jinnah (film)
  - Awards :Jinnah received the Silver Remi Award at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival in 1999.- Reviews :* * * * * - External links :* *...
  
   (1998) as Liaquat Ali Khan
  Liaquat Ali Khan
  For other people with the same or similar name, see Liaqat Ali Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan was a Pakistani statesman who became the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Defence minister and Commonwealth, Kashmir Affairs...
  
  

Television

Television roles:

• Honeymoon
• Tick Tick Company
• Mantorama
• Afshan
• She jee
• Zameen
• Doosri Aurat
• Aandhi
• Tum say mil kar
• Saaye
• Jab Jab Dil Miley
• Shehzori
  Shehzori
  Shehzori was a Pakistani Urdu-language television series aired in the 1970s. It was written by Hasina Moin and based on a work of the same name by Azim Beg Chughtai....
  
  
• Chaudhwee ka Chand
• Colony 52
• Dhoop Mein Sawan
• Kothi No 156
• Qutubuddins
• Zer Zabar Pesh
• Naam Dar
• Ankahi
• Anaa
• Uroosa
• Chand Grahan
• Uraan
• Uncle Urfi
  Uncle Urfi
  Written by Hasina Moin and directed by Mohsin Ali and Shirin Vaqar Azim, Uncle Urfi was a Pakistan Television Corporation serial drama of early seventies. It was aired in 1972 and had such a powerful appeal that it turned into an instant smasher. It twenty-six 30-minute episodes used to be...
  
  
• Tappish.
• Purchaiyan.
• Aangan Terha
  Aangan Terha
  Aangan Terha was a satirical Pakistani television serial presented by the PTV network in the late 1980s. The show starred Salim Nasir, Shakeel, Arshad Mehmood, Durdana Butt and Bushra Ansari in lead roles, was directed by Qaiser Farooq and written by Anwar Maqsood.- Ideology:The Drama is based on...
  
  

Awards

In recognition of his contribution to show business, he was awarded the Pride of Performance

Pride of Performance

Pride of Performance , is one of the highest civil award given and conferred by the Pakistan Government to Pakistan's citizens in recognition of distinguished merit in the fields of Literature, Arts, Sports, Medicines, and Science for civilians in most particular cases.The announcement of civil...

 in 1992.

External links

• PTV biography