Shafi Muhammad Shah

Shafi Muhammad Shah or Shafi Mohammad, PP, was a Pakistani film and television actor. Famously known "Shahjee" was born in Kandiaro, in Naushahro Feroze District, Sindh in 1949.

Shafi starts his career as a Radio presenter from "Hyderabad Radio Station", He honed his acting skills by taking part in plays broadcast by the radio. During that he obtained a postgraduate degree from the University of Sindh, Jamshoro. He later moved to Karachi and began his career as an actor.

PTV's play "Urta Asman", directed by Shahzad Khalil, had his debut performance. "Teesra Kinara" was his first popular television play, that Shafi became a household name. He earned accolades for his acting skills in many plays, especially "Chand Girahan", "Dairey", "Aanch", "Bund Gulab" and "Mohabbat Khawab Ki Surat". Shafi Muhammad was acted in all mediums of entertainment, from radio, theatre to films and television. During his 30-year career, He performed in over 50 drama serials and over 100 television plays in the Urdu and Sindhi languages from deferent television channels.

Shafi Muhammad Shah was died peacefully in his sleep at his Clifton home on November 17, 2007. His funeral prayers was held at "Imambargah Yasreb" in Defence. He was buried in the "Defence graveyard". Shafi Muhammad, who leaves behind his widow, four daughters and a son, suffered from a liver condition. His death is being attributed to liver failure. His wife Batool Mohammed is a teacher at the Beaconhouse school system, Jubilee Campus. His children are Alina, Arsalna, Zainab, Ali and Sheherbano. His son Ali goes by the name Ali Asghar is a graduate of Karachi Grammar School and works for the highly reputable pakistani publication, The Herald.

Noteable television plays

* "Aanch"
* "Bund Gulab"
* "Chand Girahan"
* "Dairey"
* "Deewarain"
* "Jungle"
* "Kali Dhoop"
* "Marvi"
* "Mohabbat Khawab Ki Surat"
* "Tapish"
* "Teesra Kinara"

Filmography

Shafi Mohammad work in a very limited films. His first film as hero "Biwi Ho To Aisi was a diamond jubilee film, but he had a very short film career. Here is his filmography:

# "Biwi Ho To Aisi", (1982)
# "Aisa Bhi Hota Hai", (1984)
# "Naseebon Wali", (1984)
# "Talash", (1986)
# "Muhib Sheedi", (1992) A Sindhi language film.
# "Ilzam", (1993)
# "Muskarahat" (1995)
# "Salakhain" (2004)

Political life

Shafi Muhammad Shah was also an active member of the Pakistan Peoples Party and also contested the general elections in October 2002 from NA-210, Karachi but lost. He was also in his party’s cultural committee and worked to promote arts and culture.

Awards

* Best Actor Award from Pakistan Television in 1985
* Pride of Performance Award from President of Pakistan.

External links

* [http://www.ptv.com.pk/actor3.asp Shafi Muhammad Shah Profile - Pakistan Television]
* [http://www.dawn.com/2007/11/18/top11.htm Actor Shafi Mohammad passes away - DAWN.com]
* [http://www.dawn.com/weekly/images/archive/071125/images2.htm Shooting star: Shafi Mohammad Shah - DAWN.com]
* [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C11%5C19%5Cstory_19-11-2007_pg7_20 Shafi Muhammad Shah laid to rest - Daily Times]
* [http://www.muziqpakistan.com/board/index.php?showtopic=77096&mode=threaded Remebering Shafi Muhammad - Musiq Pakistan.com]
* [http://www.thepakistani.tv/i/153/pakistani-tv-articles/pakistani-tv-celebrity-profiles/shafi-muhammad-shah-unmatched-legacy.htm Shafi Muhammad Shah Unmatched Legacy - Pakistani.tv]