Badar Khalil

Badar Khalil (Urdu: بدر خلیل; born 15 October 1944), also known as 'Baddo Aapa', is a Pakistani television actress.[1][2][3] She gained popularity for her role in the TV play Bi Jamalo portraying herself as Bi Jamalo. Later on, she appeared in many as hit TV serials on PTV from 1968 to now. She also did a TV show Mithu Aur Aapa, a critically acclaimed comedy play on Hum TV.

Badar Khalil
بدر خلیل
Born
Badar Begum

(1944-10-15) 15 October 1944
Delhi, British India
NationalityBritish Indian, Pakistani
Other namesBi Jamalo, Aqeela
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Director
  • Television presenter
Years active1968–present
Notable workAnkahi
Tanhaiyaan
Dhoop Kinarey
Parosi
Doraha
Half Plate
Marvi.
SpouseShahzad Khalil (died 1989)
Children
  • Umar Khalil
  • Ibrahim Khalil

Early life

Badar khalil was born in Delhi, British India to a Kashmiri father and a Delhi mother. Her family moved to Lahore during the partition in 1947, but now she is living in Karachi, Pakistan. She moved with her husband Shahzad Khalil to Karachi after working for a short time at Pakistan Television Corporation (Lahore Center).[2]

Career

In Karachi, her first main appearance was in Unkahi which was a classic TV drama written by veteran Pakistani playwright Haseena Moin.[2] Badar Khalil started her showbiz career in 1968 as an anchor in children's shows on PTV. Initially, Badar Khalil gained recognition for the performance she gave in the play Bi Jamalo, in which she played Bi Jamalo herself, directed by Shahzad Khalil whom she had married (in real life) a few years before the drama hit screens. After a short spell at PTV – Lahore TV center, Badar Khalil, with her husband, shifted to Karachi. In 1989, her husband Shahzad Khalil died of cardiac arrest. She has two children, Ibrahim and Omar. Badar Khalil has worked in many TV drama serials and she has effectively performed a variety of roles.[3]

In July 2014, she was getting ready to move to Canada after a 46-year-long professional acting career to live with one of her sons that already lives there.[2] Although she stayed and continued working with ARY Digital and Geo Entertainment.[4]

Personal life

Badar's husband was an acclaimed Pakistani TV director. The couple have two children. Badar Khalil faced a very difficult period when her husband died of a heart attack in 1989 at the young age of 45.[2]

Filmography

Television series

Film

Awards and recognition
YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
1995Lifetime Achievement AwardAward by Government of PakistanWon
1998PTV AwardTribute to Pakistani LegendsWon
20131st Hum AwardsLifetime Achievement AwardWon[2]

References
  1. "Badar Khalil opens up about her retirement | SAMAA". Samaa TV.
  2. Fouzia Nasir Ahmad (6 July 2014). "Badar Khalil: End of an era". Pakistan: Dawn. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. Profile of Badar Khalil on tv.com.pk website Retrieved 1 April 2019
  4. "'Tanhaiyan' actors make a comeback with sequel". The Express Tribune. 28 February 2021.
  5. "A Haaf Playt on theatre … vis-à-vis Anwar Maqsood". Dawn News. 24 September 2021.
  6. "Old school charm: PTV dramas of the past that shaped our present". The Express Tribune. 2 November 2021.
  7. "35 years after Tanhaiyan". The News International. 7 January 2022.
  8. "Classic TV serials Dhoop Kinare, Taanhaiyaan to be aired in Saudi Arabia". Daily Pakistan. 19 August 2021.
  9. Fatima Zakir. "The new beginning (Badar Khalil in Tanhaiyaan Naye Silsilay)". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  10. "Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue". The Express Tribune. 12 July 2021.
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