Amanullah Khan (comedian)
Amanullah Khan | |
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Birth name | Amanullah Khan |
Born | Lahore, Pakistan |
Medium | Stand up comedian, film, television, stage |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Employer |
Dunya News (2013–present) Geo News (2010–2013) |
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Influenced | Sakhawat Naz, Iftikhar Thakur, Sohail Ahmed and many others |
Amanullah Khan is a Pakistani stand up comedian and actor regarded as one of the best comedians in Pakistan.He has influenced many artists as well as people.According to famous comedian Sohail Ahmed, Amanullah Khan is a name of century.[1][2] He currently works in Mazaaq Raat on Dunya TV.[3][4]
TV Shows
In 2010, Amanullah joined GEO news for its new program Khabarnaak.[5] He portrays a simple, village man named Hakeem sahab. The rest of the characters are bent on disparaging Hakeem sahab. Khan left the show in August 2013. He also played role as Chacha Bashir in Mazaaq Raat, and Manju Bittu Sharma's Uncle and various characters in Comedy Nights with Kapil. Amanullah Khan is one of the greatest Comedian in all Time. According to Some comedians, they said Amanullah is our teacher we learn comedy from him and from his comedy shows. He has great sense of humor and he has great observation of circumstances of common people's lives, he does comedy according to normal habits of people and do not do bad and immoral comedy. Another famous pakistani comedian Shakeel Siddiqui quoted " Amaanullah is not only a name or person, its a century. We say in programs what we have scripted already or some part by our own, Amanullah is the one that once he is doing comedy people write those as their dialogues".He has also been in india and many famous indian comedians including Kapil Sharma and Chandan Prabhakar regard him as their teacher and inspiration. Amanullah Khan is also known as "The King of Comedy".
Films
- One Two Ka One (2006)
- Na Maloom Afraad (2014)
Stage-o-graphy
Khan appeared in the following stage dramas:
- Begum Dish Antina
- Disco Deewanay
- Khirki ke peechay
- Muhabbat CNG
- UPS
- Shartia Mithy
- Soni chan wargi
- Bara maza aye ga
- Ketchup
References
- ↑ The Comical Genius called Amanullah Khan | Believe The Hype. Believedhype.wordpress.com. 3 October 2008
- ↑ Amanullah. Pakistan Times. Retrieved on 25 December 2013.
- ↑ "Interview with Amanullah". Morning with Farah. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ↑ Khabarnak. Geo.tv. Retrieved on 25 December 2013.
- ↑ "Khabarnaak Ep#1". Khabarnaak. 11 September 2010. GEO TV. Retrieved 7 July 2013.