Actor Ali Ejaz passes away at 77

Author: Daily Times Monitor

Renowned film, television and stage actor Ali Ejaz passed away in Lahore on Tuesday after suffering a cardiac arrest, according to media reports. Ejaz was 77 and was well known for his role in popular television comedy-drama series ‘Khawaja and Son’. His other television hits include serials like ‘Lakhon Mein Teen’ with ‘Qavi Khan’ and ‘Athar Shah Khan’ and ‘Dubai Chalo’. He started his film career in 1961 and worked in films such as ‘FBI Operation Pakistan’ (1971), ‘Sona Chandi’ (1983), and ‘Chor Machaye Shor’ (1996). Not only did Ejaz make a name for himself in the world of film and television but in 2015 he launched a social welfare project near Sialkot under his non-government organisation Ali Ejaz Foundation. The project titled Homes for the Welfare of the Old People aims to build 132 homes.

Published in Daily Times, December 19th 2018.

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