Albela (actor)

Albela
البیلا
Born
Akhtar Hussain

(1940-09-21)21 September 1940
Gojra, Punjab, British India[1]
DiedJuly 17, 2004(2004-07-17) (aged 63)[1][2]
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan[2]
NationalityPakistani
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Comedian
  • Singer
Years active1966–1994
Children9, including Honey Albela and his grand son Moazzam Hussain Raza
AwardsNigar Award in 1990

Akhtar Hussain (Punjabi: اختر حسین ; 21 September 1940 – 17 July 2004), better known by his stage name Albela (Punjabi: البیلا), was a Pakistani actor, comedian and singer.

In a career spanning over 50 years, he performed in numerous films, and television and theater plays.[1] Albela is widely recognized as a stage actor who transformed Pakistani stage acting.[2] Some of his hit Punjabi films were Bharia Mela (1966), Badnam (1966), Baoo Ji (1968) and Ishq Nachaway Gali Gali (1984).[1]

More occasionally, he was also a singer in Punjabi.

Personal life

Albela was born in Gojra, Punjab, British India (now in Toba Tek Singh District, Punjab, Pakistan) in 1940.

He had seven daughters and two sons, including Honey Albela who have worked in comedy shows on different television channels.[citation needed]

Death

He died of heart failure on 17 July 2004 in Lahore, at the age of 63.[1][3] Before his death, Albela was admitted to Ittefaq Hospital, Lahore following heart and liver ailments. He was buried in Green Town, Mian Chowk Graveyard, in Lahore.[1]

Selected filmography

Title Released Language
Ik Madari 1973 Punjabi
Khushia 1973 Punjabi
Begum Jaan 1977 Urdu
Pakeeza 1979 Urdu
Rustam Te Khan 1983 Punjabi
Jagga Tay Shera 1984 Punjabi
Silsila 1987 Punjabi
Roti 1988 Punjabi
Bazar-e-Husn 1988 Urdu
Sarmaya 1990 Punjabi
Hoshyar[4] 1990 Punjabi
Zabata 1993 Urdu/Punjabi
International Luteray 1994 Urdu/Punjabi

Selected discography

Awards and recognition

  • Nigar Award as Best Comedian for the Punjabi-language film Hoshyar (1990)[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Film, stage actor Albela passes away (includes Profile and obituary of Albela (actor) on Dawn (newspaper) Published 18 July 2004, Retrieved 31 January 2022
  2. ^ a b c d Anjum (18 July 2012). "Actor Albela remembered". Pakistan Today newspaper. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Albela - Pakistani Film, TV and Stage Actor". 6 September 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards". Hot Spot Film Reviews website. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.


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