Qazi Wajid played humorous, serious and negative roles with equal skill

 Qazi Wajid played humorous

Qazi Wajid, who played many memorable roles on radio and television, passed away three years ago. He was one of the artists associated with radio, theater and TV who is considered as a proud legacy of the showbiz world. Granted, he would complete each of his "scenes" with his eloquence, eloquence, fluctuations in voice, and facial expressions.

He was undoubtedly one of the few great artists that Pakistan has produced. Positive role of very kind father in classic dramas like "Loneliness" and "Sunshine Edge".

His full name was Qazi Abdul Wajid Ansari.

He started his artistic career at the age of 10 and for the first time he appeared in the children's program "Nonhal" on Radio Pakistan.

The first drama on PTV was "Ek Hi Rasta" in which he played a negative role. When "Khuda Ki Basti" started in 1969, the role of Raja gave him fame. After that, the sun shone, he said, loneliness, Eve's daughter played a memorable role in Lunar Eclipse, Bridge Two Bridge, Adult Education and Pomegranate Fortress.

For his long artistic services, he was awarded the Presidential Medal for Excellence on August 14, 1988. A year before his death, he directed Khawaja Moinuddin's play "Adult Education" starring Behrooz Hunarwari, Mohammad Qawi Khan, Shehzad Raza and other artists He also performed on the stage of Al-Hamra in Lahore. At the theater, he performed plays like "Adult Education" as well as "Lal Qila from Lal Qila" and "Wadi Kashmir".

Most of the work on PTV was done from Karachi center.

If Muhammad Qawi Khan from PTV Lahore has done the most dramas, then Qazi Wajid had this honor at PTV Karachi Center. The uniqueness of the dialogues distinguished him from his contemporaries. Although he worked hard on TV and worked till the end, he considered radio as his first love, so he liked to call himself an actor as well as a voice actor. used to.

He also acted in more than ten films but in those days as the films were made in Lahore while he was associated with Karachi Radio, he could not make more films. Anyway, the film did not suit his mood so he left early. He died, but his connection to the theater grew stronger over time.

Qazi Wajid, who spread laughter on the screen, was a very serious man in real life, he himself admitted that he was a very serious man in real life, which can be gauged from the fact that he watched comedy movies and no one. He used to read humorous books but he also liked books on serious subjects.

Qazi Wajid died of a heart attack on February 11, 2018 in Karachi.