Iftikhar Thakur is a Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

i stage actor. He originally hails from Mian Channu

Mian Channu

Mian Channu is a city in Punjab province, Pakistan .In the year 1919, it was declared as a notified area Committee and in 1938 as a Town Committee. Its limits were last extended in the year 1950. Since then no extension has been made and the development in the Town from 1947 to 1961 remained slow...

. Thakur worked there in a Motor Work Shop. He has starred in many stage dramas/telefilms in different languages such as Urdu

Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

, Punjabi

Punjabi language

Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...

, Pothwari

Pothohari language

Potwari , also known as Potohari ), is a rich north Indian sub-continent dialect spoken in the Pothohar Plateau around Rawalpindi, Kahuta, Gujar Khan, Jehlum, up to Gujrat in the south and Chakwal in the West, Hazara in the north, Azad Kashmir in the east and also by Sikhs from the Pothohar...

/Mirpuri

Mirpuri

Mirpuri may refer to:* Potwari language, an Indo-Aryan Lahnda language related to Hindko* Mahan Singh Mirpuri , General in the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh* Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, city in Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir...

 etc. One of his most famous telefilms has been "The Miki Kharo England Series" which very successful amongst the Pothwari & kashmiri community.

In the Miki Kharo England

Miki Kharo England

Miki Kharo England, released in 2006, was the first ever Pothwari/Mirpuri comedy telefilm, as well as the first ever production of Pahariwood, Azad Kashmir's newly founded Pothwari language filming industry.- Plot :...

, meaning take me to England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, series Iftikhar Thakur acts as a young man "Aftab" who wants to get married to a girl from England and wants to go and stay in England. In Main Julian England

Main Julian England

Main Julian England is a 2007 Pothwari/Mirpuri comedy telefilm. Main Julian England is a sequel to the successful Miki Kharo England which was the first ever Pothwari comedy telefilm.- Plot :...

, meaning I'm going to England, he gets married and plans coming to stay in England.

Thakur acts best with comedy actors Bobu Bral, Shahzada Ghaffar, Sohail Ahmad, Anwar Ali

Anwar Ali

Anwar Ali is a Pakistani cricketer who played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka and international T20 match against Canada. He represents Karachi Zebras and Sindh Dolphins in domestic circuit...

, Nasir Chinyoti

Nasir Chinyoti

Nasir Chinyoti is a Pakistani actor. He is a comedian, stage, and TV actor. He is from Chiniot.He started his acting at Multan Stage. He has starred in many stage dramas/telefilms in various languages, including Urdu and Punjabi. He is most notable for comedy stage dramas based in Lahore...

 , Tariq Teddi, Naseem Vicky, Amanat Chan, Sakhawat Naz

Sakhawat Naz

Sakhawat Naz is a Pakistani actor. He has starred in stage dramas and telefilms in various languages including Urdu and Punjabi. He has performed alongside comedy actors Sohail Ahmad, Nasir Chinyoti, Tariq Teddy, Naseem Vicky, Amanat Chan, Nawaz Anjum and Akram Udas...

, Nawaz Anjum, Sajan Abbas and Hameed Babar.
Thakur is recognised as one of the best stage comedians, as by giving his best performances in stage dramas such as Mohabbat CNG, Chalak Totay.

Early life

Thakur worked in a Motor Work Shop before starting his career as a stage actor in 2000. Thakur rose to fame due to his quick reply,funny body language and appearance. He also catches attention due to his strange costumes that he wears on stage. One of his dialogues, "Jhoot Bolda" is very popular among his fans. Thakur's has also been working as a director. His directorial debut, a Punjabi stage drama called "Roti Khol Deyo", was the biggest hit of the year. Thakur receives a lot of applause when he enters the stage.

Pakistan Television dramas

1. Zero Zero Dedh Seven-On Geo TV
2. Double Sawari-On Ptv
3. Lahori Gate-On Ptv
4. Don No 1
5. Nizaam
6. Rent A Bhoot
7. Rahiye Na Ap Hamaray Ghar

See also

• Miki Kharo
• Main Julian England
  Main Julian England
  Main Julian England is a 2007 Pothwari/Mirpuri comedy telefilm. Main Julian England is a sequel to the successful Miki Kharo England which was the first ever Pothwari comedy telefilm.- Plot :...
  
  
• Shahzada Ghaffar
• Hameed Babar
• Nasir Chinyoti
  Nasir Chinyoti
  Nasir Chinyoti is a Pakistani actor. He is a comedian, stage, and TV actor. He is from Chiniot.He started his acting at Multan Stage. He has starred in many stage dramas/telefilms in various languages, including Urdu and Punjabi. He is most notable for comedy stage dramas based in Lahore...
  
  
• Tariq Teddy
  Tariq Teddy
  Tariq Teddy is one of Pakistan's popular theatre comedians, known for his quick, sharp replies. He performs in Punjabi stage dramas and has acted in the movie Salakhein. He is from Faisalabad...
  
  
• Naseem Vicky
• Zaferi Khan
• Sakhawat Naz
  Sakhawat Naz
  Sakhawat Naz is a Pakistani actor. He has starred in stage dramas and telefilms in various languages including Urdu and Punjabi. He has performed alongside comedy actors Sohail Ahmad, Nasir Chinyoti, Tariq Teddy, Naseem Vicky, Amanat Chan, Nawaz Anjum and Akram Udas...
  
  
• Pakistani Stage Dancers

External links

• Iftikhar Takhur Stage Shows Watch his stage shows