The twentieth death anniversary of radio, television, and film artist Jamshed Ansari is being observed today.
Born on December 31, 1942, in the Saharanpur city of Uttar Pradesh, he migrated to Pakistan along with his family at the time of partition.
Jamshed Ansari played the memorable role of Safdar in the longest-running Pakistani radio program, `Hamid Mian Kay Haan’.
Jamshed’s first television play from Karachi television was ‘Ghora ghaas khata hai’.
In a career spanning over forty years, Jamshed Ansari has over two hundred TV dramas, three films and many radio programs on his credit.
He earned fifty-five national and two international awards during his career.
Jamshed Ansari breathed his last on August 24, 2005.
