Ali Ejaz

Ali Ejaz was born on 21 October 1941 in Qila Gujar Singh, Lahore, Pakistan. He started his career with theatre in the 1960s. He was introduced to the film world by the film producer/director Shabab Keranvi who had met Ejaz at a bank. ==Social activist==

In 2015, he launched a social welfare project near Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan under his non-government organization (NGO), Ali Ejaz Foundation. This project, The Homes for the Welfare of the Old People, planned to build 132 homes within 3 years with donations from the public, industrialists and philanthropists. ==Death==

Ali Ejaz died of a cardiac arrest on 18 December 2018 in Lahore at the age of 77, survived by his widow and two sons, after having suffered from paralysis a decade before. He was buried at a local graveyard on Multan road Lahore in his fathers's shrine. ==Filmography==

• Insaniyat (Pakistan film debut) • Dilbar Jani (1969) • Yamla Jatt (1969) • Sayyan (1970) • FBI Operation Pakistan (1971) (Alternate name for this film: Tiger Gang) • Dil Aur Duniya (1971) • Geo Jatta (1971) • Sajjan Dushman (1972) • Nizam (1972) • Lalla Majnoo (1973) • Ik Madari (1973) • Jogi (1975) • Sultana Daku (1975) • Wehshi Jatt (1975) • Hathkari (1975) • Warrant (1976) • Aj Diyan Kurrian (1977) • Dubai Chalo (1979) • Waaday Ki Zanjeer (1979) • Aap Se Kya Parda (1979) • Behan Bhai (1979) • Sohra Te Jawai (1980) • Chacha Bhateeja (1981) • Muftbar (1981) • Maula Jatt in London (1981) • Maula Jat Te Nuri Natt (1981) • Sala Sahib (1981) • Dostana (1982) • Mirza Jat (1982) • Sahib Jee (1983) • Susral Chalo (1983) • Samundar Par (1983) • Sona Chandi (1983) • Ishq Pecha (1984) • Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1984) • Joora (1986) • Chor Machaye Shor (1996) • Dil Sanbhala Na Jaye (1998) ==Popular TV dramas==

• Lakhon Mein Teen ==Awards and recognition==

• Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan (1993) • Nigar Award for Best Comedian (1981) • Nigar Award for Best Comedian (1984) ==References==