Gulab Chandio | |
|---|---|
| گلاب چانڈیو | |
| Born | Ghulam Mohammad Gulab (1958-01-06)6 January 1958 Shahmir Chandio village,Nawabshah district,Pakistan |
| Died | 18 January 2019(2019-01-18) (aged 61) Gulshan-e-Iqbal,Karachi, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980–2016 |
| Known for | Noori Jam Tamachi Marvi Chand Grehan Sadori Tipu Sultan: The Tiger Lord |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| Awards | Pride of Performance Award (2016) |
Ghūlām Muḥammad Gūlāb[1] (6 January 1958 – 18 January 2019), commonly known asGulab Chandio, was a Pakistani television and film actor.[2][3] During his artistic career he starred in more than 300 Urdu and Sindhi dramas and 6 films.[4][5]
Gulab was born on 6 January 1958[6][7] in Shahmir Chandio village,Nawabshah district, in a farming household.[3]
He completed his school and intermediate education in the village. In 1976, he shifted toKarachi and got a clerk's job in the food department.[8] In 1978, he returned toNawabshah. He had been jailed for taking part in protests afterZulfikar Ali Bhutto's death penalty.[3][8]
Gulab emerged as a television actor in the early 1980s and started his career in Sindhi dramas.[2] He entered the TV industry in 1982 and made his debut with the Sindhi dramaBiyo Shaks (The Other Man).[3] Another source states that his first drama wasKhan Sahib (1980).[5] He appeared in various plays and serials, including Sindhi dramasTalash,Saam,Jungle,Jiyapo,Mittia ja Manhoo, andGhulam, and Urdu serialsZeenat,Rawish,Noori Jam Tamachi,Tipu Sultan, andSaagar ka Aansoo.[3]
He was known forNoori Jam Tamachi,Marvi andChand Grehan.[2] He also worked in theatre plays and films, his first film wasDushman in which he played the role of an actor. He also played the leading character in another Sindhi filmMuhib Sheedi (1990). He also appeared in Syed Noor'sSargam (1995).[3]
Gulab contested the Pakistani general elections fromNawabshah andKarachi twice but lost both times.[3] In 2016,[8] he joined thePakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf.[2]
In 2016, he was awarded the President'sPride of Performance Award for his services in art and drama.[6][4][8]
He died inGulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi on 18 January 2019.[4] Gulab was a heart patient with chronic diabetes.[6][9]
