Syed Kamal
Born	April 27, 1937(1937-04-27) Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, British India
Died	October 1, 2009 (aged 72) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Occupation	Actor, producer, director
Years active	1945–2002

Syed Kamal (Urdu: سید کمال; April 27, 1937 – October 1, 2009) was a Pakistani film and TV actor.

Kamal was a popular film star of in the 1960s and the 1970s. Kamal, whose film Tauba became a success, has a striking resemblance with the Indian filmstar Raj Kapoor, and he is not evasive about this issue. He said once, "People used to mistake me for Raj Kapoor while I was in Bombay."

After retirement from films, he began acting in TV dramas at fairly advanced age. His most notable TV appearance is in hit TV drama Kashkol in which he played a wealthy businessman whose son (played by his real life son, Ghalib Kamal) becomes addicted to heroin.

[edit] Death

Kemal passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at Karachi after lingering illness .He was 72 .^[1].

[edit] Filmography

The following films were directed by Kamal:

"Shehnai" (Kamal-Deeba)
"Insaan aur gadha" (Kamal-Nisho-Rozina)
"Yahan say wahan tak" (Kamal-Mumtaz)
"Honey moon" (Kamal-Husna-Rozina)
"Roop Behroop" (producer-director-actor Kamal opposite Nisho)
"Doosri maan" (Kamal-Shamim Ara)
"Meray bacchay meri Aankhein" (Kamal-Deeba)
"Dard-e-dil" (Kamal-Zeba)
"Aaliya" (Kamal-Shamim Ara)

[edit] References

1. ^ "Famous actor Syed Kamal passes away- Koolstars.com News". http://www.koolstars.com/news/kamal-death.html. Retrieved October 2, 2009. 

[edit] External links

• Syed Kamal at the Internet Movie Database
• Remembering Syed Kamal

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