Albela

Who was Albela?

Albela was born in Gojra, Toba Tek Singh District and came to Lahore at a very young age to become an actor. Albela had a long film career as comedian but he did not achieve great success on the silver screen. He was more popular as stage actor. His first film was Rishtay released in 1963. He only had a main role in the film Wardatia and some of his other films are Badnam, Yaar Maar, Ishq Nachawe Gali Gali, Allah Ditta, Siren, International Luttairey, Majhoo, Abdullah The Great, Hero, and Khandan.

Albela’s biggest contribution was in the field of theatre. He performed in numerous stage shows and dramas. He is recognised as one of the actors who transformed theatre, evolving the present commercial theatre. He also performed in numerous television plays in his career spanning over 50 years.

Comedian Albela died of a heart failure in Lahore on July 17, 2004. He was 63. He is survived by a wife, two sons and seven daughters. His son Honey Albela is also in show biz and is currently part of the cast of Khabarnaak.