Khayyam Sarhadi (12 June 1948 – 3 February 2011; born as Khayyam Sethi) was a Pakistani film and television actor and a radio personality.
Early life and education Khayyam Sarhadi was born to a Muslim family on 12 June 1948 in Bombay, in the home of parents Zia Sarhadi and Zahira Ghaznavi and grew up there. Later he moved to Pakistan and stayed in Karachi for some time before moving to Lahore.
His maternal grandfather, Rafiq Ghaznavi, was a well-known musician and since both his parents were writers, he was into showbiz from an early age. Khayyam travelled to the United States where he got his master's degree in cinematography, following which he travelled through Europe making documentaries. He also had a master's degree in English literature and Fine Arts.
Personal life Khayyam Sarhadi was married to TV actress Atiya Sharaf. Later, the couple divorced and he married film actress Saiqa. He had four daughters.
Model and actress Zhalay Sarhadi is his niece.
Career In the 1970s, after the death of his mother, Khayyam Sarhadi returned to Pakistan. In Pakistan, Sarhadi started his career from acting and directing theatre plays and later started working in TV dramas with Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) where he was spotted and picked up by noted PTV producer Yawar Hayat Khan. Since then he had worked in hundreds of TV dramas and also directed a few of them. He also worked in some films. His scripts were made in Roman letters because he couldn't read Urdu well.
Death and legacy Khayyam Sarhadi died of a sudden heart attack during the shooting of a TV drama serial on 3 February 2011 at the age of 62 in Lahore. His funeral was held at his residence in Defence Housing Authority, Lahore.
After his death, veteran Pakistani actor/director Jawed Sheikh paid tributes to him by saying that he had worked together with him and remembers Sarhadi as a versatile actor and fun to be with.
Selected filmography
Films +YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes1980The Blood of HussainPolicemanEnglishFilm debut1981ManzilUrduSupporting roleQurbaniGuest appearance1998JinnahSardar Abdul Rab NishtarEnglishSupporting role2011BolSuleiman DogarUrdu
Television series YearTitleRoleChannel Ref 1982Laazawal PTV 1986Sooraj Kay Saath Saath 1989 Neelay Hath Rashid 1990Mann Chalay Ka SaudaIrshad1994Angar WadiMaulvi Mushtaq1998Ghulam Gardish2006MakanNawaz AliGeo TVManzilSajjad KhanARY TVTaqdeerPTV Home2009Meri Zaat Zarra-e-BenishanQasim AbbasGeo TV2010DastaanJameela's husbandHum TVParsaIrfanDil-e-Abad 2011Anokha Ladla MamduPTV Home
Awards Pride of Performance Award (1991) from the President of Pakistan Nigar Award PTV National Award
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