Shafqat Cheema is a Pakistani actor and producer.
In a career spanning more than three decades, he has particularly become known for his fine acting in negative roles and has been called "Pakistan’s favorite villain".
Early and personal life Shafqat graduated from the Jamia Naeemia, an Islamic seminary affiliated with the Barelvi movement, in 1974. He is the son of a religious scholar and is himself a hafiz (memorizer) and qari (reciter) of the Qur'an.
Before entering the film industry he was a wrestler as well a painter.
Cheema has five daughters and a son, Sheharyar, who starred alongside his father in the 2017 movie Geo Sar Utha Kay, which Cheema also produced, while it was directed by his brother Nadeem Cheema.Mohammad Kamran Jawaid (20 August 2017), "THE ICON REVIEW: INSPIRED BY THE WRONG ERA", Dawn News. Retrieved 3 February 2019.Omair Alavi (27 August 2017), "In the picture", The News. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
Career According to Shafqat, his acting career began by coincidence, when he walked into the Shahnoor Studios in Lahore. He then decided that he wanted to become a film actor. He struggled for almost twelve years before he was offered a side role in the film Kalka (1989), which also starred Sultan Rahi.
Selected filmography Films Year Film RoleProducer Notes 1989 Kalka 1991 Kalay Chor 1992 God-Father Munda Bigra Jae 1993 Zabata1994 Zameen Aasman Pajero Group Haji Rasheed Ahmed Ghunda Raj 1995Munda Bigra JayeGhafoor / Surya 1996 Baazigar 1997 Umar Mukhtar 1998 Choorian1999 Kursi Aur Qanoon2000 Mehndi Waley Hath2001 Moosa Khan 2002 Toofan 2004 Sassi Punno 2006 Majajan 2007 Jhoomar Godfather 2008 Zill-e-Shah Abid Shah Yarana Pashto film debut2011 Bhai Log Israr DavidBol Saqa Kanjar (Panderer) Son of Pakistan2013 Chambaili Main Hoon Shahid Afridi Bashir Bhatti Ishq Khuda2014 The System Corrupt SHO2015 Wrong No. Shera Badnam Pashto film2016 Ishq Positive'Yalghaar' and 'Ishq Positive' to release under Hum Films Retrieved 17 April 2018Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai Cheema Saya e Khuda e ZuljalalSubedar Sher Muhammad 2017 Balu MahiGeo Sar Utha Kay Kalu2018ParchiZodiac2019Daal ChawalBhola PehlwanWrong No. 2Choudury 202136 Garh2022The Legend of Maula JattJeeva NattPunjabi film ZarrarRavinder KaushikTBADelhi GateTBAPost-production MausamTBAFilmingJab Tak Hain Hum TBAPost-productionRiding the wave of revival The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 4 April 2016, Retrieved 17 April 2018 Kambakht Chaudhry RustamPost-production
Television series +YearTitleRoleNetworkNote2011Khuda Aur Muhabbat (season 1)Ghafoor CoolieGeo TVSupporting role2012AshkDingaHum TV2013Heer RanjhaKedoPTV HomeMain antagonist
See also List of Lollywood actors Shaan Shahid Saima
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