Ayaz Naik

Ayaz Naik, also known as Ayaz (Urdu;ایاز; born 1966) is a Pakistani actor.^[1] He acted in both Urdu and Punjabi films and also appeared in dramas Dastak, Sangchoor, Junoon and Chand Grehan.^[2]

Ayaz was born in Lahore and he studied CSS to be a government officer from University of Lahore.^[3]

Ayaz started his acting career in 1980 and he was fourteen years when he did his first lead role in the film Nahin Abhi Nahin directed by Nazar-ul-Islam starring with famous actress Shabnam and Faisal Rehman.^[4][5] The film did well at the box office and as a golden jubilee hit further boasted Ayaz's career.^[6][7]

In the 1980s Ayaz appeared in films Yeh Zamana Aur Hai, Ek Doojay Kay Liye in both films he starred with Babra Sharif, Naam Mera Badnam in which he starred with Shabnam, Muhammad Ali, Kaveeta and Sangeeta.^[8]

In 1984 Ayaz starred in film Ishq Nachaway Gali Gali with Sabiha Khanum. The film was a hit and he won a Nigar Award for Best Actor for his role.^[9]

Then Ayaz made his debut in a lead role in drama Dastak written by Haseena Moin and directed by Shahzad Khalil on PTV with Shazia Akhtar.^[2]

Ayaz married his co-star model and actress Shazia Akhtar also his cousin with whom he starred in drama Dastak.^[3] They married in the 1990s but divorced after a few years.^[3] Ayaz's father, Naeem Naik, was a civil servant in Islamabad but later he also did acting and he acted in drama Qurbatein Aur Fasley and his mother Zareena was an actress.^[3] He is the cousin of Pakistani-British singer Yasir Akhtar and also of television director and producer Mehreen Jabbar.^[10] Ayaz's paternal uncle Ejaz Naik was a senior bureaucrat in the foreign ministry.^[11]

• Ayaz Naik at IMDb