Behroze Sabzwari

Acting

Behroze began his career in Radio Pakistan as a radio presenter. In the late 1970s, he started his acting career by starring in a "live" television children's play Dadajan Nanajan. Behroze has appeared in a number of television commercials. He has also done many stage plays, including Mirza Ghalib Bandar Road Par. Mirza Ghalib Bandar Road Par was the famous play of Khawaja Moinuddin. This play was the earliest of Behroze's plays and introduced him to the TV viewers throughout Pakistan in the early seventies. However, he achieved fame through the PTV play Khuda Ki Basti in 1974 where he played the role of Nausha. Although he performs both serious and comedic roles with ease, however, he is mostly renowned for being the comic relief. Among his successful TV serials is Tanhaiyaan. It was Qabacha (Qabacha was a Turkic tribe and its leader Nasir ad-Din Qabacha ruled modern Pakistan in the 13th century), the role he played therein, that endeared him to many households. Behroze Sabzwari received the Pride of Performance on 23 March 2009 for his services to the Pakistani television industry for more than 40 years.