Malik Anokha


Malik Anokha was a Pakistani film, television, stage and radio actor from Mirpur Khas, Sindh.

Life and work

Anokha was fluent in 21 languages. His career spanned more than forty years, during which he acted in a number of media, both within Pakistan and abroad, including the European film Traffik. He mostly acted in Sindhi films and dramas in the 1960s and early 1970s. After the downfall of the Sindhi film industry, Anokha moved to Lahore and worked on films, television shows, and theater. In the early 1980s, he returned to Karachi and worked in television and on the stage. Until the end of his life, he remained associated with the entertainment industry.
He earned many awards in his career including the Nigar Awards and the NTM Viewers Choice Awards for best actor for the drama serial Kashkol, and also received an award from the culture department of the government of Sindh for his performance in the theater drama Azadi Kay Mujrim.
Malik Anokha died on 26 July 2008 due to a heart attack. He was buried at the Sakhi Hassan graveyard in Karachi.
He was survived by his widow, three daughters and a son.

Filmography