Shakeel


Yousuf Kamal, better known as Shakeel Yousuf, is a Pakistani actor best known for his roles in PTV drama serial Uncle Urfi, as 'Mehboob Ahmed' in PTV's Aangan Terha and as Taimoor Ahmad in Ankahi. He has also acted in a number of local films as well as an English film, Jinnah AndTraffic serial for BBC Channel-4. He is also known for his philanthropic activities.

Early life

Shakeel and his family migrated from India to Karachi, Pakistan in 1952. He was born as Yusuf Kamal in Bhopal, British India.
He received his primary education from an English medium school in British India and in a French missionary school in India.

Career

Films

He made his debut in the film, Honehar in 1966.
Television roles in the following TV dramas:
Shakeel, in his 'one-man-show' 35-minutes-long stage performance in Karachi, in December 2012, says in the play, "War, war and more war only results in hunger and poverty." "At one point, he reminisces about a time when people were full of love, honesty and concern for each other." Many Pakistani TV and film celebrities including Fatima Surayya Bajia, Hasina Moin, Bushra Ansari and Anwar Maqsood Hameedi were in the audience to watch his performance.