Adil Najam
Although I have always found Umar Sharif’s comedy to be socialy poignant, hard-hitting, and often hilarious, I must confess that I was not a great Umar Sharif fan growing up. This was largely an age and timing thing. But it is quite clear that there has been no stage comedy phenomenon in Pakistan like Umar Sharif either before or after him.
Although he has now taken on a broader – even sub-continental – canvas, his early work was very rooted in the Pakistan mega-city culture; especially Karachi and Lahore.ÂÂ His ‘burger’ kid routine really went home on the social and economic apartheid that still tears at our society. Sometimes the pungency of his jugaat masks the craftsmanship of his theatrical performance, but to me there are very few who command the ‘stage’ presence that he does, particularly in the stage play. Indeed, he was to stage comedy in Pakistan was Fifty-Fifty (and here) was to television comedy.
Moeen Akhtar, obviously, has ruled he stage show scenaro like no other; but his stage presence is of compare and senior fankaar. The Umar Sharif phenomenon is primarily about the stage comedy play. Even though he has tried to become a Mueen Akhtar look-alke as stage compare, that is not his forte and in that role Moeen still rule (at least for me).
And within the genre of the Pakstani stage comedy play, there is nothing that even remotely comes close to Baqra Qistoun Peh; which, in some ways, is Omar Sharif’s signature performance. Here is a clip from that play which demonstrates why:
Assalam-o-Alaikum !!
main Thailand main rehta hoon or yahi ka National hoon i really like Umer shariff stage play .. main un key sarey shows CD per rent ker key dekhta hoon balkey kabhi kabhi ek ek show ko 4 baar dekhta hoon .. main umer bhai ka bohut bara fan hoon really umer bhai ki timming of jokes marvellious hain ..
Junaid Ahmed
Bangkok Thailand .
muje Umer bhai bohat achey lagtey hain meri zindagi ki aik khawaish hai k main in se milon aur agar Allah ne chaha tu main zaror milon ga .
Dear Sir, and Viwers
Really Umer Sharif is the grates and fantastic comedian, naver seen like Umer Sharif.
Gohar Ali from Pakistan.
Dear Sir,
Umar Sharif is a great comedian. I don’t think there is any body who can compete him. I have been watching Umar Sharif’s play for the last 15 years.
His one play called ‘Meri Jaan Thanedar’ is an ultimate play. Please tell me from where I can buy original CD/DVD of this play.
Thanking you,
Ramesh Chandra
hi
umar sheriff is a great comedian i have ever seen ,,,he is superb and marvelous when he enter the stage…….i am in chennai i want the shop where i can get the cd’s of this legendery man…..pls tell the place where i can get or otherwise tell me website where i can get online…….