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:
Umer Shareef bhai’s comedies are just hillarious …i remember one such play where in me and my friends were rolling on floor laughing at a scene that can be identified as “AADAAAB” ….. wherein a dwarf says AADAAB so many times….. ohh my god … i hope we are bestowed with another artist of the talent of ageing Mr.Umer Sharif
Respected Sir
Your are the god of comedy .In India there is not even a single person who dont know abt you even though you are a Pakistani actor.People loves you here in INDIA
Hi Bhai Jaan aap kaise comedy karte hain mujhe bhi email karke bataona main bhi aapke tarah comedion banna chahta hoon kya aap mere ko comedian sikhaoge agar sikhaoge to mujhe email karne ki koshish kijiyega your lucky fan MD SARFRAZ Alam from bihar Araria Computer
Hi ,This is Sartaj Khan from India,working as a Asst. Prof in engg college. Maine umar bhai ki sabhi play ki CD/DVD dekhi hai, mushkil se ek yaa do hi nahi dekhi hai,meri deli tamnna hai ke mai ek baar umar bhai se milna chahta hoo,
allah unhe lambi umar de
JUNAID AHMED Sahib. Ye to bahut mush kill show howtay hain. Kia aap kow sirf 4 dafa dekhney say samajh aa jatey hain? Main to kamm az kamm sau do sau dafa dekhoon tab samajh aati hay inn key.