Nabeel Zafar
Native nameنبیل ظفر
Birth nameMuhammad Nabeel Zafar[1]
Birth date1 September 1968 (age 58)
Birth placeFaisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Other namesNabeel
SpouseSalma Nabeel[2]
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Director
  • Producer
  • Screenwriter
Years active1990–present
Known forDhuwan (PTV)
Bulbulay (ARY Digital)

Muhammad Nabeel Zafar (Urdu: محمد نبیل ظفر; born 1 September 1968), known mononymously as Nabeel, is a Pakistani television actor, director, producer and screenwriter.[3]

He is known for the comedy sitcom Bulbulay on ARY Digital in which he plays the role of Nabeel since 2009. He also appeared in the 1994 drama Dhuwan on PTV Home, as well in Honeymoon and Shadi Ka Laddu on Express Entertainment.[4]

Early and personal life

Nabeel Zafar was born on 1 September 1968 in Layallpur (now Faisalabad), Punjab, Pakistan and resides in Karachi, Pakistan.[5]

He married Salma Nabeel on 1 January 2000 and they have four children.

Career

Nabeel has been active in the television industry since 1990[6] in PTV plays such as Din telecast in 1992. He played a doctor in PTV's popular show Dhuwan in 1994.[3]

Later, he started appearing regularly in the television serials at PTV, playing lead parts in Ajaib Khana, Shahla Kot, Alao[7] and Qissa Saat Raaton Ka. In 2009 he started producing and playing the lead role in ARY Digital's sitcom, Bulbulay. Nabeel joined BOL Entertainment as President and CEO.[8]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleProducerDirectorScreenwriterNetworkNotes
1990DaldalAsadPTV
1991Raig ZarRiaz
1992DinZeeshan
1993AgarAyaz
SachyarFareedAnthology: Ajj Di Kahani
1994DhuwanDawood
AlaoDaniyal
Lawrence of ThalabiaSaleemAnthology: Qami Kahani
1995AapaTasadduq
UraanKhalid
1996Qissa Saat Raaton KaMajid
Sona Mila Na Pee MilayNawabAnthology: Hairat Kadah
1997Ajaib KhanaMohsin Salman
1998Ghareeb-e-SheharNisarAnthology: Aik Mohabat Sau Afsanay
1999SamjhotaYusuf
Dais PardaisAdil
PindarFaraz[9]
2000Pehli KhwahishMustafa
Mein Sach Nahi Boloon GaMuhammad Siddiq
AansooDanial
2001Badlon Par BaseraFareedoon
2002Shahla KotChaudhry Sarfraz
Thori Khushi Thora Gham
2006ManzilMehroz Shahani
2007Aurat Aur Char DevariMureed
2009–2017Bulbulay (Season 1)NabeelARY Digital[10]
2010–2011Aankh Salamat Andhay LogZeeshanA-Plus TV
2011Love Ke LiyeAliHum TV
2011–2020DugdugiARY Digital[10]
2012HoneymoonSarmadExpress Entertainment[3]
2012–2013Shadi Ka Laddu
2013–2014Dulha BhaiUrdu 1[10]
2013–2015RasgullayARY Digital[10]
2014Mohabbat[10]
2014–2016Joru Ka GhulamHum TV[10]
2019–presentBulbulay (season 2)NabeelARY Digital[10]
2023Sar-e-RahShabbir Ahmed
2025SherChaudhry Shujaat

Telefilms

YearTitleRoleReference
1990sDaldalDr. Daud
2003MuradEunuch Naddo[11][12]
2006Burns Road Ki NeelofarHamid

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fact check:20 famous celebrities and their real name". ARY News. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Nabeel Zafar reveals his love story with Scottish wife, fell in love at first sight". The Current. June 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "All in a name: Nabeel". tribune.com.pk. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Biography of Pakistani actor Nabeel". tv.com.pk. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Nabeel Zafar Biography"
  6. ^ Rehman, Maliha (19 December 2021). "The Icon Interview: Love in a Bubble". Dawn News
  7. ^ "Alāʼo : Urdū ḍrāmah | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  8. ^ "Entertainment Maestro Nabeel has joined BOL Entertainment as President and CEO". BOL Network.
  9. ^ "Pindar". ptv2.tripod.com. Archived 2026-01-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ^ "Nabeel Zafar". WeGreen Entertainment
  11. ^ "Telefilm have their day - Article: Dawn Images August 10, 2003, Murad". Archived from the original on 12 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Telefilm festivals - She Magazine August 2003 - Murad". Archived from the original on 2015-06-13.