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Ayaz Naik, also known as Ayaz (Urdu;ایاز; born 1966) is a Pakistani actor. He has acted in both Urdu and Punjabi films and also appeared in dramas Dastak, Sangchoor, Junoon and Chand Grehan.
Early life
Ayaz was born in Lahore and he studied CSS to be a government officer from University of Lahore.
Career
Ayaz started his acting career in 1980 and was fourteen years old when he did his first lead role in the film Nahin Abhi Nahin directed by Nazar-ul-Islam, starring with famous actress Shabnam and Faisal Rehman. The film did well at the box office and as a golden jubilee hit further boasted Ayaz's career.
In the 1980s Ayaz appeared in films Yeh Zamana Aur Hai, as well as Ek Doojay Kay Liye, starring alongside Babra Sharif in both, and Naam Mera Badnam in which he starred with Shabnam, Muhammad Ali, Kaveeta and Sangeeta.
In 1984 Ayaz starred in film Ishq Nachaway Gali Gali with Sabiha Khanum. The film was a hit and he won a Nigar Award for Best Actor for his role.
Then Ayaz made his debut in a lead role in drama Dastak written by Haseena Moin and directed by Shahzad Khalil on PTV with Shazia Akhtar.
Personal life
Ayaz married the model and actress Shazia Akhtar, who is also his cousin, with whom he has starred in drama Dastak. They married in the 1990s but divorced after a few years. Ayaz's father, Naeem Naik, was a civil servant in Islamabad but later he also did acting and he acted in drama Qurbatein Aur Fasley; his mother Zareena was also an actress. He is the cousin of Pakistani-British singer Yasir Akhtar and also of television director and producer Mehreen Jabbar. Ayaz's paternal uncle Ejaz Naik was a senior bureaucrat in the foreign ministry.
Filmography
= Television
== Film
=Awards and recognition
References
External links
Ayaz Naik at IMDb