Sikandar Sanam Biogrphy and all Pictures

Sikandar Sanam:

Sikandar Sanam (21 September 1960 – 5 November 2012) was a Pakistani stage artist, singer, actor and stand up comedian. In Pakistan, he was known as the artist who redefined the art of on-stage mimicry. Sikandar's father, the late Syed Abdul Sattar Shoqeen Jetpuri (a Gujarati poet), was a well known poet from Jetpur, India. Sanam credited his father as, versatile, talented and proficient who patronized him with his talent.

Career:

Sanam started performing on-stage as a child artist and singer. He preferred acting over singing and decided to enter show business. He changed his name from Mohammad Sikandar to Sikandar Sanam (Sanam meaning beloved in Urdu).

He was one of the rare comedians to have come out from the Karachi theatre scene. Despite his colloquial jokes and street smart improvisational skills like many other theatre comedians, what distinguished him from others was his Pakistani remakes of Indian films amongst which Khal Nayak 2, Shayla 2, Munna Bhai MBBS 2 and Tere Naam Part 2 were the most famous. The craze for these remakes increased so much over time that the cable operators played them on public demand, and later on, a number of mainstream entertainment channels also aired them.

Sanam gained much popularity by acting in Tere Naam 2 which was a parody of record breaking Indian movie Tere Naam.The Great Indian Laughter Challenge earned him the coveted title Comedy King. From stage, he gained fame in the art of mimicry. He directed, produced and acted in several parodies of Bollywood movies.

Stage shows:-

Bohat Achay Bhai Bohat Achay

Agwa Bara-e-Tawan

Direct Hawaldar

Kaloo Saloo Aur Maloo

Comedy King's

Behropia

Chand Bar-e-Farokht

One Day Eid Match

Beauty Parlour

Flight No 420

Doctor Aur Qasai

Eid Tere Naam

Hanste Raho Chalte Raho

Hum Sab Eik Hain

Hum Se Milo

Laal Qiley Ki Rani Lalokhet ka Raja

Loot Sale

Mamu Mazaq Mat Karo

Akbar-e-Azam in Pakistan

BEHRUPIYA UMER SHARIF

Yeh Hai Naya Zamana

Bakra Munna Bhai

Paying Guest

Dulha 2002

Hanste Raho Chalte Raho

meri Bhi to Eid Karade

Nayee Ammi Purane Abba

Majno Laila Boyee Ghela (Memoni stage drama).

Pakistani films

Chorron ke Ghar Chorri

Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na

Mr. K2

Zoor

Chand Babo

Lafangapan.

Parody films

Tere Naam 2

Radhey Back

Khal Nayak 2

Munna Bhai MBBS 2

Muqaddar Ka Sikandar 2

Bhola Te Billa

Sholay 2

Rambo 007

Ghanjini

Dabbang 2

Bodyguard 2

Singham 2

Agneepath 2

Billu Barber 2.

Death:

In September 2012, Sanam was diagnosed with liver cancer. The actor was admitted to Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, although was later discharged. He was taken to Mirpurkhas to visit a faith healer on 4 November 2012 and brought back to the city next morning. At around 3pm, his condition deteriorated and he was rushed to the Civil Hospital, where he was officially pronounced dead. The comedian lost his battle to cancer on 5th Nov 2012. He is left behind his wife, four sons and two daughters.