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Aslam اسلم (real name-Abhishek Venkteshwar born- 10 November 1991) is a Pakistani Film actor of Indian descent who appears in Lollywood films.Aslam made his debut in Urdu Cinema in 2012 with a Short Film AWAAZ,which was screened in several film festivals across the globe earning him instant recognition in Pakistan.His second film My First Mohabbat was also declared to be a trendsetter for the youth turning him into a overnight star.His forthcoming films Prerana, Mehabooba ke Nakre and With Love are all commercial films which will surely help him to retain his status in Lollywood.
Personal Life
Aslam was born as Abhishek into an Indian Hindu family in Bangalore, India .His Father, Venkteshwar managed several businesses and is considered a prominent entrepreneur.His mother Meenakshi runs her own saloon called Exquizeet in Bangalore.Aslam completed schooling in India and graduated from Aston Business School in UK.
Professional life-Pakistan
Aslam in 2012 ventured into Urdu cinema.AWAAZ was his first release which was based on the domestic violence women face in Pakistan,Aslam's performance as the angry husband earned him accolades and went on to be one of the most critically acclaimed films of the decade fetching him all possible fil;m awards in Pakistan.His next film MY FIRST MOHABBAT was a youth film highlighting the issues of 2 lovers who are not able to get married.This film worked big time and turned Aslam into a overnight star. His forthcoming film PRERANA is a commercial entertainer,which is one of its kind in Urdu Cinema.These accomplishments have thus established him as a leading actor in Urdu Cinema.
Imran Aslam is a journalist and media personality from Pakistan.
Imran Aslam graduated from Government College Lahore, later studying at the London School of Economics (LSE) and School of Oriental & African Studies where he read Economics, Politics, and International Relations.
Before he turned to journalism, he worked for the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, of the UAE. He began his journalistic career as the editor of The Star in the 1980s. In the 1990s he was editor of The News, a Karachi English daily. He is currently the president of GEO Television, a subsidiary of the Jang Group.
Aslam has written political satirical plays for television, and for the Gripps Theatre, with translations of Dario Fo's plays for children, localised for Pakistani audiences.
He left Pakistan[when?] after a brief incarceration in Baluchistan, during which he suffered a period of solitary confinement and torture;[citation needed] at the time he was working on a dissertation on the political evolution of Baluchistan.
Imran Khan Niazi (Urdu: عمران خان نیازی; born 25 November 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century. After retiring, he entered politics. Currently, besides his political activism, Khan is also a philanthropist, cricket commentator, Chancellor of the University of Bradford and Founder and Chairman Board of Governors of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre.
Arguably Pakistan's most successful cricket captain, Khan played for the Pakistani cricket team from 1971 to 1992 and served as its captain intermittently throughout 1982–1992. After retiring from cricket at the end of the 1987 World Cup, he was called back to join the team in 1988. At 39, Khan led his teammates to Pakistan's first and only World Cup victory in 1992. He has a record of 3807 runs and 362 wickets in Test cricket, making him one of eight world cricketers to have achieved an 'All-rounder's Triple' in Test matches. On 14 July 2010, Khan was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.