Known For: TV and film actor
Category: Actors
Occupation: actor, television actor
Country: Pakistan
City: Mian Channu
Date of Birth: Tuesday, 01 April 1958
Language Punjabi, Urdu
Iftikhar Thakur, born Iftikhar Ahmed, is a well-known Pakistani actor, stand up comedian, director, and host. He first gained popularity for his roles in Punjabi drama and has since starred in numerous stage shows and telefilms in different languages, including in Punjabi, most famously in its Pothwari dialect, as well in Urdu.
| BirthPlace | Mian Channu |
| Awards | Q2683676 |
| Wikipedia | Iftikhar_Thakur |
Thakur was born in Mian Channu, Punjab, Pakistan on April 1, 1958. Thakur did his matriculation from Karachi and graduation from Islamabad and later studied at the New York Film Academy, being encouraged to join the institution by the late senior actor Qavi Khan. Before joining theatre Thakur did different jobs, including working in the police, driving 16 wheeler trucks in New York and running a small tyre puncture shop. Thakur started his career from Pakistan's theatre and adopted the name Iftikhar Thakur based on a character he played in stage dramas.
