Aslam Pervaiz

Aslam Pervaiz
Born	Zia 1932 Lahore, Pakistan
Died	21 November 1984 at age 52 Lahore, Pakistan
Other names	Shaad
Occupation	Film Actor, Film Director
Years active	1956-1984
Spouse(s)	Khawar Sultana

Aslam Pervaiz (his professional name) also known as Zia (1932 - 21 November 1984) was a Pakistani film actor. He had established himself as one of the finest villains of Pakistani film industry.

He had started his film career in film producer Anwar Kamal Pasha's film Qatil (1955) meaning Murderer as a side hero. He appeared as a lead actor in film Paatay Khan opposite Noor Jehan. For two years, he appeared as a hero in Pakistani films but had little success. Later in 1958, his films Chhumantar and Sheikh Chilli (1958) were successful. Popular playback singer Zubaida Khanum acted in the film Paatay Khan with him. He achieved greater success in 1959 with film Koel opposite Noor Jehan and Neelo. He appeared in a double role in this film. In the beginning of 1960, he first appeared as a villain in the movie Saheli (1960). It was a highly successful musical film at the box-office.

In 1961, his popularity graph went down. His films as hero began to flop, he later appeared as side hero but in a less number of films. His films as a villain were more successful at the box office namely Daaman (1963) and Shikwa (1965).

Aslam Pervaiz was married to film actress Khawar Sultana. Aslam Pervaiz had a sister, the actress known as Shakuntala Devi (her screen name), who worked in a few films in the pre-independence era. Shakuntala Devi's daughter is the Indian actress Ameeta (real name Qamar Sultana), known for her roles as heroine in superhit Indian films like Tumsa Nahin Dekha, Goonj Uthi Shehnai and Mere Mehboob. Aslam Pervaiz also had a brother named Afzal who was married to the daughter of Pakistani film producer Chaudhry Eid Muhammad, who owned Rattan Cinema at Mall Road, Lahore, Pakistan.

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