Nirala

Nirala
Born	Syed Muzaffar Husain Zaidi 8 August 1937 Uttar Pradesh province, British India
Died	9 December 1990 (aged 53) Karachi, Pakistan
Occupation	film actor (comedian)
Years active	1960-1985

Nirala, real name Syed Muzaffar Husain Zaidi (Urdu: سيد مظفرحسین زيدي‎) was a Pakistani comedian and film actor. He only appeared in Urdu films made in Pakistan. His first film was Aur bhi gham hain (1960). His last film was Choroan Ka Badshah, which was released in 1988, three years after his death in 1990. His most successful film was Armaan in 1966, in which he played a supporting role with Waheed Murad.

He was born in Uttar Pradesh on 8 August 1937. Nirala was raised in India and then moved to Pakistan along with his family elders after the independence of Pakistan in 1947. They settled in Karachi in a rented house located at Abyssinia Lines (now known as Shahrah-e-Faisal Road) in Karachi.

Syed Muzaffar Husain Zaidi was renowned for his jokes and gimmicks since his earlier days. In the year 1959, he was invited to an entertainment program in Karachi. In that function, he entertained the public with his comedy. The audience was all praise for Muzaffar's one particular comedy, in which he acted as a professional pigeon caretaker. That caretaker's entire life revolves around pigeons. A year later, Syed Muzaffar Husain Zaidi changed his name to Nirala and debuted in the 1960 film Aur bhi gham hain, producer, Danish Dairwee, director, A.H. Siddiqui. In his debut movie, Nirala played the role of that same pigeon-lover, who was obsessed with pigeons. Nirala's interest was to create laughter, and he was highly successful at it.

The film Saperan, 1961, put his movie career on upswing; producer, Shabab Kiranvi, director, Daud Chand. Nirala struggled hard and made a name for himself as a comedy actor in director S.A. Ghaffar's 1963 film Mr. X.

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