M. Ajmal


Mohammad Ajmal Qadri was best known for his role as Kaido in classic Pakistani Punjabi films Heer and then Heer Ranjha. This film had super-hit music by music director Khwaja Khurshid Anwar and film song lyrics by Ahmad Rahi. He played the same role in the previously made film Heer in Pakistan which was directed by the veteran film director Nazir Ahmed Khan.

Early life and career

Ajmal was mostly seen in supporting roles in Pakistani movies. His movies tally is 212 . His first film in Pakistan was Hichkolay. Ajmal was born on 17 May 1910, and died on 19 June 1988, in Lahore. He was the elder brother of Punjabi films lead actor Akmal.

Selected filmography

Ajmal was introduced in pre-1947 Lahore-made Punjabi film Sohni Mahiwal in 1937.
He started as a villain actor and appeared in big movies like: