Lahore: Renowned Actor Afzaal Ahmad Passed Away

Afzaal Ahmad, a well-known actor in Pakistan film, drama industry and theater, passed away in Lahore after an illness.
The administration of Lahore General Hospital has confirmed his death and said that Afzaal Ahmad, a well-known TV and film actor, was brought to the hospital on December 1 in a critical condition due to a brain haemorrhage.
فلم اور ٹی وی کے نامور اداکار افضال احمد انتقال کر گئے۔افضال احمد پچھلے کئی سال سے فالج کے مرض کی وجہ سے زیر علاج تھے۔برین ہیمبریج کے باعث گذشتہ روز انہیں ہسپتال داخل کرایا گیا تھا جہاں وہ جانبر نہ ہو سکے۔ pic.twitter.com/PjvoMLRgyq
— PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) December 2, 2022
The administration of Lahore General Hospital said that the condition of the patient was extremely critical, all medical facilities were rushed, despite the best efforts of the doctors, Afzaal Ahmad met Khaliq Haqiqi this morning.
On the other hand, the administration of Lahore General Hospital and the provincial government were criticized after the pictures of Afzaal Ahmad not being given proper treatment facilities.
حالات کی ستم ظریفی یا فنون لطیفہ کی بے قدری
— Muhammad Asim Naseer (@AsimNaseer81) December 2, 2022
ماضی کے سپر سٹار افضال احمد طویل علالت اور حکومتی بے حسی کے باعث جہان فانی سے کوچ کر گئےماضی کے سپر سٹار افضال احمد کو جنرل اسپتال میں بیڈ بھی نصیب نہین ہوا pic.twitter.com/r544V3FIRT
The famous actor was transferred to the General Hospital in a critical condition, so he was not even given a bed to take his last breath, Afzaal Ahmad was placed with another patient.
سیکڑوں پاکستانی فلموں میں کام کرنےوالے لیجنڈری اداکار افضال احمد کو آخری وقت میں بیڈ بھی نہ ملا،دوسرے مریض کے ساتھ بیڈ پر پڑے تڑپ تڑپ کر چل بسے
— Muqadas Farooq Awan (@muqadasawann) December 2, 2022
افسوس کا مقام ہے۔۔عام آدمی کی تو ویسے ہی کوئی حیثیت نہیں لیکن پڑوسی ملک بھارت سے ہی آرٹسٹ کی قدر کرنا سیکھو بےحس لوگوں۔عزت سے مرنے تودو pic.twitter.com/O3KJJkzxty
The sources state that Afzaal Ahmad was being treated in Medical Unit One when he passed away, despite his family's repeated requests for a bed from the hospital's administration.
Abid Sher Ali, a senior leader of the Muslim League (N), claimed that the Tehreek-e-Insaf administration had shamed the nation by not even providing a bed for the iconic actor Afzaal Ahmad in a government hospital in Lahore. Those who falsify their health insurance documents should be ashamed of themselves.
لیجنڈ اداکار افضال احمد کی کسمپرسی میں وفات ۔ لاہور کے سرکاری ہسپتال میں بیڈ تک نہ ملا۔ تحریک انصاف کی حکومت نے عوام کو خوار و زبوں کر کے رکھ دیا ہے۔ صحت کارڈ کا ڈھنڈورا پیٹنے والوں کو شرم آنی چاہیے ۔ اللہ مرحوم فن کار کی منزلیں آسان فرمائے۔ pic.twitter.com/A4xAuMKZop
— Abid Sher Ali (@AbidSherAli) December 2, 2022
Journalist Arshad Chaudhry, referring to the family, wrote that legendary actor Afzaal Ahmad passed away but could not get a separate bed for him in the hospital.
لیجنڈ اداکار افضال احمد دنیا سے چلے گئے ،لیکن ہسپتال میں ان کو الگ بیڈ نہ مل سکا،وہ ایک بیڈ پر دوسرے مریض کے ساتھ تڑپتے ہوئے حکومت کی بے حسی کی تصویر بنے رہے۔ اہل خانہ pic.twitter.com/QOqzuTjAgL
— Arshad Chaudhry (@arshdchaudhary) December 2, 2022
However, after receiving backlash from various quarters, Lahore General Hospital issued an explanation statement explaining that patients sometimes had to lie on beds with other patients instead of stretchers during emergencies due to time constraints.
A look at Afzaal Ahmad career
Afzaal Ahmad acted in more than 384 films between 1968 and 2012. He started his film career with a Pakistani film, which was released in 1968.
He entered the world of acting through his voice in the 60s; some of his super-hit films include Hashu Khan, Insan Aur Gadha, Pehla Vaar, Shida Rasta, sasta khoon mehnga pani, Babul Sadqay Teray, Sharif Badmash, Wehshi Jatt, Hatkhadi, Shokan mele di, Do Sohni Mahiwal, Jeera Sain, Haji Khokhar, Ranga Daku, Goga Sher, Badmash Gujjar, Qurbani, Chan Varyam, Muftbar, Qanoon Shikan, Charda Suraj, Des Pardes, Lagaan, Ajab Khan, Ghulami, Baghi Sipahi, Yeh Adam, Puttar Jagay Da and 'Riaz Gujjar', many other films are also included.
Afzaal Ahmad, who ruled the film industry for many decades, has left an indelible impression of acting in films, but his services to the theater cannot be ignored. He introduced modern theatre to Pakistan and made it more accessible to a wider audience.
A stroke on November 22, 2001 affected his voice, but he remained committed to the development and promotion of theater despite the loss of speech. He was a graduate of NCA in Fine Arts.
Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb expressed regret over the death of Afzaal Ahmad
Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb expressed grief over the death of well-known stage, film and TV actor Afzaal Ahmad.
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has expressed deep sorrow and regret over the death of well-known stage, film and TV actor Afzaal Ahmad and said that Afzaal Ahmad entertained art lovers with his spontaneous acting. And the void created in the drama industry will never be filled.
In his condolence statement on Friday, he prayed that Allah Almighty grant the deceased a high place in His mercy and patience to the bereaved.
وفاقی وزیر اطلاعات مریم اورنگزیب کا اسٹیج، فلم اور ٹی وی کے معروف اداکار افضال احمد کے انتقال پر اظہار افسوس@Marriyum_A pic.twitter.com/bguV0F89cw
— PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) December 2, 2022
Senator Faisal Javed Khan of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf expressed his condolences and said that Afzaal Ahmad is one of the legendary actors of Pakistan.
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اللّٰہ تعالیٰ سے دعا کہ افضال احمد صاحب کو جنت میں جگہ عطا فرمائے-آمین
— Faisal Javed Khan (@FaisalJavedKhan) December 2, 2022
افضال احمد کا شمار پاکستان کے لیجنڈ اداکاروں میں ہوتا ہے- بے شمار فلموں اور ڈراموں میں کمال کی اداکاری کی وہ ایک ورسٹائل (کثیر جہتی) آرٹسٹ تھے- اللّٰہ مغفرت فرمائے اور خاندان والوں کو صبر جمیل عطا فرمائے-امین pic.twitter.com/iqaX4EWymb