M. Ajmal


Mohammad Ajmal Qadri was a Pakistani actor, best known for his role as Kaido in classic Pakistani Punjabi film Heer Ranjha (1970 film).
This film had super-hit music by music director Khwaja Khurshid Anwar and song lyrics by Ahmad Rahi. Qadri played the same role in the previously made film Heer (1955 film) 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 the pre-1947 Lahore-made Punjabi film Sohni Mahiwal in 1937.
He started as a villain actor and appeared in many movies like:

Awards