{{short description|Pakistani actor, producer, director and musician|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Khaled Anam | native_name = خالد انعم | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|05|29|df=y}} | birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | occupation = Actor <br> Producer <br> Singer | years_active = 1982–present | notable_works = ''Kahi Unkahi'' <br> ''Bhaagti Bareera'' <br> ''Muqaddas'' | relatives = Noor Mohammed Charlie (wife's grandfather) }} '''Khaled Anam''' ({{Langx|ur|{{nq|خالد انعم}}}}) is a Pakistani actor, producer and singer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Profile |url=https://www.karachiliteraturefestival.com/speakers/khaled-anam/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120194510/https://www.karachiliteraturefestival.com/speakers/khaled-anam/ |archive-date=20 January 2024 |website=Karachi Literature Festival}}</ref>
He has acted in various dramas, like ''Kahi Unkahi'', ''Muqaddas'', ''Bhaagti Bareera''.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Children CDs Launch by Khalid Anam|url = http://www.fashioncentral.pk/people-parties/events/launches/story-682-children-cds-launch-by-khalid-anam/|website = www.fashioncentral.pk|accessdate = 2015-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Copyrights feud: Khaled Anam upset with 'Peera Ho' in Moor|url = https://www.dawn.com/news/1197335|website = www.dawn.com|date = 2015-07-30|access-date = 2015-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Khalid Anum Biography {{!}} Tv.com.pk|url = http://www.tv.com.pk/celebrity/Khalid-Anum/4/biography|website = www.tv.com.pk|accessdate = 2015-11-26}}</ref>
As a singer, he's best known for his rendition of Shah Hussain's Punjabi kalam ''Peera Ho'' during the 1990s.<ref>Hasan Ansari (30 July 2015), [https://tribune.com.pk/story/929334/khaled-anum-wants-more-from-peera-ho/ "Khaled Anum wants more from ‘Peera Ho’"], ''The Express Tribune''. Retrieved 20 January 2019.</ref>
==Early and personal life==
=== Family background === Born and raised in Karachi, he is the youngest of six siblings. His father, originally from Madras, was in the British Army. His mother, originally a teacher who also sang for Radio Pakistan in the 1950s, was a Kashmiri who hailed from Sialkot. His family being inclined to arts, he himself learned to play the guitar and did theatre early on.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haider |first=Haider |date=1 June 2018 |title=I want to open an acting academy for street children: Khaled Anam |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/247124/i-want-to-open-an-acting-academy-for-street-children-khaled-anam/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120193447/https://dailytimes.com.pk/247124/i-want-to-open-an-acting-academy-for-street-children-khaled-anam/ |archive-date=20 January 2024 |website=Daily Times}}</ref>
=== Education === He earned his Master's in journalism from the Karachi University and later did theatrical training courses with Grips Theatre in Germany.<ref name=":0" />
=== Family === His wife Tehmina Khaled is an entertainment journalist and choreographer. She is the daughter of the late actor Latif Charlie, himself the son of comedian Noor Mohammed Charlie, and Masooma Shah, one of PTV's first actresses.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 July 2011 |title=Twitter: Latif Charlie will be missed |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/648176 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241229161102/https://www.dawn.com/news/648176/twitter-latif-charlie-will-be-missed |archive-date=29 December 2024 |url-status=live |website=Dawn News}}</ref>
Tehmina and Khalid's sons, Ammar and Komail Anam, are both musicians.<ref>[https://www.dawn.com/news/1113996 "The Anams are here!"] (22 June 2014), ''Dawn News''. Retrieved 22 March 2019.</ref><ref>Shahzeb Shaikh (20 July 2014), [https://www.dawn.com/news/1120046 "The Anams: A boy band like no other"], ''Dawn News''. Retrieved 22 March 2019.</ref> Komail is also an actor, making his acting debut in Hum TV's ''Chamak Damak.''<ref>{{Cite web |author=Maliha Rehman |date=14 August 2022 |title=STARDUST: A PACE OF ONE'S OWN |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1704762 |access-date=25 August 2022 |work=Dawn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2022 |title=The teaser for upcoming drama Wehshi, starring Khushhal Khan as boy-turned-brute Asif, is out |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1190679/the-teaser-for-upcoming-drama-wehshi-starring-khushhal-khan-as-boy-turned-brute-asif-is-out |access-date= |work=Dawn Images}}</ref>
== Career == He has been associated with the TV industry since 1982.<ref>Buraq Shabbir (4 March 2019), [https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/439956-has-pakistani-television-seen-a-rise-over-the-years "Has Pakistani television seen a rise over the years?"], ''The News International''. Retrieved 22 March 2019.</ref>
After a decade of working in advertising and communications, Anam pursued a career in the media industry, working in operations and as content head with local media houses and successfully launched children's television shows.
== Awards and nominations == He received the Pride of Performance Award in 2018 for his contributions in the media industry and for promoting education through children's TV shows.<ref name=":0" />
== Book == *''Bachon kay Geet'' [Songs for Children], Oxford University Press, 2014. <small>Illustrated children book containing songs and a hamd.<ref name=":0" /></small>
==Selected filmography== {{Inc-tv|date=March 2025}} ===Television serials=== {| class=wikitable plainrowheaders ! Year ! Drama ! Role ! Original network |- | 1987 | ''Ehsaas'' | Nadeem | rowspan="5" | PTV |- |1989 |''Tapish'' |Ahsan |- | rowspan="2" |1992 |''Kasak'' |Yasir |- |''Nadan Nadia'' |Sheikh Manzoor |- | 1999 | ''Sila'' | |- |rowspan="2"| 2011 | ''Parsa'' | Gopal | rowspan="5" | Hum TV |- | ''Humsafar'' | Khirad's Father |- | 2012 | ''Kahi Unkahi'' | Parvez |- | 2015 | ''Muqaddas'' | Jahanzeb |- |rowspan="2"| 2016 | ''Pakeeza'' | Ahmer |- | ''Dekho Chaand Aaya'' | Asif | Geo Entertainment |- |rowspan="6"| 2020 | ''Dilruba'' | Junaid's father | rowspan="2" | Hum TV |- | ''Pyar Ke Sadqay'' | Shanzey's father |- | ''Ishqiya'' | Khalid | ARY Digital |- | ''Uraan'' | | Geo Entertainment |- |''Raja Ki Raji'' |Sadiq Hussain | rowspan="4" |ARY Digital |- | ''Bulbulay (season 2)'' | Sidduiqi (Khoobsurat's father) |- |2022 | ''Taqdeer'' |Zubair |- |rowspan="2"|2024 |''Achari Mohabbat'' |<ref>{{cite news |last1=Radd |title=THE WEEK THAT WAS |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1828309 |access-date=6 February 2025 |publisher=Dawn |date=21 April 2024}}</ref> |- |''Gentleman'' |Waqar |Green Entertainment |- | rowspan="2" |2025 |''Goonj'' | |Hum TV |- |''Main Manto Nahi Hoon'' |Khaled |ARY Digital |}
===Films=== {| class=wikitable plainrowheaders ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Ref. |- |2022 |''Carma'' |Shah | |- | 2024 | ''The Glassworker'' | Tomas Oliver (voice) |<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ali |first1=Muhammad Jawad |title=Khaled Anam, Mooroo among others to star in 'The Glassworker' Urdu version |url=https://minutemirror.com.pk/khaled-anam-mooroo-among-others-to-star-in-the-glassworker-urdu-version-214366/ |access-date=1 May 2024 |work=Minute Mirror |date=20 April 2024}}</ref> |- |}
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== External links == * {{IMDb name|1693091}}
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