{{Short description|Pakistani film and television actor}} {{EngvarB|date=July 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Shafi Muhammad Shah | image = Shafi Muhammad Shah.png | caption = | native_name = شفیع محمد شاہ | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1949|09|07}} | birth_place = Kandiaro, Sindh <br> Pakistan | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1972–2007 | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2007|09|17|1949|01|01}} | death_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | spouse = | children = 6 }}
'''Shafi Muhammad Shah''' ({{langx|ur|شفیع محمد شاہ}}) PP (7 September 1949–17 November 2007), commonly known as '''Shafi Mohammad''', was a Pakistani film and television actor.
Popularly known as ''Shah Jee'', he worked in some 500 television dramas in both Urdu and Sindhi, while also starring in some notable movies, such as ''Biwi Ho To Aisi'' (1982), ''Aisa Bhi Hota Hai'' (1984), ''Talash'' (1986) and ''Rubi'' (1986).<ref name="dawn">{{cite news |author=Hasan Mansoor |date=18 November 2007 |title=Karachi: Actor Shafi Mohammad passes away |newspaper=Dawn |publisher=Dawn Media Group |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/276378/actor-shafi-mohammad-passes-away |url-status=live |access-date=8 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304152643/http://www.dawn.com/news/276378/actor-shafi-mohammad-passes-away |archive-date=4 March 2014 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
== Early life == Shafi was born in Kandiaro, Naushahro Feroze District, Sindh, and got his early education in Hyderabad before earning a postgraduate degree from the University of Sindh, Jamshoro.<ref name="dawn" />
== Career == Shafi began his career with plays broadcast by Radio Pakistan's Hyderabad station and later moved to Karachi and began his career as a TV actor.<ref name="dawn" />
His first TV appearance was in the Sindhi-language play ''Moti-a Jehro Mann-e'', telecast in 1972.<ref name=":0" />
Shah was introduced by the well known PTV producer Shahzad Khalil in his Urdu drama serial ''Teesra Kinara'' from where he joined the elite club of the country's leading TV stars.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last1=Shafi|first1=Mohammad|title=Career of Shah|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/276434/karachi-actor-shafi-mohammad-laid-to-rest|access-date=11 October 2014|agency=Dawn Group|publisher=Dawn|archive-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015112700/http://www.dawn.com/news/276434/karachi-actor-shafi-mohammad-laid-to-rest|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Social activism== On 12 March 2004, Shafi joined UNICEF and WHO efforts to help persuade parents to get their minor children vaccinated against polio.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shah|first1=Shafi|title=Social activity|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/353549/karachi-celebrities-join-in-polio-drive|access-date=11 October 2014|date=2004|archive-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015114120/http://www.dawn.com/news/353549/karachi-celebrities-join-in-polio-drive|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Death==
Shafi died in his sleep at his Clifton home on 17 November 2007. His funeral prayers were offered at Imambargah Yasreb in the Defence Housing Authority. He was buried in the Defence graveyard. The cause of death was liver failure.<ref name="dawn" />
==Tribute and honours== In 1985 he received the best actor award from Pakistan Television.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thesindhtimes.com/category/entertainment/ |title=www.thesindhtimes.com |access-date=22 December 2014 |archive-date=22 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222162138/http://www.thesindhtimes.com/category/entertainment/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
At the 9th PTV Awards he won the Best Actor Award in 1998.<ref>{{Citation |title=PTV Awards 1998|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ6o5shu2Tw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/xZ6o5shu2Tw |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=PTV (News)| date=10 October 2019 |access-date=29 June 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
The day following his death, participants at a Karachi Press Club (KPC) meeting paid tribute to Shafi. In the meeting organised by the KPC's cultural committee, numerous artists, including Anwar Solangi, Manzoor Qureshi and Mumtaz Kanwal, turned up to pay their respects to the actor they had known and loved.<ref name=dawn />
On 16 November 2008, the first death anniversary of Shafi Mohammad Shah, a book titled "Wo aadmi tha ya moti dana? (transl. Was he a human being or a pearl?)", authored by Nagina Hisbani on the life and artistic performance of Shah, was launched. The launching ceremony was organised by the Sindh Fankaar Welfare Trust, at the Mumtaz Mirza Auditorium.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shah|first1=Shafi|title=Tribute|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/330291/karachi-book-launch|access-date=11 October 2014|date=2008}}</ref>
Shafi Mohammad Shah won Best Actor (Drama Series) at the 1st Indus Drama Awards 2005 for ''Maa Aur Mamta'' (Mannat). He was also a recipient of the Pride of Performance award from the President of Pakistan.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-11-18 |title=Shafi Muhammad Shah remembered |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/18-Nov-2024/shafi-muhammad-shah-remembered |access-date=2026-03-24 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Selected filmography ==
=== Television series === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Network |- |1980 |''Teesra Kinara'' |Babar Kamal | rowspan="6" |PTV |- |1985 |''Aakhri Chattan'' |Khalifa Mustansar |- |1986 |''Jungle'' |Sawan |- |1989 |''Tapish'' |Ahmed Mujtaba |- |1991 |''Zeenat'' |Allah Dad |- |1993 |''Aanch'' |Jalees |- | rowspan="2" |1995 |''Chand Grehan'' |Lal Hussain Shah |STN |- |''Chotay Baray Log'' |Shafiq | rowspan="3" |PTV |- |1996 |''Noori Jam Tamachi'' |Jam Tamachi |- |1997 |''Zahar Baad'' |Fayaz |- |1998 |''Baazi'' |Hafiz Shah |STN |- |2000 |''Badlon Par Basera'' |Raza |PTV |- |2003 |''Dohri'' |Khadim Hussain |ARY Digital |- |2004 |''Maa Aur Mamta (Mannat)''<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview Shafi Muhammad Shah |url=https://vimeo.com/84068510 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080332/https://vimeo.com/84068510 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=30 June 2015 |website=vimeo |publisher=EME}}</ref> |Aftab |PTV |}
=== Telefilms === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role |- |1991 |''Your's Obedient Servant'' |Salar |- |1992 |''Zara Si Aurat'' |Asad |- |1993 |''Talaash'' |Ahmed |- |1994 |''Adam Hawa aur Shaitaan'' |Hafeez |}
==Awards and nominations== {|class="wikitable style" ! !Ceremony !Category !Project !Result |- |2005 | 1st Indus Drama Awards<ref name=":1" /> | Best Actor (Drama Series) |'''''Maa Aur Mamta (Mannat)''''' | rowspan="2" {{won}} |} == See also == * List of Lollywood actors
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071021035553/http://ptv.com.pk/actor3.asp Shafi Muhammad Shah Profile – Pakistan Television] *[http://www.muziqpakistan.com/board/index.php?showtopic=77096&mode=threaded Remembering Shafi Muhammad – Musiq Pakistan.com] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080616182450/http://www.thepakistani.tv/i/153/pakistani-tv-articles/pakistani-tv-celebrity-profiles/shafi-muhammad-shah-unmatched-legacy.htm Shafi Muhammad Shah Unmatched Legacy – Pakistani.tv] *{{IMDb name|3733914}} {{Pride of Performance for Arts}} {{Authority control}}
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