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{{short description|Pakistani actor (born 1950)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox person
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| birth_place = [[Sialkot]], [[West Punjab|Punjab]], [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]]
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2009–present
| nationality = Pakistani
| relatives = [[Sarmad Sehbai]] (brother)
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'''Manzar Sehbai''' (born 19 March 1950) is a Pakistani actor who appears in [[Lollywood]] films and serials. He has worked in different drama serials and made his film debut in 2011 with [[Shoaib Mansoor]]'s ''[[Bol (film)|Bol]]'' for which he won [[Lux Style Awards]] and [[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC Film Awards]].
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/07/22/city/karachi/manzar-sehbai-%E2%80%93-an-actor-par-excellence/ |title=Manzar Sehbai – an actor par excellence | Pakistan Today | Latest news | Breaking news | Pakistan News | World news | Business | Sport and Multimedia |publisher=Pakistan Today |date=2011-07-22 |accessdate=2013-08-20}}</ref> In 2013, he appeared in ''[[Zinda Bhaag]]'', Pakistan's entry for [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] in 2013's [[Academy Award]]s.

==Personal life==
Sehbai was born in [[Sialkot]]. His father was Asar Sehbai, a public prosecutor who was transferred to [[Lahore]] when Sehbai was very young. He attended Junior Model School, Lahore and then graduated from [[Government College University, Lahore|Government College Lahore]]. He went on to obtain Master’s in English from the same college. He is the brother of director and poet [[Sarmad Sehbai]]. He went to East Germany for higher education and lived in [[Germany]] from 1976 to 2011.<ref name='thespian'>{{cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/30-Dec-2012/manzar-sehbai-a-genuine-thespian |title=Manzar Sehbai, a genuine thespian|accessdate=2020-04-04}}</ref> He married actress [[Samina Ahmad]] in a private [[Nikah|Nikah ceremony]] on 4 April 2020 in [[Lahore]].<ref name='marriage'>{{cite web|url=https://awampk.com/samina-ahmed-marriage-pictures/ | title=Samina Ahmed and Manzar Sehbai tie the knot|accessdate=2020-04-08}}</ref>

==Career==
Sehbai started his acting career from his college life as part of the renowned Dramatic Society of Government College<ref name='thespian'/> where he worked together with [[Usman Peerzada]] and [[Salman Shahid]] in the Urdu-language play 'Darkroom'. He first appeared in telefilm ''Paani Ke Qaidi'' and then ''Keeh Janaan Main Kaun'' and many more.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/406724/manzar-sehbai-of-bol-rejects-lsa-best-film-actor-award/ |title=Manzar Sehbai of Bol rejects LSA Best Film Actor award – The Express Tribune |publisher=Tribune.com.pk |date= |accessdate=2013-08-20}}</ref> He made his film debut with 2011 with [[Shoaib Mansoor]]'s ''[[Bol (film)|Bol]]'' opposite [[Humaima Malick]], [[Mahira Khan]], [[Atif Aslam]] and [[Iman Ali]] for which he won [[Lux Style Awards]] and [[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pkaffairs.com/News_Manzar-Sehbai-of-Bol-rejects-LSA-Best-Film-Actor-award_23497 |title=Manzar Sehbai of Bol rejects LSA Best Film Actor award |publisher=Pkaffairs.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-20}}</ref> In 2013, he appeared in Pakistan's entry to the Academy Awards film ''[[Zinda Bhaag]]'' opposite [[Amna Ilyas]] and [[Naseeruddin Shah]], which was critically and commercially successful.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

== TV dramas ==
*''Paani Ke Qaidi'' 1972
*''Keeh Janaan Main Kaun'', 1974
*''[[Boota from Toba Tek Singh]]'', 1999
*''[[Alif (TV series)|Alif]]'' 2019
*''[[Neem (TV series)|Neem]]'' 20203
*''[[Nauroz (TV series)|Nauroz]]'' 2023

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Bol (film)|Bol]]'' || Hakim Sahib || [[Lux Style Awards]]<br>[[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC Film Awards]]
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Zinda Bhaag]]'' || Sadiq || Cameo Appearance
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Ya Rab]]'' || Dr.Mazhar|| Indian film
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Mah-e-Meer]]'' || Dr. Kaleem ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Lies We Tell]]'' || Zulfikar ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Khel Khel Mein (2021 film)|Khel Khel Mein]]'' || Karamullah ||
|-
| 2022 || {{no|''[[Umro Ayyar - A New Beginning]]''}} || TBA || <ref>{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2329838/of-magical-lands-and-evil-jinns-umro-ayyar-looks-promising|title=Of magical lands and evil jinns: 'Umro Ayyar' looks promising!|date=17 November 2021|access-date=17 January 2022|work=The Express Tribune (newspaper)}}</ref>
|}

== Web series ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Platform
!Notes
|-
|2021
|''[[Dhoop Ki Deewar]]''
|Sarah's grandfather
|[[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5]]
|
|}

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Award !! Category !! Result
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012 || rowspan="2"| ''[[Bol (film)|Bol]]'' || [[Lux Style Awards]] || Best Film Actor || {{won}}
|-
| [[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC Film Awards]] || Best Actor || {{won}}
|-
| 2017 || [[Mah e Mir]] || Lux Style Awards || Best Supporting Actor in a Film || {{nom}}
|}

==IMDB==
*{{IMDb name|4493008|Manzar Sehbai}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Male actors from Lahore]]
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Ajay Kumar at 10:06, 20 August 2023