Khayyam Sarhadi was a Pakistani film and television actor and a radio personality.
11 Facts About Khayyam Sarhadi
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Khayyam Sarhadi was born to a Muslim family on 12 June 1948 in Bombay, in the home of parents Zia Sarhadi and Zahira Ghaznavi and grew up there.
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Khayyam Sarhadi's maternal grandfather, Rafiq Ghaznavi, was a well-known musician and since both his parents were writers, he was into showbiz from an early age.
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Khayyam Sarhadi had a master's degree in English literature and Fine Arts.
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Khayyam Sarhadi was married to a TV actress Atiya Sharaf.
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Khayyam Sarhadi had four daughters one from Atiya and three from Saiqa, one of his daughters is Zarghuna Khayyam.
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Khayyam Sarhadi was the uncle of a model and actress Zhalay Sarhadi.
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In Pakistan, Khayyam Sarhadi started his career from acting and directing theatre plays and later started working in TV dramas with Pakistan Television Corporation where he was spotted and picked up by noted PTV producer Yawar Hayat Khan.
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Khayyam Sarhadi's scripts were made in Roman letters because he couldn't read Urdu well.
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Khayyam Sarhadi died of a sudden heart attack during the shooting of a TV drama serial on 3 February 2011 at the age of 62 in Lahore.
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Khayyam Sarhadi's funeral was held at his residence in Defence Housing Authority, Lahore.