Gulab Chandio (Late)

Ghulam Muhammad Gulab born on 6 January 1958 in a farmer's house at village Shahmir Chandio of District Nawabshah.

He completed his matric and intermediate education from his village. In 1976, he went Karachi and got a job as a clerk in the food department. In 1978, he returned to Nawabshah as  he had to go to jail for participating in protests after death sentence of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

Gulab started his profession as television actor in the early 1980's and began his career with Sindhi dramas.  Gulab Chandio got his major breakthrough on PTV as a Sindhi language actor. Soon he proved his versatility and started getting major roles in Urdu dramas as well. According to another source, his first drama was Khan Sahib in 1980. He appeared in various dramas and TV series. Zeenat, Rosh, Noori Jam Tamachi, Tipu Sultan, and Talash are some of his famous dramas.

He has also acted in theater dramas and films. His first film was Dushman in which he played the role of an actor. He also played a lead role in another Sindhi film “Mohib Shaidi released in 1990”. He also appeared in Syed Noor's film “Sargam” in 1995. Overall, he has took part in more than 300 Urdu and Sindh Dramas and 6 Pakistani films.  The actor was recognized for his impeccable dialogue delivery and a wide portfolio of work. Despite villainous characters being his claim to fame, he also played the hero in several Sindhi serials.

Gulab Chandio also participated in political activities and contested general elections twice from Nawabshah and Karachi but he lost in both. In 2016, he had joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. In 2016, he was awarded the Presidential Medal “Tamgha Hussn Karkardgi” for his services to art and drama.

He passed away on 18 Jan, 2019 in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi. Gulab Chandio was suffering from diabetes and heart disease since long.