Umar Alam is a Pakistani actor and model. He is known for his work in Pakistani television dramas and films. In 2023, he participated in Season 2 of the game reality TV show ‘The Ultimate Muqabla’ which aired on ARY Digital.
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Wiki/Biography
Omar Alam was born as Omar Iqbal in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
Omar Alam’s childhood picture
After completing his schooling, he enrolled in an engineering course at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (now COMSATS University) in Islamabad. However, he later found it uninteresting and after two semesters of studies, he switched to BBA. He also studied at Indus Group of Colleges in Rawalpindi. Later, he moved to Karachi to fulfill his dream of becoming an actor.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents. He has two sisters.
Omar Alam with his parents
Wife
He is unmarried.
livelihood
Theater
Umar Alam started acting in theater plays while studying in college. He has acted in Anwar Maqsood’s play ‘Siachen’ and has received a lot of praise from the audience. In 2015, he started working with a theater group called Copycats Productions in Islamabad, Pakistan. Later he worked for the theater group ‘Theatre Wale’ and ‘Blind Bachelors Production’.
film
Omar Alam made his debut in the film industry with the Ali Rehman Khan starrer ‘Parchi’ (2018), in which he played a small role as a mobile snatcher. He played the role of Asad in the short film ‘Diya’ in 2018.
Poster of short film ‘Diya’
In 2019, he appeared as a truck driver in the film ‘Chhalawa’. His performance as Jamal in the film ‘Karma’ (2022) was highly appreciated by the audience and critics.
Omar Alam (left) in a scene from the film ‘Karma’
In 2023, the actor played the role of Saqlain Mushtaq in the biographical film ‘Rawalpindi Express’ based on the life of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar. In the same year, Omar appeared in the film ‘Texali’ starring Yasir Hussain.
Omar Alam (right) in a scene from the film ‘Taxali’
Television
TV drama series and telefilms
In 2019, Umar Alam appeared in a supporting role in the TV drama series ‘Meri Shaadi Karwao’ which aired on the channel Play TV. He played the role of Ahmed in the television drama series ‘Raqs-e-Bismil’ (2020) starring Imran Ashraf and Sara Khan. The drama series was broadcast on HUM TV.
Umar Alam in a scene from the TV drama ‘Raqs-e-Bismil’
In 2021, he appeared in the TV series ‘Pehli Si Mohabbat’ in which he played the role of Nadeem. The series was broadcast on ARY Digital channel. He appeared opposite Aga Ali in the telefilm ‘Bhagam Bhaag’ (2022), which aired on ARY Digital. He played the role of Tipu in the film.
Omar Alam in a scene from the telefilm ‘Bhagam Bhaag’
Omar Alam played the role of Salar in the television drama series ‘Guru’ (2023), which aired on Express Entertainment.
Omar Alam (left) in a scene from the drama series ‘Guru’
She has acted in various TV drama series including ‘Khas’ (2019) on Hum TV, ‘Koyal’ (2021) on Aaj Entertainment, ‘Berukhi’ (2021) on ARY Digital, ‘Shehnai’ (2021) on ARY Digital. ‘Nehar’ (2022) on Hum TV.
reality TV show
In 2022, she participated in the reality TV show ‘Tamasha Season 1’ and was declared the winner of the show on 1 October 2022. The TV show was broadcast on the channel ARY Digital.
Omar Alam (right) after winning the TV show ‘Tamasha Season 1’
He, along with Kiran Khan, appeared as a host in the 17th anniversary live telecast of Masala TV in 2023. He has also hosted the Eid special gaming TV show ‘Khel Ke Jeet’ (2023), which was aired on Express Entertainment. , She made a guest appearance in the talk show ‘The Night Show with Ayaz Samu’ in 2023, which aired on ARY Zindagi.
Umar Alam in a scene from the TV show ‘The Night Show with Ayaz Samu’
In the same year, he participated in Season 2 of the reality TV show ‘The Ultimate Muqabla’ which aired on the channel ARY Digital.
Omar Alam (right) in a scene from the TV show ‘The Ultimate Muqabla Season 2’
Sample
In April 2019, Omar Alam started working as a model at Citrus Talent in Karachi. She has modeled for print shoots of many brands. She has also been featured on the covers of various popular magazines including ‘Spotlight Pakistan’ and ‘Weekend’.
Omar Alam on the cover of ‘Spotlight Pakistan’ magazine
She has walked the ramp in various fashion shows. In December 2022, he walked as a showstopper at the Pantene HUM Bridal Couture Week held at the Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore.
Omar Alam walks the ramp at Pantene HUM Bridal Couture Week
Umer has been featured in television commercials for various brands such as Cadbury Dairy Milk, Dulux Paint, Mountain Dew and Spotify Pakistan.
Omar Alam in a scene from a Dulux paint advertisement
Other work
In September 2020, he started working as a freelance scriptwriter in a company named Native Learning. In October 2022, he created a YouTube channel named ‘Umar Alam Official’ where he uploads his vlogs. As of 2023, he has over 7.26 K subscribers on his YouTube channel.
Facts/General Knowledge
- He was fond of acting since childhood.
- In an interview, he revealed that when he started working in the entertainment industry, his mentor suggested him to change his name. He said that he added his grandfather’s name i.e. ‘Alam’ as a suffix to his name and changed his name from ‘Umer Iqbal’ to ‘Umer Alam’ in 2020.
- He often promotes Zeera Plus Biscuits on his Instagram handle.
Omar Alam’s Instagram post
- In an interview he revealed that he became popular as an actor after winning the reality TV show ‘Tamasha Season 1’. He said,
Before Tamasha, I would be out somewhere and people would nudge each other and whisper that it looked like I was an actor. Now, they know me as Umar Alam, the winner of Tamasha, rather than Hero’s brother or Hero’s friend. Tamasha helped me cover the three or four years of struggle that was required to get myself recognized.
- In 2023, he posted a parody video of the popular TV drama series ‘Tere Bin’ with Wahaj Ali which went viral on the internet.
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