| Badar Khalil | |
| Other Names: | Bi Jamalo, Aqeela |
| Birth Name: | Badar |
| Birth Date: | 5 July 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Delhi, British India |
| Nationality: | British Indian, Pakistani |
| Years Active: | 1968–present |
| Notable Works: | Ankahi Tanhaiyaan Dhoop Kinarey Parosi Doraha Half Plate Marvi. |
Badar Khalil (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|بدر خلیل), also known as 'Baddo Aapa', is a Pakistani television actress.[1] [2] She gained popularity for her role in the TV play Bi Jamalo portraying herself as Bi Jamalo.[3] She has appeared in TV serials on PTV since 1968. She also appeared in Mithu Aur Aapa, a comedy play on Hum TV.
Badar Khalil was born on 5 July, 1945 in Delhi in British India to a Kashmiri Muslim father and a Delhite mother. Her family moved to Lahore, Pakistan, during Partition of India in 1947.
In Karachi, her first main appearance was in the drama Unkahi, a classic TV drama written by Pakistani playwright Haseena Moin.[2] Badar Khalil started her career in 1968 as an anchor in children's shows on PTV. Initially, Badar Khalil gained recognition for the performance she gave in the play Bi Jamalo, in which she played Bi Jamalo herself, directed by Shahzad Khalil whom she had married (in real life) a few years before the drama hit screens.
In July 2014, she was getting ready to move to Canada after a 46-year-long professional acting career to live with one of her sons who lives there.[2] Although she stayed and continued working with ARY Digital and Geo Entertainment.[4]
Badar lives in Karachi, where she had moved with her husband, the TV director Shahzad Khalil.[2] In 1989, her husbanddied of cardiac arrest.
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Award by Government of Pakistan | |||
| 1998 | PTV Award | Tribute to Pakistani Legends | |||
| 2013 | 1st Hum Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award |
Profile of Badar Khalil on tv.com.pk website Retrieved 1 April 2019