He was born in Bombay in a conservative Pakhtun (Pathan) family from Kashmir. His family moved on to Bombay before independence of Pakistan in 1947 and that is where the actor in him emerged, after the completion of his Master's Degree in Urdu literature from Bombay University, Maharashtra.
He was born in Bombay in a traditional Pakhtun (Pathan) family from Kashmir. His family relocated to Bombay before Pakistan's independence in 1947, and it was there that the actor within him began to flourish after completing his Master's Degree in Urdu literature at Bombay University, Maharashtra.