Babar Ali

Babar Ali (Urdu: بابر علی; born 30 June 1972) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He started his career in the late 1980s at the age of 16. Babar Ali is better known for playing 'Bali' in the drama serial Landa Bazaar (2002-2003) and Biyanam in Main Manto Nahi Hoon (2025), both written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar. Babar Ali's first film appearance was in Jeeva (1995), directed by Syed Noor, where he played the second male lead as a Pashtun character. He went on to appear in other films such as Munda Bigra Jaye (1995), Chor Machaye Shor (1996), Khoey Ho Tum Kahan (2001), Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa (2002) and Larki Punjaban (2003). On television his most noted role has been that of Bali, the lead character in the 2002 PTV series Landa Bazar. In 2017, Babar revived his character of Bali (Iqbal) in Laal Ishq, which was a sequel to the original 2002 drama series. In 2022, he played Sardar Jatt in The Legend of Maula Jatt.