Former actor Ali Afzal opens up about leaving his 22-year career in showbiz industry

Former actor Ali Afzal has opened up about leaving his 22-year career in the showbiz industry!

Ali Afzal Khan during a recent podcast interview revealed that the late Junaid Jamshed played an important role in giving him a religious atmosphere and avoiding showbiz.

According to Ali Afzal Khan, he worked in the industry for 20 to 22 years, and during his long career worked on many projects as an actor and host.

Ali Afzal said since Junaid Jamshed became a famous Naat Khawan he was an actor, and they used to meet often

According to the former actor, he started to know and understand the Quran while hosting, but after that, when he left the hosting due to personal differences, and during that period Junaid Jamshed turned to preaching.

“I joined him on the Tableegh and first spent three days and then 40 days with him,” Ali Afzal said.

“I started praying regularly, and after that, I had two options: stay away from showbiz or stick to religion, I chose the path of religion by staying away from showbiz,” he added.

The former actor said that it is not easy for an actor who is at the peak of his career to leave his career he said, ” But I had decided 8 to 9 months before leaving showbiz that I would leave showbiz after that I stopped doing contracts.”