[5] In 2016, videos of Ali went viral in which he impersonated Imran Khan, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Shahbaz Sharif[9] and he became an overnight sensation online.
[10] Ali appeared as Nazar in Geo Entertainment's drama Romeo Weds Heer.
[11] He also became part of the ARY News Special Cricket Program "Har Lamha Purjosh" and he did hilarious mimicry of Bilawal Bhutto, Imran Khan, Shehbaz Sharif, Aftab Iqbal, Azizi and many others.
[12] Shafaat Ali was also in the movie "Parwaaz Hai Junoon", he was shown as a cadet in PAF Academy undergoing flying training.
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