Sajid Hasan

Syed Sajid Hasan (born 1958) is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter, film director, TV hosts, and film producer. He has demonstrated political ambitions, but has not achieved significant success. As an actor he is best-known for his comic role of Dr. Irfan in the PTV classic Dhoop Kinare (1987).^[1]

Syed Sajid Hasan
سید ساجد حسن
Born	(1958-01-05) 5 January 1958 (age 67) Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupations	Actor Screenwriter Playwright Director TV host Film producer
Years active	1980–present
Spouse	Shakila Chapra[1]
Children	3
Awards	Pride of Performance (2021) 1st Indus Drama Awards (2005)

Early life and education

Hasan was born in Karachi into a Shi'a family and has one sister and three brothers.^[2]

Media career

Actor

Hasan began in theatre as a stage actor, collaborating with Rahat Kazmi, with whom he'd open the theatre company Theatre Walley, before making his television debut with the PTV drama Khaleej (1986) and getting his breakthrough with the role of Dr. Irfan, the comic relief in Dhoop Kinare (1987).^[3]

He participated in Indian television serials, including Tanha in 1999, becoming the first actor from Pakistan to feature in an Indian drama.

Hasan made his film debut in 2004 with the movie Salakhain, in which he played the antagonist. He also had a role in the Angelina Jolie film A Mighty Heart.^[4]

Screenwriter and playwright

Hasan has written television dramas, including Kachwa aur Khargosh (1989), in which he also acted.^[5]

Hasan has also written stage plays, including Hua Kuch Yoon in 2017, described as a love story set before and after the Partition and spanning some 80 years, staged in seven cities for a year.^[6]

Director and producer

Hasan was nominated in the "Best Director for Sitcom" category during the 1st Indus Drama Awards in 2005.

He's also a producer, producing Dasht-e-Tanhai (2015) for PTV Home, also being part of the cast.^[7]

Host

In 2021, Hasan began hosting Zindagi With, a talk show airing on ARY Zindagi where he interviews celebrities.^[8][9]

Political career

Hasan has pursued political ambitions multiple times, joining various political parties to contest democratic elections as a candidate.

In April 2018, Hasan joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).^[10] Two month later, he announced his candidacy for the National Assembly of Pakistan in Karachi’s NA-256 constituency, covering North Nazimabad.^[11][12] He finished seventh out of 16 candidates, receiving 7,587 votes, which was just 3.82% of the total votes.^[13]

In 2024, he joined the Jahangir Tareen-led Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP).^[14]

Personal life

In 2009, one of his brothers and his sister-in-law were killed in a terrorist attack during a Muharram procession on Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road in which the family participated. Hasan himself was injured in the attack.^[2]

Hasan is married to Shakila Chapra, a fitness trainer and yoga instructor, and they have three sons.^[15][1]

In 2018, Hasan publicly shared on social media about undergoing a hair transplant surgery. The procedure went wrong, resulting in a severe infection on his scalp and high fever.^[16] This incident brought significant attention to the hair transplant industry, raising concerns about its hygienic standards.^[16][17]

Filmography

Television serials

Year	Title	Role	Screenwriter	Producer	Channel	Country
1986	Khaleej	Bilal			PTV	Pakistan
1987	Dhoop Kinare	Dr. Irfan
1989	Kachwa aur Khargosh	Ali Asad
1990	Tansen
1992	Sitara Aur Mehrunnisa	Ramis
1993	Agar	Zaheer
	Nijaat	Ali Asad
1999	Tanha				StarPlus	India
2000	Thodi Si Bewafai				Sony TV
2005	Masuri				PTV	Pakistan
2006	Jaye Kahan Ye Dil
2008	Rani
2009	Aashti	Ali Alam			Hum TV
2010	Thori Si Wafa Chahiye	Sheraz			Geo Entertainment
	Hum Tum	Asif Mir
	Daddy	Jahanzeb			ARY Digital
2011	Akhri Barish				Hum TV
	Rok Lo Aaj Ki Raat Ko	Ali Sher			Express Entertainment
2012	Man Jali	Wahab Ahmed			Geo Entertainment
	Jannat Se Nikali Hui Aurat				Geo TV
	Hazaron Saal
	Nadamat	Nawab Shuja-ud-Din			Hum TV
2014	Koi Nahi Apna				ARY Digital
	Khata
2015	Paiwand
	Bay Qasoor	Shehryar
	Unsuni				PTV Home
	Dasht-e-Tanhai
	Choti Si Ghalat Fehmi				Hum TV
2016	Yeh Ishq				ARY Digital
	Thori Si Bewafai				Express TV
	Shehrnaz	Naseeb Gul			Urdu 1
	Dekho Chaand Aaya	Abu Jan			Geo Entertainment
2017	Hari Hari Churiyaan	Fasahat
	Saanp Seerhi				Express Entertainment
	Jao Meri Guriya				A-Plus TV
	Mubarak Ho Beti Hui Hai				ARY Digital
2018	Balaa
	Mujhe Qabul Hai
	Kho Gaya Woh				BOL Entertainment
2019	Bandish	Junaid			ARY Digital
	Choti Choti Batain	Hassan			Hum TV
2021	Ek Jhoota Lafz Mohabbat	Nasir			Express Entertainment
2022	Aik Sitam Aur	Wahab			ARY Digital
	Inaam-e-Mohabbat	Adnan			Geo Entertainment
2024	Jaan Nisar	Aslam
	Mohabbat Satranngi	Dilawar Malik	Javeria Saud		Green Television
	Barzakh[18]	Jabbar			ZEE5

Telefilms

Year	Title	Channel
1997	Putli Ghar	PTV
1999	Neeli Dhoop
2013	Aur Ghanti Baj Gai	ARY Digital
2018	Baap Bara Na Bhaiya	ARY Zindagi

Films

Year	Title	Role
2004	Salakhain[19]	Gang leader Jibran
2006	Pehla Pehla Pyaar[19]
2007	A Mighty Heart[19]	Zafir
2011	Aazaan[20]	Doctor
2015	Jalaibee[21]	Akbar
	Abdullah: The Final Witness[22]	SP Zaman
2016	Maalik[23]	Gen. Amjad
	Rahm[24]
2018	Kaaf Kangana[25]
2020	Kahay Dil Jidhar[26]

Awards and nominations

• Winner: Best Sitcom Drama Writer in The 1st Indus Drama Awards 2005
• Nominee: Best Director for Sitcom in The 1st Indus Drama Awards 2005
• Pride of Performance from the President of Pakistan 2022^[27]

Year	Ceremony	Category	Project	Result
2004	3rd Lux Style Awards[28]	Best TV Actor	Ishq Aatish	Nominated
2005	4th Lux Style Awards	Best TV Actor (Satellite)[29]	Yaad To Ayenge
2008	7th Lux Style Awards		Shikwah
2010	9th Lux Style Awards[30]	Best TV Actor (Terrestrial)	Rani
2011	10th Lux Style Awards[31]	Best TV Actor (Satellite)	Thori Si Wafa Chahiye

See also

• List of Pakistani actors