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Salman Shahid (Urdu: سلمان شاہد) is a Pakistani film, theatre, television and voice actor.
Salman Shahid | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
| Nationality | Pakistani, British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Parent | Khursheed Shahid (mother) |
The son of producer Saleem Shahid and the late veteran actress Khursheed Shahid,[1] he has worked in Lollywood, Bollywood as well as in theatre and television.[2][3]
He has appeared in the Pakistani television (PTV) TV programme Such Gup (1975), the TV shows Taal Matol (1975), Teen Bata Teen (1995) and Hoo Bahoo (2006).[2][3][4]
Media education and early work
In 1976, Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) gave Salman a scholarship to study film-making in Moscow for four years.[2][3] He eventually completed his film studies at the prestigious Moscow Film School.[3]
On his return to Pakistan, he work to help establish various drama groups and a drama school.
His series Ababeel (PTV Lahore) and Seerhian (PTV Karachi) were noted, while he also did several noteworthy individual plays as well as direct episodes for the successful TV comedy series Family Front, which aired on PTV in 1997.
Direction and screenwriting
Salman wrote, directed and acted in the serial Bano Ko Pehchano (Geo tV) for which he received nominations in all departments of his work at the 2006 Lux Style Awards.
Career in India
Salman has acted in films in India, playing a main protagonist in Kabul Express (2006) and the main antagonist in Ishqiya (2010), both films having run the international festival circuit.[4]
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Films
| Year | Title | Role | Country | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Khamosh Pani | Amin | Pakistan | [2] |
| 2006 | Kabul Express | Imran Khan Afridi / Subedar M.J. Mohammad | India | [2] |
| 2010 | Ishqiya | Mushtaq Bhai | [2] | |
| 2014 | Dedh Ishqiya | |||
| Tamanna | Mian Tariq Ali | Pakistan | ||
| Na Maloom Afraad | Gogi | |||
| 2016 | Teri Meri Love Story | Rana Saheb | ||
| 2017 | Azad | [5] | ||
| 2018 | Altered Skin | Imtiaz | ||
| 2019 | Ready Steady No | Chaudhry Saheb | ||
| [6] |
Television serials
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Director | Screenwriter | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Such Gup | PTV | [7] | |||
| Taal Matol | [8] | |||||
| 1982 | Dhoop Dewar | Asad | ||||
| 1985 | Apnay Log | Iqtedar Ali | ||||
| 1986 | Ababeel | [9][10] | ||||
| 1988 | Seerhian | [11][12] | ||||
| 1997 | Family Front | [13][14] | ||||
| 2005 | Jaye Kahan Yeh Dil | Geo TV | ||||
| Bano Ko Pehchano |  |
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| 2009 | Na Jane Kyun | PTV Home | [15] | |||
| 2010 | Noor Bano | Hum TV | [10] | |||
| 2011 | Khuda Aur Muhabbat | Maulvi Aleem | Geo TV | [16] | ||
| 2012 | Mi-Raqsam | [3] | ||||
| 2013 | Aseerzadi | Peer Jalal | Hum TV | |||
| 2016 | Faltu Larki | Anwar-ul-Haq | A-Plus TV | |||
| 2017 | Shadi Mubarak Ho | Ary Digital | ||||
| Mujhay Jeenay Do | Khuda Baksh | Urdu 1 | ||||
| Bhai | Munner; Ashraf's father | A-Plus TV | ||||
| 2019 | Bewaja | PTV Home | [17] | |||
| Tu Zindagi Hai | [18] | |||||
| 2021 | Raqeeb Se | Masood | Hum TV | |||
| 2023 | Tumhare Husn Ke Naam | Qureshi Sahab | Green Entertainment | |||
| Nauroz |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Barzakh | Jafar Khanzada | Asim Abbasi | Pakistan | Web series on ZEE5 |
| Year | Award | Nominated Work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5th Lux Style Awards | Bano Ko Pehchano | Best TV Actor (Satellite) | Nominated |
| Best TV Director (Satellite) | ||||
| 2015 | 14th Lux Style Awards | Na Maloom Afraad | Best Film Actor | |
| 2019 | 18th Lux Style Awards | Ready Steady No |
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