Wednesday, 17 September 2014

FAWAD AFZAL KHAN





FAWAD AFZAL KHAN – TV/Film Actor

Fawad Afzal Khan was born in 1981 at Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. He spent his early life in Greece, Saudi Arabia and in United Kingdom and returned to Lahore when he was 12. He completed his A-levels from Lahore Grammar School. Later he joined National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, Lahore for his Bachelors. Where he obtained a degree in Computer Science. He made his first public appearance in a high school play. Fawad's performance in the play was so good that Anjum Shahzad (director) got impressed and encouraged Fawad to perform on TV as well. He learned guitar, bass, and drums at the age of 20.

Khan started his modelling career at the age of thirteen. Khan walked on ramp alongwith Mahira Khan at the India Bridal Fashion Week and the PFDC L'Oréal Paris Bridal Week Day. Khan has appeared in a number of commercials including, Servis Shoes, Mobilink, QMobile, TUC Biscuit and Clean & Clear Shampoo. Khan owns a brand called Silk which is his collaboration with his wife. The brand was launched on 18 August 2012.

Khan began his singing career with Pakistani rock band Entity Paradigm as a lead singer. Khan released his first album Irtiqa in 2003, which earned wide critical recognition.

Khan came up with the popular romantic track "Rahguzar" from Irtiqa, produced by Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan, was a critical acclaim in Pakistan. The song also received good reviews by Ultimate-guitar, Express Tribune and VH1 Pakistan

Khan also produced the songs "Waqt", "Kahan Hai Tu" and "Hamein Aazma" for the album Irtiqa met with immense commercial appreciation. The song remained on the top of the charts for many weeks and became hugely popular. In 2007, Khan left the band, due to other commitments.

In year 2010 Fawad's band, Entity Paradigm, reunited and performed Bolo Bolo in Season 3 of the popular television music series Coke Studio. Later in the year EP also released their patriotic single "Shor Macha" Khan commented on the track, "The message is for people to stop complaining and start acting".

In 2000, Khan made his screen debut at the age of 19 in the serial Jutt and Bond, aired on Indus Vision. He played the role of Bumbling spy boy, which also starred his friend and co-band member, Ahmed Ali Butt

In year 2008, Khan appeared in Anjum Shehzad's travel and adventure drama series Satrangi. Khan portrayed the role of an engineering student who hires a mini-bus and takes his six friend to a trip around the country. 

In 2010, Khan landed the lead role of Hassan, in Haissam Hussain's Dastaan, based on Razia Butt's novel "Bano", aired on Hum TV.

He achieved further critical and commercial success for his role of Ashar Hussain, a wealthy man who marries with his middle-class girl cousin and gives birth to new rivalry, in the 2011 TV serial Humsafar (based on Farhat Ishtiaq's novel of the same name) opposite Mahira Khan, which received Pakistan's highest rating ever, at 9.75 and proved him biggest role yet making him a famous actor across the country. His acting was very much well praised in Humsafar along with hiss chemistry with her co-star Mahira Khan.
From 2013 onwards he played the role of Rohail in Geo TV serial Ashk opposite Neelam Muneer and Mehreen Raheel and in another serial Zindagi Gulzar Hai aired on Hum TV, in which he played the role of Zaroon opposite Sanam Saeed.

Khan made his film debut with a leading role in the 2007 Shoaib Mansoor's Khuda Kay Liye, which was the highest-grossing Pakistani film of 2007. Khan played Sarmad the best singers in Lahore, but later influenced by an Islamic activist, Sarmad begins to practice the extremist interpretation of Islam, grows a beard and goes against music, putting pressure on his free-spirited family to comply. Those parties interpret certain verses of the Quran and Hadith to call for a ban on music and pictures. The role was first offered to Ali Zafar but due to busy schedule, Ali refused. 


As of September 2013, Khan has several projects at various stages of production. Khan has completed shooting of Summer Nicks's Science fiction Kolachi, and his first international project, a Bollywood film Khoobsurat remake of the 1980 film of the same name opposite Sonam Kapoor, which is produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Boney Kapoor. Khan has also signed his second Bollywood film Yash Raj Films Next alongside actress Kareena Kapoor, and third Pakistani film Sultana Siddiqui's Next film, that will be shot in Lahore towards the mid of 2014.

Fawad met Sadaf Fawad in 1997 at the age of 17, and married her at Lahore in 2005. The couple have a son named Ayaan Khan.

His works include:
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2007
Sarmad
2013
Armaan
Remake of Armaan
2014
Vikram Singh Rathore
Releasing on 19 September 2014
2014
TBA
Post-production[19][19]
2014
TBA
TBA
Television
Year
Title
Role
Additional Notes
2001
Bond
2008
Dil Dekay Jaien Gay
Arsalan
Satrangi
Behzaad
Rubber Band
Cameo
Special Appearance in String's song "Zinda Hoon".
2009
Jeevan Ki Rahon Mein
Adil
2010
2011
Asghar
Mujtaba
Ashar Hussain
2012
Rohail
2013
Zaroon Junaid
Wali Bakht
Telefilm
Year
Title
Role
Additional Notes
2009
Kal
Zaheer
2011
Aaj Kuch Na Kaho
Rehan
2013
Jamal aks (Joe)

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