Shahbaz Shigri

Shahbaz Shigri
شہباز شگری
Born
Shahbaz Hamid Shigri

(1988-02-24) 24 February 1988 (age 36)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Occupations
  • Model
  • actor
  • director
Years active2010–present
Spouse
Aisha Linnea Akhtar
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(m. 2012; div. 2018)​

Shahbaz Hamid Shigri (born 24 February 1988)[1] is a Pakistani model, actor, director and producer. He has appeared in various films and is best known for playing the lead role of Hasan in Slackistan (2010) and a supporting role in Asim Raza's Parey Hut Love (2019).

He was nominated for the Best Music Video Director award at the 14th Lux Style Awards for directing the video for Adil Omar's "Exploding Heart".[2]

Personal life

Shigri started dating his Slackistan co-star, Aisha Linnea Akhtar, in May 2009, during the film's post-production phase. They married in March 2012, but divorced in June 2018.[3][4]

In 2019, Shigri started dating singer Aima Baig.[5] The couple got engaged in July 2021.[6] In September 2022, Baig confirmed they had broken up on Instagram.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Slackistan Hasan [8]
2011 Sole Search Short film
2012 Gol Chakkar — Director only[9]
2013 Anima State Cinematographer
2017 Verna – Assistant director only[10]
2019 Parey Hut Love Hasan [11]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Qurbatain Faaris Television debut[12]
2024 Gissa e Dil Haroon

References

  1. ^ "Hottie of the week: Shahbaz Shigri". The Express Tribune. 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  2. ^ "Lux Style Awards nominations are out!". Dawn. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  3. ^ "No more weddings for me: Shahbaz Shigri". The Express Tribune. 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  4. ^ Humail, Hamna (2021-02-24). "Aima Baig expressed her love for Shahbaz Shigri on his birthday". BOL News. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  5. ^ "Aima and Shahbaz Shigri are officially engaged!". Daily Times. 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  6. ^ Junejo, Mukhtar Ahmed (13 August 2021). "Aima Baig shares stunning photos with Shahbaz Shigri from their engagement dinner". The News International. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Aima Baig and Shahbaz Shigri have called it quits". Dawn Images. 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  8. ^ Khan, Rayan (2011-06-22). "Love in the time of Slackistan". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  9. ^ Khan, Sher (2012-09-16). "Gol Chakkar set for premier in October". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  10. ^ Rifaat, Haider (19 February 2018). "Pakistani film writers need to ditch the love triangle theme: Shahbaz Shigri". Daily Times. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  11. ^ Rifaat, Haider (2019-09-03). "I forayed into mainstream cinema with 'Parey Hut Love': Shahbaz Shigri". Daily Times. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  12. ^ "Catch Anmol Baloch, Shahbaz Shigri in Qurbatain". Samaa TV. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2022.