Salman Shahid

Salman Shahid
Born1952 (age 72–73)
Lahore, Punjab, British India
NationalityPakistani, British
OccupationActor
Years active1975–present
ParentKhursheed Shahid (mother)

Salman Shahid (Urdu: سلمان شاہد) is a Pakistani film, theatre, television and voice actor.

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]

Career

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 has been directing plays since his college days, such as Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman in 1973 and later Luigi Pirandello's Six Characters In Search of an Author in 2007, and, when it comes to television, he 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.[5]

His production Tassadum was selected at the Cairo International Festival of Experimental Theatre.[6]

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]

Filmography

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 [7]
2018 Altered Skin Imtiaz
2019 Ready Steady No Chaudhry Saheb

Television serials

Year Title Role Channel Director Screenwriter Ref
1975 Such Gup PTV [8]
Taal Matol [9]
1982 Dhoop Dewar Asad
1985 Apnay Log Iqtedar Ali
1986 Ababeel [10][11]
1988 Seerhian [12][13]
1997 Family Front [14][15]
2005 Jaye Kahan Yeh Dil Geo TV
Bano Ko Pehchano Yes Yes
2009 Na Jane Kyun PTV Home [16]
2010 Noor Bano Hum TV [11]
2011 Khuda Aur Muhabbat Maulvi Aleem Geo TV [17]
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 [18]
Tu Zindagi Hai [19]
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

Awards and nominations

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

References

  1. ^ "Veteran actress Khursheed Shahid passes away". Daily Times. 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Rebel with a definite cause (profile of actor Salman Shahid) Dawn (newspaper), Published 6 June 2010, Retrieved 26 December 2019
  3. ^ a b c d e "The legend's quest". The Nation (newspaper). 31 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Salman Shahid profile". tv.com.pk website. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  5. ^ Ali, Sarwat (11 March 2007). "Pirandello in a local setting". Daily Jang. Archived from the original on 5 December 2024.
  6. ^ Mahmood, Abdulla (13 December 2006). "Perfect foil". Gulf News.
  7. ^ Sanam Saeed and Salman Shahid team up for Rehan Sheikh's upcoming film 'Azad' Dawn (newspaper), Published 8 December 2015, Retrieved 26 December 2019
  8. ^ Such Gup - Gainday Ki Kahani - Salman Shahid. monadarling74. 27 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ Taal Matol - Tameez-O-Tehzeeb Ka Ek Adad Daayra. monadarling74. 29 June 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ "PTV Classics " ABABEEL " - video Dailymotion". 5 September 2013.
  11. ^ a b "PTV HOME & PTV Classic Dramas".
  12. ^ Sirriyan Episode 6 | Robina Ashraf | Sobia Agha | Mahmood Ali. Shalimar Recording. 24 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ "Herald Exclusive on PTV: Cracking the code". 26 November 2014.
  14. ^ Zoya Anwer (29 May 2015). "6 Pakistani comedy shows that need to make a comeback". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  15. ^ Family Front, Episode # 1, PTV Comedy Drama, HD. Ch Muhammad Musa. 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ Na Jane Kyun Ptv Drama Title Song. junaixx. 18 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
  17. ^ Khuda Aur Mohabbat | Season 2 - Episode 01 | Har Pal Geo. HAR PAL GEO. 27 January 2020. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ "Kinza Razzak is Back on Our Screens with Bewaja". 6 November 2018.
  19. ^ "Ptv Home Television series list". www.ptv.com.pk.