Rehan Sheikh

 ( 1979 Births ) 

Rehan Sheikh (born 13 January 1969) is a Pakistani film and television actor, director, writer, film maker and producer. For his portrayal of Hafiz Ilyas in social drama Inkaar (2019), he received critical praise and a nomination for Best Actor at Lux Style Awards.

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Early life Sheikh was born in London to veteran journalist Aslam Sheikh (d. 2003), who served as director-general of the Associated Press of Pakistan and was also "among the pioneers of economic journalism in Pakistan", "Veteran journalist Aslam Sheikh dies" (18 December 2003), Dawn News. Retrieved 10 February 2019. whose older brother was a film director and screenwriter.

Sheikh's mother is a teacher and spent a lifetime in serving the education sector. He has two sisters, both Fulbright scholars.Interview with Samina Peerzada. "Rehan Sheikh | A Must Watch Interview | Speak Your Heart With Samina Peerzada", uploaded on YouTube on 10 February 2019.

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Career

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In the United Kingdom Sheikh started with a youth theater group in South London, having worked in Tamasha Theatre Company's Women of the Dust in 1992. Official profile

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In Pakistan While visiting Pakistan on holiday, he directed, wrote and acted in a theater performance in Rawalpindi, and after being spotted by Sarmad Sehbai he got his first TV role in PTV's Aaghosh in 1993, which eventually became a classic. He went on do a number of popular drama serials and also was the host of a popular travel show Travel Guide of Pakistan.

Some of his notable performances include Haseena Moin's PTV classic serial and the Hum TV play Sanjha, which earned him a nomination for best supporting actor at the 1st Hum Awards. His other major serials include Awazain, Bisat, Kiran Kahani, Dozukh, Maa, Nasal, and Mohlat.

Sheikh wrote, directed, acted and provided lyrics for some of the songs for the film Azad.

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Filmography

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Films

+ !Year !Title !Role !Director !Producer !Screenwriter !Note
2003	Khamosh Pani	Afshan
2015	Manto	Mian Sahab
2016	Actor in Law	Lawyer
2017	Chupan Chupai
	Driven	Inspector Murtaza Shah
2018	Azad
2024	Poppay Ki Wedding	Shah Sahab

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Television serials

+ !Year !Title !Role !Channel !Note
1993	Aaghosh	Aizaz	PTV	Drama debut
1996–1997	The Bill	Mr. Khan / Shariff Shah	ITV	British series; appears in 2 episodes
1997	Dozakh		PTV
1998	Mohlat
1999	Aik Mohabat Sau Afsanay			Anthology series; appears in episode "Himmat-e-Batil "
2000	Bisaat		PTV / Indus TV
	Sath Sath Ya Alag Alag		PTV
2001
2006	Kiran Kahani	Dr. Salman		Remake of Haseena Moin's Kiran Kahani
	Pehchaan	Asad	Hum TV	Re-aired in 2011 under the title Aks
2008	The Ghost	Aryan
2010	Woh Chaar
2011	Akhri Barish
	Akbari Asghari	Hatim Choudhry
	Sanjha	Bakshu
2012	Aik Nayee Cinderella	Saifullah		Cameo
2014	Laa	Naimat Khan
	Sadqay Tumhare	Mohammad Amin Janjua
2015	Jugnoo	Baba Saheb
	Preet Na Kariyo Koi	Sulehri Sahab
2016	Udaari	Majid
2017	Sammi	Chaudhry Rab Nawaz
	Qurban	Shafi Mohammad
2018	Pukaar	Sultan Asfand
2019	Inkaar	Hafiz Ilyas Sahab
	Shahrukh Ki Saliyan	Havildar Maula Baksh	Geo Entertainment
2020	Fat Family	Murad	S TV
	Mehar Posh	Jahanzaib	Geo Entertainment
2021	Berukhi	Mansoor Ahmad	ARY Digital
2022	Meray Humnasheen	Saif Khan	Geo Entertainment
2023	Chand Tara	Gulzar "Babu Bhaiyya"	Hum TV
2024	Zard Patton Ka Bunn	Malik Nadir Khan
2025	Paradise	Nawab Humayun Ali Khan	Express Entertainment

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Awards and nominations

+ !Year !Ceremony !Category !Project !Result !Note
2005	Kara Film Festival	Best Actor	24 Hours
2013	1st Hum Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Sanjha
2015	3rd Hum Awards		Sadqay Tumhare
2020	19th Lux Style Awards	Best Television Actor	Inkaar

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