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Shamil Khan

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Shamil Khan
Born
Mohammad Shamyl Bakht Khan

(1978-03-17) 17 March 1978 (age 46)
Other namesShamyl Khan
OccupationActor
Years active2003 – Present

Shamil Khan (Urdu: شامل خان; also known as Shamyl; born March 1978 in Islamabad)[1] is a Pakistani film and television actor.

He's best-known for his film debut in the Punjabi language, Larki Punjaban (2003).[1]

He also appeared in the Hum TV serial Sadqay Tumhare.

Shamil Khan was appointed as a CLF Goodwill Ambassador by the Children's Literature Festival on July 30, 2019.[2]

Early life and family

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Shamil's father Jahangir Khan (1926-2013) was a journalist, a bureaucrat and also an actor who appeared in Pakistan's first movie, Teri Yaad (1948), as a lead role.[3]

Shamil has three sisters and three brothers.[3]

Career

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Shamil was in Lahore for basant when he met famous director Syed Noor, who convinced him to take on acting and also taught him other skills related to the field such as direction, cinematography, production, editing and scriptwriting, also giving him his break with Larki Punjaban in 2003.[4]

He has since then appeared in numerous films and television plays.

Filmography

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Films

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Year Movie
2003 Larki Punjaban
2004 Hum Ek Hain
2006 Jism
2008 Basanti
Gulabo
Kabhi Pyar Na Karna
2011 Son of Pakistan
2016 Revenge of the Worthless

Television serials

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Year Title Role Channel
2006 Kharidar PTV Home
2007 Khuda Gawah ATV
2010 Roger PTV
Lahore Junction PTV
Kalmooni PTV
Husn Ara Kaun TV One
2011 Binte Adam PTV Home
Nazar PTV Home
2013 Anjanay Nagar Shezar TV One
Love, Life Aur Lahore A-Plus
2014 Chahat Mir Danyal PTV Home
Sadqay Tumhare Dr. Maqsood Hum TV
2015 Akeli Azfar
Tere Baghair Arslan
Ishq-e-Benaam Kesar
Maana Ka Gharana Malik
2016 Bad Gumaan Salman
2017 Phir Wohi Mohabbat Yasir
Yaqeen Ka Safar Dr. Shehroze
Thori Si Wafa Akhtar
Mera Haq Umair Geo TV
2018 Seep Waqas TV One
2018 Tajdeed e Wafa Cameo appearance Hum TV
2019 Anaa Ghazanfar
Bharam Burhan
Log Kia Kahengay Feroze
2022 Sang-e-Mah Dr. Haider
2023 Nauroz Darvesh Khan Green Entertainment
2024 DuniyaPur Zamir

References

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  1. ^ a b Rasheed, Shaheen (October 2006). "باتیں شامل خان سے". Khawateen Digest (in Urdu and Punjabi). 34 (6): 28–32.
  2. ^ "Children's Literature Festival Appoints Fourteen Goodwill Ambassadors". Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Jehangir A. Khan is dead". Dawn News. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. ^ Adnan, Ally (11 October 2015). "Shamyl Khan: A balancing act". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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