Shamil Khan
Born
Mohammad Shamyl Bakht Khan

(1978-03-17) 17 March 1978
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

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.[4]

Career

Shamil was in Lahore for the basant festival 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.[5]

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

Filmography

Films

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

Television serials

YearTitleRoleChannel
2006KharidarPTV Home
2007Khuda GawahATV
2010RogerPTV
Lahore JunctionPTV
KalmooniPTV
Husn Ara KaunTV One
2011Binte AdamPTV Home
NazarPTV Home
2013Anjanay NagarShezarTV One
Love, Life Aur LahoreA-Plus
2014 Chahat Mir Danyal PTV Home
Sadqay TumhareDr. MaqsoodHum TV
2015AkeliAzfar
Tere BaghairArslan
Ishq-e-BenaamKesar
Maana Ka GharanaMalik
2016Bad GumaanSalman
2017Phir Wohi MohabbatYasir
Yaqeen Ka SafarDr. Shehroze
Thori Si WafaAkhtar
Mera HaqUmairGeo TV
2018SeepWaqasTV One
2018Tajdeed e WafaCameo appearanceHum TV
2019AnaaGhazanfar
BharamBurhan
Log Kia KahengayFeroze
2022Sang-e-MahDr. Haider
2023 Nauroz Darvesh Khan Green Entertainment
Idiot Gulzar's father

References

  1. 1 2 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. "Profile". Pakistan Film Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. "Jehangir A. Khan is dead". Dawn News. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. Adnan, Ally (11 October 2015). "Shamyl Khan: A balancing act". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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