Ameer Gilani

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Ameer Gilani
Born
Syed Ameer Kamal Gilani

(1996-07-06) 6 July 1996 (age 27) [1]
Islamabad, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Education LLM from Harvard Law School [2]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Singer
Years active2019–present
Relatives Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani (grandfather)
Musarrat Nazir (grandaunt)

Ameer Gilani is a Pakistani actor and singer who is best known for his portrayal of Hassan Fareed in Hum TV's Sabaat (2020), for which he received a nomination for Best Emerging Talent at the 20th Lux Style Awards.

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Early life and education

His paternal grandfather Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani is a lawyer who served as the country's law minister under Benazir Bhutto in 1989–1990. [3] Musarrat Nazir, a famed singer and actress active from the 1950s to the 1980s, is Iftikhar's sister-in-law. [4]

In 2022, Ameer graduated with a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from the Harvard Law School in the United States. [5]

Career

Actor

Ameer portrayed the role of an upper class university student in Shahzad Kashmiri's Sabaat opposite Mawra Hocane. [6] The series aired on Hum TV in 2020 and he was nominated at 20th Lux Style Awards for his performance in the category of Best Emerging Talent in TV. [7] In 2021, he appeared in a Defence Day's special music video by Atif Aslam. [8] In 2023, he paired again with Hocane in Shahzad Kashmiri's Neem . [9]

Singer

In 2020, he released the song Sabaat, titled after his drama, on his YouTube channel, with the music produced by Sarmad Ghafoor and the music video directed by Usman Mukhtar. [10]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkRef.
2019 Log Kia Kahenge Arsal Hum TV
2020 Sabaat Hasan Fareed [11]
2023 Neem Ashhad Aleem [12]
2024 Very Filmy Rohaan [13]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryWorkResultRef.
2021 Lux Style Awards Best Emerging Talent in TV Sabaat Nominated [7]
2021 Pakistan International Screen Awards Best TV Actor (Popular)Nominated [14]

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References

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  3. Ghafoor, Usman (8 March 2020). "Meet Pakistani cinema's stars of tomorrow". Gulf News . Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. His role model is his grandfather, Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gilani, a former law minister in Benazir Bhutto's government [...]
  4. Usman, Muhammad (31 January 2021). "Ex Federal Minister Iftikhar Hussain Gillani Marries A 21-Year-Old Girl". BOL News . Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. His wife is sister of famous singer Musarrat Nazir. His grandson Ameer Gilani serves as Pakistani showbiz's talented actor.
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  10. Fatima, Komal (30 October 2020). "Actor Ameer Gilani launches his first music video". BOL News .
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