Haroon Shahid

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Haroon Shahid
Occupation(s)Actor
Singer-songwriter
Years active2008–present
Relatives Ahad Raza Mir (cousin) [1]
Musical career
Genres Pop-rock
InstrumentGuitar [2]
Years active2008–present
Labels Bisconni Music [3]
Coke Studio [4]
Formerly ofSYMT (2010–2016) [5] [6] [4]

Haroon Shahid is a Pakistani musician and actor. [7]

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He was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Lahore-based pop-rock band Symt from 2010 to 2016. [8] Later, he concentrated on acting, making his debut in 2017 with Shoaib Mansoor's Verna before doing television series.

Early life and education

Originally from Lahore, Shahid grew up in Saudi Arabia and later did his Bachelors in commerce and then his Master's in public policy from the Beaconhouse National University, Lahore. [9]

Career

Music

One of Shahid's first public appareances was with Pakistan Sangeet Icon (PSI), a music competition and reality show televised by MTV Pakistan, held in Karachi in 2008, and while he didn't win he would get noticed. [10] Later he'd be a guitarist and the lead vocalist of the Lahore-based pop-rock band Symt, until its dissolution in 2016. [8] He featured in Coke Studio Pakistan season 5 (2012) with his band Symt while he participated as a solo artist for Coke Studio Pakistan season 9 (2016), singing Baliye (Laung Gawacha). [11]

Acting

Shahid made his acting debut with the Shoaib Mansoor movie Verna in 2017 before doing television roles.

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRole
2017 Verna Aami

Television series

YearFilmRoleSingerNetworkNoteReference
2018 Tajdeed e Wafa Ashar Hum TV Leading role [12]
2019 Do Bol Sameer ARY Digital Supporting role [7]
Khaas Fakhir Hum TV Leading role [13]
Meray Dost Meray Yaar (season 1) Sherry Geo Entertainment [14]
2020 Muqaddar Saad ur Rahman [15]
TamannaHaroon [16]
Aik Aur MunafiqEpisode: "Taqdeer" [17]
2021 Qayamat JawadLeading role [18]
Makafaat (season 3) MultiplesEpisodes: "Khayanat","Marham","Aablay" and "Samaat"
Aakhir Kab Tak Saim Hum TV Leading role [19]
Amanat Junaid ARY Digital [20]
Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay Safwan Hum TV Supporting role [21]
TasveerAliPlay EntertainmentLeading role [22]
Fasiq Umair Geo Entertainment [23]
2022 Yeh Na Thi Hamari Qismat Yasir ARY Digital Cameo
Inaam e MohabbatMair Geo Entertainment Leading role
MilanSab TV
Tinkay Ka Sahara Hammad Hum TV [24]
2023Nikah Geo Entertainment
2024 Jaan Nisar FarazSupporting role [25]
DaoAaliyanLeading role
FaraarFaraz SiddiquiCheck-green.svgGreen EntertainmentSupporting role; also sung a reprise of Ko Ko Korina (1966) in Episode 10

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  7. 1 2 "The present generation of the entertainment universe". The News International (newspaper). 14 May 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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