Paras Masroor | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Education | Master's in sociology and mass communication |
Alma mater | University of Karachi |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2011 – present |
Notable work | Carma – The Movie |
Parent(s) | Beydil Masroor (father) Beena Masroor (mother) |
Paras Masroor is a Pakistani theatre and television actor and screenwriter.
He has played the role of Torah Khan in Momina Duraid's Sang-e-Mar Mar (2016) for which he received Hum Award for Best Supporting Actor. [1] [2] He further appeared in films Na Maloom Afrad (2014) and Mah e Mir (2016). [3]
He belongs to a Sindhi Sufi family involved in the arts : his grandfather, Ghulam Ali Masroor, who went by the pen-name Faqeer, wrote Sufi poetry in six languages (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Sindhi, Seraiki and English), while his father, Beydil Masroor, is a musician and writer who also served as senior director/producer for PTV for some 35 years and his mother Beena Masroor is an actress, Paras inheriting his interest in arts from them, as he is involved in sculpture, painting, drawing and music as well (he can play the tabla and the guitar). [4]
He got his Master's in sociology and mass communications from the Karachi University before studying acting at the NAPA. [4]
Starting his career as a theatre actor, he moved on to television. [4] [5] He also wrote content for different channels, such as scripts for Mohammed Ehteshamuddin, and also worked behind the camera as an assistant director. [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Bhaag Amina Bhaag | Amina's elder brother | [7] |
2011 | Jo Chaley Tau Jaan Sae Guzar Gaye | Inspired by Arthur Miller's All My Sons [8] | |
2012 | Nek Parveen | [9] | |
2012 | Kamla | Jai Singh | [10] |
2013 | Begum Jaan | Sanjay Panday | [11] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Na Maloom Afraad | News Reporter | [12] |
2016 | Mah e Mir | Siraj | [13] |
2022 | Carma – The Movie | Kidnapper | [14] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Jazeera | ||
2016–2017 | Saang e Mar Mar | Torah Khan | [15] |
2017 | Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain 2 | Kashi | Episode 15 |
Aangan | Zahid | [16] | |
Aik Thi Rania | Ayyaz | [17] | |
2018 | Mere Khudaya | Kashif; Aleena's brother | |
2019 | Dolly Darling | Himself | Guest appearance |
Gul-o-Gulzar | Jamal | ||
Yeh Dil Mera | Ali Baksh | [18] | |
2020 | Jhooti | Ahmed | |
2021 | Pehli Si Muhabbat | Murad | |
Mujhay Vida Kar | Iqbal | ||
Dhoop Ki Deewar | Anurag | Web series released on ZEE5 [19] | |
Parizaad | Asghar | ||
Hangor S-131 | Gulsher | Telefilm | |
2022 | Mere Damad | Farhan | |
2023 | Mayi Ri | Faraz | |
Dhoka | |||
Grey | |||
2024 | Dayan |
Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
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2017 | Sang-e-Mar Mar | Hum Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Won [1] |
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