Paras Masroor

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Paras Masroor
Born
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Education Master's in sociology and mass communication
Alma mater University of Karachi
Occupation Actor
Years active2011 – 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.

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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]

Early life and education

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]

Career

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]

Filmography

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Bhaag Amina BhaagAmina's elder brother [7]
2011Jo Chaley Tau Jaan Sae Guzar GayeInspired by Arthur Miller's All My Sons [8]
2012Nek Parveen [9]
2012KamlaJai Singh [10]
2013Begum JaanSanjay Panday [11]

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Na Maloom Afraad News Reporter [12]
2016 Mah e Mir Siraj [13]
2022 Carma – The Movie Kidnapper [14]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Jazeera
2016–2017 Saang e Mar Mar Torah Khan [15]
2017 Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain 2 KashiEpisode 15
Aangan Zahid [16]
Aik Thi Rania Ayyaz [17]
2018 Mere Khudaya Kashif; Aleena's brother
2019 Dolly Darling HimselfGuest appearance
Gul-o-Gulzar Jamal
Yeh Dil Mera Ali Baksh [18]
2020 Jhooti Ahmed
2021 Pehli Si Muhabbat Murad
Mujhay Vida KarIqbal
Dhoop Ki Deewar AnuragWeb series released on ZEE5 [19]
Parizaad Asghar
Hangor S-131 GulsherTelefilm
2022Mere DamadFarhan
2023Mayi RiFaraz
Dhoka
Grey
2024Dayan

Accolades

YearWorkAwardCategoryResult
2017 Sang-e-Mar Mar Hum Awards Best Supporting Actor Won [1]

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