Sajid Hasan

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Syed Sajid Hasan
سید ساجد حسن
Born (1958-01-05) 5 January 1958 (age 66)
NationalityPakistani
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Screenwriter
  • Playwright
  • Director
  • TV host
  • Film producer
Years active1980–present
SpouseShakila Chapra [1]
Children3
Awards President's Award for Pride of Performance (1978-83) Pakistan.svg Pride of Performance (2021)
1st Indus Drama Awards (2005)

Syed Sajid Hasan (born 5 January 1958) is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter, film director, TV hosts, and film producer. He has demonstrated political ambitions, but has not achieved significant success. As an actor he is best-known for his comic role of Dr. Irfan in the PTV classic Dhoop Kinare (1987). [1]

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Personal life

Hasan was born in Karachi into a Shi'a family and has one sister and three brothers. In 2009, one of his brothers and his wife were killed in a terrorist attack during a Muharram procession on Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road in which the family participated. Hasan himself was injured in the attack. [2]

Hasan is married to Shakila Chapra, a fitness trainer and yoga instructor, and they have three sons. [3] [1]

In 2018, Hasan publicly shared on social media about undergoing a hair transplant surgery. The procedure went wrong, resulting in a severe infection on his scalp and high fever. [4] This incident brought significant attention to the hair transplant industry, raising concerns about its hygienic standards. [4] [5]

Media career

Actor

Hasan began in theatre as a stage actor, collaborating with Rahat Kazmi, with whom he'd open the theatre company Theatre Walley, before making his television debut with the PTV drama Khaleej (1986) and getting his breakthrough with the role of Dr. Irfan, the comic relief in Dhoop Kinare (1987). [6]

He participated in Indian television serials, including Tanha in 1999, becoming the first actor from Pakistan to feature in an Indian drama.

Hasan made his film debut in 2004 with the movie Salakhain , in which he played the antagonist. He also had a role in the Angelina Jolie film A Mighty Heart . [7]

Screenwriter and playwright

Hasan has written television dramas, including Kachwa aur Khargosh (1989), in which he also acted. [8]

Hasan has also written stage plays, including Hua Kuch Yoon in 2017, described as a love story set before and after the Partition and spanning some 80 years, staged in seven cities for a year. [9]

Director and producer

Hasan was nominated in the "Best Director for Sitcom" category during the 1st Indus Drama Awards in 2005.

He's also a producer, producing Dasht-e-Tanhai (2015) for PTV Home, also being part of the cast. [10]

Host

In 2021, Hasan began hosting Zindagi With, a talk show airing on ARY Zindagi where he interviews celebrities. [11] [12]

Political career

Hasan has pursued political ambitions multiple times, joining various political parties to contest democratic elections as a candidate.

In April 2018, Hasan joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). [13] Two month later, he announced his candidacy for the National Assembly of Pakistan in Karachi’s NA-256 constituency, covering North Nazimabad. [14] [15] He finished seventh out of 16 candidates, receiving 7,587 votes, which was just 3.82% of the total votes. [16]

In 2024, he joined the Jahangir Tareen-led Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP). [17]

Filmography

Television serials

YearTitleRoleChannelCountry
1986 Khaleej BilalPTVPakistan
1987 Dhoop Kinare Dr. Irfan
1989Kachwa aur KhargoshAli Asad
1990Tansen
1992 Sitara Aur Mehrunnisa Ramis
1993AgarZaheer
Nijaat Ali Asad
1999 Tanha StarPlus India
2000Thodi Si Bewafai Sony TV
2005MasuriPTVPakistan
2006Jaye Kahan Ye Dil
2008 Rani
2009 Aashti Ali Alam Hum TV
2010 Thori Si Wafa Chahiye Sheraz Geo Entertainment
Hum Tum Asif Mir
Daddy JahanzebARY Digital
2011 Akhri Barish Hum TV
Rok Lo Aaj Ki Raat Ko Ali Sher Express Entertainment
2012Man JaliWahab AhmedGeo Entertainment
Jannat Se Nikali Hui AuratGeo TV
Hazaron Saal
Nadamat Nawab Shuja-ud-DinHum TV
2014Koi Nahi ApnaARY Digital
Khata
2015Paiwand
Bay Qasoor Shehryar
Unsuni PTV Home
Dasht-e-Tanhai
Choti Si Ghalat FehmiHum TV
2016 Yeh Ishq ARY Digital
Thori Si BewafaiExpress TV
Shehrnaz Naseeb Gul Urdu 1
Dekho Chaand Aaya Abu JanGeo Entertainment
2017 Hari Hari Churiyaan Fasahat
Saanp SeerhiExpress Entertainment
Jao Meri Guriya A-Plus TV
Mubarak Ho Beti Hui Hai ARY Digital
2018 Balaa
Mujhe Qabul Hai
Kho Gaya Woh BOL Entertainment
2019 Bandish JunaidARY Digital
Choti Choti Batain HassanHum TV
2021Ek Jhoota Lafz MohabbatNasirExpress Entertainment
2022 Aik Sitam Aur WahabARY Digital
Inaam-e-MohabbatAdnanGeo Entertainment
2024Jaan NisarAslam
Barzakh [18] Jabbar ZEE5

Telefilms

YearTitleChannel
1997Putli GharPTV
1999Neeli Dhoop
2013Aur Ghanti Baj GaiARY Digital
2018Baap Bara Na BhaiyaARY Zindagi

Films

YearTitleRole
2004 Salakhain [19]
2006Pehla Pehla Pyaar [19]
2007 A Mighty Heart [19] Zafir
2011 Aazaan [20] Doctor
2015 Jalaibee [21] Akbar
Abdullah: The Final Witness [22] SP Zaman
2016 Maalik [23] Gen. Amjad
Rahm [24]
2018 Kaaf Kangana [25]
2020Kahay Dil Jidhar [26]

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryProjectResult
2004 3rd Lux Style Awards [28] Best TV ActorIshq AatishNominated
2005 4th Lux Style Awards Best TV Actor (Satellite) [29] Yaad To Ayenge
2008 7th Lux Style Awards Shikwah
2010 9th Lux Style Awards [30] Best TV Actor (Terrestrial) Rani
2011 10th Lux Style Awards [31] Best TV Actor (Satellite)Thori Si Wafa Chahiye

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