Early life and family
Saud was born in Karachi, Pakistan. [1] He was one of eleven siblings: nine brothers and two sisters. [2]
He belongs to the Siddiqi family with his roots in the Nanauta town of Uttar Pradesh, India and which has played a role in Islamic scholarship: His great-great-grandfather Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi was one of the co-founders of the influential Deobandi movement, his great-grandfather Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad was a scholar, [3] [4] his father Zahir Qasim was a famous qari and naat khawan known for his work for Radio Pakistan, while his uncles, the late Shakir Qasmi and Waheed Zafar Qasmi, have also been active in these fields. [5] He's himself a hafiz-e-Quran. [6]
In his youth, he studied in the United States, where he learned to play the tabla and engaged in gym-based physical training, including bodybuilding; he also developed an interest in dance, drawing inspiration from Michael Jackson and especially Prabhu Deva, elements that later informed his decision to become an actor. [2]
On 25 December 2006, Saud married TV Actress Javeria Jalil, now known as Javeria Saud. They have a daughter named Jannat born in 2007, and a son named Ibrahim born in 2011. [1]
One of his cousins in India is married to the sister of actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui. [7]
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