Sheheryar Munawar Siddiqui

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Sheheryar Munawar
شہریار منور 
Born
Sheheryar Munawar Siddiqui

(1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 (age 35)
Karachi, Pakistan
Occupations
Years active2012–present
Relatives Sultana Siddiqui (aunt)
Jahangir Siddiqui (uncle)
Ali Jehangir Siddiqui (cousin)
Website sheheryarmunawar.co

Sheheryar Munawar Siddiqui (born 9 August 1988) is a Pakistani actor, film producer, director, screenwriter and television host. He made his film debut as a lead actor and producer in 2016 with Ho Mann Jahaan. He is notable for his role in Asim Raza's Parey Hut Love , which became Pakistan's highest-grossing movie 2019. [1] [2] He has starred in male-centric serials such as Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay , Kahi Un Kahi , Zindagi Gulzar Hai , Aasmanon Pay Likha and Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley . For his performances in Ho Mann Jahaan , Saat Din Mohabbat In , and Parey Hut Love, he has won a Lux Style Award (2017); a Masala Award (2019); and a Pakistan International Screen Award (2020), respectively.

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Early life and education

He was born on 9 August 1988 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. [3]

His father, air commodore (r) Munawar Alam Siddiqui, was in the Pakistan Air Force before switching to business after retirement, his sister Nadia is a business graduate, while his elder brother, Asfandyar, who died in a car accident on 23 December 2012, was an investment banker. [4] His younger brother, Manoucheher, was wounded in a cafe shooting in 2011. [5]

In a 2018 interview with Samina Peerzada, he revealed that he's of Sindhi descent from his paternal side and Brahui maternally, while the influential TV director and producer Sultana Siddiqui is his aunt. [6] Sheheryar's father, Munawar, is also a board member of Hum Network, founded by Sultana. [7]

Another of his uncles is Mazhar ul Haq Siddiqui, [8] "one of Pakistan's senior-most civil servants and an eminent educationist", who also served as the vice-chancellor of Sindh University and is a board member of Hum Network as well. [7]

Ali Jehangir Siddiqui, an entrepreneur who also served as ambassador of Pakistan to the United States for a few months in 2018, is his cousin. [9] Ali's father, Jahangir Siddiqui, is the founder of JS Group. [10]

Sheheryar completed his Bachelor in Finance from the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi. [11]

Career

Acting

Sheheryar started his career as an actor with his debut in the Hum TV drama serial Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley in which he played the character of a deaf and dumb boy.

In 2013, he appeared in Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay , Kahi Unkahi and Zindagi Gulzar Hai .

Then he started concentrating on movies.

In 2021, he starred in Pehli Si Muhabbat , his first TV role since Aasmanon Pay Likha in 2014, with Maya Ali in their second collaboration after the 2019 movie Parey Hut Love . [1]

Direction and screenwriting

In 2015, he was Asim Raza's assistant director during an advertisement campaign for QMobile. [12]

In 2021, he became a director with the short film Prince Charming about post-marriage depression, which was received well. [13]

In 2023, he wrote and directed the telefilm Budhi Ghori Lal Lagam released on Geo TV. [14]

Hosting

In 2022, he began hosting a TV gameshow called Khel Kay Jeet on Express TV . [15]

Filmography

Television

YearSerialRoleDirectorScreenwriterNotes
2012 Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley Arooj [1]
2013 Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay Zarak Khan [16]
Kahi Unkahi Shahryar [11]
Zindagi Gulzar Hai OsamaSupporting role [1]
2014 Aasmanon Pay Likha Aaliyan [17]
2021 Pehli Si Muhabbat Aslam [17]
Sinf-e-Aahan Major UsamaSupporting role [18]
2023 Aik Thi Laila QaisCameo
Kuch Ankahi Asfar [19]
Budhi Ghori Lal LagamDark Red x.svgYes check.svgYes check.svgTelefilm
2024RaddSalaar

Films

YearFilmRoleProducerRef
2015 Ho Mann Jahaan ArhanYes check.svg [20]
2017 Kambhakht Shahryar
2018 7 Din Mohabbat In Tipu [21]
2019 Project Ghazi Zayn [22]
Parey Hut Love ShahryarYes check.svg [23]
2021 Khel Khel Mein Wajih Karamullah (Dada) [24]
2023 Teri Meri Kahaniyaan Salman [25]

Web

YearTitleRoleDirectorPlatformNotesRef
2021Prince CharmingDark Red x.svgYes check.svgSee Prime on YouTube Short film; Directorial debut [26] [27]
Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam BilalDark Red x.svg ZEE5 Web series [28]
2023LikhariKabir KhanDark Red x.svgSee Prime on YouTube Short film

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResult
2013 Hum Awards Best New Sensation MaleWon
2016Most Stylish Film ActorNominated
2017 Lux Style Awards Best Supporting ActorWon
International Pakistan Prestige Awards Best Film ActorNominated
2018 Masala Awards Most Versatile ActorWon
2020 Pakistan International Screen Awards Best Actor in a Leading RoleWon
Lux Style Awards Best Film ActorNominated
2021Filmfare Middle East AwardsBest Debutante FilmmakerWon
International Pakistan Prestige Awards Best On-Screen Film Couple – Maya Ali & Sheheryar MunawarWon

Lux Style Awards

CeremonyCategoryFilmResult
16th Lux Style Awards [29] Best Supporting Actor in a Film Ho Mann Jahaan Won
Best FilmNominated
18th Lux Style Awards [30] Best Film Actor Parey Hut Love Nominated
Best Film

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