Yasir Shah (actor)

For the Pakistani cricketer, see Yasir Shah.

Yasir Shah
Yasir, Karachi (2017)
Born	Syed Yasir Shah (1987-09-06) 6 September 1987 (age 38) Dubai, UAE
Occupations	Actor Model Producer Screenwriter
Years active	2006 - present

Syed Yasir Shah is a Pakistani actor, producer, screenwriter and model who started his acting career in India.

Career

Early television career in India

After doing modelling gigs in Pakistan, he was offered a role by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms, the protagonist Azaan Khan in the serial Khwaish (2007), aired on Sony TV, a drama based on an Indian Muslim family in Dubai, which has been a major success and thus marked his debut in India's television industry. ^{[1] [2]}

In one of his popular roles in Indian dramas he played the role of Munjaal in the Sahara One TV drama Shorr (2010) as serial protagonist. ^{[3] [4]}

Since 2019, he has been exclusively active in Pakistan's entertainment industry, following the ban imposed by The All India Cine Workers Association (AICWA) on Pakistani artists, which prevents them from working in the Indian film industry. ^[5]

Films

Yasir Shah made his film debut with the 2016 Pakistani movie Blind Love . ^{[6] [7]}

Production and screenwriting

In 2019, he turned producer as well as screenwriter with the Aaj Entertainment drama Rangdari. ^[6]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Serial	Role	Producer	Screenwriter	Production house	Channel	Country
2007	Khwaish	Azaan [8] [9]			Balaji Telefilms	Sony TV	India
	Jiya Jale	Yug Suryavanshi [9]			Big Synergy	9X
	Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna (Star Plus)	Siddharth			Balaji Telefilms	STAR Plus
	Buri Aurat	Yasir			7th Sky Entertainment	Geo TV	Pakistan
2010	Shorr	Munjaal [4]			Jay Production	Sahara One	India
2011	Thoda Hai Bas Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai	Sambhavv			Rose Audio visuals	Colors
	Mahima Shani Dev Ki	Ashwabahu			Sagar Films	NDTV Imagine
2012	Adaalat	Gaurang			Contiloe Entertainment	Sony TV
	Ek Maa Ki Agniparkisha	Vikraam			Doordarshan
	Tere Pyaar Kay Bharose	Ubaid			7th Sky Entertainment	Express Entertainment	Pakistan
2013	Bewafa Hum Na Thay	Nomi			Mushroom Productions	TVOne Global
	Khoya Khoya Chand	Farooq			Moomal Productions	Hum TV
2014	Yeh Hai Aashiqui [10]	Shadab			BBC Worldwide	Bindass	India
	Dil Nahi Maanta [7]	Raza			iDream Entertainment	ARY Digital	Pakistan
	Tumse Mil Kay [7]	Mehroz			iDream Entertainment
2015	Rishton Ki Dor [11]	Kabeer			A&B Entertainment	Geo TV
2016	Rishta Anjana Sa [12]	Rahil			Six Sigma	ARY Digital
2017	Saanp Seerhi [13]				Misbah Khalid Productions	Express Entertainment
	Khan	Haroon			7th Sky Entertainment	Geo Entertainment
	Iltija	Razi			Next Level Entertainment	ARY Digital
2019	Rangdari [6]	Rehan			RAS Film	Aaj Entertainment
2020	Rockstar	Aazaan			RAS Film & Yasir Shah Films	TvOne
2021	Khudgharziyan	Arsalan			A&B Entertainment	SAB TV
2024	Bhakt Hazari	Ali				PTV

Telefilms

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2014	Tujhsay Hee Raabta	Farhan	[14]
2016	Dulha Mil Gaya	Zaid Malik	[15]
2017	Love Youn Bhi Hota Hai	Hasnain	[16]

Film

Year	Film	Role	Language
2016	Blind Love [6]	Daniyal	Urdu

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Network
2022	Ranjish [17]	Farhan	ABK Films

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
2017	47th Nigar Awards	Best Debut Male	Nominated	Blind Love	[18]
2022	Nation's Leader Awards	Best On Screen Face (Male) of The Year NLA 2.0	Won	—N/a	[19]

References

1. "'There is a lot of rejection in the entertainment business': In conversation with Yasir Shah - Entertainment - Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
2. "Interviews: Yasir Shah unplugged", 14 Jun 2008, TellyChakkar. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
3. "Munjaal to get his voice back in Shorr". India Forums. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
4. "Munjal". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
5. "All India Cine Workers Association bans Pakistani artistes". The Indian Express. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
6. Junaid, Misha (22 March 2019). "Rangdari's OST is as Vibrant as its Name". HIP. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
7. Ahmed Sarym (25 May 2016), "Yasir Shah talks 'Blind Love', Bollywood debut and a lot more!" Archived 8 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine , hipinpakistan. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
8. "A majority of Pakistanis watch K serials, Yasir Shah". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
9. "Yasir Shah enters Jiya Jale on 9X". afaqs!. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
10. tnn, dna (4 September 2013). "'Yasir Amrita'". Daily News and Analysis . Retrieved 4 September 2013.
11. "Rishton Ki Dor Episode, Rishton Ki Dor Drama Cast, Rishton Ki Dor Schedule, Rishton Ki Dor OST". harpalgeo.tv. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
12. master, site (10 August 2016). "Rishta Anjana Sa - ARY Exclusive Digital Drama". ARY Digital. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
13. "Why was Saanp Seerhi so derogatory towards LUMS?". The Express Tribune. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
14. "Sara Khan to feature in an Indo-Pak telefilm!". 28 June 2014.
15. "Dulha Mil Gaya (2016)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
16. Omair, Ayesha (12 July 2017). "Upcoming Telefilm Of A-Plus Pays Tribute To Junaid Jamshed's Famous Song". ReviewIT.pk.
17. Erumm, Natasha (2 October 2020). "Ranjish: New Web Series Cast, Story Starring Kinza Hashmi, Yasir Shah". Pakistani Journal. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
18. "Nigar Awards are back and here are the nominations!". Geo News. 10 November 2022.
19. "Yasir Shah | NLA 2.0 | Nations Leader Awards | PBCF", PBCF - Pakistan Business Club Forum (Imdad E Azeem), archived from the original on 22 December 2022, retrieved 22 December 2022

External links

• Yasir Shah at IMDb