Rehan Sheikh
- Born
- 1979 · Islamabad.
- Nationality
- Pakistan
- Occupation
- artist · television director · actor · television producer · screenwriter · film director
- Education
- University of Surrey
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• Born — 1969 1 13 • Birthplace — London, England • Notable Works — The Castle-Aik Umeed, Akbari Asghari, Akhri Barish, Sanjha, Aik Nayee Cinderella • Occupation — * Actor • director • producer • theater artist • screenwriter • Years Active — 1992–present • Education — University of Surrey Rehan Sheikh (born 13 January 1969) is a Pakistani film and television actor, director, writer, film maker and producer. For his portrayal of Hafiz Ilyas in social drama Inkaar (2019), he received critical praise and a nomination for Best Actor at Lux Style Awards.
Early life
Sheikh was born in London to veteran journalist Aslam Sheikh (d. 2003), who served as director-general of the Associated Press of Pakistan and was also "among the pioneers of economic journalism in Pakistan", whose older brother was a film director and screenwriter. Sheikh's mother is a teacher and spent a lifetime in serving the education sector. He has two sisters, both Fulbright scholars.
In the United Kingdom
Sheikh started with a youth theater group in South London, having worked in Tamasha Theatre Company's Women of the Dust in 1992.
In Pakistan
While visiting Pakistan on holiday, he directed, wrote and acted in a theater performance in Rawalpindi, and after being spotted by Sarmad Sehbai he got his first TV role in PTV's Aaghosh in 1993, which eventually became a classic. He went on do a number of popular drama serials and also was the host of a popular travel show Travel Guide of Pakistan. Some of his notable performances include Haseena Moin's PTV classic serial The Castle: Aik Umeed and the Hum TV play Sanjha, which earned him a nomination for best supporting actor at the 1st Hum Awards. His other major serials include Awazain, Bisat, Kiran Kahani, Dozukh, Maa, Nasal, and Mohlat. Sheikh wrote, directed, acted and provided lyrics for some of the songs for the film Azad.
Television serials
• Year — Title — Role — Channel — Note • 1993 — Aaghosh — Aizaz — PTV — Drama debut • 1996–1997 — The Bill — Mr. Khan / Shariff Shah — ITV — British series; appears in 2 episodes • 1997 — Dozakh — PTV • 1998 — Mohlat • 1999 — Aik Mohabat Sau Afsanay — Anthology series; appears in episode "Himmat-e-Batil" • 2000 — Bisaat — PTV / Indus TV • Sath Sath Ya Alag Alag — PTV • 2001 — The Castle: Aik Umeed • 2006 — Kiran Kahani — Dr. Salman — Remake of Haseena Moin's 1973 drama • Pehchaan — Asad — Hum TV — Re-aired in 2011 under the title Aks • 2008 — The Ghost — Aryan • 2010 — Woh Chaar • 2011 — Akhri Barish • Akbari Asghari — Hatim Choudhry • Sanjha — Bakshu • 2012 — Aik Nayee Cinderella — Saifullah — Cameo • 2014 — Laa — Naimat Khan • Sadqay Tumhare — Mohammad Amin Janjua • 2015 — Jugnoo — Baba Saheb • Preet Na Kariyo Koi — Sulehri Sahab • 2016 — Udaari — Majid • 2017 — Sammi — Chaudhry Rab Nawaz • Qurban — Shafi Mohammad • 2018 — Pukaar — Sultan Asfand • 2019 — Inkaar — Hafiz Ilyas Sahab • Shahrukh Ki Saliyan — Havildar Maula Baksh — Geo Entertainment • 2020 — Fat Family — Murad — S TV • Mehar Posh — Jahanzaib — Geo Entertainment • 2021 — Berukhi — Mansoor Ahmad — ARY Digital • 2022 — Meray Humnasheen — Saif Khan — Geo Entertainment • 2023 — Chand Tara — Gulzar "Babu Bhaiyya" — Hum TV • 2024 — Zard Patton Ka Bunn — Malik Nadir Khan • 2025 — Paradise — Nawab Humayun Ali Khan — Express Entertainment
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Films
• Year — Title — Role — Director — Producer — Screenwriter — Note • 2003 — Khamosh Pani — Afshan • 2015 — Manto — Mian Sahab • 2016 — Actor in Law — Lawyer • 2017 — Chupan Chupai • Driven — Inspector Murtaza Shah • 2018 — Azad • 2024 — Poppay Ki Wedding — Shah Sahab
Awards and nominations
• Year — Ceremony — Category — Project — Result — Note • 2005 — Kara Film Festival — Best Actor — 24 Hours • 2013 — 1st Hum Awards — Best Supporting Actor — Sanjha • 2015 — 3rd Hum Awards — Sadqay Tumhare • 2020 — 19th Lux Style Awards — Best Television Actor — Inkaar
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- 1.Sadda Haider. TV drama Inkaar shows us the value of a father who stands by his daughter. Dawn Images. 5 May 2019.
- 2.Shabbir, Buraq. TV's favourite father figure. www.thenews.com.pk. 2019-11-10.
- 3.Shahjehan SaleemApril. Five progressive characters we need more of on television. The News. 12 April 2019.
- 4.Lux Style Awards 2020: And the nominees are. Express Tribune. 3 October 2020.
- 5."Veteran journalist Aslam Sheikh dies" (18 December 2003), Dawn News. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- 6.Interview with Samina Peerzada. "Rehan Sheikh | A Must Watch Interview | Speak Your Heart With Samina Peerzada", uploaded on YouTube on 10 February 2019.
- 7.Official profile
- 8.Ali, Muhammad. In Conversation with Rehan Sheikh. The Friday Times. 21 August 2020.
- 9.Review: 'Azad' gives big-budget local films a run for their money. The Express Tribune. 9 February 2018.
- 10.Chupan Chupai asks whether the good guys can ever win in Pakistan. 30 December 2017.
- 11.Rehan Sheikh's Azad to release on 9th Feb 2018!. 11 January 2018.
- 12.Profile.
- 13.Profile.
- 14.KARACHI: KaraFilm festival concludes. Dawn News. 13 December 2005.
- 15.THR Staff. Hum Awards: Winners and nominees List.
- 16.Dawn News. 2014 Hum Awards winners. Correspondent. 10 April 2015.
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