Yasir Jaswal
Yasir M Jaswal is a Pakistani singer, writer, filmmaker, and award-winning music director. He was the lead singer for his band Irtaash. He was also the lead vocalist for the band Call.
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Yasir Jaswal
- Name
- Yasir Jaswal
- Born
- 11 March 1983
- Birthplace
- Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- Occupation
- Film and music director, writer, singer, photographer
- Known for
- Irtaash (band) (lead vocalist)
- Nationality
- Pakistan.
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Yasir M Jaswal is a Pakistani singer, writer, filmmaker, and award-winning music director. He was the lead singer for his band Irtaash. He was also the lead vocalist for the band Call.
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Biography
Biography
He directed several award-winning music videos, and in 2015, he made his feature film debut with Jalaibee. His younger brothers Umair and Uzair Jaswal are also singers and actors. He won Lux Style Award in 2014 for directing music video of Uzair's single Bolay. He also won the Best Music Video Director award at the Hum Award in 2016 for the song Sajna by his brother Uzair Jaswal. His most recent venture has been a burger joint in Islamabad by the name of Jessie's which he has opened along with his brothers and friend.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Yasir Jaswal • Born — 11 March 1983 • Birthplace — Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan • Other Names — Yasir M Jaswal • Relatives — * Umair Jaswal (brother) • Uzair Jaswal (brother) • Occupation — Film and music director, writer, singer, photographer • Known for — Irtaash (band) (lead vocalist) • Notable Works — Jalaibee (2015 film)
Early life
Early life
Yasir Jaswal was born on 11 March 1983 in Lahore, Punjab to a Punjabi Jaswal family, and currently lives in Islamabad.
Music career
Music career
Yasir Jaswal started his career as a musician in around 2003, later he joined the Islamabad-based rock band Irtaash. The band was founded in November 2001 and released its first album Kala Safaid Aasman consisting of eleven rock songs in May 2011, produced by Sarmad Abdul Ghafoor at the SnM Studios. He left the band in October 2011. In August 2012, Yasir released his first solo song Khizaan, which he produced along with Ghafoor and recorded at the SnM Studios in Islamabad. After leaving Irtaash, he joined Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan's band Call as a lead vocalist in June 2013, a year after the former lead vocalist Junaid Khan left the band. Before that, Jaswal and Zulfiqar, known as Xulfi had already worked together once in the band Entity Paradigm. In 2013, he wrote and composed his younger brother Uzair Jaswal's single Bolay.
Directing career
Directing career
Jaswal founded a music and film production company, Jaswal Films, and has directed several music videos, especially for Uzair. In May 2010, Jaswal directed Uzair Jaswal's Mother's Day special song Maa, produced by Khurram Waqar at MindWorks Media. In November 2010, he directed Uzair's song Tere Bin. In December 2011, Jaswal directed Shaheryar Mirza's Aakhri Baar for which he was nominated for the 2014 Lux Style Award for Best Music Video Director. In June 2012, Yasir directed a music video of Zoraiz Riaz's song Janay Anjanay (Chupke Se Aye). In August 2012, he directed a music video of Omer Nadeem's single Kin Raaston Pe. In 2013, Yasir directed Uzair's single Bolay, for which he won 2014 Lux Style Award for Best Music Video Director. He was also nominated for the 2014 Hum Award for Best Music Video. In June 2014, Farhan Saeed's single Roiyaan was released, and the video was directed by Jaswal, for which he was nominated for the 2015 Hum Award for Best Music Video. He is also nominated for the upcoming 2015 Lux Style Award for Best Music Video Director. Jaswal made his feature film directorial debut with the action crime Jalaibee based on his own script, starring Danish Taimoor, Ali Safina, Uzair Jaswal, and Wiqar Ali Khan. He shot the film with Arri Alexa HD, marking it the first Pakistani film shot with the camera. The film was released domestically and in a few other countries on 20 March 2015 by ARY Films. It grossed ₨10.5 crore with a budget of ₨10 crore. In 2015, Yasir directed Uzair's music video of song Sajna, which featured Uzair, Armeena Khan, and Osman Khalid Butt. The video was set in the 1980s.
Personal life
Personal life
Yasir Jaswal is the elder brother of Umair Jaswal, who is also a singer, actor and lead vocalist of the band Qayaas, and Uzair Jaswal, also a singer, music composer and actor. Yasir is married, his wife is Saba Yasir Jaswal and he has 2 sons. Yasir owns a classic 1973 Ford Mustang. They live in Islamabad and Lahore.
Albums
Albums
• Kala Safaid Aasman (2011)
Singles
Singles
• Khizaan (2012)
Velo Sound Station
Velo Sound Station
• Yasir Jaswal Velo Sound Station Season 2 Music Producers & Program Director.
Music videos as director
Music videos as director
• Maa (2010) • Tere Bin (2010) • Aakhri Baar (2011) • Janay Anjanay (Chupke Se Aye) (2012) • Kin Raaston Pe (2012) • Bolay (2013) • Roiyaan (2014) • Sajna (2015) • Sajni - Strings (2018) • Na Rahoon - Umair Jaswal (2018) • Jo Tu Na Mila - Asim Azhar (2018) • Raat Shabnami - Strings (2019)
Identity
Identity
Yasir Jaswal is recorded with the occupation music journalist. Recorded as singer, writer, music director, music journalist and composer.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1983
Yasir Jaswal was born on 11 March 1983.
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Islamabad.
Residences
Lahore.
Birth place
As writer or composer
• Bolay (2013)
Film
• Jalaibee (2015) – Director, writer
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q20744804: Yasir Jaswal
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- “Yasir Jaswal”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Recipient — Category — Result • 2014 — 13th Lux Style Awards — "Aakhri Baar" — Best Music Video Director • "Bolay" — Best Music Video Director • 2nd Hum Awards — Best Music Video • 2015 — 3rd Hum Awards — "Roiyaan" — Best Music Video • 14th Lux Style Awards — Best Music Video Director
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- 1.Hottie of the week: Yasir M Jaswal. The Express Tribune. 17 December 2013.
- 2.Irtaash – Kala Safaid Aasman (Album Teaser). koolmuzone.pk. May 16, 2011.
- 3.koolmuzone.pk/. Good Bye Irtaash, We Will Truly Miss You Guys!.
- 4.Yasir Jaswal – Khizaan (Download Audio). koolmuzone.pk. August 24, 2012.
- 5.Uzair, Ahmad. Yasir Jaswal Joins Call The Band. koolmuzone.pk. June 29, 2013.
- 6.Khan, Sher. Did you know?: Call announces Yasir Jaswal as new vocalist. The Express Tribune. July 2, 2013.
- 7.koolmuzone.pk. Uzair Jaswal – Maa (Official Video).
- 8.koolmuzone.pk. Uzair Jaswal – Tere Bin (Download Audio / Video).
- 9.koolmuzone.pk. Shaheryar Mirza – Aakhri Baar (Official Music Video).
- 10.2014 Lux Style Awards: Meet the nominees!. Dawn (newspaper). 13 August 2014.
- 11.Zoraiz Riaz – Janay Anjanay (Official Music Video). koolmuzone.pk. June 2, 2012.
- 12.Omer Nadeem – Kin Raaston Pe (Audio / Video). koolmuzone.pk. August 30, 2012.
- 13.koolmuzone.pk. Uzair Jaswal – Bolay (Official Music Video).
- 14.Uzair Jaswal sings for Sunny Leone. The News International.
- 15.Servis 2nd HUM Awards has released the list of Nominees. pmm.net.pk. March 27, 2014.
- 16.pakium.com. Farhan Saeed – Roiyaan (Official Music Video).
- 17.Sadiq, Rida. 3rd Hum TV Awards: Complete Nomination List 2015. brandsynario.com. March 19, 2015.
- 18.Lux Style Awards 2015 nominees announced. The Express Tribune. 16 July 2015.
- 19.Sidiki, Ali. Yasir Jaswal offers first glimpse into his 'Jalaibee'. The Express Tribune. December 25, 2013.
- 20.Anwer, Zoya. Jalaibee will be pure entertainment, director promises. Dawn (newspaper). 8 October 2014.
- 21.Kazmi, Zohaib. 'Jalaibee' all set to release on March 20. ARY TV News website. 23 January 2015.
- 22.boxofficeasia.net. Jalaibee Lifetime Collection Worldwide.
- 23.Sadiq, Rida. Uzair Jaswal's Song 'Sajna' Fails to Impress. brandsynario.com website. July 23, 2015.
- 24.This Eid Uzair Jaswal's song 'Sajna' will take you to the 80s. Dawn (newspaper). 30 June 2015.
- 25.Hasan Ansari. Jalaibee 'very different' from other movies being made in Pakistan, says Ali Safina. The Express Tribune (newspaper). 21 February 2015.
- 26.13th Lux Style awards: And the winners are... Dawn (newspaper), Published 4 December 2014, Retrieved 22 April 2020
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