Salman Shahid (Urdu: سلمان Ø´Ø§Û Ø¯ Sindhi: سلمان
شاهد‎) is a Pakistani film, theatre, television and voice actor.
He has worked in Lollywood, Bollywood as well as in theatre and
television.He had already made his mark as an actor on Pakistani
television(PTV) with the TV programme ‘Such Gup’ (1975) as well as
started a career in directing plays for the stage during his student
days at Government College University, Lahore. The actor, for many
years, has given Pakistan great comedy shows. Among his comic roles,
the famous ones are from the TV shows Taal Matol (1975), Teen Bata
Teen and Ho Bahoo.He successfully completed his film studies at the
prestigious Moscow Film School. Salman, on his return to Pakistan, did
pioneering work to help establish various drama groups and a drama
school. His series Ababeel (PTV), Lahore) and Seerhian (PTV, Karachi)
were memorable. He also did several noteworthy Individual Plays as
well as direct episodes for the successful TV comedy series ‘Family
Front’ which was also aired on PTV in 1997. He wrote, directed and
acted in the serial ‘Bano Ko Pehchano’ (GEO TV) for which he
received Nominations in all departments of his endeavour at the 2006
Lux Style Awards. More recently, Salman has acted in films in India.
He played the principal protagonist in ‘Kabul Express’ and a major
support in ‘Ishqiya’. Both films have run the international
festival circuit.
شاهد‎) is a Pakistani film, theatre, television and voice actor.
He has worked in Lollywood, Bollywood as well as in theatre and
television.He had already made his mark as an actor on Pakistani
television(PTV) with the TV programme ‘Such Gup’ (1975) as well as
started a career in directing plays for the stage during his student
days at Government College University, Lahore. The actor, for many
years, has given Pakistan great comedy shows. Among his comic roles,
the famous ones are from the TV shows Taal Matol (1975), Teen Bata
Teen and Ho Bahoo.He successfully completed his film studies at the
prestigious Moscow Film School. Salman, on his return to Pakistan, did
pioneering work to help establish various drama groups and a drama
school. His series Ababeel (PTV), Lahore) and Seerhian (PTV, Karachi)
were memorable. He also did several noteworthy Individual Plays as
well as direct episodes for the successful TV comedy series ‘Family
Front’ which was also aired on PTV in 1997. He wrote, directed and
acted in the serial ‘Bano Ko Pehchano’ (GEO TV) for which he
received Nominations in all departments of his endeavour at the 2006
Lux Style Awards. More recently, Salman has acted in films in India.
He played the principal protagonist in ‘Kabul Express’ and a major
support in ‘Ishqiya’. Both films have run the international
festival circuit.
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