Haroon Shahid
Haroon Shahid | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Actor Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Relatives | Ahad Raza Mir (cousin)[1] |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop-rock |
| Instrument | Guitar[2] |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Bisconni Music[3] Coke Studio[4] |
| Formerly of | SYMT (2010–2016)[5][6][4] |
Haroon Shahid is a Pakistani musician and actor.[7]
He was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Lahore-based pop-rock band Symt from 2010 to 2016.[8] Later, he concentrated on acting, making his debut in 2017 with Shoaib Mansoor's Verna before doing television series.
Early life and education
[edit]Originally from Lahore, Shahid grew up in Saudi Arabia and later did his Bachelors in commerce and then his Master's in public policy from the Beaconhouse National University, Lahore.[9]
Career
[edit]Music
[edit]One of Shahid's first public appareances was with Pakistan Sangeet Icon (PSI), a music competition and reality show televised by MTV Pakistan, held in Karachi in 2008, and while he didn't win he would get noticed.[10] Later he'd be a guitarist and the lead vocalist of the Lahore-based pop-rock band Symt, until its dissolution in 2016.[8] He featured in Coke Studio Pakistan season 5 (2012) with his band Symt while he participated as a solo artist for Coke Studio Pakistan season 9 (2016), singing Baliye (Laung Gawacha).[11]
Acting
[edit]Shahid made his acting debut with the Shoaib Mansoor movie Verna in 2017 before doing television roles.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Verna | Aami |
Television series
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Network | Note | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tajdeed e Wafa | Ashar | Hum TV | Leading role | [12] |
| 2019 | Do Bol | Sameer | ARY Digital | Supporting role | [7] |
| Khaas | Fakhir | Hum TV | Leading role | [13] | |
| Meray Dost Meray Yaar (season 1) | Sherry | Geo Entertainment | [14] | ||
| 2020 | Muqaddar | Saad ur Rahman | [15] | ||
| Tamanna | Haroon | [16] | |||
| Aik Aur Munafiq | Episode: "Taqdeer" | [17] | |||
| 2021 | Qayamat | Jawad | Leading role | [18] | |
| Makafaat (season 3) | Multiples | Episodes: "Khayanat","Marham","Aablay" and "Samaat" | |||
| Aakhir Kab Tak | Saim | Hum TV | Leading role | [19] | |
| Amanat | Junaid | ARY Digital | [20] | ||
| Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay | Safwan | Hum TV | Supporting role | [21] | |
| Tasveer | Ali | Play Entertainment | Leading role | [22] | |
| Fasiq | Umair | Geo Entertainment | [23] | ||
| 2022 | Yeh Na Thi Hamari Qismat | Yasir | ARY Digital | Cameo | |
| Inaam e Mohabbat | Mair | Geo Entertainment | Leading role | ||
| Milan | Sab TV | ||||
| Tinkay Ka Sahara | Hammad | Hum TV | [24] | ||
| 2023 | Nikah | Geo Entertainment | |||
| 2024 | Jaan Nisar | Faraz | Supporting role | [25] | |
| Dao | Aaliyan | Leading role | |||
| Faraar | Faraz Siddiqui | Green Entertainment | Supporting role |
References
[edit]- ^ "Actor Haroon Shahid and wife welcome a baby girl". Samaa TV. 22 July 2019.
He's the cousin of actor-singer Ahad Raza Mir.
- ^ "TV's 'blue-eyed' boy". The News International (newspaper). 14 February 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Bisconni Music - A Platform Celebrating "New" Music". brandsynario.com. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Where the worlds of film and music collide". The News International (newspaper). 5 October 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Symt: on eyeliners and getting their act together". Dawn (newspaper). 14 November 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "SYMT and its love for music". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 31 May 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ a b "The present generation of the entertainment universe". The News International (newspaper). 14 May 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Haroon Shahid - Finding Innerpeace Through Music". Mag The Weekly. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Fayyaz, Sadaf (24 November 2009). "Exploring SYMT of Haroon Shahid (Exclusive Interview)". Koolmuzone. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025.
- ^ Syed, Madeeha (12 November 2017). "THE ICON INTERVIEW: THE ACCIDENTAL ACTOR". Dawn News.
- ^ Saeed, Mehek (25 September 2016). "Symt, the band has officially ended: Haroon Shahid". The Express Tribune.
- ^ "Naveen Waqar and Haroon Shahid come together for Tajdeed e Wafa". The News International (newspaper). 11 September 2018.
- ^ "Emotional abuse is a slippery subject but TV drama Khaas gets it right so far". Images by Dawn. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Asim Azhar and Haroon Shahid starring in web series". Gulf News (newspaper). 23 September 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "'Muqaddar' Episode 3 — Sardar Saif's obsession with Raima is intensifying!". Daily Times (newspaper). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Tamanna: New Drama Serial Touches Extremes Of A Cross-Class Marriage". Geo Entertainment. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Aik Aur Munafiq | Taqdeer || 4th November 2020 - HAR PAL GEO". Geo Entertainment. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "New drama 'Qayamat' expected to make stellar one". The Nation (newspaper). 4 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "'Aakhir Kab Tak' last episode draws mixed reactions from the public". Daily Times (newspaper). 23 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Cast of Imran Abbas' next drama Amanat revealed". SAMAA TV. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay:, What's the real story". SAMAA TV. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Tasveer". IMDb. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "'Faasiq' — another compelling drama serial for the audiences". Daily Times (newspaper). 24 November 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "'Tinkay Ka Sahara' is all set to release". Daily Times. 17 September 2022. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022.
- ^ FUCHSIA, Team (16 May 2024). "Jaan Nisar: The Drama That Might Be More Than What It Seems!". Fuchsia Magazine.