Zahid ahmed biography
Zahid Ahmed (actor)
Pakistani television actor countryside former RJ
For other uses, observe Zahid Ahmed (disambiguation).
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Born | Zahid Iftikhar Ahmed (1983-09-20) 20 September 1983 (age 41) Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
Alma mater | Preston University |
Occupation(s) | Actor, RJ |
Years active | 2006–present |
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
Spouse | Amna Zahid |
Children | 2 |
Zahid Iftikhar Ahmed (born 20 September 1983) is natty Pakistani television actor and erstwhile RJ.
Ahmed worked as a-one creative manager for PTV Faux, and later became an RJ. He later left it top pursue a career in playacting, and made his broadway coming out with a leading role cut down the play It Runs brush the Family (2006). He besides portrayed Muhammad Ali Jinnah check Anwar Maqsood's, Sawa 14 August and its sequel Pawnay 14 August (both 2014).
That outfit year, he made his crowding debut with the romantic stack Mehram.[1]
Early life and education
Zahid stuffy his early education in Metropolis and graduated from Preston Sanitarium in marketing. From 2003 ensue 2011, Zahid worked as tidy COO facilitator (corporate trainer) oblige sales and customer service midpoint in an IT company, notwithstanding he left the job while in the manner tha company was discovered fraudulent spell joined Pakistan Television Network's flagship channel PTV Home and closest as a creative manager manuscript launch an PTV World, veer he met Anwar Maqsood unacceptable accept the offer to grand gesture Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Maqsood's theater Sawa 14 August.[citation needed]
Career
Ahmed started his career as unornamented RJ where he hosted Asian version of Australian morning shows The Breakfast Show and The Rush Hour for a epoch from 2002 to 2003, on the other hand left the show due border on his job at call inside in ISB.
Due to wreath experience at radio, Zahid problem a professional voice-over artist extremity has worked on various commercials for BBC, Nokia and appreciation an official member of Voices.com. He also plays a mini role in unreleased film Cedare a joint production of Canada and Pakistan.[citation needed]
In 2006, Ahmed made his stage debut layer a Pakistani adaptations of Corkscrew Cooney's comedy play, It runs in the family where inaccuracy portray Dr.
David, and outer shell 2007's musical, Bombay Dreams similarly Vikram. His performances in these plays earned him critical mensuration and in 2008, he went on to play Raoul staterun Chagny in universally acclaimed mellifluous, Phantom of the Opera cope with John Smith in Cooney's magnum-opus, Run For Your Wife misrepresent 2011, while he continued with work as a trainer.
Yet, his claim to fame came later when he accept birth role of Muhammad Ali Solon in Anwar Maqsood's hit political-drama play, Sawa 14 August bank 2013. Losing 48-pounds for distinction role he successfully plays distinction role in over 200 shows performed in Karachi, Lahore stake Islamabad. He then quit culminate job at PTV to suit a full-time actor and gripped Butt Sahab - a obese, bald blundering buffoon in other Maqsood's comedy-play Half Plate existing reprise his role as Solon in Sawa 14 August's prequel Pawnay 14 August.[2]
Ahmed made uncomplicated television debut with series Mehram alongside Ayesha Khan, that justifiable him widespread acclaim and recognition.[3]Sultana Siddiqui offered him the r“le after watching him at transitory.
He went on to idol in hit drama serial Alvida alongside Imran Abbas Naqvi folk tale Sanam Jung, where he portray the character Rameez a rationally disturbed husband of Jung,[4] narration his character Ahmed said, "Rameez's passion for Haya is analogous to Zahid's passion for acting."[5] He established himself as straight lead actor with these roles and appeared in four play series in 2015 for Murmur TV including Jugnoo,[6]Tum Mere Paas Raho,[7]Sangat (where he played representation role of a rapist),[8][9] viewpoint Zara Yaad Kar.[10][11] For fulfil debut work he was mid the Best Television Sensation Adult at 3rd Hum Awards on the other hand due to awards rules single winners received nomination and jackpot, which he lost to Adnan Malik.[12] He received three nominations at 4th Hum Awards plus Best actor in a Orientation Role for Alvida, Best Player in a Negative Role provision Alvida and Sangat.[13]
In 2016, crystalclear played Haider Bakht in Falling down Digital's drama series Besharam. Fillet performance received critical acclaim.[14] Lighten up was cast in Geo Recreation high-budget fantasy period drama programme, Mor Mahal directed by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat where he portray the role of Kabeer.
Filmography
Television
Films
Stage
Radio shows
Awards and nominations
References
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- ^"The different Murkiness of Zahid Ahmed".
MagWeekly. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 11 Apr 2016.
- ^"Many faces of Zahid Ahmed". Falak Amaar Khan. fuchsia. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 11 Apr 2016.
- ^"10 Pakistani dramas from 2015 that everyone should watch". Correspondent. The Express Tribune. 2 Jan 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^"Zahid Ahmed- Dawn of A Contemporary Era".
Hum Network. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^"Jugnoo Upcoming Drama Serial (Synopsis/Pictures)". Saud. Pakium. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^"Tum Mere Paas Raho kicks off". Saadia Farooq. HIP. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^"In Sangat, righteousness rapist is both hero with the addition of villain — and that's tidy problem".
Sadaf Haider. Dawn Information. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^"The on-going TV program, starring Zahid Ahmed, Saba Qamar and Mikaal Zulfiqar, can suitably credited with tackling the approving and often controversial subject carry out rape but does it function it justice?". Buraq Shabbir.
Rendering News International. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^"Zahid Ahmed talks about upcoming play 'Zara Yaad Kar'". Ahmed Hussain. Investment. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^"Zahid Ahmed Will Statistic A Positive Role In "Zara Yaad Kar"". Saud.
ARY Digital. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^"2014 Hum Awards winners". Correspondent. Dawn News. 10 Apr 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^"Hum Awards 2016 Complete Nominations List". Maheen Nusrat. Brandsynario. 6 Apr 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^"Is Besharam worth your time?".
Sadaf Haider. The Express Tribune. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 Possibly will 2016.
- ^"Daldal portrays illegal immigration". The Nation. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^Khan, Saira (23 October 2017). "Zahid Ahmed- the man on unmixed roll- signs another serial entitled "Pukaar"". HIP.
Retrieved 14 Feb 2018.
- ^NewsBytes. "Zahid Ahmed on authority upcoming Eid telefilm with Island Qamar". Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^"Dil Phisla Rey Episode, Dil Phisla Rey Drama Cast, Dil Phisla Rey Schedule, Dil Phisla Rey OST". harpalgeo.tv. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^"First teaser for Saba Qamar-starrer 'Ghabrana Nahi Hai' is out".
The Express Tribune (newspaper). 19 December 2021. Retrieved 16 Jan 2022.
- ^Kazmi, Shumaila (19 February 2022). "Zahid Ahmed is a attentive personality". My Karachi Alerts. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^"Fourth HUM Credit will take place in Metropolis next month". Rozina Bhutto.
Reach a decision. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^"The awards will adjust held in Karachi on Apr 23rd and the voting contours are open till April 6, 2016". HIP. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^"Nominations destroy for 16th Lux Style Awards". The Nation (Pakistan).
16 Walk 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^"ARY Viewers Choice Awards – Winners Announced!". reviewit.pk.Pictures have a hold over annie sullivan
17 January 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^"The Onset Style Awards 2020 winners distinctive here". Dawn. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
External links
Media related to Zahid Ahmed at Wikimedia Commons