Azfar Rehman

{{Short description|Pakistani model, TV host and actor}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{BLP sources|date=October 2012}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Azfar Rehman

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1987|06|07}}

| birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

| years_active = 2006–present

| occupation = Actor

| nationality = Pakistani

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Azfar Rehman ({{Langx|ur|{{nq|اظفر رحمان}}}}) is a Pakistani model, TV host and actor.

He has acted in Dugdugi, Ladies Park, Sitamgar, Baityaan, Mehar Bano aur Shah Bano, Noor Pur Ki Rani, Mohabbat Rooth Jaye Toh and Phir Chand Pe Dastak. He also played the roles of Sheharyar in Aatish and Raheel in Qadam Qadam Ishq.{{cite news|last1=Bokhari|first1=Haiya|title=In conversation with Azfar Rehman|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/150139-In-conversation-with-Azfar-Rehman|accessdate=28 September 2017|work=The News International|archive-date=29 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929044222/https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/150139-In-conversation-with-Azfar-Rehman|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=We don't yet have that perfect action hero or villain: Azfar Rehman – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1459697/dont-yet-perfect-action-hero-villain-azfar-rehman/|accessdate=28 September 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=17 July 2017|archive-date=29 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929002225/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1459697/dont-yet-perfect-action-hero-villain-azfar-rehman/|url-status=live}}

He also hosted three seasons of the reality show Miss Veet Pakistan.

He has been hosting the 'Morning Star with Azfar Rehman' on TV One since January 2022.

Early life

Of Kashmiri descent,{{Citation|title=Special Of Qadam Qadam Ishq Cast {{!}} Ek Nayee Subah With Farah {{!}} 4 January 2019 {{!}} Aplus|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vqgW_22vEM|access-date=19 December 2019}} Rehman was born in Karachi on 7 June 1987.{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/581957/hottie-of-the-week-azfar-rahman/|title=Hottie of the week: Azfar Rahman|date=2 August 2013 |access-date=4 October 2018|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005033824/https://tribune.com.pk/story/581957/hottie-of-the-week-azfar-rahman/|url-status=live}}

Career

He started his career as a model for commercials when he was 16 and, in 2006, he got his TV break as the host of a celebrity talk show called Spotlight with Azfar Rehman, before turning to acting, describing himself as a method actor.{{Cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/30-Aug-2015/azfar-rehman-the-methodic-actor|title=Azfar Rehman …. The Methodic Actor|date=3 September 2015|website=The Nation|access-date=5 October 2018|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005153424/https://nation.com.pk/30-Aug-2015/azfar-rehman-the-methodic-actor|url-status=live}}

He made his acting debut with the ARY Digital serial Kaisa Yeh Junoon, in 2007.{{Cite web|url=http://hellopakistanmag.com/hello-pakistan/azfar-rehman-interview/|title=In Conversation With Azfar Rehman -|date=1 August 2018|access-date=5 October 2018|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005155440/http://hellopakistanmag.com/hello-pakistan/azfar-rehman-interview/|url-status=live}}

Filmography

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= Television =

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YearTitleRoleChannelNotesRef
2007Kaisa Yeh JunoonARY DigitalNominated for Best T.V Actor-Satellite category of 8th Lux Style Awards, Dialogues By Haseena Moin{{cite web |url= https://www.arydigital.tv/videos/category/kaisa-yeh-junoon |title= Kaisa Yeh Junoon Ary Digital Exclusive Drama! |website= arydigital.tv |access-date= 17 November 2007 |date= 22 December 2017 |archive-date= 7 May 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170507011254/http://www.arydigital.tv/videos/category/kaisa-yeh-junoon/ |url-status= live }}
2007Yaad Tu Ayengayspecial appearanceGeo TVWritten by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar
2007Chalte ChalteARY Digital{{cite web|url=https://www.arydigital.tv/videos/category/chalte-chalte/|title=Chalte Chalte Ary Digital Exclusive Drama!|website=arydigital.tv|access-date=17 November 2007|date=22 December 2017|archive-date=20 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120194649/https://www.arydigital.tv/videos/category/chalte-chalte/|url-status=live}}
2008Rang BirangiARY Digital
2009BaityaanHum TV{{cite web|author=Theme Region |url=http://www.classify.pk/cd-dvd/Baityaan--Hum-Tv-Dramas--Pakistani-Dramas-10200.html |title=Baityaan ( Hum-Tv Dramas ) Pakistani Dramas 10200 | Post Your Ads Free to Buy or Sell Your Items close to your Desired Rates |publisher=Classify.pk |date= |accessdate=2020-06-10}}
2009Noor Pur Ki RaniNofilHum TV{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
2009Roza Ke RozayARY DigitalRamadhan Special Serial{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
2010Chand Pe DastakHum TVBroadcast during Ramadan{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
2010Dil-e-AbadHum TVBased on Urdu Novel Dil-e-Abad by Riffar Siraj{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
2011DugdugiAzfarARY DigitalSitcom{{cite web |url=https://pakistani.pk/dugdugi/ |title=Dugdugi ARY Digital Drama, Cast, Timings, And Schedule |publisher=Pakistani.pk |date=2019-10-27 |accessdate=2020-06-10 |archive-date=6 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806150815/http://pakistani.pk/dugdugi/ |url-status=live }}
2011QurbatARY Digital{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
2011Ladies ParkSamGeo TVWritten by Muhammad Younis Butt, Directed by Nadeem Baig{{cite web |url=https://pakistani.pk/ladies-park/ |title=Ladies Park Geo TV Drama, Cast, Timings, And Schedule |publisher=Pakistani.pk |date= |accessdate=2020-06-10 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327112340/https://pakistani.pk/ladies-park/ |url-status=live }}
2011Bichday Toh Ahsaas HuaA-Plus TVDirected by Barkat Sidiki
2011Phir Chand Pe DastakHum TVA sequel of Chand Pe Dastak{{Cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/760971/in-conversation-with-azfar-rehman/|title=In conversation with Azfar Rehman {{!}} The Express Tribune|date=15 September 2014|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814140436/https://tribune.com.pk/story/760971/in-conversation-with-azfar-rehman/|url-status=live}}
2011Kaala JadooARY Digital
2011Mohabbat Rooth Jaye TohAsadHum TVWritten by Faiza Iftikhar{{cite web |url=https://pakistani.pk/mohabbat-rooth-jaye-toh/ |title=Mohabbat Rooth Jaye Toh Hum Tv Drama, Cast, Timings, And Schedule |publisher=Pakistani.pk |date=2019-02-18 |accessdate=2020-06-10 |archive-date=29 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329150156/https://pakistani.pk/mohabbat-rooth-jaye-toh/ |url-status=live }}
2012Happily MarriedARY DigitalDirected by Wajahat Rauf{{cite web |url=https://pakistani.pk/happily-married/ |title=Happily Married ARY Digital Drama, Cast, Timings, And Schedule |publisher=Pakistani.pk |date=2018-04-05 |accessdate=2020-06-10 |archive-date=11 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811165128/http://pakistani.pk/happily-married/ |url-status=live }}
2012Mehar Bano aur Shah Banobrother of the sistersHum TVWritten by Seema Ghazal{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
2012SitamgarAdilHum TV{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com.pk/tvshow/Sitamgar/114/cast |title=Sitamgar Cast | Crew |publisher=Tv.com.pk |date= |accessdate=2020-06-10 |archive-date=3 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703173952/http://www.tv.com.pk/tvshow/Sitamgar/114/cast |url-status=live }}
2013Bunty I Love YouHum TVwritten by Khalil-Ur-Rehman Qamar{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com.pk/tvshow/Bunty-I-Love-You/219/cast |title=Bunty I Love You Cast | Crew |publisher=Tv.com.pk |date= |accessdate=2020-06-10 |archive-date=28 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928234401/http://www.tv.com.pk/tvshow/Bunty-I-Love-You/219/cast |url-status=live }}
2013Ishq Mein TeraySaadHum TV{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt10443600/|title=Ishq Mein Tere|via=www.imdb.com}}
2013TanhaiMohsinHum TV{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt10441742/|title=Tanhai|via=www.imdb.com}}
2013Ek Pagal Si LarkiHum TV{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com.pk/tvshow/ek-pagal-si-larki/146/cast |title=Ek Pagal Si Larki Cast | Crew |publisher=Tv.com.pk |date= |accessdate=2020-06-10 |archive-date=25 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225132806/http://www.tv.com.pk/tvshow/Ek-Pagal-Si-Larki/146/cast |url-status=live }}
2014Dhol Bajnay LagaHum TVRamadan special{{cite web|url=https://pakistani.pk/dhol-bajne-laga/ |title=Dhol Bajne Laga Hum Tv Drama, Cast, Timings, And Schedule |publisher=Pakistani.pk |date=2018-03-17 |accessdate=2020-06-10}}
2014ParvarishRaffayARY DigitalWritten by Momina Khursheed Ali{{cite web |url= https://arydigital.tv/parvarish/ |title= Parvarish Ary Digital Exclusive Drama! |website= arydigital.tv |access-date= 17 November 2014 |date= 22 December 2014 |archive-date= 27 September 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140927002307/http://www.arydigital.tv/parvarish/ |url-status= live }}
2014Band Khirkyon Kay PeechayTV One
2014Janam JaliAdeelHum TV
2015Tere BaghairSalmanHum TVDirected by Owais Khan
2015Mohabbat Aag SiWajahatHum TVDirected by Syed Ahmed Kamran
2015Mohabbat Ho Gai Tum SayAyzerTV OneWritten by Haseena Moin{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
2015New York Se New KarachiTV One{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
2015Surkh JorraRomanHum Sitaray<
2015Meray Dil Meray MusafirZaryabTV One
2015Tumhari NatashaAhmerHum TV{{Cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1459697/dont-yet-perfect-action-hero-villain-azfar-rehman/|title=We don't yet have that perfect action hero or villain: Azfar Rehman {{!}} The Express Tribune|date=17 July 2017|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=28 September 2018|archive-date=19 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919043839/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1459697/dont-yet-perfect-action-hero-villain-azfar-rehman/|url-status=live}}
2015Mein AdhuriSoobanARY Digital{{Cite news|url=https://arydigital.tv/mein-adhuri-exclusive-ary-digital-drama/|title=Main Adhoori|date=17 July 2015|work=Ary Digital|access-date=28 September 2015|archive-date=5 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105152204/http://www.arydigital.tv/mein-adhuri-exclusive-ary-digital-drama/|url-status=live}}
2016HatheliSalmanHum TVWritten by Mustafa Hashmi
2016IntezaarAzmeerA-Plus TVDirected by Kashif Nisar
2017Nazr-e-BadPervezHum TV
2017Mere HumnavaaHarisARY DigitalWritten by Rahat Jabeen
2017KhoobsuratBurhanUrdu1
2017Adhi GawahiHamdanHum TVWritten by Saima Akram Chaudhry
2017Tishnagi Dil KiZuhairGeo TVDirected by Asim Ali{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt11248192/|title=Tishnagi Dil Ki|via=www.imdb.com}}
2017Mere CharagarMueedGeo KahaniWritten by Ruksana Nigar Adnan
2017Khidmat GuzarMukhtarA-Plus TVDirected by Faheem Burney
2018Teri Meri KahaniIbrahimHum TV
2018AatishSheheryarHum TV
2019Qadam Qadam IshqRaheelA-Plus TV{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1855653/10-toss-azfar-rehman/|title=Toss Up: Azfar Rehman|date=5 December 2018|website=The Express Tribune|access-date=22 December 2018|archive-date=23 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223033202/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1855653/10-toss-azfar-rehman/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.brandsynario.com/qadam-qadam-ishq-drama-on-a-plus-cast-timings-plot/|title='Qadam Qadam Ishq' Drama on A PLUS: Cast, Timings & Plot! - Brandsynario}}
2020

| Saza e Ishq

Faris

| Express Entertainment

| Directed by Fahim Burney

{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
2020

|Aik Aur Munafiq

|Bilal

|Geo TV

|Episode: Jhatka

|

rowspan="3" | 2021

|Tehra Aangan

|Faris

|Express Entertainment

|

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Aakhir Kab Tak

|Zafar

|Hum TV

|Syed Ali Raza Usama

|

Dour

|Abban

|Geo TV

|Mazhar Moin

|

2021–22

|Bisaat

|Jahanzaib

|Hum TV

|

|

rowspan="3" | 2022

|Dil Zaar Zaar

|Rayyan

|Geo Entertainment

|

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Zakham

|Affan

|Geo Entertainment

|

|

Angna

|Taimoor

|ARY Digital

|

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rowspan="2" | 2023

|Mere Ban Jao

|Fardeen

|Hum TV

|

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Adan

|

|Aan TV

|

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==Anthology series==

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YearTitleRoleChannelNotesRef
2011Sharek-e-HayatZohaibHum TV
rowspan="2" | 2012Kitni Girhain Baaki HainAbbasHum TV
Sasural Ke Rang AnokhayHum TV
2019Choti Choti BatainSarimHum TV
2020Haqeeqat; Episode MalalAlmerA plus

== Telefilms ==

class="wikitable"
YearTitleRoleChannelNotesRef
2008Mili Ali Ko MiliAliHum TV
rowspan="9" |2010Mere Sapnon Ki RaniHum TVEid Special
|Shaadi Vaadi Pyaar VyaarHum TVEid Special
rowspan="9" | 2011Kya Item Hai?Ary Digital
| Do Daant Ki MohhabatHum TVEid Special
2012Izhaar
2012Yeh Guriya Meri HaiPTV Home
2013Eidi Nahi MilegiHum TVEid Special
2013Sirf TumMisbahHum TV
2014YaadSaimHum TV
2014RungRaiz MeraTallal|Hum TV
2014Chupke Chupke Pyar|Hum TVEid Special
2015Ek Our Ek GyarahMuradHum TV
2017Chand Aur Chanda
2017Kasam Sey
2017JudaiDanishUrdu1
2018Ek Chance Pyar KaShahzaibHum TV
2019Jhanka TankiAry DigitalEid Special
2019Apni Apni Love StorySameerAry DigitalEid Special
2021Romantic RaziaRameezGeo Entertainment

=Films=

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! Year!! Film!!Role!! Director!! Notes!! Ref.

2015MantoPassengerSarmad KhoosatGuest for the song Kya Hoga
2017Punjab Nahi JaungiVasayNadeem Baig
2019ChhalawaSameerWajahat RaufLead role{{Cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1182158|title=Azfar Rehman explains what exactly is a 'Chhalawa' in latest interview|author=Irfan Ul Haq|date=25 March 2019|work=Dawn Images|accessdate=30 March 2019|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330093434/https://images.dawn.com/news/1182158|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1181990|title=Wajahat Rauf announces next film Chhalawa|date=5 March 2019|work=Dawn Images|accessdate=30 March 2019|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330061023/https://images.dawn.com/news/1181990|url-status=live}}

Awards and nominations

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!Ceremony

!Category

!Project

!Result

8th Lux Style Awards"https://www.fashioncentral.pk/people-parties/events/celebrations/story-383-winners-announced-for-8th-lux-style-awards/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130191244/http://www.fashioncentral.pk/people-parties/events/celebrations/story-383-winners-announced-for-8th-lux-style-awards// |date=30 November 2016 }}"

| Best TV Actor (Satellite)

| Kaisa Yeh Junoon

| rowspan="2" {{nom}}

14th Lux Style Awards"https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125919/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/12-Aug-2014/nominees-announced-for-2014-lux-style-awards"

| Best TV Actor

| New York Se New Karachi

References

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