Mooroo

{{Infobox person

| name = Taimoor Salahuddin

| native_name =

| image =

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| other_names = Mooroo

| birth_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

| spouse = {{Marriage|Eruj Hadi|2019}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-01-30|title=Mooroo Is Speaking Out After Being Accused Of Marrying His Wife Only To Break Stereotypes|url=https://www.mangobaaz.com/mooroo-is-speaking-out|access-date=2021-04-24|website=MangoBaaz}}

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| module = {{Infobox YouTube personality

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| channel_handle = mooroosicity

| channel_display_name = Taimoor Salahuddin aka Mooroo

| years_active = 2011–present

| subscribers = 1.17 million

| views = 122.7 million

| silver_button = Yes

| gold_button = Yes

| stats_update = May 2025

}}

| years_active = 2006–present

| era =

| known_for = Pehli (album), Sayay

}}

Taimoor Salahuddin ({{Langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|تیمور صلاح الدین}}}}) better known by his online alias Mooroo, is a Pakistani YouTuber, writer, internet personality, filmmaker, actor and musician. Known primarily for his comedic YouTube sketches and vlogs, he is regarded as one of the pioneers of vlogging in Pakistan.{{Cite web|title=Mooroo talks banning culture, evolving his content|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2285039/mooroo-talks-banning-culture-evolving-his-content?amp=1|access-date=2021-05-11|website=The Express Tribune| date=19 February 2021 }}

Personal life

Mooroo was born in Lahore, Pakistan.{{Cite web|last=Instep|date=2017-04-02|title=Finding Mooroo|url=http://tns.thenews.com.pk/finding-mooroo/|access-date=2019-02-11|website=TNS – The News on Sunday|language=en-US|archive-date=12 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011315/http://tns.thenews.com.pk/finding-mooroo/|url-status=dead}} Ethnically he is a Chinioti. He attended Aitchison College for his O-Levels, and then later, Allied school for A levels Beaconhouse National University.{{Cite web|last=Tariq|first=Abdullah|date=2017-06-05|title=Meet Mooroo (Taimoor Salahuddin)|url=https://www.chaishae.com/meet-mooroo-taimoor-salahuddin/|access-date=2019-02-11|website=Chai Shae|language=en-US|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713185712/https://www.chaishae.com/meet-mooroo-taimoor-salahuddin/|url-status=dead}} In an interview, he said that his sister could not pronounce his name "Taimoor" and used to call him "Moor" or "Mooroo" which he later adopted as his stage name.{{Cite web|last=Wahid|first=Adeel|date=January 8, 2014|title=THE ECCENTRIC MOOROO|url=https://www.youlinmagazine.com/youth/the-eccentric-mooroo/MjI=|website=Youlin Magazine}}

In January 2019, Mooroo married Eruj Hadi,{{Cite web|url=https://www.mangobaaz.com/faiza-saleem-mooroo-wedding-valima-and-baraat|title=Faiza Saleem And Mooroo Apparently Had Their Valima And Baraat On The Same Day And Their Fans Absolutely Love It|last=Siddiqui|first=Haddiqua|date=2019-01-06|website=MangoBaaz|access-date=2019-01-30}} who is an art director.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aaj.tv/2019/01/pakistani-youtuber-mooroo-ties-knot/|title=Pakistani Youtuber Mooroo ties knot|last=Fatima|first=Nayab|website=Aaj News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-30|archive-date=3 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203140142/http://www.aaj.tv/2019/01/pakistani-youtuber-mooroo-ties-knot/|url-status=dead}} At the time of his marriage, there were some speculations on Pakistani social media circles regarding how he married someone of a darker complexion to break a 'stereotype', leading him to clarify that he married for love and not to make any social statements.{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1900933/4-didnt-marry-wife-break-stereotypes-vlogger-mooro/|title=Didn't marry my wife to 'break stereotypes': Vlogger Mooro|date=2019-01-31|website=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-11}}

Discography

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|+Single (music)

!Year

!Song

!Artists

!Role

!Ref.

2020

Tum Tum

Asim Azhar, Young Stunners, Shamoon Ismail & RAAMIS

Featured

{{Cite web|date=2020-07-03|title=Twitter hits gold over Asim Azhar, Shamoon Ismail's, Young Stunners, Mooroo 'Tum Tum'|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2253108/twitter-hits-gold-over-asim-azhar-shamoon-ismails-tum-tum|access-date=2021-04-24|website=The Express Tribune|language=en}}

= Album =

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!Year

!Title

!Role

!Ref.

2015

Pehli

Main Artist

{{Cite web|date=2016-11-15|title=Streaming: Mooroo releases 'Pehli' album|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1232133/streaming-mooroo-releases-pehli-album|access-date=2021-04-24|website=The Express Tribune|language=en}}

Filmography

In 2022, Mooroo appeared in Hum TV's Ramadan Special series Paristan as his debut, where he portrayed the self created character of Amanullah opposite Mira Sethi.{{Cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1189403|title=YouTuber Mooroo is starring in a Ramazan comedy series and here's what we know so far|date=2022-02-02|work=DAWN Images|access-date=}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.somethinghaute.com/youtuber-mooroo-to-star-in-upcoming-ramazan-play-with-mira-sethi/|title=YouTuber Mooroo To Star In Upcoming Ramazan Play With Mira Sethi|date=2 February 2022|work=Something Haute|access-date=26 March 2022}}

In 2024, he voice-overed Vincent Oliver, one of the main male characters in the animated film The Glassworker.{{cite news |title=Khaled Anum, Mooroo to star in 'The Glassworker' Urdu version |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2463257/khaled-anam-mooroo-among-others-to-star-in-the-glassworker-urdu-version |access-date=1 May 2024 |work=The Express Tribune |date=20 April 2024 |language=en}}

Awards and nominations

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!Year

!Recipient/Nominated work

!Award

!Result

2013

| rowspan="1" |"Kahani Purani"

|Lux Style Awardfor Song of the Year

|{{nom}}

2013

| rowspan="1" |"Mooroo"

|Lux Style Award for Best Emerging Talent

|{{nom}}

2013

| rowspan="1" |"Awam"

|Lux Style Award for Best Music Video Director

|{{nom}}

2014

| rowspan="1" |"Itni Chikni"

|Lux Style Award for Best Music Video Director

|{{nom}}

2014

| rowspan="1" |"Tere Bina"

|Youth Festival Award for Voice of the Year

|{{won}}

= Other awards =

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Year	Award	Category	Result !Ref.
2021 \|Pakistan International Screen Awards (PISA) \|Vlogger of the year \|{{Nominated}} \|[https://www.instagram.com/p/CTpDxa6vRGQ/]
2020	Pakistan International Screen Awards (PISA)	Best Vlogger	{{Nominated}} \|

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Year

Award