Paras Masroor
{{Short description|Pakistani theatre and television actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Paras Masroor
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| birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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| nationality = Pakistani
| alma_mater = University of Karachi
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| education = Master's in sociology and mass communication
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2011 – present
| notable_works = Carma – The Movie
| parents = Beydil Masroor (father)
Beena Masroor (mother)
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Paras Masroor is a Pakistani theatre and television actor and screenwriter.
He has played the role of Torah Khan in Momina Duraid's Sang-e-Mar Mar (2016) for which he received Hum Award for Best Supporting Actor.{{Cite web|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/lifestyle/heres-is-the-winners-list-of-5th-hum-awards-2017|title=Here's is the winners list of '5th HUM Awards 2017'|website=Daily Pakistan|date=May 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-18}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/04/30/hum-awards-2017-a-rousing-success/|title=Hum Awards 2017 a rousing success {{!}} Pakistan Today|website=Pakistan Today|access-date=2019-05-18}} He further appeared in films Na Maloom Afrad (2014) and Mah e Mir (2016).{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/407864/theatre-kamla-holds-up-a-mirror-for-journalists/|title=Theatre: Kamla holds up a mirror for journalists|last=Tribune.com.pk|date=2012-07-13|website=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-18}}
Early life and education
He belongs to a Sindhi Sufi family involved in the arts : his grandfather, Ghulam Ali Masroor, who went by the pen-name Faqeer, wrote Sufi poetry in six languages (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Sindhi, Seraiki and English), while his father, Beydil Masroor, is a musician and writer who also served as senior director/producer for PTV for some 35 years and his mother Beena Masroor is an actress, Paras inheriting his interest in arts from them, as he is involved in sculpture, painting, drawing and music as well (he can play the tabla and the guitar).{{Cite web |author=Mahwash Ajaz |date=2018-02-26 |title=I'd love to star in 'Gangs of Wasseypur': Paras Masroor |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1645208/4-id-love-star-gangs-wasseypur-paras-masroor/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208192503/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1645208/4-id-love-star-gangs-wasseypur-paras-masroor/ |archive-date=8 February 2024 |access-date= |website=The Express Tribune |language=en-US}}
He got his Master's in sociology and mass communications from the Karachi University before studying acting at the NAPA.
Career
Starting his career as a theatre actor, he moved on to television.{{Cite web |author=Images Staff |date=2018-02-20 |title=47% of our readers believe Yakeen Ka Safar deserves to be on Netflix |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1179488 |access-date=2019-05-18 |website=DAWN |language=en}} He also wrote content for different channels, such as scripts for Mohammed Ehteshamuddin, and also worked behind the camera as an assistant director.{{Cite web |last=Jawaid |first=Wajiha |date=15–31 October 2022 |title=PARAS MASROOR - A QUINTESSENTIAL ACTOR |url=https://magtheweekly.com/detail//16599-paras-masroor-a-quintessential-actor |website=Mag The Weekly}}
Filmography
=Theatre=
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! Year!! Title!!Role !Notes |
| 2011
|Bhaag Amina Bhaag |Amina's elder brother |
| 2011
|Jo Chaley Tau Jaan Sae Guzar Gaye | |Inspired by Arthur Miller's All My Sons{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/142853/arthur-miller-adapted-in-post-earthquake-pakistan/|title=Arthur Miller adapted in post earthquake Pakistan|last=Tribune.com.pk|date=2011-04-04|website=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-04}} |
| 2012
|Nek Parveen | |
| 2012
|Kamla |Jai Singh |
| 2013
|Begum Jaan |Sanjay Panday |
=Films=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year!! Title!!Role!!Notes |
| 2014
|News Reporter |
| 2016
|Siraj |{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1398120/mah-e-mir-wins-big-dada-saheb-film-festival-india/|title='Mah-e-Mir' wins big at Dada Saheb Film Festival in India|last=Tribune.com.pk|date=2017-05-01|website=The Express Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-18}} |
| 2022
|Kidnapper |
=Television =
Accolades
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!Year !Work !Award !Category !Result |
| 2017 |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm8620144}}
- {{instagram|parasmasroor1}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Pakistani male stage actors
Category:Pakistani male film actors
Category:Pakistani male television actors
Category:21st-century Pakistani male actors
Category:University of Karachi alumni