Rehan Sheikh

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{{Infobox person

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|1|13}}

| birth_place = London, England

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| notable works = The Castle-Aik Umeed,
Akbari Asghari,
Akhri Barish,
Sanjha,
Aik Nayee Cinderella

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Actor
director
producer
theater artist
screenwriter

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| yearsactive = 1992–present

| education = University of Surrey

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Rehan Sheikh is a Pakistani film and television actor, director, writer, film maker and producer. For his portrayal of Hafiz Ilyas in social drama Inkaar (2019), he received critical praise and a nomination of Best Actor at Lux Style Awards.{{cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1182822|title=TV drama Inkaar shows us the value of a father who stands by his daughter|website=Dawn Images|date=5 May 2019|access-date=19 December 2021|author=Sadda Haider}}{{cite web|last=Shabbir|first=Buraq|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/568859-tvs-favourite-father-figure|title=TV's favourite father figure|website=www.thenews.com.pk|date=2019-11-10|access-date=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/456949-five-progressive-characters-we-need-more-of-on-television|title=Five progressive characters we need more of on television|website=The News|date=12 April 2019|access-date=|author=Shahjehan SaleemApril}}{{cite news|title=Lux Style Awards 2020: And the nominees are...|work=Express Tribune|date=3 October 2020|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2266809/lux-style-awards-2020-and-the-nominees-are?|access-date=28 May 2024}}

Early life

Sheikh was born in London to veteran journalist Aslam Sheikh (d. 2003), who served as director-general of the Associated Press of Pakistan and was also "among the pioneers of economic journalism in Pakistan",[https://www.dawn.com/news/130059 "Veteran journalist Aslam Sheikh dies"] (18 December 2003), Dawn News. Retrieved 10 February 2019. whose older brother was a film director and screenwriter.

Sheikh's mother is a teacher and spent a life time in serving the education sector. He has two sisters, both Fulbright scholars.Interview with Samina Peerzada. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmPMdcBlwjA "Rehan Sheikh | A Must Watch Interview | Speak Your Heart With Samina Peerzada"], uploaded on YouTube on 10 February 2019.

Career

= In the United Kingdom =

Sheikh started with a youth theater group in South London, having worked in Tamasha Theatre Company's Women of the Dust in 1992.[http://www.tamasha.org.uk/women-of-the-dust/ Official profile]

= In Pakistan =

While visiting Pakistan on holiday, he directed, wrote and acted in a theater performance in Rawalpindi, and after being spotted by Sarmad Sehbai he got his first TV role in PTV's Aaghosh in 1993, which eventually became a classic.{{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Muhammad |date=21 August 2020 |title=In Conversation with Rehan Sheikh |url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/2020/08/21/in-conversation-with-rehan-sheikh/?amp=1 |access-date=22 August 2022 |website=The Friday Times}} He went on do a number of popular drama serials and also was the host of a popular travel show Travel Guide of Pakistan.

Some of his notable performances include Haseena Moin's PTV classic serial The Castle: Aik Umeed and the Hum TV play Sanjha, which earned him a nomination for best supporting actor at the 1st Hum Awards. His other major serials include Awazain, Bisat, Kiran Kahani, Dozukh, Maa, Nasal, and Mohlat.

Sheikh wrote, directed, acted and wrote some of the songs for the film Azad.{{cite web|access-date=2021-05-25|title=Review: 'Azad' gives big-budget local films a run for their money|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1630458/review-azad-gives-big-budget-local-films-run-money|date=9 February 2018|website=The Express Tribune}}

Filmography

=Films=

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Director

!Producer

!Screenwriter

!Note

2003

|Khamosh Pani

|Afshan

2015

|Manto

|Mian Sahab

2016

|Actor in Law

|Lawyer

rowspan="2" |2017

|Chupan Chupai

|{{Cite web |date=30 December 2017 |title=Chupan Chupai asks whether the good guys can ever win in Pakistan |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1179145}}

Driven

|Inspector Murtaza Shah

2018

|Azad

|{{ya}}

|{{Cite web |date=11 January 2018 |title=Rehan Sheikh's Azad to release on 9th Feb 2018! |url=https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1154257/rehan-sheikhs-azad-to-release-on-9th-feb-2018}}

2024

|Poppay Ki Wedding

|Shah Sahab

=Television serials=

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Channel

!Note

1993

|Aaghosh

|Aizaz

|PTV

|Drama debut

1996-1997

|The Bill

|Mr. Khan / Shariff Shah

|ITV

|British series; appears in 2 episodes

1997

|Dozakh

| rowspan="3" |PTV

1998

|Mohlat

1999

|Aik Mohabat Sau Afsanay

|Anthology series; appears in episode "Himmat-e-Batil"{{Cite web |title=Profile |url=https://ptv2.tripod.com/a/aikmohbt.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717183313/https://ptv2.tripod.com/a/aikmohbt.htm |archive-date=17 July 2024}}

rowspan="2" |2000

|Bisaat

|PTV / Indus TV

Sath Sath Ya Alag Alag

| rowspan="3" |PTV

2001

|The Castle: Aik Umeed

rowspan="2" |2006

|Kiran Kahani

|Dr. Salman

|Remake of Haseena Moin's 1973 drama{{Cite web |title=Profile |url=https://ptv2.tripod.com/k/kiran.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717183750/https://ptv2.tripod.com/k/kiran.htm |archive-date=17 July 2024}}

Pehchaan

|Asad

| rowspan="16" |Hum TV

|Re-aired in 2011 under the title Aks

2008

|The Ghost

|Aryan

2010

|Woh Chaar

rowspan="3" |2011

|Akhri Barish

Akbari Asghari

|Hatim Choudhry

Sanjha

|Bakshu

2012

|Aik Nayee Cinderella

|Saifullah

|Cameo

rowspan="2" |2014

|Laa

|Naimat Khan

Sadqay Tumhare

|Mohammad Amin Janjua

rowspan="2" |2015

|Jugnoo

|Baba Saheb

Preet Na Kariyo Koi

|Sulehri Sahab

2016

|Udaari

|Majid

rowspan="2" |2017

|Sammi

|Chaudhry Rab Nawaz

Qurban

|Shafi Mohammad

2018

|Pukaar

|Sultan Asfand

rowspan="2" |2019

|Inkaar

|Hafiz Ilyas Sahab

Shahrukh Ki Saliyan

|Havildar Maula Baksh

|Geo Entertainment

rowspan="2" |2020

|Fat Family

|Murad

|S TV

Mehar Posh

|Jahanzaib

|Geo Entertainment

2021

|Berukhi

|Mansoor Ahmad

|ARY Digital

2022

|Meray Humnasheen

|Saif Khan

|Geo Entertainment

2023

|Chand Tara

|Gulzar "Babu Bhaiyya"

| rowspan="2" |Hum TV

2024

|Zard Patton Ka Bunn

| Malik Nadeer

2025

|Paradise

|Nawab Humayun Ali Khan

|Express Entertainment

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Ceremony

!Category

!Project

!Result

!Note

2005

|Kara Film Festival

|Best Actor

|24 Hours

|{{won}}

|{{Cite web |date=13 December 2005 |title=KARACHI: KaraFilm festival concludes |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/169655/karachi-karafilm-festival-concludes |website=Dawn News}}

2013

|1st Hum Awards

| rowspan="2" |Best Supporting Actor

|Sanjha

|{{nom}}

|{{cite web |last=THR Staff |title=Hum Awards: Winners and nominees List |url=http://www.web.pk/2013/first-hum-tv-awards-red-carpet-winners-list/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718185340/http://www.web.pk/2013/first-hum-tv-awards-red-carpet-winners-list/ |archivedate=2013-07-18 |accessdate=2013-06-18 }}

2015

|3rd Hum Awards

|Sadqay Tumhare

|{{won}}

|{{cite web |date=10 April 2015 |title=2014 Hum Awards winners |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1175086 |accessdate=13 July 2015 |work=Correspondent |publisher=Dawn News}}

2020

|19th Lux Style Awards

|Best Television Actor

|Inkaar

|{{nom}}