Saife Hassan

{{Short description|Pakistani actor and director}}

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{{Use Pakistani English|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Saife Hasan

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|10|04}}

| birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

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| occupation = Director, actor

| yearsactive = 1996–present

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Saife Hasan is a Pakistani TV director and actor. He is best known for the drama serial Dil ki Madham Boliyan (2005) and Ehd-e-Wafa (2019). He has directed the drama serial Bari Aapa for which he was nominated for the Hum Award for Best Director Drama Serial at 1st Hum Awards ceremony{{cite web|title=1st Award Nominations|url=http://www.pakium.com/2013/02/26/first-hum-awards|publisher=Paki UM|date=|accessdate=18 July 2015}} and Ru Baru.{{cite web|title=Ru Baru a serial by Saifee Hasan|url=http://www.fashioncentral.pk/blog/2014/01/08/ru-baru/|publisher=Fashion Central|date=8 January 2014|accessdate=18 July 2015}}

Career

= Actor =

Even if he's better known for his work in television, Hassan initially began as a theatre actor, working extensively with Sheema Kermani's Tehrik-e-Niswan among other theatrical groups.{{Cite web |last=Rehman |first=Maliha |date=12 September 2021 |title=THE ICON INTERVIEW: A MAN LESS ORDINARY |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1645955 |website=Dawn News}} On television he mainly plays supporting roles.

= Director =

Hassan has worked as a director for more than ten years at Hum TV, and since 2003 has directed television ventures for television channels.{{cite web|title=Blast from the Past: Asma Mundrawalla, Mahvash Faruqi and Hsasan, all actors who began their acting careers with Tehreek-i–Niswan, the theatre group which was then steered by Khalid Ahmed and Sheema Kirmani|url=http://www.newslinemagazine.com/2015/01/blast-from-the-past/|work=Zuhra Chugtai|publisher=News Line Magazine|date=20 January 2015|accessdate=18 July 2015}} He directs exclusively for the Hum TV channel.

Filmography

= Films =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}

2005

! scope="row" | Shahrukh Khan Ki Maut

| Shamshad

|

2013

! scope="row" | Main Hoon Shahid Afridi

|

|

rowspan="2" | 2016

! scope="row" | Actor in Law

| Guddu Mamu

|

scope="row" | Jeewan Hathi

|

|

2019

! scope="row" | Superstar

| Zahid Malik

|

rowspan="2" | 2022

! scope="row" | Dum Mastam

|

| {{Cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1189593|title=Dum Mastam unveils a glitzy trailer and a not so surprising Eid release date|date=24 February 2022|work=Dawn Images|author=Mohammad Kamran Jawaid|accessdate=1 March 2022}}

scope="row" | Parde Mein Rehne Do

|

| {{Cite news|title=The stars are out for the trailer launch of 'Parde Mein Rehne Do'|url=https://www.bolnews.com/entertainment/2022/02/the-stars-are-out-for-the-trailer-launch-of-parde-mein-rehne-do/|date=26 February 2021|publisher=Bol News|accessdate=26 February 2022}}

= Television series =

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! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Director

!Network

! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}

2012–13

! scope="row" | Mar Jain Bhi To Kya

|

| {{Ya}}

| rowspan="8" |Hum TV

|

2012

! scope="row" | Bari Aapa

|

| {{Ya}}

| {{cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1188391|title=Saife Hassan — from teaching ninth graders to directing superstars|date=14 September 2021|archive-date=6 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506191645/https://images.dawn.com/news/1188391|author=Maliha Rehman|website=Dawn Images}}

2013–14

! scope="row" | Aseerzadi

|

|

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rowspan="2" | 2014

! scope="row" | Ru Baru

|

| {{Ya}}

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scope="row" | Uff Meri Family

|

|

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rowspan="2" | 2015

! scope="row" | Dil Ka Kia Rung Karun

|

| {{Ya}}

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scope="row" | Tum Mere Paas Raho

|

| {{Ya}}

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2015–16

! scope="row" | Ishq-e-Benaam

|

| {{Ya}}

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2016

! scope="row" | Aap Ke Liye

|

|

|ARY Digital

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2016–17

! scope="row" | Sang-e-Mar Mar

|

| {{Ya}}

| rowspan="3" |Hum TV

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2017

! scope="row" | Sammi

|

| {{Ya}}

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rowspan="2" | 2018

! scope="row" | Belapur Ki Dayan

|

| {{Ya}}

|

scope="row" | Visaal

| Akku/Azam

|

|ARY Digital

|

rowspan="2" | 2019

! scope="row" | Pyar Kahani

| Gullu Bhai

|

|Hum TV

|

scope="row" | Bharosa Pyar Tera

|

|

| rowspan="2" |Geo Entertainment

|

2019–20

! scope="row" | Alif

| Master Ibrahim

|

|

2020

! scope="row" | Ehd-e-Wafa

|

| {{Ya}}

|Hum TV

|

rowspan="3" | 2020–21

! scope="row" | Fitrat

| Ayaz

|

|Geo Entertainment

|

scope="row" | Ghisi Piti Mohabbat

| Naheed

|

| rowspan="2" |ARY Digital

|

scope="row" | Dunk

| Faraz

|

|

rowspan="4" | 2021

! scope="row" | Safar Tamam Howa

| Anwar

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| rowspan="2" |Hum TV

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scope="row" | Laapata

| Inspector Tahir

|

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scope="row" | Ishq Hai

|

|

|ARY Digital

|

scope="row" | Parizaad

| IG Sheharyar

|

| rowspan="2" |Hum TV

|

rowspan="6" | 2022

! scope="row" | Sang-e-Mah

|

| {{Ya}}

|

scope="row" | Ruposh

| Ashfaq

|

|Geo Entertainment

|

scope="row" | Fraud

| Khawar

|

|ARY Digital

|

scope="row" | Paristan

| Ishaq

|

| rowspan="2" |Hum TV

|

scope="row" | Hum Tum

| Professor Jabir

|

|

scope="row" | Mushkil

| Ibrahim

|

|Geo Entertainment

|

2023

! scope="row" | Jhok Sarkar

|

| {{Ya}}

| rowspan="3" |Hum TV

|

2024

! scope="row" | Zard Patton Ka Bunn

|

| {{Ya}}

|

2024-25

! scope="row" | Tan Man Neel o Neel

|Sardar Rao

|{{Ya}}

|{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/1238445/shuja-asad-to-play-sehar-khans-leading-man-in-upcoming-drama/ |title=Shuja Asad to play Sehar Khan's leading man in upcoming drama |date=November 11, 2024 |access-date=December 6, 2024 |work=Daily Times }}

Awards and nominations

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! Year

! Award

! Category

! Work

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

rowspan="2"|2018

! scope="row" rowspan="4" | Lux Style Awards

| rowspan="4"|Best TV Director

| Sang-e-Mar Mar

| {{won}}

| rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|author=Images Staff|date=21 February 2018|title=Who won big at Lux Style Awards 2018?|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1179502|access-date=|work=Images}}

Sammi

| rowspan="2" {{nom}}

2021

| Ehd-e-Wafa

| {{cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1188558|title=The winners of the 20th Lux Style Awards have been announced|website=Dawn Images|date=10 October 2020|access-date=}}

2023

| Sang-e-Mah

| {{Won}}

| {{cite web |title=Lux Style Awards 2023 nominations out now: Pasoori, Joyland, Mere Humsafar reign supreme |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2438044/lux-style-awards-2023-nominations-out-now-pasoori-joyland-mere-humsafar-reign-supreme? |date=27 September 2023 |work=The Express Tribune}}

References

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