Shahid Khan (actor)

He was born in Khazana Peshawar. He belongs to Pushtoon. He hails from khazana village of Peshawar.He is famous for his gandageeri.

Shahid Khan[https://news.yahoo.com/photos/pakistani-actors-shahid-khan-c-sobia-khan-star-photo-052502368.html] {{dead link|date=April 2016}} has been acting in the Peshawar Film Industry of Pakistan since the 1990s and has contributed to various films of the industry. He and his brother Arshad Khan{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/957316/pashto-films-to-make-a-mark-this-eid/|title=Pashto films to make a mark this Eid|date=15 September 2015|work=The Express Tribune}} produce and direct Pashto films as well. Khan has contributed to the Pashto film industry, headquartered in Peshawar,{{cite news|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/95134-Gone-are-the-days-of-Badar-Munirbut-Pashto-films-still-draw-crowds-in-Karachi|title=Gone are the days of Badar Munir, but Pashto films still draw crowds in Karachi|author=Zia Ur Rehman|date=February 1, 2016|publisher=The News|access-date=2 April 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-cinema/pashtun-cinema-cocktail-a-heady-mix-of-kalashnikov-and-romance/story-IbULWiNM7klkFyRNNiRcKM.html|title=Pashtun cinema cocktail: A heady mix of Kalashnikov and romance|date= December 1, 2015|work=hindustantimes.com/}} at a time of its revival in Pakistan.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}

Khan{{cite news|url=http://www.shanghaidaily.com/feature/The-romance-and-the-Kalashnikov-Pashtun-cinema-defies-the-war/shdaily.shtml|title=The romance and the Kalashnikov: Pashtun cinema defies the war|work=shanghaidaily.com}} has spoken of the importance of making Pashto films more suitable for city audiences, saying "We cannot limit our films to Pashtun culture as we have to exhibit them in other markets."{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/821770/karachi-last-ray-of-hope-for-pashto-films/|title=Karachi last ray of hope for Pashto films|date=14 January 2015|work=The Express Tribune}}

In 2015, Khan was prevented from filming in the Hazara District due to government restrictions. Khan released a statement saying that there were only a handful of film makers left in the industry and that the government should support them rather than putting sanctions on them.{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/882061/pack-up-filmmakers-banned-from-shooting-in-hazara/|title=Pack up: Filmmakers banned from shooting in Hazara|date=6 May 2015|work=The Express Tribune}}

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