Hindi Awards Ary Film Awards 2014 - Cast & Crew

Mahnoor Usman is a Pakistani film actress. Mahnoor was born on May 17, 2000 in Rawalpindi. Mahnoor’s birth name was Mahnoor Shakir Usman. Mahnoor pursued bachelors in business administration. Mahnoor started her acting career at the age of 8 as a theatre performer. Later, Mahnoor grabbed her first movie ‘Siyaah’ in 2013. Mahnoor marked her debut with ‘Siyaah’ where Mahnoor played a role of ‘Natasha’, an orphan girl adopted by a couple who do not have a child. Mahnoor’s acting skills as a child artist were heavily appreciated and Mahnoor was nominated in Lux Style Award for Best Actress, ARY Film Award for Best Actor in Negative Role and ARY Film Award for the Best Actress in a supporting role.

Meenu Gaur is a renowned director and screenwriter but London-based and a British-Indian. She was born in Kolkata, West Bengal. Gaur is best known for her Pakistani film Zinda Bhaag in 2013, which she co-wrote and co-directed along with Farjab Nabi. This film made an entry to Oscars. She is presently working on a feature film titled “Barzakh: Between Hell and Heaven,” supported by Locarno International Film Festival’s Open Doors Hub Programme. She has graduated from Lady Shri Ram College and then from Jamia Milia Islamia, Ph.D. And then from SOAS, University of London.

Meesha Shafi is a multi-talented actress, singer ,and model from Pakistan. She was born on 1st December 1981 in Lahore. Meesha comes from a family filled with talents. Her mother is veteran actress Saba Hameed ,and she is the granddaughter of the fierce revolutionary writer Hameed Akhtar who ran the Progressive writer’s movement in Pakistan. Meesha completed her schooling from Lahore Grammar School and has a degree of Fine Arts from the National College of arts, Pakistan.

Mahnooris a very well known Pakistani actor. She is a blazing mix of actor, model and a film director. She is a Canadian nationalist but was born in the USA. Mahnoor was born on June 14th, 1970. Her strength is always her versatility towards her work.

Amna Ilyas was born on October 1991 in Karachi, Pakistan. Unlike many women belonging to her nationality, Amna pursues a career in modelling and acting, which is very different from the societal norms subjected on women folks. Despite the massive pressure that she faced to commit herself to a low-profile life, Amna gained a lot of recognition from around the world and was subjected to a lot of controversies in her own country after she won multiple ‘Lux Style Awards’ for modelling.

Ainy Jaffri Rahman, a Pakistani actress, and model was born on June 9, 1981, in Karachi, Pakistan. Ainy was born into a Shia Muslim family but grew up in Singapore. She pursued her bachelorette from McGill University, Canada. She has featured in some of the Pakistani productions including “Dreamers” and “Badtameez.” But she caught the eye of everyone when she appeared in Haseena Moin’s drama “Meri Behen Maya” in 2012. 

Naila Jaffery is a renowned actress on Pakistani TV screens whose hometown is Lahore. Almost a decade has passed, but Naila Jaffery is still engaged in delivering her best when it comes to acting. Besides acting, she has also pursued her career as a fashion designer, and she owns a boutique. She is admired and loved by her co-actors and actresses. She is not amongst them who always want to stay in the limelight and seek public attention, but her talent speaks for her. In her long career, she made appearances in chat shows hardly a few times. She has tasted the joy of success through her marvelous performances in ‘Maa Mujh Ko Sulana,’ ‘Thodi Si Khusiyan,’ and ‘Desi Girls.’ Most of the esteem that she has learned is for her outstanding performances. She was also featured in ‘Marasim,’ ‘Kahaani Ek Raat Ki,’ ‘Mausam,’ ‘Aks,’ and ‘Ek Kasak Reh Gaee.’ In Aks, which was telecasted in ARY Digital, she played the role of ‘Zakia Ismael’ and finely portrayed the grief, the character's conflict. For this performance, she was able to draw a huge appreciation from the audience. She fits into her roles with creditable ease, and she is endorsed for being one of the expressive faces of this industry. Naila has also tried her hand in theater. She acted in a play named ‘Begum Jaan’ staged by ‘NAPA’ in ‘Karachi Arts Council’ in 2011, and the critics appreciated her acting skill.

Sarwat Gilani is a Pakistani model, singer, and an actress. She was born on 22 December, 1982 at Peshawar, Khyber, Pakistan. She is the granddaughter of Nawab of Manavdar and has Pashtun ancestory from her grandmother’s side. She is married to a Cosmetology surgeon and actor Fahad Mirza. They married in August 2014.She is a mother of two kids. The elder son’s name is Rohan Mirza and the younger son’s name is Araiz Muhammad Mirza.

Ayesha Omer is a versatile actress, from the Pakistani Film Industry. Ayesha is also into the field of modeling and singing. She completed her schooling from Beaconhouse school system and graduated from the National School of Arts, situated in Lahore, Pakistan.

Aamina Sheikh opened her eyes in this infinite world on 29th of August in NYC. His father was a pharmacist whose name is Abdul Sheikh. She spent most of her infancy time in Riyadh and Karachi. Aamina Sheikh completed her primary schooling from the popular Mama Parsi School. She completed her secondary education through American International School of Riyadh. After she came back to Pakistan from Riyadh, she did her “A” levels from Karachi in St Joseph’s the Lyceum and Convent.

Aamina sheikh is one of the famous and beautiful Pakistani actress and model. She worked for many multimedia companies. When she came back to Pakistan; she started her career with Pakistan’s premier channel, GEO television. Here she produced children talk show named as Bache Man Ke Sache. It was 2007 when Aamina appeared on screen for the very first time in Sharjil and Khalid Ahmed’s telefilm and also worked on a main role in Gurmuch Singh ki Waseeyat in the same year. After that she did lot of work in different films and dramas, the three top telefilms of Aamina Sheikh are Aasmaan Chu Lay, Pachees Qadam Pe Maut and Barish Me Dewar. Aamina sheikh also did modeling for top brands like Maria B. She also did some ramps for the some popular fashion designers. She also did modeling for many editorial magazines. In 2010 she did worked in a drama serial Daam.

In 2005 she got married with Mohib Mirza, who is the seasonal actor and comedian; they meet in sets of geo entertainment for the first time. In 2009 she got the first award in Lux style and also nominated as the model of the year. She did a lot of work in many other fields other than TV, like her contributions towards in awareness about breast cancer in women and also launched many smart phones app to raised fund for the women who have breast cancer and also involve many designers as well for the project.

Hareem Farooq is one of the rising actresses of Pakistani industry. She started her professional career with modeling. She was born in Islamabad and raised in Karachi. Hareem Farooq got her primary education from Grammar School, Karachi and graduated from University of Karachi. In 2007 she started her professional career and became famous in the entertainment field.

Hareem is the famous television actress, model and film star in Pakistan film industry. She started her career from theater plays. In 2013 she acted in a film Siyaah and she was chosen as the best performer in ARY film award. After that she worked in many Pakistani dramas such as Mausam on Hum TV with Yumna Zaidi and Ahsan Khan which was launched in 2014. She became famous after she worked for theater play in 2013. She also acted in a drama serial of Urdu 1 under the name tag of Mere Humdum Mere Dost that was also released in 2014. The ongoing drama serial of Hareem is Dusri Bivi on ARY Digital. She got popularity when she got the best artiste award after her horror movie Siyaah. She is also one of the top models. She is working on different projects now days.

Hareem is one of the stylish, beautiful and attractive actress and model. She got popularity because of her beauty and attractiveness. Some of the drama serials where Hareem performed are Aangan Terha which was launched in 2013, Pawnay 14 August which was also launched in 2013 and Diyar-e-Dil which is an upcoming drama of the year 2015.

Abida Parveen is a graceful Pakistani Singer born on 1954 in Larkana, Pakistan. She is a well-arched lecturer of Sufi music. She is from Sindhi ancestry and knows Kalaams and music in depth. She is one of the finest singers from all over the world. Abida started her career from RADIO PAKISTAN based in Hyderabad in 1973. She started with a song that was already sung by many other Ghazal singers who are well-efficient in Sindhi and Sufi music. TUHINJE ZULFAN JAY BAND KAMAND WIDHA is the song she started with, Abida sung this in her own style and with so much grace that she became one of the top singers in the music industry. She became a popular voice of the country.

Mawra Hussain is a Pakistani actress, VJ, and a model.  She was born into an orthodox, highly reserved and respected Muslim family on September 28th, 1992 in Islamabad Pakistan. She wanted to become an actress from her childhood itself. She has a sister and a brother. Her sister Urwa Hussain is also an actress who is quite famous like Mawra. Her parents named her as Mawra Hocane, but she later changed it to Hussain. Mawra finished her high school from Bahria College Islamabad. She is currently one of the most popular actresses of Pakistan. 

Mawra stepped into acting in the year 2012. Her debut serial was Mere Huzoor. But before that she was a VJ like her elder sister. She appeared in various commercials of leading brands in Pakistan like Mobilink, Sunsilk, and Telenor etc. Mawra with her good looks caught the eye of many directors and producers who offered her roles in their TV shows. After stepping into the acting field, she did a lot of shows like “Yaha Pyaar Nahi Tha”, “Papa Razzi”, “Shaadi Mubarak”, “Aahista Aahista”, “Ek Tamanna Lahasil si”, “ Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain”, “ Nikhar Gaye Gulab Sare”, “The Hostels”, “Country Love” and many more. Hum TV of Pakistan nominated her for the best soap actress category. She initially gained huge popularity as a VJ and later stole the hearts of many with her acting as well. There were no breaks, she went ahead and acted in one serial after other.

This young pretty actress did not become the victim of any rumors or rather one can say she has had a peaceful life as an actress not owing to any explanations or be at the center of gossips. This can be because of the reason that Mawra doesn’t tolerate gossips about her at all. She is very strict when it comes to matters like these. Apart from this, she is a very mature and dedicated lady who loves all and is loved by all. She also mentioned in an interview that she adores her mother and sister of all. 

Hundreds of guys would kill to be with this charming woman, and that lucky guy happens to be Aamish Azhar. They both were engaged recently and everyone is very eager to hear the wedding bells ring. She revealed many of other likes and dislikes as well during one of her other interviews, like she said she is big fan of Brad Pitt and Salman Khan.

Ayesha Khan was born in a Pakistani family on the 27th September of the year 1982. Her family basically comes from Lahore, Pakistan. Her father is of Punjabi origin and her mother is of Kashmiri descent. Ayesha was raised in Abu Dhabi as well as North America. She adapted into the Pakistani culture just as her career in Pakistan's entertainment industry began. Khan built the woman's tv set debut inside year 2000 within the famous serial "Tum Yahi Kehna" which is broadcasted on PTV.

Mohammed Ehteshamuddin is a Pakistani television filmmaker, writer, producer, and actor. He has been working in Behive Transmedia since January 1, 2021. He was born on November 22, 1965. His place of birth is Karachi, Pakistan. He rose in a colony with several migrants from Hyderabad, India. He feels delighted to be surrounded by some creative individuals, including poets, authors, and writers of that time, and he learned a lot from them when they rehearsed their plays at his home. He studied at Green-Wood Secondary School. Later, he went to the University of Karachi to pursue graduation in Commerce. According to astrologers, Mohammed Ehteshamuddin’s zodiac sign is Sagittarius, and his nationality is Pakistani. He is a keen observer and an avid reader.

Gohar Rasheed’s full name is Mirza Gohar Rasheed, and he is a famous Pakistani actor and RJ. He was born on May 2, 1984. Gohar Rasheed’s place of birth is Lahore, Pakistan. He studied at Government College University, Lahore after completing his secondary education. Later, he went to Beaconhouse National University (BNU), Lahore, to pursue his bachelor’s degree in entertainment media, with theatre, film, television, and minors in journalism. He later went to Karachi to pursue studies in media production. His nationality is Pakistani. He belongs to the Islam religion, and his zodiac sign is Taurus. His hobbies are singing and travelling. He is an animal lover, and he has a pet dog named Barfi.

Khurramis a Pakistani actor born on September 6, 1983 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Khurram completed his schooling from Lahore Grammar School. Khurram hadno background in acting. Khurram had an audition in Lahore and got selected as main lead. Alongside JohaibAsgar and Salman Ahmad, both were from non-acting background. Khurram has seen fame after his debut film ‘ZindaBhaag (2013)’ where Khurram played the role ‘Khaldi’. Khurram was nominated in ARY Film Award for Best Actor in leading role Best Star Debue Male for the same film.

Ismail Jilani is a Pakistani director, media activist, documentary filmmaker and former Pakistani Army officer. Ismail Jilani was born in Karachi. Syed Iqbal Shah, his father, was also a filmmaker who created the first Pakistani animated film in 1960. Jilani attended Junior Cadets Academy Mangla before enrolling at Pakistan Military Academy, where he earned a double bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics. The Academy of Photogenic Arts in Sydney, Australia, then awarded him a certificate in film and video production. Ismail Jilani has directed and edited various television programs, including magazine/reality shows, dramas, documentaries, advertisements, and broadcast campaigns. His most popular show as a director, cameraman, and editor was George Ka Pakistan, which aired on Geo TV. It is a show about British journalist George Fulton, who spent nine years in Pakistan.

Bilal Lashari is a cinematographer, film director, occasional actor, and screenwriter from Pakistan. He was born on August 4th, 1984, in Quetta, Balochistan region of Pakistan. He grew up in Lahore, where he attended Lahore Grammar School Senior Boys Campus JT and Lahore University of Management Sciences afterward. Then he went ahead to study at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California. In 2008, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Motion Pictures and Television. Bilal had a brief stint as an assistant director during the pre-production of "Khuda Kay Liye" under Shoaib Mansoor in 2004, before he went to the United States for his studies. After coming back to Pakistan, Bilal started directing music videos.

Shahzad Rafique was born on January 1, 1962, in Gujranwala, Pakistan. He was born and raised in Gujranwala. Shahzad is known to be a director and producer in the Lollywood Film Industry i.e.., Pakistan Film Industry. Rafique is popular in the Showbiz Industry because of his performance towards providing great Lollywood Movies. His movies received honor and appreciation all over, and his films have been screened in Film Festival worldwide. Shahzad has completed his bachelor’s from his hometown Gujranwala and chose Direction and Film Making as his career. He has served the industry since 1996 and continues to stay it. He has worked in great movies. Some of his works are Rukhsati, released in 2001; Salakhain, in 2004; Mohabbataan Sachiyaan, in 2007; Ishq Khuda, in 2012; Salute, in 2016; Nikah, in 1998 and many more. He doesn’t seem to be there on any social media platform.

Syed Ali Raza Usama was born in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 26, 1980. Syed Ali Raza Usama is a Pakistani television producer, drama serial director at Geo Tv, and creative director at AAJ TV. As a film director, he helmed acclaimed drama serials such as Bashar Momin and Khuda Aur Muhabbat Season 1. He also directed the Hum TV show Aakhir Kab Tak. Syed Ali Raza Usama is a film and television filmmaker from Pakistan. Bashar Momin, Kash Mein Teri Beti Na Hoti, Sultana-e-Dil, Khuda Aur Muhabbat, and others are among his many popular serials. He is also known for his work in the series Main Hoon Shahid Afridi.

Azfar Jafri is a film director, screenwriter, actor, and VFX artist based in Karachi, Pakistan. He graduated from Hamdard University as an IT engineer with a major in telecom. However, Jafri decided to follow his dreams and began his career by providing background scores for interactive corporate CDs. He then transitioned to a 3D character animator while video-editing and posting effects for digital commercials, music videos, and documentaries. Jafri eventually became the VFX lead at Trango. He worked with several local and international clients, such as– Ariel, Huawei, Lexus, Mobilink-Blackberry, Nike, Scion, Telenor, UPS, USAID, UNICEF, UNDP, U.S. Exchange Programme, etc. Meanwhile, Jafri also directed and produced several independent short films, like "Charkhi" (2010), "Aik Khat Tumharay Naam" (2011), "Khel" (2011), and an animated television series called "The Apartment Complex".

Farjad Nabi is a writer, film producer, director, cinematographer, and documentary filmmaker from Pakistan. Farjad was born in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1969. His 2013 feature film Zinda Bhaag, which he co-wrote and directed with Meenu Gaur, was the first Pakistani film nominated for an Academy Award in the Foreign Language Film Award category in almost fifty years. His first film, Nusrat, has Left the Building... But When? in 1997 made him popular and gave him the second-best film award at Kathmandu's Film South Asia festival. No One Believes the Professor, his second film, premiered at the Film South Asia festival in 1999 and won the Best Film Award. Nusrat has Left the Building... But When? And No One Believes the Professor are two award-winning documentaries directed by Nabi, based in Lahore.

Jerjees Seja, aka Mohammad Jerjees Seja, is also known as “JJ.” He is an experienced chief executive officer who has worked and has gained experience in the broadcast and media production industry. He has skills in marketing strategy, management, advertising sales, market planning, and integrated marketing. He is a strong business development professional with MBA focused on marketing from Greenwich University. Seja has worked for more than sixteen years in ARY Digital Network. He has also worked as a director in Waadi Animations and Six Sigma Plus Entertainment. He completed his education at Greenwich University. Seja has won many Lux Style Awards. He is fluent in Hindi and Urdu. He has a massive following on Instagram as he is very much active in social media.

Salman Iqbal is a Pakistani media mogul born in the year 1974 on October 24. He attended his schooling in Dubai and then went to study business at the University of Houston. Iqbal is the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) also the President of ARY Digital Network, founded in the year 2000 under the leadership of his uncle Abdul Razak. ARY Digital Network broadcasts 12 channels across 100 countries, and it is one of the most-watched Television networks and the World’s Number one source of Urdu Entertainment, News, and Content.

Born in Lahore, Pakistan, Armaghan Shahid is popularly known Shaan Shahid or Shaan. He is a model, an actor, writer, as well as a film director in Pakistani cinema. Shaan was born on 27 April 1971. His father ‘Riaz Shahid’ was a Filmmaker. His mother Neela was a movie and a theatre actress. They were both of different religions. Riaz was a Punjabi but of Muslim origin, and Neela was a Christian, but she embraced Islam. Shaan’s uncle was a Cinematographer and a Producer for Pakistan Television Corporation in Islamabad. His name is Fiaz Shahid. Shaan’s education started at the Aitchison College where he began getting involved in acting. He performed a skit called Alif Noon for which he won the Best Actor Award. He played a comic character in that skit. For him acting was more of a fun thing. Initially, he did not take it seriously as he never thought he would have a career in it. He wanted to be a lawyer as he thought he had the potential to be one. So he left for New York and studied at the Newtown High School. He came for vacations to Pakistan and circumstances made him join Riaz Shahid Films which was their family business. In the year 1990, at the small age of Nineteen, he acted in his debut movie Bulandi. He was starred opposite ‘Reema Khan’, who was a debutant as well.

Mohib Mirza is an actor from Pakistan known for hosting the reality show, Pakistan Idol, and for his role as the protagonist in the Aag TV-produced 'Ishrat Baji'.

Humayun Saeed has been known famously across Pakistan and its film industry for his great acting skills and also as a producer of films. This talented and famous personality was born on the 27th day of July in the year 1971 in Karachi, Pakistan. Humayun is one of the five siblings that he has. Humayun studied in college for the degree of Bachelors in Commerce after which he started working at a factory for garments which was named H. Nizam Din (Pvt) Ltd for the post of a Production Manager for four years from 1991 to 1995. He entered the film industry through the movie Inteha in the year 1996. His debut TV play was Ye Jahan. Since then he has appeared in 64 television dramas and movies. When he decided to get into the film industry, his parents rebuked him and became disappointed with his decision.

Hamza Ali Abbasi was born on 16th July 1997 in Multan, Pakistan and he’s an actor, model and a film director from 2006. He has studied Bachelors in International Relations in JCC Kansas City, KS, USA and in 2006, he completed his studies in the United States and pursued his career as a professional stage actor in Pakistan by appearing in “Bombay Dreams”, “Phantom of the Opera” and “Home is Where Your Clothes Are”. He completed his Masters in International Relations from QUA, Pakistan. Prior to beginning his career as an actor, He completed CSS and was allocated in the Police Service of Pakistan. His mother is Begum Naseem and his sister is Dr. Fazeela Abbasi, a well-known dermatologist in Pakistan. He joined Twitter on 22nd August 2014 and he has over 1,783,600 fans on Facebook. This Charming, humble, handsome and single actor has an amazing talent in acting and he has proven his capabilities in film making too. During his interview with Sunday Plus, he has revealed that his favorite film actress is Ayesha Khan. And also he reviled about his first crush and it was when he was in 4th grade. And Hamza also said that he had a girly voice before having tonsils. His first drama serial was “Pyarey Afzal” and he did the role of Afzal. Hamza started his career in 2006 with theatre play and the role of Azam in “Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley” was the turning point of this career as an actor. In filmography he made his debut in a short film names “Glorious Resolve” (2011) and he performed in films such as “Mud House” and “The Golden Doll” (2011), “Main Hoon Shahid Afridi”, “Waar” (2013), “Jawani Phir Nahi Ani” (2013), “Kambakht” (2015) and upcoming movie “Maula Jatt 2” (2017). In “Warr” he played the role of a police officer and it was a Pakistani blockbuster. In ARY film awards, he has won the best star debut male and best supporting actor male awards for his appearance in “Main Hoon Shahid Afridi” and “Waar”. He pursued his directorial career with feature films such as “Mud House” and the “Golden Doll” which were based on the ordinary life of simple people. Few of his theatre plays were “Dally in the Dark” (2006), “Home is Where Your Clothes Are”, “Bombay Dreams”, “The Addams Family” (2007- Directed by Shah Shahrahbeel), “Phantom of the Opera” (2008), “Tom, Dick and Harry” (2009), “Moulin Rouge” (2010) and “Bombay Dreams” (2011- Directed by Ghazala Siddiqui).

The All in one Pakistan screen writer, actor, director, producer, host and humorist better known for being the 25 Minute Sitcom Guy, who is the creator of Jutt and Bond,  Rubberband, a detective-comedy about inspector Khoji, and Yes Sir which inspired from the British Show Yes Prime Minister.  He write is first long TV Serial Dolly ki Ayegi Baraat and become a huge hit, After this he continued writing for most famous TV Plays like Timmy G,Takkay ki Ayegi Baraat, Inspector Khojee, Kash Tu Mera Baap Na Hota, Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti, telefilm Armaan (2013) and Jackson Heights etc. He got huge success for a screenplay Main Hoon Shahid Afridi, which became a huge hit of Pakistani Cinema (2013).

He was born on 12 November, 1981 in Lahore Pakistan, where he did his masters in MMA (Masters in Multimedia Arts) at National College of Arts to earned honours. He is married to Mahera Shah and is a father of three daughters. 

A firm believer of “Self Censorship”, which made him excellent in its field and also get praised to work as a writer in the Pakistani press.He will keep entertaining his audiences through his playwrights.

Shamoon Abbasi is a Pakistani actor. He also directs and writes. He currently resides in Karachi, Pakistan. He started his career with acting. He made his debut with Bhai Log in the year 2011. He played the role of Inspector Nagra in this film. He also acted in Waar. He played the role of Ramal. Waar was produced by Mindworks and directed by Bilal Lashari.

Noman Habib is Pakistani actor and model. He was born in Karachi, in Pakistan. He is one of the young and talented actors, who at very young age got lauded through his outstanding performances. He was part of Utho Jago Pakistan with Shakeel Ahmed.

Ismail Tara is a famous Pakistani comedian and actor.  He was born on 16 November 1949. Ismail is working in Film and Television industry since 1980’s.He has also worked in various stage plays and dramas. He is known for his work in a stage drama called Soney ki Chirya. He is known for his performance in many television shows such as Fifty-Fifty in 1990’s also Rubber Band in 2005, Yeh Zindagi Hai in 2008, One Way Ticket in 2012 and also Pak Villa and Dheeli Colony in the same year 2012, Orangi Ki Anwari in 2013.Tara is renowned for his role in a Pakistani television show Fifty-Fifty in which he earned quite a huge success.

Whether it is in Pakistan or India, the transitions of TV serial actors to the big screen have in many cases been beset with hiccups. In fact, in Pakistan a much lower number of actors have migrated smoothly into film careers than in India. Even those who have been successful have seldom managed to get away from typecast roles they performed in their first films. In case of Adnan Shah, (sometimes also referred to with the suffix ‘Tipu’) however, the story has been different. Although his initial appearances on TV were in comic roles, in serials like “Sab Set Hai”, he grew up ultimately to be a versatile actor excelling in diverse roles. He had a number of notable appearances in films and what was special about the films were that irrespective of where they were made, they were released in both India and Pakistan due to related themes. “Ramchand Pakistani” made in Pakistan, is about a Pakistani Hindu who has by mistake crossed into India along with his young son, and “Kajraare” is an Indian film shot in historical Jordan and again features both Indian and Pakistani stars. 

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is a renowned singer worldwide. He was born on 9 December 1973 in Faisalabad, Pakistan.

He is famous for his melodious voice and is nephew of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. He is very popular in Bollywood and Lollywood and has been active from the last few years. His numerous albums have been released and loved by music lovers. He got his early training from Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan who also was his uncle, after that he joined his group at 15 years age. In 1985, he went to UK with group his uncle and sang solo qawwalis at a Birhingam concert.

He debuted in Bollywood from Mann Ki Lagan song from movie Paap. He had performed at various worldwide famous venues like Wembley Arena and Manchester Arena. He collaborated and also contributed in various Hollywood sound tracks in movies like Dead Man Walking and showed his talent. Various other Hollywood tie ups have also been there with him.

He also had been a judge in a music reality show Chote Ustad 2 where he was in panel with Sonu Nigam and Raveena Tandon. Indian audiences loved the show. He was a judge at another reality show Junoon Kuch Kar Dikhane Ka from NDTV Imagine.

He also is the first Pakistani Singer to perform at a Noble peace prize ceremony. He has also featured in Coke Studio sessions where he sang Garaj Baras with Ali Azmat and with Abida Parveen on Chaap Tilak. In Bollywood he had sung in lots of movies naming a few in which he got awards from film fraternity are Tere Mast Mast Do Nain from Dabangg and Teri Meri from BodyGuard and Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for `Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji. This year his song Mere Naina Kafir Ho Gaye from Dolly ki Doli was a great hit. His recent song Jaruri Tha became a hit instantly featuring Big Boss fame jodi Kushal Tandon and Gauhar khan.

Fahad Mustafa or Sunny Tunio is a popular Pakistani model, actor and producer. He was born on June 26, 1983 in Karachi, Pakistan. He is the son of Salahuddin Tunio who is also a Pakistani actor. He got married to Sana in year 2005 and they have a daughter named, Fatima Mustafa.

Ali Zafar is a multifaceted personality, though he commenced his career as actor in serials in Pakistan, he became famous for his music skills and went on to become a leading Pop sensation in Pakistan. He is singer, musician, model, actor, composer and painter. He was born on 18 May, 1980 in Lahore, Pakistan. He did his graduation from the Government College of his city. He later toned his artist talent by joining an Arts Institute. He began his career as an artist. His first acting experience was in Pakistan television soaps. His career evoked with "Jugnuon Se Bhar". This was his first song and the song was part of the film named ‘Shararaat’. He rose to massive fame in 2003 with his super hit “Channo”.  This song was from his first album “Huqa Pani” which sold over seven million copies all over the world, and he then had no looking back.

Following his first album he launched his second album “Masty” in 2006 and his third album “Jhoom” in February 2011. He performs at LUX Style Awards and he performed in Femina Miss India 2012, GiMA Awards 2012 and Temptations Reloaded concert along with Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Preity Zinta in Muscat in 2013. He married Ayesha Fazli, who is paternally related to Actor Aamir Khan. He married her on July 28, 2009. His marriage took place in Lahore. He is blessed with a son.

Ahsan Khan is a Pakistani actor born on 9th October, 1981. His journey into the world of acting started in 1998 as he debuted in the movie ‘Nikah’ , then went on to act in movies like ‘Ghar Kab Aao Gay’, ‘Dil Mera Dharkan Teri’.