Rehan Sheikh

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, he received critical praise and a nomination of Best Actor at Lux Style Awards.[1][2][3][4]

Rehan Sheikh
Born (1969-01-13) January 13, 1969
London, England
EducationUniversity of Surrey
Occupations
Years active1993–present
Notable workThe Castle-Aik Umeed,
Akbari Asghari,
Akhri Barish,
Sanjha,
Aik Nayee Cinderella

Personal 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",[5] 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.[6]

Career

Sheikh started with a youth theater group in South London, having worked in Tamasha Theatre Company's Women of the Dust in 1992.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9]

Filmography

Television

Preet na Kariyo (Hum TV )

Awards and nominations

References
  1. Sadda Haider (5 May 2019). "TV drama Inkaar shows us the value of a father who stands by his daughter". Dawn Images. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. "TV's favourite father figure". www.thenews.com.pk. 2019-11-10.
  3. Shahjehan SaleemApril (12 April 2019). "Five progressive characters we need more of on television". The News.
  4. "Lux Style Awards 2020: And the nominees are..." Express Tribune. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  5. "Veteran journalist Aslam Sheikh dies" (18 December 2003), Dawn News. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  6. Interview with Samina Peerzada. "Rehan Sheikh | A Must Watch Interview | Speak Your Heart With Samina Peerzada", uploaded on YouTube on the 10 February 2019.
  7. Official profile
  8. Ali, Muhammad (21 August 2020). "In Conversation with Rehan Sheikh". The Friday Times. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  9. "Review: 'Azad' gives big-budget local films a run for their money". The Express Tribune. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  10. "Chupan Chupai asks whether the good guys can ever win in Pakistan". 30 December 2017.
  11. "Rehan Sheikh's Azad to release on 9th Feb 2018!". 11 January 2018.


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