Fawad Afzal Khan (Urdu: فواد افضل خان; born 29 November 1981) is a Pakistani film and television actor, producer, singer and model. Khan has established himself as a critically and commercially successful actor in the Pakistani television and film industry.
Khan rose to prominence in the 2007 Pakistani movie Khuda Kay Liye, and later gained acclaim as a lead actor in TV shows Humsafar and Zindagi Gulzar Hai, for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Lux Style Awards. In 2014, Khan made his Bollywood debut in the romantic comedy film Khoobsurat.[3] and received Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.
Contents [hide]
1 Personal life
2 Career
2.1 Debut in television and cinema
2.2 Television (2010–2014)
2.3 Bollywood (2014–present)
2.4 Music (2000–2012)
2.5 Modelling
2.6 Writing and Production
2.7 Hosting
3 Reception
4 Humanitarian and social causes
5 Brand endorsements
6 Filmography
7 Awards and nominations
7.1 Other honours and recognitions
8 References
9 External links
Personal life[edit]
Khan was born on 29 November 1981 in Karachi to a family originally based in Lahore. He spent earlier years of his life abroad. Khan, as his father's job required, lived in Athens, Dubai, Saudi Arabia and Riyadh and then went to Manchester during the Gulf War, moving back to Lahore. He has lived in Lahore since the age of 13. He could play the guitar, bass and drums all when he was only 20. He put his voice to use as the lead singer of the band Entity Paradigm.[1] Khan obtained his A-levels from Lahore Grammar School Lahore and went on to complete his bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Lahore.[4] His first acting performance was amateur acting in a Theatre play called Spartacus during A-level in 1999.[2][5]
Khan married Sadaf Aftab on 12 November 2005 in an Islamic Wedding Ceremony after a courtship of 8 years. He has a son Aayaan from her.[6][7] Khan, in collaboration with his wife, established a clothing brand called SILK by Fawad Khan,[8] the debut collection was launched in August 2012 at Lahore.[8][9][10]
Khan, developed Diabetes mellitus type 1 at the age of 17 after he met an accident that damaged his pancreas.[11][12]
Career[edit]
Debut in television and cinema[edit]
Fawad khan first public performance was at high school play which was directed by his friend Manal Butt. A famous director Shehzad Anjum judged the acting skills of Khan who ultimately helped him to enter the media world. Khan's first television appearance was in the funny TV detective series called Jutt and Bond which also starred his friend and former band member Ahmed Ali Butt in 2000. He was 19-years old when he played the bumbling spy role in this play.He and Butt started their band, Entity Paradigm (EP), around this time. Khan's cinematic debut was in 2007 from the movie Khuda Kay Liye in which he played the role of a young musician Sarmad. Khuda Kay Liye was the highest-grossing Pakistani film of 2007 for which he won Lux Style Award for Best Film Actor.
Then, he went on to pursue his acting career on Television. In 2008, he stepped into full-time drama serials appearing in Anjum Shehzad's travel adventure drama series Satrangi. Khan portrayed the role of an engineering student who hires a mini-bus and takes his six friend to a trip around the country. Khan also wrote and sang the original soundtrack of the drama. Later he also appeared in Dil Deke Jayen Ge and Jeevan Ki Rahoon Main.[13] [14][15]
Television (2010–2014)[edit]
It was in 2010 when Khan earned major accolades in his television career from critics and audience for playing the role of Hassan in Period drama Dastaan, it starred Sanam Baloch opposite him and was directed by Haissam Hussain [16] After the success of Dastaan, Khan and Sanam Baloch were casted in two more serials Kuch Pyar Ka Pagalpan and Akbari Asghari immediately after Dastaan. Both shows were declared commercially successful. Khan considers Akbari Asghari as his career best performance.[17]
In 2011, Khan became a household name after playing the role of Asher Hussain in the drama Humsafar.[5] Humsafar received high Television Rating Points and went on to win the Best TV Play (Satellite) award at the 12th Lux Style Awards.[5] Khan was praised for his performance and he won the Best TV Actor (Satellite) award for his portrayal of Asher Hussain in the same ceremony.[5][18][19] After Humsafar, Khan next appeared in the drama Ashk which received mixed reviews from audience and critics for its execution.[20]
Next benchmark success of Khan's career came with the popular show Zindagi Gulzar Hai hitting the Pakistani television screen in 2012-13. He played the role of a rich college going student named Zaroon Junaid opposite actress Sanam Saeed. Khan's performance earned him accolades from both viewers and reviewers. He won multiple awards for the show including Best Actor-Popular award at the 2nd Hum Awards and Best Actor satellite at 13th Lux Style A
