Salman Shahid (Urdu: سلمان شاہد) is a Pakistani film, theatre, television and voice actor.
The son of producer Saleem Shahid and veteran actress Khursheed Shahid,[1] he has worked in Lollywood, Bollywood as well as in theatre and television.[2][3]
He has appeared in the Pakistani television (PTV) TV programme Such Gup (1975) and the TV shows Taal Matol (1975), Teen Bata Teen and Ho Bahoo.[2][3][4]
He successfully completed his film studies at the prestigious Moscow Film School.[3] Salman, on his return to Pakistan, did pioneering work to help establish various drama groups and a drama school. His series Ababeel (PTV), Lahore) and Seerhian (PTV, Karachi) were memorable. He also did several noteworthy Individual Plays as well as direct episodes for the successful TV comedy series ‘Family Front’ which was also aired on PTV in 1997. He wrote, directed and acted in the serial ‘Bano Ko Pehchano’ (GEO TV) for which he received Nominations in all departments of his endeavour at the 2006 Lux Style Awards. More recently, Salman has acted in films in India. He played the principal protagonist in ‘Kabul Express’ and a major support in ‘Ishqiya’. Both films have run the international festival circuit.[4]
Filmography
Films
Khamosh Pani (2004)[2]
Kabul Express (2006), as Imran Khan Afridi / Subedaar Major Jaan Mohammed[2]
Ishqiya (2010)[2]
Dedh Ishqiya (2014)
Tamanna (2014)[3]
Na Maloom Afraad (2014) as Gogi
Teri Meri Love Story (2016) as Rana Saheb
3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam as Baba Balaam (2016)
Azad[5] (2017)
Altered Skin (2018) as Imtiaz
Kaaf Kangana (2018)[6]
Television
Year Title Role Channel Notes Ref
1975 Such Gup PTV [7][8]
1975 Taal Matol[9] PTV [9][10]
1982 Dhoop Dewar Asad PTV
1985 Apnay Log Iqtedar Ali PTV
Ababeel PTV - Lahore [11][12]
Seerhian PTV - Karachi [13][14]
1997 Family Front PTV [15]
[16]
2005 Jaye Kahan Yeh Dil GEO TV
2009 Na Jane Kyun PTV Home [17]
Bano Ko Pehchano GEO TV
2010 Noor Bano Hum TV [12]
2011 Khuda Aur Muhabbat Maulvi Aleem GEO TV [18]
2012 Mi-Raqsam GEO TV [3]
2013 Aseerzadi Peer Jalal Hum TV
2016 Faltu Larki Anwar-ul-Haq A-Plus TV
2017 Shadi Mubarak Ho Ary Digital
2017 Mujhay Jeenay Do Khuda Baksh Urdu 1
2017 Bhai Munner; Ashraf's father A-Plus TV
2019 Bewaja PTV Home [19]
2019 Tu Zindagi Hai PTV Home [20]
2021 Raqeeb Se Masood Hum TV
2023 Tumhare Husn Ke Naam Qureshi Sahab Green Entertainment
Nauroz Green Entertainment
Awards and nominations
In 1976, Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) gave him a scholarship to study film-making in Moscow for four years.[2][3]
Year Award Nominated Work Category Result
2006 5th Lux Style Awards Bano Ko Pehchano Best TV Actor (Satellite) Nominated
2006 5th Lux Style Awards Best TV Director (Satellite)
2015 14th Lux Style Awards Na Maloom Afraad Best Film Actor
2019 18th Lux Style Awards Ready Steady No