Rehan Sheikh

Rehan Sheikh is a Pakistani film and television actor, director, writer, film maker and producer.

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

Personal life

Sheikh is born in London to journalist Aslam Sheikh (d. 2003), a leftist activist and also "among the pioneers of economic journalism in Pakistan",[1] 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.[2]

Career

Sheikh started with a youth theater group in South London, having worked in Tamasha Theatre Company's Women of the Dust in 1992.[3] While visiting Pakistan on holiday worked on his first TV Serial in PTV's Aaghosh in 1993, which eventually became a classic. 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.[4]

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

References
  1. "Veteran journalist Aslam Sheikh dies" (18 December 2003), Dawn News. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. Interview with Samina Peerzada. "Rehan Sheikh | A Must Watch Interview | Speak Your Heart With Samina Peerzada", uploaded on YouTube on the 10 February 2019.
  3. Official profile
  4. "Review: 'Azad' gives big-budget local films a run for their money". The Express Tribune. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  5. https://images.dawn.com/news/1179145
  6. https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1154257/rehan-sheikhs-azad-to-release-on-9th-feb-2018
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