Haroon Shahid
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| Born | 29 December 1989 |
| 🏫 Education | Bachelors in Economics and Masters in Public Policy |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Beaconhouse National University |
| 💼 Occupation |
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| 📆 Years active | 2008–present |
| 👪 Relatives |
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Haroon Shahid (Urdu: ہارون شاہد) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, music composer and actor. The former lead-singer and guitarist of the Lahore-based pop-rock band SYMT, dissolved in 2016, he made his acting debut with a role in 2017 movie Verna and later appeared in television serials including Tajdeed e Wafa (2018), Do Bol (2019), Khaas (2019) and Muqaddar (2020).
Early life and education[edit]
Shahid did his bachelor's degree in economics from Beaconhouse National University and did master's degree in public policy from the same university. He spent most of his childhood in Saudi Arabia and listened to a lot of Pakistani music.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Shahid lives in Lahore and aside from singing and acting, also worked for the Pakistani organization Bramerz, a digital media and marketing agency.[3]
He's the cousin of actor-singer Ahad Raza Mir.[4] He is married to Palwashay Shahid with whom he has one son and one daughter.[5]
Career[edit]
Music[edit]
Shahid was a contestant on the Pakistani singing reality show Pakistan Sangeet Icon in 2008.[6] Back then he was popularly called The Ganderi Boy for his cover of Naseebo Lal's song Pyar Di Ganderi.[7]
Shahid formed the pop-rock band SYMT with his friend Hassan Omer, later joined by a third member, Farhan Ali, who was basically a session player for many Pakistani bands. The band released their first single Zamana in 2011, the song being produced by Farhad Humayun and the music video directed by Kamran Yar Kami.,[7] the song was nominated for Best Music Video, while the band was nominated for Best Singer of the Year at the 2011 Lux Style Awards.[8] The band was part of the fifth season of Coke Studio, where they played two of their songs, Tum Kaho and Koi Labda, featuring Sanam Marvi. The band has also played in other music shows, such as Pepsi Smash[9] and Levis Sessions. The band ended in 2016.[10]
Individually, he was part of Coke Studio Season 9. He sang Baliye (Laung Gawacha) with Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch.[11]
Acting[edit]
He launched his acting career with Shoaib Mansoor's Verna, in 2017, working on its soundtrack as well, as he composed and sung Sambhal Sambhal.[12]
In 2018 he launched his television acting career with Hum TV's Tajdeed e Wafa.
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- TBA (TBA)
Singles[edit]
- "Zamana"
- "Pyar Di Ganderi"
- "Nazrein Milli"
- "Dil Ki Ankoh Se"
- "Tum Kaho"
- "Koi Labda"
- "Bhula Dena"
- "Jeenay Do"
- "Sadi Vari Aane De"
Music videos[edit]
- "Zamana"
- "Nazrein Milli"
- "Sadi Vari Aane De"
- "Gal Sunja"
- "Dil Ki Ankoh Se"
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Movie | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Verna | Aami | Debut |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Pakistan Sangeet Icon | Participant | Geo TV | [13] | |
| 2016 | Coke Studio 9 | Featured Artist | Various | Episode 2 | |
| 2018 | Tajdeed e Wafa | Ashar | Hum TV | ||
| 2019 | Do Bol | Sameer | ARY Digital | ||
| 2019 | Khaas | Fakhir | Hum TV | ||
| 2019 | Meray Dost Meray Yaar | Sheri | Geo Entertainment | [14] | |
| 2020 | Muqaddar | Saad | Geo Entertainment | [15] | |
| 2020 | Tamanna | Haroon | Geo Entertainment |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Actor Haroon Shahid and wife welcome a baby girl | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ↑ "Exploring SYMT of Haroon Shahid (Exclusive Interview)". koolmuzone.pk. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "Haroon Shahid talks about SYMT, Coke Studio and Bramerz [Exclusive Interview] | Bramerz | a digital media and marketing agency". bramerz.pk. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ Sarah Babar (1 November 2017), "13 Interesting Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Ahad Raza Mir", MangoBaaz. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ↑ "Actor Haroon Shahid and wife welcome a baby girl". Samaa TV. Retrieved 26 June 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Usman Ghafoor (20 November 2017), "‘Verna’ stars Mahira Khan, Haroon Shahid face the storm", Gulf News. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "The Ganderi Boy, Haroon Shahid Shooting "Zamana"". koolmuzone.pk. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "LUX Style Awards announce Nominations for Television, Music and Fashion | Fashion Central Blog". fashioncentral.pk. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "Pepsi Smash". pmm.net.pk. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ Mehek Saeed (25 September 2016), "Symt, the band has officially ended: Haroon Shahid", The Express Tribune. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ↑ http://www.cokestudio.com.pk/season9/episode2.html?WT.cl=1&WT.mn=Episode%20Two
- ↑ Mariam Khan (25 Nov – 1 Dec 2017), "Haroon Shahid – Finding Innerpeace Through Music", MagTheWeekly. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ↑ "'Verna' stars Mahira Khan, Haroon Shahid face the storm". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ↑ "Asim Azhar and Haroon Shahid starring in web series". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ↑ Shabbir, Buraq. "Faysal Qureshi picks up great reviews as Muqaddar goes on-air". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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