Paras Masroor is a Pakistani theatre and television actor. Starting his career as a theatre actor, he moved on to television.
[ He has played the role of Torah Khan in ]Momina Duraid
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's ''Sang-e-Mar Mar
''Sang-e-Mar Mar'' ( ur, , ), previously titled ''Daasi'', is a Pakistani drama serial that aired on Hum TV from 1 September 2016 to 9 March 2017. It stars Nauman Ijaz, Sania Saeed, Mikaal Zulfiqar, Kubra Khan in leading roles with Omair Ra ...
'' (2016) for which he received Hum Award for Best Supporting Actor
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. He further appeared in films '' Na Maloom Afrad'' (2014) and ''Mah e Mir
''Mah e Mir'' ( ur, , lit=Moon of Mir) is a 2016 Pakistani biographical film directed by Anjum Shahzad, produced by Khurram Rana, Sahir Rasheed, Badar Ikram and written by Sarmad Sehbai. The film is based on the life of the famous poet Mir Taq ...
'' (2016).
Life and career
He belongs to a Sindhi Sufi
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...
family involved in the arts : his grandfather, Ghulam Ali Masroor, who went by the pen-name ''Faqeer'', wrote Sufi poetry in six languages (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Sindhi, Seraiki and English), while his father, Beydil Masroor, is a musician and writer who also served as senior director/producer for PTV for some 35 years, Paras inheriting his interest in arts from him, as he's himself involved in sculpture, painting, drawing and music as well (he can play the tabla
A tabla, bn, তবলা, prs, طبلا, gu, તબલા, hi, तबला, kn, ತಬಲಾ, ml, തബല, mr, तबला, ne, तबला, or, ତବଲା, ps, طبله, pa, ਤਬਲਾ, ta, தபலா, te, తబలఠ...
and the guitar).
He got his Master's
A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. in sociology
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and mass communications
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from the Karachi University
The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (whi ...
before studying acting at the NAPA.[
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Filmography
Theatre
Film
Television
Accolades
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Pakistani male stage actors
Pakistani male film actors
Pakistani male television actors
21st-century Pakistani male actors
University of Karachi alumni
National Academy of Performing Arts alumni
Sindhi people