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

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's ''

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'' (2016) for which he received

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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

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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

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and the guitar). He got his

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and

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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.

Filmography

Theatre

Film

Television

Accolades

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Masroor, Paras 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