film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
,
theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...
,
television
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ...
and
voice actor
Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...
.
The son of producer Saleem Shahid and veteran actress
Khursheed Shahid
Begum Khursheed Shahid (1 January 1926 – 27 June 2021) was a Pakistani actress and singer. She was also the mother of actor Salman Shahid.
Early life
Khursheed Shahid was born in 1926 in Delhi, where her father was a government official a ...
, he has worked in
Lollywood
Lollywood ( ur, , translit=lâli vuḍ) refers to Pakistan's film industry based in Lahore, previously the base for both Punjabi and Urdu language film production.
Lahore has been the center of Pakistani cinema since the partition of ...
,
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
as well as in theatre and television.Rebel with a definite cause (profile of actor Salman Shahid) Dawn (newspaper), Published 6 June 2010, Retrieved 26 December 2019
He has appeared in the
Pakistani television
Television in Pakistan started in 1964 and the first live transmission of Pakistan Television began on 26 November 1964, in Lahore.PTV) TV programme ''Such Gup'' (1975) and the TV shows ''Taal Matol'' (1975), ''Teen Bata Teen'' and ''Ho Bahoo''.
He successfully completed his
film studies
Film studies is an academic discipline that deals with various theoretical, historical, and critical approaches to cinema as an art form and a medium. It is sometimes subsumed within media studies and is often compared to television studies.
...
at the prestigious Moscow Film School. Salman, on his return to Pakistan, did pioneering work to help establish various drama groups and a drama school. His series Ababeel ( PTV),
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
) were memorable. He also did several noteworthy
Individual
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Plays
Play most commonly refers to:
* Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment
* Play (theatre), a work of drama
Play may refer also to:
Computers and technology
* Google Play, a digital content service
* Play Framework, a Java framework
* P ...
as well as direct episodes for the successful TV comedy series ‘
Family Front
''Family Front'' ( ur, فیملی فرنٹ) was a 1997 Pakistani comedy drama sitcom. It was broadcast by the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV World, now PTV News). This sitcom was directed by Waseem Abbas and written by Muhammad Younis But ...
’ which was also aired on PTV in 1997. He wrote, directed and acted in the serial ‘Bano Ko Pehchano’ (
GEO TV
Geo Television Network is a television channel based in Pakistan. It was established in May 2002 and is owned by the Jang Media Group. The channel began its test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning on 1 October 2 ...
) for which he received
Nominations
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Political office
In th ...
in all departments of his endeavour at the 2006
Lux Style Awards
The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The awards celebrate "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, and it is the oldest event dedicated to cinema, television, fashion, music and film industry ...
. More recently, Salman has acted in films in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. He played the principal protagonist in ‘
Kabul Express
''Kabul Express'' is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language adventure film written and directed by documentary film maker Kabir Khan and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films was released on 15 December 2006. The film stars John Abraham, Arsha ...
’ and a major support in ‘
Ishqiya
''Ishqiya'' () is a 2010 Indian black comedy film starring Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi and Salman Shahid. It was directed by Abhishek Chaubey in his directorial debut, cinematography by Mohana Krishna, and was produced by Raman ...
’. Both films have run the international festival circuit.
Filmography
Films
* ''
Khamosh Pani
''Khamosh Pani'' (Punjabi: (Shahmukhi), ਖ਼ਾਮੋਸ਼ ਪਾਨੀ (Gurmukhi); ''Silent Waters'') is a 2003 Indo-Pakistani film about a widowed mother and her young son living in a Punjabi village as it undergoes radical changes durin ...
'' (
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
)
* ''
Kabul Express
''Kabul Express'' is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language adventure film written and directed by documentary film maker Kabir Khan and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films was released on 15 December 2006. The film stars John Abraham, Arsha ...
'' (
2006
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), as ''Imran Khan Afridi'' / ''Subedaar Major Jaan Mohammed
* ''
Ishqiya
''Ishqiya'' () is a 2010 Indian black comedy film starring Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi and Salman Shahid. It was directed by Abhishek Chaubey in his directorial debut, cinematography by Mohana Krishna, and was produced by Raman ...
'' (2010)
* ''
Dedh Ishqiya
''Dedh Ishqiya'' () is a 2014 Indian black comedy film directed by Abhishek Chaubey and starring Arshad Warsi, Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit, Huma Qureshi and Vijay Raaz. Produced by Raman Maroo of Shemaroo Entertainment and by Vishal Bhara ...
2014
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) as ''Gogi''
* ''
Teri Meri Love Story
''Teri Meri Love Story'' (or ''TMLS'' for short) is a 2016 Pakistani romantic-comedy, action film directed by Jawad Bashir. It is also written by Jawad Bashir and co-written by Ahmed Abdul Rehman. It was co-produced and distributed by Summit E ...
Altered Skin
Altered may refer to:
* ''Altered'' (film), a 2006 film
* Altered (drag racing), a former drag racing class
*Altered scale
See also
* Alter (disambiguation)
Alter may refer to:
* Alter (name), people named Alter
* Alter (automobile)
* Alter (c ...
'' (2018) as Imtiaz
* ''
Kaaf Kangana
''Kaaf Kangana'' ( ur, کاف کنگنا) is a 2019 Pakistani film. It features Sami Khan, Eshal Fayyaz, Fiza Ali and Ayesha Omer. ''Kaaf Kangana'' is written and directed by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar. The film was released worldwide on 25 Octobe ...
Pakistan National Council of the Arts
Pakistan National Council of the Arts ( ur, , or PNCA) was set up to spearhead the development of arts in Pakistan by an Act of Parliament in 1973. It aims to build a robust arts ecosystem by creating an environment conducive to the flourishi ...
(PNCA) gave him a scholarship to study film-making in
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...