Shahid Hameed ( Punjabi, ur, ), known simply as Shahid, is a Pakistani film actor who starred in many films of the

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. His first film was Aansoo, released in 1971. He worked in more than 150 films. Shahid quit working in films as a result of sub-standard film production in Pakistan film industry after he worked ZOR which was released in 1998. He made his comeback with film '' Wujood'' (2018) after a hiatus of 20 years.

Personal life

Shahid's first wife, to whom he has been married for some 50 years, and to whom he remains married, is Begum Munaza Shahid. They were both very young when they were married, and the match was arranged by their families in the usual South Asian manner. They are blessed with three sons, Kamran, Imran and Zaheer. Their son Kamran Shahid is a noted TV anchor and hosts a show on the

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(Pakistan) TV channel called ''On The Front with Kamran Shahid''. Islamic law permits a Muslim man to have up to four wives concurrently. In the early 1980s, while married to his first wife, Shahid also married and divorced three popular Pakistani actresses, Zumurrud, Ishrat Chaudhry and

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. Begum Munaza Shahid accepted these marriages as par for the course, receiving and bidding goodbye to each of her co-wives with some grace.

Filmography

* ''

Yeh Aman ''Yeh Aman'' is a 1971 Pakistani film directed by Riaz Shahid who also wrote the screenplay. The film is produced by his wife and actress Neelo. The film stars Nisho, Sangeeta, Adeeb, Jameel and Allauddin. The film revolves around the Kashmi ...

'' (1971) * '' Tehzeeb (1971) * ''

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'' (1972) * ''Thah'' (1972)- Punjabi language film * ''Anmol'' (1973) * ''Deedar'' (1974) * ''

Naukar Wohti Da ''Naukar Wohti Da'' ( Punjabi: ﻧﻮﮐﺮ ﻭﻭﮨﭩﯽ ﺩﺍ) is a 1974 Pakistani, Punjabi film, starring Munawar Zarif in the lead role, opposite actress Aasia. The film tells the story of a hired husband. It was remade in Hindi as '' ...

'' (1974) * '' Bin Badal Barsaat'' (1975) * ''Tere Mere Sapne'' (1975) * '' Zeenat'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1976) * ''Suraiya Bhopali'' (1976) * ''

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'' (1977) * ''Shama-e-Mohabbat'' (1977) (credited as Shahid Hameed) * ''Mr. Ranjha'' (1979) * ''Aap Ki Khatir'' (1980) * ''Mirza Jat'' (1982) * ''Do Hathkadian (1985) * ''Chan Punjab Da'' (1988) * '' Wujood'' (2018)Veteran film actor Shahid returns to film industry after long time
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Awards and recognition

Nigar Award The Nigar Awards ( ur, , translit=Inʿām Negār, lit=Picture Awards) were presented in an annual award show to recognize outstanding achievement in Pakistani cinema. The honors are awarded by Nigar Magazine founded in 1948. The Nigar Awards a ...

for Best Actor in film ''Shabana'' (1976) *

for Best Supporting Actor in film ''Deedar'' (1974)

References

External links

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Filmography of actor Shahid on Pakistan Film Magazine website
1950 births Living people Pakistani male film actors Punjabi people Nigar Award winners People from Lahore {{Pakistan-film-bio-stub

Personal life

Filmography

Awards and recognition

See also

References

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