Shahid Khan is a Pakistani Engineer, film actor and producer.

Early life

He was born in Khazana

Peshawar Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...

. He belongs to

Pushtoon Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...

. He hails from khazana village of Peshawar.He is famous for his gandageeri.

Education & Career

Shahid Khan completed Bachelor in Electronics Engineering from UET Peshawar (Abbottabad Campus). Unable to find job, he turned to

Freelancing ''Freelance'' (sometimes spelled ''free-lance'' or ''free lance''), ''freelancer'', or ''freelance worker'', are terms commonly used for a person who is self-employed and not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Freelance w ...

but did not work and eventually moved into the Pashto film industry and now at least earning more than an engineer.

Film career

Shahid Khan has been acting in the Peshawar Film Industry of

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since the 1990s and has contributed to various films of the industry. He and his brother Arshad Khan produce and direct Pashto films as well. Khan has contributed to the

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film industry, headquartered in

, at a time of its revival in Pakistan. Khan has spoken of the importance of making Pashto films more suitable for city audiences, saying "We cannot limit our films to Pashtun culture as we have to exhibit them in other markets." In 2015, Khan was prevented from filming in the

Hazara District Hazara District was a district of Peshawar Division in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. It existed until 1976, when it was split into the districts of Abbottabad and Mansehra, with the new district of Haripur subsequently splitting of ...

due to government restrictions. Khan released a statement saying that there were only a handful of film makers left in the industry and that the government should support them rather than putting sanctions on them.

Filmography

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Peshawar Pakistani male film actors Pakistani film producers Male actors in Pashto cinema Male actors in Urdu cinema {{Pakistan-actor-stub