Sheheryar Munawar Siddiqui (born 9 August 1988) is a Pakistani actor, film producer and director. He made his film debut as a lead actor and producer in 2016 with Ho Mann Jahaan. He is notable for his role in Asim Raza's ''

Parey Hut Love ''Parey Hut Love'' () is a 2019 Pakistani romantic comedy film, directed by Asim Raza. Written by Imran Aslam, the story revolves around a young free-willed, commitment-phobic, aspiring actor Sheheryar (Sheheryar Munawar) and a strong-willed ...

'', which became Pakistan's highest grossing movie in the year 2019. He has also starred in male-centric serials such as ''

Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay ''Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay'' (also known as Olper's Tanhaiyaan: Naye Silsilay) is a Pakistani romantic social drama serial directed by Marina Khan aired on ARY Digital and Pakistan Television Corporation. It is the sequel of 27-year-old seria ...

'', ''

Kahi Un Kahi ''Kahi Unkahi'' ( ur, ) (meaning ''Spoken unspoken'') is a 2012 Pakistani telenovela broadcast on Hum TV every Tuesday. Its first episode was aired on 6 November 2012. Written by Nadia Akhtar and directed by Asim Ali, ''Kahi Unkahi ''starred b ...

'', ''

Zindagi Gulzar Hai ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'' is a Pakistani television series directed by Sultana Siddiqui, produced by Momina Duraid under banner Moomal Productions, which was first broadcast on Hum TV. Based on the novel of the same name by Umera Ahmad who also w ...

'' and ''

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'' and ''

Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley ''Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley'' is a Pakistani drama serial directed by Adnan Ahmad, written by Bushra Ansari and produced by Momina Duraid It began airing from 23 June 2012 on Hum TV. The show was also broadcast in India on Zindagi under the ...

''. For his performances in ''

Ho Mann Jahaan ''Ho Mann Jahaan'' ( ur, ) is a 2015 Pakistani coming-of-age musical drama film, written and directed by Asim Raza at his directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Rashna Abdi, Imtisal Abbasi and Asim Raza, while dialogues were written ...

'', ''

Saat Din Mohabbat In 7 Din Mohabbat In () is a 2018 Pakistani romantic comedy film with fantasy elements. It was directed by Meenu– Farjad under Matteela Films. Written by Fasih Bari Khan, the film features Mahira Khan and Sheheryar Munawar in lead roles and also ...

'', and ''Parey Hut Love'', he has won a

Lux Style Award 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 ...

(2017);
Masala Award
(2019); and
Pakistan International Screen Award
(2020), respectively.

Personal life

He was born on 9 August 1988 in

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 ...

. His father, air commodore (r) Munawar Alam Siddiqui, was in the

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before switching to business after retirement, his sister Nadia is a business graduate, while his elder brother, Asfandyar, who died in a car accident on 23 December 2012, was an

investment banker Investment banking pertains to certain activities of a financial services company or a corporate division that consist in advisory-based financial transactions on behalf of individuals, corporations, and governments. Traditionally associated with ...

. His younger brother, Manoucheher, was wounded in a cafe shooting in 2011. In a 2018 interview with Samina Peerzada, he revealed that he's of Sindhi descent from his paternal side and Brahui maternally, while the influential TV director and producer

Sultana Siddiqui Sultana Siddiqui also known as Sultana Apa ( Sindhi: سلطانا آپي)is a Pakistani media mogul, television director, and producer who is the founder of Hum Network Limited. Siddiqui is an active director of Hum Network Limited and the pre ...

is his aunt. Sheheryar's father, Munawar, is also a

board member A board of directors (commonly referred simply as the board) is an executive committee that jointly supervises the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit or a nonprofit organization such as a business, nonprofit organiz ...

of Hum Network, founded by Sultana. Another of his uncles is Mazhar ul Haq Siddiqui, "one of Pakistan's senior most civil servants and an eminent educationist", who also served as the

vice-chancellor A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth and former Commonwealth n ...

Sindh University The University of Sindh ( ur, ; sd, سنڌ يونيورسٽي; informally known as Sindh University) is a public research university in Pakistan located in the city of Jamshoro. It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan and was certifi ...

and is a board member of Hum Network as well.

Ali Jehangir Siddiqui Ali Jehangir Siddiqui ( ur, ; born 5 December 1976) is a Pakistani diplomat and entrepreneur. He has served as the Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan with the status of Minister ...

, an entrepreneur who also served as

ambassador of Pakistan to the United States The Pakistan Ambassador to the United States is in charge of the embassy of Pakistan in Washington, D.C., Pakistan Embassy, Washington, D.C. and Pakistan's diplomatic mission to the United States. The official title is Ambassador of the Islamic ...

for few months in 2018, is his cousin. Ali's father,

Jahangir Siddiqui Jahangir Siddiqui is a Pakistani business tycoon who is the founder of eponymous conglomerate JS Group. Siddiqui started his career as a chartered accountant, but later became a stock market investor and trader before founding his own firm. Car ...

, is the founder of JS Group.

Education

Sheheryar completed his Bachelors in Finance from

Institute of Business Administration, Karachi The Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi; (انسٹيٹيوٹ آف بزنس ايڈمنسٹريشن) is a public university in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Academics Admission * * * Admission to IBA KARACHI is based on Ent ...

Career

Acting

Sheheryar started his career as an actor with his debut in the Hum TV's drama serial ''

'' in which he played the character of a deaf and dumb boy. In 2013 he appeared in ''

'', ''

Kahi Unkahi ''Kahi Unkahi'' ( ur, ) (meaning ''Spoken unspoken'') is a 2012 Pakistani telenovela broadcast on Hum TV every Tuesday. Its first episode was aired on 6 November 2012. Written by Nadia Akhtar and directed by Asim Ali, ''Kahi Unkahi ''starred b ...

'' and ''

''. For the next years he'll concentrate on movies. In 2021 he starred in ''

Pehli Si Muhabbat ''Pehli Si Muhabbat'' is a Pakistani television romantic drama series premiered on 23 January 2021 on ARY Digital and last aired on 9 October 2021 with a total of 37 episodes. The series is produced by Abdullah Seja under banner Idream Enterta ...

'', his first TV role since ''

'' in 2014, with

Maya Ali Maryam Tanveer, known by her stage name Maya Ali ( ur, ; born ), is a Pakistani actress. She made her debut with a brief role in telenovela ''Durr-e-Shehwar'' and later received praise for portraying the titular characters in ''Aik Nayee Cin ...

in their second collaboration after the 2019 movie ''

''.

Direction

In 2021 he became a director with the short film ''Prince Charming'', about post-marriage depression, which was well received.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Awards and nominations

Lux Style Awards

References

External links

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Gup Shup With Sheheryar Munawar - Fuchsia Magazine
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