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Mansoor Aslam Khan Niazi, known professionally as Sami Khan, is a Pakistani actor and model who appears in films and television dramas. He started his career with film ''
Salakhain Salakhain () is a Pakistani Lollywood film which was released in 2004. Stars included Ahmed Butt, Zara Sheikh and Meera. The music was composed by M Arshad. Sajid Hassan and Saud were cast as villains with Shafi Muhammad as their boss. S ...
'' and then moved to television.


Early life

He was born on July 6, 1980 in the Pakistani city of
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. ...
, he has studied at Divisional Public School and graduated as an Electronic & Communication engineer from UET in 2003, even though he did not work as one as he landed a role in a film. His brother Taifoor Khan, a NCA graduate, is also an actor and model, while also being a musician who had his own successful band till 2008, ''Jadoo''.


Career

Khan made his
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 ...
debut in 2004 with ''Salakhain'', where he portrayed the role of a young police officer named Mansoor. His debut drama serial was ''Dil se Dil Tak'' which was originally broadcast on PTV. Khan won the award for Best Actor in the 16th PTV awards ceremony, held on July 23, 2011 for drama serial ''Ghar Ki Khatir''. He is also the recipient of the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (which is the fourth highest civilian award), in the Performing Arts Category in 2012. He was also nominated for Best Actor at Lux Style Awards for his outstanding performance in drama series Main (2013). In the first half of 2013, Khan appeared in the telefilm ''Devar Bhabhi'' directed by Sayed Noor. He played the role of Khalid, along with Saima Noor and Sadia Khan, a remake of the 1967 film of the same name. Khan won Best Actor (Leading Role) for ''Devar Bhabhi'

He has also performed in the dramas ''Dil se Dil Tak'', ''Sitam'', ''Chaap'', ''Angles'', ''Apney Hue Paraye'', ''Tootay Huay Par'', ''Maaye-Ni'' and ''Me Gunehgar Nahi''. His notable work include '' Jinnah Ke Naam'' (2009), ''Gharr Ki Khatir'' (2010), ''Sirat e Mustaqeem'' (2012), ''
Do Qadam Door Thay ''Do Qadam Door Thay'' ( ur, ; meaning ''Was Two Steps Away'') is an Urdu-language Pakistani social drama serial directed by Mohsin Mirza, Co Director Kashif Ahmed Butt, written by Kifayat Rodani and produced by Ironline Productions. The dra ...
'' (2014), ''Piya Man Bhaye'' (2015), ''
Dhaani (Geo TV) ''Dhaani'' is a Pakistani television drama serial that first aired on Geo Tv on 12 July 2016 and ended on 14 February 2017. It is written by Hashim Nadeem, produced by Babar Javed and directed by Ali Faizan. It stars Sami Khan and Madiha Imam ...
'' (2016), ''
Rasm E Duniya Rasm E Duniya is a 2017 Pakistani romantic drama serial which aired on ARY Digital. It was produced by Abdullah Seja. It was a new drama on Idream Entertainment and was directed by Roomi Insha. It starred Armeena Khan and Sami Khan. The dram ...
'' (2017), ''
Be Inteha (Serial) ''Be Inteha'' (English: ''Limitless'') is a 2017 Pakistani drama which aired on 29 March 2017 on Urdu 1. Naveen Waqar, Sami Khan, and Agha Ali are the main cast of the series. The drama is produced by Humayun Saeed and Shahzad Nasib under their ...
'' (2017), ''
Toh Dil Ka Kia Hua ''Tau Dil Ka Kia Hua'' ( So What Happened to the Heart) is a Pakistani television series aired on 2 July 2017 on Hum TV replacing Sammi. It stars an ensemble cast including Zahid Ahmed, Sami Khan, Ayeza Khan, Mansha Pasha, Imran Ashraf and ...
'' (2017), ''
Aisi Hai Tanhai ''Aisi Hai Tanhai'' ( ur, , lit=Such is the Loneliness) is a Pakistani television serial aired on ARY Digital Network on 8 November 2017 and ended on 21 March 2018. It is written by Mohsin Ali, produced by Fahad Mustafa, Dr.Ali Kazmi and direct ...
'' (2017), ''
Khudgarz Khudgarz () is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language action drama film, produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan under the Film Kraft banner. It stars Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Govinda, Bhanupriya, Amrita Singh and Neelam Kothari with music composed ...
'' (2017) and ''Woh Mera Dil Tha'' (2018). He is the recipient of Tarang Houseful award,
PTV Award PTV National Awards () was an awards ceremony annually held by the Pakistan Television Corporation. The awards were first introduced in the late 1970s to encourage talented people in Pakistan. History The PTV awards is the largest awards cerem ...
and
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Tamgha-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, is a state-organised honour of Pakistan. It is given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While it is a civilian/military award, it can be bestowed upon officers of the P ...
. In 2019, he starred in the romantic-comedy film '' Wrong No. 2'' opposite
Neelam Muneer Neelam Muneer Khan (Pashto/ ur, ; born 20 March 1992) is a Pakistani actress and model who appears in television dramas and films. She is best known for portraying the role of Ulfat in television series ''Dil Mom Ka Diya'' (2018), which earn ...
, which proved to be a major commercial success and was the third highest-grossing Pakistani film of 2019. Sami was appointed as a CLF Goodwill Ambassador by the Children's Literature Festival on July 30, 2019 in Pakistan.


Filmography


Films


Television


Other appearances


Awards


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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Sami Living people Pakistani male television actors Pakistani male models Pakistani male film actors Pashtun people 1980 births University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore alumni PTV Award winners People from Lahore