All About Shaan Shahid:Biography, Age, New Movies

Shaan Shahid was born on April 27, 1971, in Lahore, Pakistan. His real name is Armaghan Shan Shahid. Shaan is an actor, producer, model, screenwriter, and director. He has been among the most well-liked significant performers in Pakistan. He began his acting career with the Javed Fazil movie Bulandi in 1990. He was cast as an opposition to actress Reema Khan. He also directed films, including Zindagi Rocks and Armaan.

Shaan Shahid Biography

Shaan Shahid is a very talented and hard-working actor in the Pakistani entertainment industry. As of 2014, he has appeared in 576 films, including 188 Urdu films and 388 Punjabi films, and as of 2023, he directed 11 films, including Ghulam Murtaza and Armaan, and has produced ten films. Along with this, he writes the scripts of three films. Shan has also received five Lux Style Awards, one Pride of Performance award, fifteen Nigar Awards, one Pakistan Media Award, and an ARY Film Award. His total net worth is $20 million, equal to Pakistani 163 crores, and he is considered the highest-paid actor in Pakistan.

Early Life

Shaan Shahid had challenges in early life despite being Born into a family with deep roots in movies. His mother was actress Neelo, and his father was filmmaker Riaz Shahid. He completed his schooling in Lahore while living for seven years in the United States. This exposure to several cultures resulted in difficulties with the Punjabi language once he returned and an Americanized accent. Shaan started his career with the movie Bulandi after joining the family company Riaz Shahid Films at just 17.

Education

Shaan Shahid attended Aitchison College, a distinguished institution in Lahore, Pakistan, renowned for turning out many well-known leaders in various professions. He was engaged in many school activities like acting in Boy Scout Bonfire and playing the comedy character in the play Alif Noon and won the best actor award. He came to the United States after finishing his education in Pakistan, where he completed high school at Newtown High School and stayed for 7 years in New York.

He never thought of becoming an actor; his passion was to be a lawyer. Before he returned to Pakistan to seek a career in the film business, his stay in the United States gave him varied experiences and viewpoints. Though he struggled with language and accent upon his return, his schooling prepared him for a successful career as an actor, director, and screenwriter in Pakistani films.

Family

Shaan Shahid’s father’s name is Riaz Shahid. He was an authentic Kashmiri from Lahore and was a director, while his mother’s name was Neelo. She was a Punjabi christian who converted to Islam and was a theater,teveleviosn, and film actress. His uncle’s name was Riaz Shahid. She worked as a cameraman and producer in Pakistan television in Islamabad. His younger brother’s name is Sarosh Shahid, and he is an actor, while he has a sister named Zarqa Shahid, who is older than him.

Personal Life

Shaan Shahid married Amina Banday when she was 19, and Shaan was 30. They both married in the early 2000s. Shaan describes his relationship with Amina as first-sight love. He has four daughters: his older one is Bahisht-i-Bareen Shahid, who was born in 2006; his younger one is Nooriya Shahid, who was born in 2008; his younger daughter is Shahbano Shahid, who was born in 2010; and his younger daughter’s name is Raania Shahid, who was born in 2012.

Facts About Shaan Shahid

1. His Full Name is Armaghan Shahid
2. His Stage Name is Shaan Shahid
3. His Date of Birth is April 27, 1971
4. His Birthplace is Lahore, Pakistan
5. His height is 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm)
6. His weight is Approximately 80 kg (176 lbs)
7. He has a chest of 40 inches, a waist of 34 inches, and a biceps of 14 inches.
8. His favorite dish is biryani.
9. His favorite color is Black.
10. His favorite actors are Robert De Niro and Amitabh Bachchan.
11. He got a degree in filmmaking from the City College of New York.
12. His acting career began at the age of 17 with the film Bulandi in 1990
13. His famous projects are Khuda Kay Liye (2007), Waar (2013), and Zarrar (2022).
14. His directorial debut with movies like Guns and Roses—Ik Junoon in 1999.
15. He wins multiple awards, including one Pride of Performance, fifteen Nigar Awards, and five Lux Style Awards.
16. He is known as the King of Pakistani Cinema for his contributions to the film industry.
17. He is the brand ambassador for major brands like  Pepsi and Mobilink.
18. His estimated wealth is PKR 80 lakhs per movie (around USD 500,000).

Shaan Shahid Career

Acting Career

Shaan debuted with Bulandi in 1990, opposite another debutante, Reema Khan. He has since starred in hundreds of Punjabi and Urdu language films. He starred in Bilal Lashari’s Waar in 2013 with Aisha Khan, Shamoon Abbasi, Uzma Khan, Ali Azmat, and Meesha Shafi. Opening to good reviews, it was Pakistan’s most-awaited movie. He received the Best Actor Award for Viewer’s Choice at the first ARY Film Awards.

Following Waar’s popularity, he starred in a supporting role in Jami & Summer Nicks’s O21, alongside Aamina Sheikh, Iman Ali, Shamoon Abbasi, and Ayub Khoso. In 2015, he starred alongside Adnan Siddiqui in Hassan Rana’s Yalghaar, which had an estimated budget of Rs 50 crore, making it the most expensive film in Pakistani cinema history.

He has also produced independent films like the dance-based Naach (2013), which pitted Javed Sheikh and Momal Sheikh against newcomers Neil Uchong and Shahzad Rafique, and the Punjabi love film Ishq Khuda, which starred Saima, Ahsan Khan, and Wiam Dahmani. Shaan has also performed a few tunes in his flicks.

Shaan Shahid’s Acting Career Table

Career As Director and Producer

Shaan started his career as a director. He oversaw his big 1999 release project Guns & Roses—Ik Junoon. Tanvir Fatima Rehman, an art entrepreneur, handled the movie’s production. He starred with Meera and Resham, as well as Faisal Rehman. Pervaiz Kaleem wrote the song; M. Arshad composed the music; Azhar Burki handled the cinematography. Directing Mujhe Chand Chahiye, starring himself, Noor, Reema Khan, Moammar Rana, Javed Sheikh, and Atiqa Odho in 2000, he then oversaw Moosa Khan (2001), starring Saima, Abid Ali, Jan Rambo, and Noor. Critics gave the movie quite reasonable marks.

In 2008, he secured a three-film contract with actress Juggan Kazim. While some movies are still in pre-production, one, Chup, was under several years of pre-production until it was shelved. He is collaborating with Pakistani television director and screenwriter Sarmad Sultan Khoosat and Mashal Peerzada for his film projects. Shaan showed himself shooting a film scenario with actress Resham in a Haveli house on ARY Digital’s program Happenings 2009.

He verified in the interview that he has started filming, albeit not much is known about it. In 2012, he disclosed his plan to direct a picture that had been in development for several years, Mission Allahu Akbar, starring Juggan Kazim in Thailand. Shaan claimed in 2013 that he was working on other ambitious acting endeavors, so his films were on hold. 

Projects

Other Appearance

Shaan signed on Geo Television Network and presented a morning show on Geo News. He quickly quit the show, though, to concentrate on Lashari’s Waar’s growth. Many companies and campaigns have found Shaan, with his outstanding education and grooming and ability to project class and elegance through his stature and expressions, to be a hot target; several have had the pleasure of hosting him. Unilever Pakistan first presented their newest product, the LUX Limited Edition soap, at the Pearl Continental Hotel in Lahore, Pakistan, on February 17, 2009.

Shaan supported another giant brand, Pepsi, which he and the vocal phenom Ali Zafar helped polish in Pakistan. With the introduction of the new face of Mobilink’s premium post-paid brand ‘Indigo’ in 2004, Pakistan’s telecom behemoth Mobilink invited Shaan as a spokesman for “Mobilitank Indigo.” The brand aimed to cater to both families and top execut his character, a man whose rigorous lifestyle forces him to balance work and family, relies on Indigo to help him effectively navigate this existence.

Compaign was Launched by UNICEF, Procter & Gamble, and the Ministry of Health in an attempt to eradicate tetanus from Pakistan, Shaan was the Goodwill Ambassador for “One Pack = One Vaccine.” Shaan has dedicated himself to the cause and has been touring several parts of the nation, including malls and businesses in Karachi and Lahore, to raise awareness among parents, particularly moms, about this fatal disease and how one may fight to eradicate it.

Shaan is really interested in sports. Ahead of the second season, Shaan became brand ambassador for PSL franchise Lahore Qalandars. Following his tour in PSL, he became Kashmir Premier League’s brand ambassador. In January 2021, the Punjab Sports Board appointed him as their brand ambassador.

Awards And Nominations

He has won about 15 Nigar Awards, 5 Lux Style Awards, and 4 National Film Awards.

Social Media Handles

Instagram

Shaan Shahid has 207k followers on Instagram, and he follows 56 people.

Facebook

He has 171k followers on Facebook and follows only three people.

Twitter

On Twitter, he has 691k followers, and he follows 138 people.