Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Brief Profile: Humayun Saeed

Pakistan News & Features Services


Humayun Saeed is acclaimed as one of the most versatile showbiz personalities of the country, having proved his mettle as an actor, director and producer. He remains the only TV star of Pakistan, having received the LSA Best Actor award five consecutive times. 


Born in Karachi on July 27, 1971, he did graduation in commerce before establishing himself as production manager in a garment factory, H Nizam Din & Sons, where he worked for four years. 

He first appeared on television at the end of 1995 with ‘Ye Jahan’ being his maiden play. He was declared Best Actor at the PTV Performance Awards, for his performance in the play ‘Ab tum ja sakte ho’ in 1996. The same year he earned another Best Actor award for his performance in the telefilm 'Zeher.' His first television serial was 'Karooron Ka Aadmi' aired in 1998. 

Besides acting and modelling, Humayun Saeed has also performed leading roles in film. His first film ‘Inteha’ was commercially successful. Since the mid to late 1990s, he produced his own television serials, especially for Pakistani channels like PTV, under the banner of Humayun Saeed Productions. 

In 2000, he joined hands with Abdullah Kadwani to form Humayun Saeed-Abdullah Kadwani Productions. Their very first serial,Ana, garnered a Lux Style Award. He also has two production houses named as Six Sigma Entertainment and 7th Sky Entertainment which have produced many hit drama serials.

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