- Shaan (actor)
Infobox Actor
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name = Shaan
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birthname = Armaghan Shahid
birthdate = birth date and age|1971|04|27
location =Lahore , Punjab,Pakistan
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yearsactive =1990 - present
othername = Armaghan
Shaan
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occupation =Actor , DirectorShaan (
Urdu : شان), real name Armaghan Shahid (Urdu : ارمغان شاہد), is a popular film star inPakistan . He is the son of actressNeelo and the famous film directorRiaz Shahid . The Pakistani film industry was also privileged to work with his uncle "Fiaz Shahid" who was a cameraman and producer. His family is well known inLahore ,Pakistan .The "Bulandi" Years
Shaan debuted in 1990 with Javed Fazil's
Bulandi where he starred opposite Reema, the current reigning diva of the Lahore film industry.Fact|date=February 2008 Bulandi was received well upon its theatrical release and resulted in Shaan being deluged by a number of offers with the top directors of the time. However, none of the post-Bulandi flicks worked in a major way, therefore he decided to temporarily quit the movie industry.The Comeback
Shaan made a comeback in 1996 with Syed Noor's
Ghoongat where he played the scheming psychotic villain destroying the matrimonial harmony of the lead couple. After a few months, the much delayed Sangam was released and the timing couldn't have been better -- the film was a huge success at the theaters all across Pakistan. However, the real boost that Shaan needed came in the form of being signed on as the face of one of Pakistan's biggest companies, and leader of the cellular market,Mobilink . Once he started appearing for the company in ads and other media, his image was changed completely from being the Punjabi villain to a sophisticated modern man who could be called the Hugh Grant of Pakistan.Guns and Roses -- Ik Junoon
Keen on making a difference to the film making culture in Pakistan, Shaan launched his ambitious project called
Guns and Roses -- Ik Junoon (Urdu for Guns and Roses -- An obsession), a project which given the time it took for completion ironically "did" turn into an obsession for its makers. The film went on the floors in early 1996 and was produced by the artentrepreneur Tanvir Fatima Rehman . Boasting of radically offbeat music and some refreshing avant-garde set designing the film promised to change the face of Pakistani cinema forever. Expectations were sky high, but the delayed release in 1999 along with some production glitches resulted in a dampened response from the theaters across the nation, though the film did manage to get a decent run in the more urbane Karachi.Guns and Roses -- Ik Junoon starred Faisal Rehman, Shaan, Meera and Resham. The music was scored by the seasoned Lahore-based composer M Arshad while the veteran cinematographer Azhar Burki handled the camerawork.Mujhe Chand Chahiye
This was the last film made by the
Shaan -Tanvir Fatima Rehman duo. The combination worked really well because both shared an excellent sense of aesthetics. And that basically was the highlight of Mujhey Chand Chahiye - epic dance sequences, larger than life palatial sets and of course the beautiful music. The story had to be modified in the post-Guns and Roses Ik Junoon scenario, while Atiqa Odho and Javed Sheikh enacted their characters really well. The film starred Shaan, Atiqa Odho and Javed Sheikh and was released in March 2000. It turned out to be a major money maker at the Box Office and established Shaan's credentials as a commercially viable director.The Later Films
Moosa Khan is better known for its soundtrack, composed byJawad Ahmed whileDaku was more of a mass-oriented commercial film.Upcoming Projects
In 2008 shaan worked with Shoaib Mansoor in Khuda Ke Liye -In the name of God.. The film was released in different places in different dates:
July 20, 2007 (PAK)
October 25, 2007 (UAE)
November 2, 2007 (UK)
November 21, 2007 (US)
The film went to become a Super-Hit in all the places and everyone in Pakistan and Overseas loved it. His actng was praised by audiences and this movie is one of the finest movies ever made in Lollywood (Pakistani Cinema).Ajnabee Shehr Mein is another project which is blipping on the radar screens of all major Pakistani movie buffs, where Shaan will be seen alongside greats likeSamina Peerzada and the teen heart-throbAli Zafar .Saqib Malik directs while the film is being independently produced byKhalid Sadaf .Awards
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Pride of Performance Award (2007), fromGovernment of Pakistan .Filmography
1990
*Bulandi
*Nageena 1991
* Dil
* Gulfam
* Hussan da Chor
* Ishq
* Ishq Deevana
* Mard
* Nadira
* Nigahen
* Naag Devta
* Pyar hi Pyar
* Pyar karn toon nein darna
* Sailab1992
* Ashqi
* Be Naam Badshah
* Boxer
* Chahat
* Chhakka Punjabi Gori
* Fateh
* Mehbooba
* Naela
* Shama
* Silsala Pyar da
* Aag1993
* Anjuman
* Chakori
* Chandi
* Hina
* Ilzam
* Insaniyat
* Jadoo Nagri
* Neelam
* Teesri Duniya
* Aan milo Sajna1994
* Akhri Mujra
* Jan
* Mohabbat di Agg
* Munda Kashmiri
* Naseeb1995
* Awargi
* Main ne pyar kiya
* Naam ki Suhagan1996
* Ghunghat1997
* Barsat ki raat
* Fareb
* Mohabbat hai kya Cheez
*Sangam 1998
* Do boond Pani
* Doli saja ke rakhna
* Duniya dekhe gi
* Ehsas
* Haseena numbri Aashiq dasnumbri
* Insaaf ho to aisa
* Kabhi haan kabhi naa
* Kahin pyar na ho jaye
* King maker
*Nikah
* Perdesi
* Too meri main tera
* Very good Duniya very bad loag1999
* Babul da Wehra
* Chohdrani
* Daku Rani
* Dekha jaye ga
* Desan da Raja
* Dil mein chhupa ke rakhna
* Dil to pagal hai
* Guns & Roses
* Ishq zinda rahe ga
* Jannat ki talash
* Jazba
* Koela
* Kursi aur Qanoon
* Sala bigra jaye
* Waris2000
* Abhi nahin to kabhi nahin
* Angarey
* Bali Jatti
* Barood
* Ghar kab ao ge
* Ghulam
* Ham Khilari pyar ke
* Ishtehar Gujjar
* Jug Mahi
* Jugg wala mela
* Kahan hai Qanoon
* Khuda ke Chor
* Long da lashkara
* Mr. Faradiye
* Mujhe Chand chahiye
* Pehchan
* Sangdil
* Sultana Daku
* Tere pyar mein
* Yaar Badshah
* Yaar Chann warga
* Aag ka Darya2001
* Allah Badshah
* Badmash Gujjar
* Badmash Puttar
* Baghi
* Daket
* Daldal
* Doulat
* Ghunda Tax
* Gujjar 302
* Hakumat
* Hamayun Gujjar
* Khanzada
* Makha Jatt
* Mehar Badshah
* Mere Mehboob
* Meri pukar
* Moosa Khan
* Mukhra Chann warga
* Musalman
* Sangram
* Shehnshah
* Sher-e-Lahore
* Toofan Mail
* Aaj ki Larki
* Aasoo Billa2002
* Achhoo Sheedi
* Allah Rakha
* Araen da Kharak
* Babbu Khan
* Badmash te Qanoon
* Baghawat
* Behram Daku
* Border
* Budha Gujjar
* Budha Sher
* Chiragh Bali
* Dada Badmash
* Daku
* Ishtehari
* Jagga Tax
* Jahad
* Kalu Shahpuria
* Lahori Ghunda
* Majhu da wair
* Manila ke Jasoos
* Raju Rocket
* Raqasa
* Sher-e-Azam
* Sher-e-Pakistan
* Shikari Haseena
* Sholay
* Tohfa pyar da
* Toofan
* Veryam
* Wehshi Jatt2003
* Commando
* Darindah
* Darr
* Dil totey totey hogeya
* Foja Amritsaria
* Halaku
* Jatt da wair
* Kaliya
* Kundan
* Lara Punjab da
* Mehar da Medan
* Meri awaz sunu
* Moula Sher
* Pappu Lahoria
* Pyar hi pyar mein
* Qiamat
* Shagna di Mehndi
* Shararat
* Sher Puttar
* Ultimatum
* Yeh Wada raha
* Yeh waada raha2004
* Amman ke dushman
* Bhola Sajjan
* Billo Ghantagharia
* Curfew Order
* Dehsht
* Guddu Badshah
* Ham ek hain
* Jabroo
* Jagga Baloch
* Loha
* Medan
* Mulla Muzaffar
* Munna Bhai
* Nagri Daata di
* Sakhi Sultan
* Wehshi Haseena2005
* Bhola Sunyara
* Daku Haseena
* Khatarnaak
* Kurian Shehar dian
*Musti Khan
*Pappu Shehzada
*Parcham
*Sarkar
*Wada Chodhary
*Ziddi Rajput 2006
*Majajan 2007
*Khuda Ke Liye
*Soha Jora 2008
*Ajnabee Shehr Mein
*Azan Filmography (as a director)
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