Ahsan Khan (actor)
Encyclopedia
Ahsan Khan is a British
-born Pakistani actor
. His zodiac sign is Libra, born on October 9th. He first began acting in 1998. He appeared in the films Nikaah
and Ghar Kab Aao Gay
, which both were Platinum Jubilees
, and later moved on to television
. He has since appeared in many different drama serials and soaps. He is currently hosting a Ramadan
quiz show
called "Haya-Al-Al-Falah aired on Hum TV."
. Nikaah was a super hit while the play, with Firdaus Jamal Sahib and Sana, was not as successful. Ghar Kab Aao Gay, the film in which Indian singers were introduced for the first time under pseudonyms, was also a hit.
Khan later appeared in the late Ashfaque Ahmed's Shala Kot. He was offered so many good projects that he decided to work for TV only.
. He has an identical twin brother, two elder sisters and an older brother. During his childhood, Khan's family frequently moved between England
and Pakistan
. He was doing a Masters degree in English Literature from Government College University
, Lahore
, but had to postpone it because of acting. He is married and has a daughter.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-born Pakistani actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. His zodiac sign is Libra, born on October 9th. He first began acting in 1998. He appeared in the films Nikaah
Nikaah
Nikaah is a 1982 Hindi film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. The film stars Raj Babbar, Deepak Parashar and Salma Agha in her Hindi movie debut role. The film also had Asrani, Iftekhar and Gufi Paintal in support roles. The films music is by Ravi. The original name of the movie was Talaq...
and Ghar Kab Aao Gay
Ghar Kab Aao Gay
Ghar Kab Ao Gey is Pakistani Urdu language film directed by Iqbal Kashmiri which was released across theaters in Pakistan in Eid-ul-Fittar January 9, 2000.-Cast:* Saima* Shaan* Sana* Meera* Javed Sheikh* Zeeshan...
, which both were Platinum Jubilees
Platinum Jubilee
A Platinum Jubilee is a celebration held to mark an anniversary:* 70th in Commonwealth realms usage. For example, on 6 February 2022, Queen Elizabeth II could celebrate her Platinum Jubilee in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica and rest of the Commonwealth realms. She would...
, and later moved on to television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
. He has since appeared in many different drama serials and soaps. He is currently hosting a Ramadan
Ramadan
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which lasts 29 or 30 days. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex during daylight hours and is intended to teach Muslims about patience, spirituality, humility and...
quiz show
Quiz Show
Quiz Show is a 1994 American historical drama film produced and directed by Robert Redford. Adapted by Paul Attanasio from Richard Goodwin's memoir Remembering America, the film is based upon the Twenty One quiz show scandal of the 1950s...
called "Haya-Al-Al-Falah aired on Hum TV."
Career
Khan began acting when he appeared in Nikaah and the very same year did Hans Ki Chaal for PTVPakistan Television Corporation
The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...
. Nikaah was a super hit while the play, with Firdaus Jamal Sahib and Sana, was not as successful. Ghar Kab Aao Gay, the film in which Indian singers were introduced for the first time under pseudonyms, was also a hit.
Khan later appeared in the late Ashfaque Ahmed's Shala Kot. He was offered so many good projects that he decided to work for TV only.
Personal life
Ahsan Khan was born in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. He has an identical twin brother, two elder sisters and an older brother. During his childhood, Khan's family frequently moved between England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. He was doing a Masters degree in English Literature from Government College University
Government College University
Government College University, Lahore is a co-educational public university located on The Mall in Lahore, Pakistan...
, Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, but had to postpone it because of acting. He is married and has a daughter.
Films
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| 1998 | Nikah Nikah (film) Nikah is a Pakistani film and a remake of the 1977 film Aina. The great pressence of onscreen pair Reema Khan and Shaan after nearly 5 years, raised attention and made it become a much awaited movie of its time of the 1990s.-Synopsis:... |
Khan's first film; received a Platinum Jubilee Platinum Jubilee A Platinum Jubilee is a celebration held to mark an anniversary:* 70th in Commonwealth realms usage. For example, on 6 February 2022, Queen Elizabeth II could celebrate her Platinum Jubilee in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica and rest of the Commonwealth realms. She would... |
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| 2000 | Ghar Kab Aao Gay Ghar Kab Aao Gay Ghar Kab Ao Gey is Pakistani Urdu language film directed by Iqbal Kashmiri which was released across theaters in Pakistan in Eid-ul-Fittar January 9, 2000.-Cast:* Saima* Shaan* Sana* Meera* Javed Sheikh* Zeeshan... |
Received a Platinum Jubilee Platinum Jubilee A Platinum Jubilee is a celebration held to mark an anniversary:* 70th in Commonwealth realms usage. For example, on 6 February 2022, Queen Elizabeth II could celebrate her Platinum Jubilee in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica and rest of the Commonwealth realms. She would... |
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Television
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| Barson Baad | PTV Pakistan Television Corporation The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore... |
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| Zindagi | PTV Pakistan Television Corporation The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore... |
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| Chashmaan | Shahgul | PTV Pakistan Television Corporation The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore... |
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| Saat Sur Rishtoon Ke | PTV Pakistan Television Corporation The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore... |
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| Chingaarian | PTV Pakistan Television Corporation The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore... |
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| Duniya Daari | PTV Pakistan Television Corporation The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore... |
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| Sharbati | PTV Pakistan Television Corporation The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore... |
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| Gharoor | PTV Pakistan Television Corporation The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore... |
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| Din Dhale | PTV Pakistan Television Corporation The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore... |
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| Tapish | PTV Pakistan Television Corporation The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore... |
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| Shaam Dhale | GEO Entertainment | ||
| Dil Hai ke Diya Hai | Zaviyaar Ahmed | GEO Entertainment | |
| Kaghaz Kay Phool | PTV Pakistan Television Corporation The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore... |
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| Ana | GEO Entertainment | ||
| Mutthi Bhar Aasman | ARY Digital ARY Digital ARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the... |
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| Taqdeer | PTV Pakistan Television Corporation The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore... |
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| Safaid Posh | GEO Entertainment | ||
| Banjar | GEO Entertainment | ||
| Koonj | GEO Entertainment | ||
| Mehndi Waale Haath | Akbar | GEO Entertainment | |
| Saiqa Saiqa (TV) Saiqa written by Moomal Shunaid and directed by Asim Ali, is a drama seriel which aired on Hum TV.It is based on Razia Butt's famous novel by the same name . Saiqa is purely a love story with all the Star Plus twists, turns and manipulations... |
Hum TV Hum TV Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish... |
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| Vasl | Hum TV Hum TV Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish... |
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| Kaahe ko Biyahe Badais | Salman Ali Awan | GEO Entertainment | |
| Dil Dard Dhuwaan | ARY Digital ARY Digital ARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the... ; Khan quit this soap around the 200th episode |
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| Dastaan Dastaan Dastaan is a music album produced by Pakistani pop singer, Ali Haider. It was a blend of Pop and Rock style music which Haider tried for a new genre type of music.-Track listing:#"Dastaan"#"Jaania"#"Koi Darwazah"#"Maria"#"Meri Jaan"#"Papa Mummi"... |
Saleem | Hum TV Hum TV Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish... |
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| Parsa Parsa (drama) Parsa is a Pakistani drama serial dramatized by Tahira Wasti, and is based on the novel of the same name "Parsa", by Bushra Rehman. It explores the permissibility of inter-faith marriages, and cultural and societal issues regarding the topic... |
David Agarwal | Hum TV Hum TV Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish... |
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| Pani Jaisa Piyar Pani Jaisa Piyar Pani Jaisa Piyar is a Pakistani drama serial which aired on Hum TV. It was written by popular script writer Moomal Shunaid, and was directed by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat. Paani Jaisa Piyar has received mostly positive reviews.-Plot:... |
Saad | Hum TV Hum TV Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish... ; Khan played the role of a villain |
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| Takay ki Ayegi Baraat | Azar | GEO Entertainment | |
| Neeyat | ARY Digital ARY Digital ARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the... |
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| O Maa | A Mother's Day Mother's Day Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, yet most commonly in March, April, or May... special; Geo Entertainment |
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