Usama Khan
Usama Khan | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Education | ACCA from SKANS |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2017 – present |
| Notable work | Sanwari (2018) Bezuban (2019) Main Khwab Bunti Hoon (2019) |
| Awards | Hum Award for Best Soap Actor |
Usama Khan is a Pakistani television actor. Khan is best known for portraying the role of Tabrez in 2018 soap Sanwari for which he received critical acclaim and Hum Award for Best Soap Actor. He further played leading roles in A-Plus TV's Bezuban and Hum TV's Main Khwab Bunti Hon. His other appearances include Bisaat e Dil (2019), Ghalati (2019), Tamanna (2020), and Haqeeqat (2019). Before debuting as an actor, Khan worked for Silk Bank and a corporate company in 2011.[1][2]
Life and career
Khan was born and raised in Gujranwala. He did his schooling at St. Peter's High School. In 2011, he came to Lahore for ACCA. After completing ACCA from SKANS School of Accountancy, he worked for Silk Bank, an audit firm and a corporate company.[3] Since college days, he aspires to pursue a career in acting.[1] In 2017, he made his acting debut with a supporting role in Urdu 1 series Mujhay Jeenay Do. In an interview, Khan said that director Angeline Malik helped him in getting a debut role and when he came to Karachi, she referred him to other television producers. He went on to play the supporting roles in PTV's Rasmain (2017), Hum TV's Bisaat-e-Dil (2018), TV One's Gori Ki Dukaan (2018) and episodic appearance in Ustani Jee.[1]
He got his first lead role in Hum TV's Sanwari (2018) opposite Zainab Shabbir. Sanwari ran for 180 episodes and proved to be the breakthrough for him. It also earned him Hum Award for Best Soap Actor.[4] He further played lead roles in Syed Atif Ali's directed Bezuban (2019) opposite Nawal Saeed and Adeel Qamar's directed Main Khwab Bunti Hon (2019) opposite Michelle Mumtaz.[1][2] In addition to appeared as lead, he played supporting role in romantic drama Ghalati featuring Hira Mani and Affan Waheed in leads, family drama Tamanna opposite Haroon Shahid and Nausheen Ahmed and anthology series Dikhawa.[2] Besides television, Khan appeared in brand TVC's including Silk Bank, Bold, Jazz and Nestle.[1]
Khan will next collaborate with Naveen Waqar in horror series Chhalawa produced by Momina Duraid of MD Productions and also working with Kinza Hashmi in Uraan produced by Abdullah Kadwani of 7th Sky Entertainment.[2]
Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mujhay Jeenay Do | [1] | ||
| 2017 | Rasmain | [1] | ||
| 2018 | Ustani Jee | Zara's fiancé | Episode 7 | [1] |
| 2018 | Gori Ki Dukaan | [1] | ||
| 2018 | Sanwari | Tabrez Farasat Ali | Hum Award For Best Soap Actor | [4] |
| 2018 | Bisaat e Dil | Adil | [1] | |
| 2019 | Main Khwab Bunti Hoon | Rizwan Shah | Lead Role | |
| 2019 | Bezuban | Sahir | Lead Role | [1] |
| 2019 | Haqeeqat | Sarim | Episode "Badnaam Mohabbat" | [5] |
| 2019 | Ghalati | Fahad | [1] | |
| 2020 | Dikhawa | Episode "Alam Ara" | ||
| 2020 | Tamanna | Umar | [2] | |
| 2020 | Uraan † | Noriyan | [2] | |
| 2020 | Chhalawa † | TBA | [2] |
TVC
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Khan, Asif. "Usama Khan". The News International. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e f g "Meet Pakistani cinema's stars of tomorrow". Gulf News. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "SKANS School of Accountancy organises charity carnival – Business Recorder". Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ a b Afzal, Asfia (7 October 2019). "Here's everyone who won at 'Hum Awards 2019' this weekend". Business Recorder. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Badnaam Mohabbat - Haqeeqat | Aplus | Anmol Baloch, Usama Khan, Salman Saeed". YouTube. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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