Shamil Khan

{{Short description|Pakistani actor (born 1978)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Infobox person | image = | image_size = | name = Shamil Khan | birth_name = Mohammad Shamyl Bakht Khan | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1978|3|17}} | birth_place = Islamabad, Pakistan | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2003 – Present | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = Shamyl Khan | website = }}

'''Shamil Khan''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|شامل خان}}}}; also known as ''Shamyl''; born March 1978 in Islamabad)<ref name="kd062006">{{cite journal | last = Rasheed | first = Shaheen | authorlink = |date= October 2006 | title = باتیں شامل خان سے | journal = Khawateen Digest | volume = 34 | issue = 6 | pages = 28–32 | issn = | pmid = | doi = | id = | url = | language = Urdu, Punjabi | format = }} </ref> is a Pakistani film and television actor.

He is best known for his Punjabi film debut in ''Larki Punjaban'' (2003).<ref name="kd062006" />

He also appeared in the Hum TV serial ''Sadqay Tumhare'' (2014)

Shamil Khan was appointed as a ''CLF Goodwill Ambassador'' by the Children's Literature Festival on July 30, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nayadaur.tv/2019/07/childrens-literature-festival-appoints-fourteen-goodwill-ambassadors/ |title=Children's Literature Festival Appoints Fourteen Goodwill Ambassadors |date=30 July 2019 |access-date=31 July 2019 |archive-date=31 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731040934/https://nayadaur.tv/2019/07/childrens-literature-festival-appoints-fourteen-goodwill-ambassadors/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Early life and family == Shamil's father Jahangir Khan (1926-2013) was a journalist, a bureaucrat and also an actor who appeared in Pakistan's first movie, ''Teri Yaad'' (1948), in a lead role.<ref name=":0" />

Shamil has three sisters and three brothers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=24 September 2013 |title=Jehangir A. Khan is dead |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1045040 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216195741/https://www.dawn.com/news/1045040 |archive-date=16 December 2023 |access-date=29 March 2023 |website=Dawn News}}</ref>

== Career == Shamil was in Lahore for ''basant'' when he met famous director Syed Noor, who convinced him to take on acting and also taught him other skills related to the field such as direction, cinematography, production, editing and scriptwriting, also giving him his break with ''Larki Punjaban'' in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adnan |first=Ally |date=11 October 2015 |title=Shamyl Khan: A balancing act |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/969076/shamyl-khan-a-balancing-act |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129220512/https://tribune.com.pk/story/969076/shamyl-khan-a-balancing-act |archive-date=29 January 2025 |access-date= |website=The Express Tribune}}</ref>

He has since then appeared in numerous films and television plays.

==Filmography== ===Films=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role !Language !Notes |- | 2003 || ''Larki Punjaban'' | | rowspan="8" |Urdu |Acting debut |- | 2004 || ''Hum Ek Hain'' | | |- | 2006 || ''Jism'' | | |- | rowspan="3" | 2008 || ''Basanti'' | | |- | ''Gulabo'' | | |- | ''Kabhi Pyar Na Karna'' | | |- | 2011 || ''Son of Pakistan'' | | |- | 2016 || ''Revenge of the Worthless'' |Arbaz Khan | |- |2023 |''Aar Paar'' |Kamal Ahsan |Punjabi |<ref>{{cite web |title=Aar Paar (2023) – Cast & Crew |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aar_paar_2023/cast-and-crew |access-date=27 June 2025 |website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> |- |2025 |''Qulfee'' |Ghulab Chatri (GC) |Urdu |Main antagonist<ref>{{cite web |last=Danial |first=Sara |date=14 April 2025 |title=Review: Qulfee reminds us of the very real risks in our hyper-digital lives |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1193496/review-qulfee-reminds-us-of-the-very-real-risks-in-our-hyper-digital-lives |access-date=27 June 2025 |website=Dawn News |quote=Ghulab Chatri, or GC (Shamil Khan), a hardened villain with zero patience for emotion or failure.}}</ref> |}

===Television serials===

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year!!Title!!Role!! Channel |- |2004 |''Saiban Sheeshay Ka'' |Abdul | rowspan="2" |PTV Home |- | 2006 || ''Kharidar'' || |- | 2007 || ''Khuda Gawah'' || Abdullah|| ATV |- | rowspan="4" | 2010 || ''Roger'' || || rowspan="3" | PTV |- | ''Lahore Junction'' || |- | ''Kalmoohi'' || Shayaan (Shani) |- | ''Husn Ara Kaun'' || || TV One |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 || ''Binte Adam'' || || rowspan="2" | PTV Home |- | ''Nazar'' || |- | rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''Anjanay Nagar'' || Shezar || TV One |- | ''Love, Life Aur Lahore'' || || A-Plus

|- | rowspan="2" |2014 |''Chahat'' |Mir Danyal |PTV Home |- | ''Sadqay Tumhare'' || Dr. Maqsood || rowspan="9" |Hum TV |- | rowspan="4" | 2015 || ''Akeli'' ||Azfar |- | ''Tere Baghair'' || Arslan |- | ''Ishq-e-Benaam'' || Kesar |- | ''Maana Ka Gharana'' ||Malik |- | 2016 || ''Bad Gumaan'' || Salman |- | rowspan="4" | 2017 || ''Phir Wohi Mohabbat'' || Yasir |- | ''Yaqeen Ka Safar'' || Dr. Shehroze |- | ''Thori Si Wafa'' || Akhtar |- | ''Mera Haq'' || Umair|| Geo TV |- | 2018 || ''Seep'' || Waqas|| TV One |- | 2018 || ''Tajdeed e Wafa'' || Cameo appearance|| rowspan="5" | Hum TV |- | rowspan="3" | 2019 ||''Anaa'' || Ghazanfar |- | ''Bharam'' || Burhan |- | ''Log Kia Kahengay'' || Feroze |- | 2022 || ''Sang-e-Mah'' || Dr. Haider |- |2023 |''Nauroz'' |Darvesh Khan |Green Entertainment |- | rowspan="2" |2024 |''Jafaa'' |Saleem |Hum TV |- |''Duniyapur'' |Zamir |Green Entertainment |- | rowspan="2" |2025 |''Bajjo'' |Jawad | rowspan="2" |Geo Entertainment |- |''Dayan'' |Javed |- |2026 |''Jahannum Ba'raasta Jannat'' |Salaar Khan |Green Entertainment |}

== Awards and nomination == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Ceremony !Category !Project !Result |- |2004 |3rd Lux Style Awards |'''Best Film Actor''' |''Larki Punjaban'' |{{Nom}} |- |2017 |5th Hum Awards |'''Best Soap Actor''' |''Bad Gumaan'' |{{Nom}}

==References== <references/>

== External links == * {{IMDb name|id=2266490|name=Shamil Khan}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Shamil}} Category:1978 births Category:Actors from Punjab, Pakistan Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Islamabad Category:Pakistani male film actors Category:Pakistani male television actors