Shaan (actor)

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Shaan

Born	Armaghan Shahid April 27, 1971 (1971-04-27) (age 37) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Other name(s)	Armaghan Shaan
Occupation	Actor, Director
Years active	1990 - present

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Shaan (Urdu: شان), real name Armaghan Shahid (Urdu: ارمغان شاہد), is a popular film star in Pakistan. He is the son of actress Neelo and the famous film director Riaz 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 in Lahore, Pakistan.

1 The Bulandi Years
2 The Comeback
3 Guns and Roses -- Ik Junoon
4 Mujhe Chand Chahiye
5 The Later Films
6 Upcoming Projects
7 Filmography
8 Filmography (as a director)
9 External links

[edit] 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.^{[citation needed]} 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Guns and Roses -- Ik Junoon

Shaan in Guns and Roses: Ik Junoon

A screenshot from Shaan's directorial debut 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 art entrepreneur 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] The Later Films

Moosa Khan is better known for its soundtrack, composed by Jawad Ahmed while Daku was more of a mass-oriented commercial film.

[edit] Upcoming Projects

Shaan is all geared to blaze the theater screens with Shoaib Mansoor's upcoming project Khuda Ke Liye (In the name of God/For God's sake). The film has been extensively shot on various locations in the United States and the UK. It is expected to be released in the theaters sometimes this year. A festival run is also scheduled. Khuda Ke Liye stars Iman Ali, Shaan Hameed Sheikh & Fawad, of the band, Entity Paradigm. 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 like Samina Peerzada and the teen heart-throb Ali Zafar. Saqib Malik directs while the film is being independently produced by Khalid Sadaf.

[edit] 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
Sailab

1992

Ashqi
Be Naam Badshah
Boxer
Chahat
Chhakka Punjabi Gori
Fateh
Mehbooba
Naela
Shama
Silsala Pyar da
Aag

1993

Anjuman
Chakori
Chandi
Hina
Ilzam
Insaniyat
Jadoo Nagri
Neelam
Teesri Duniya
Aan milo Sajna

1994

Akhri Mujra
Jan
Mohabbat di Agg
Munda Kashmiri
Naseeb

1995

Awargi
Main ne pyar kiya
Naam ki Suhagan

1996

Ghunghat

1997

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 loag

1999

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
Waris

2000

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 Darya

2001

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 Billa

2002

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 Jatt

2003

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 raha

2004

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 Haseena

2005

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

[edit] Filmography (as a director)

2006	Majajan	Punjabi	Saima, Madiha Shah, Saud, Adeeb, Shafqat Cheema
2005	Ziddi Rajput	Punjabi	Sana, Saud, Shafqat Cheema
2005	Wada Chodhary	Punjabi	Saima, Babur Ali
2005	Sarkar	Punjabi	Saima, Shafqat Cheema
2005	Parcham	Urdu	Sana, Arbaz Khan, Izhar Qazi
2005	Papu Shehzada	Punjabi	Saima, Shafqat Cheema
2005	Musti Khan	Urdu	Saima, Resham, Saud
2005	Kurian Shehar Dian	Punjabi	Saima, Resham, Saud
2005	Khatarnaak	Punjabi	Sana, Saud, Shafqat Cheema
2005	Daku Haseena	Punjabi	Sana, Babur Ali
2005	Bhola Sunyara	Punjabi	Saima, Saud, Aliya
2003	Daku	Punjabi
2001	Moosa Khan	Punjabi