Kashif Mehmood
Kashif Mehmood | |
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Occupation | Actor |
Known for | Acting |
Kashif Mehmood is a Pakistani actor who has helped to change the cinema in Pakistan, leading the revival of cinema through his confident and impressive acting in difficult roles.[citation needed] He has teamed up with director Humayun Saeed in many films and dramas. He is admired for his role as the transvestite Babar in the Pakistani drama Moorat, directed by Humayun Saeed. Kashif Mehmood has played a high role in the revival dramas and media, making him a very important contributor to the world of Pakistani cinema. He is continually increasing in terms of popularity and fame and intends to work in many more dramas and cinema productions in the future.
Career
He started his acting career in 1993, working in stage plays. He was offered minor roles in TV plays. Breakthrough came when he was offered Muuno Bhai’s Zaroorat. It was his first play. After that he produced and acted in Ashiana and worked with senior directors and actors. Although he didn’t get expected monetary returns, he got a lot of fame from that as an actor. Ashiana was his first production and turned out to be successful. He says people still recognize him as Saif from Ashiana.
Kashif owns a production academy, Ashiana Friends, and his aim is to bring up talented youngsters into the field of production. When asked why he opened the production academy. He states:
Our youth has a lot of hidden talent in them but they don’t get opportunities to utilize their talent. When I came into production, I had to face a lot of problems and I don’t want youth to suffer from all this.
As an actor
- Zaroorat
- Aashiyana (PTV)
- Boota from Toba Tek Singh
- Be Warris
- Maom Ka Chehra
- Inkar
- Sawan(PTV)
- Moorat (ARY)
- Mehndi Wale Haath (GEO)
- Bulandi (PTV)
- Deewane
- Banjar (GEO)
- Aangan Bhar Chandni (ARY)
- Dilruba Nautanki (GEO)
- Tere Ishq mein (GEO)
- Landa Bazar (PTV)
- Koi aur Hai (GEO)
- Andata (INDUS)
- Khandan (ARY)
- Khuab Toot Jatay Hain (GEO)
- Tum Yahi Kehna
- Ishq Ki Inteha (GEO TV)
- Massi aur Malika (GEO TV)
- Dil Lagi PTV
- Achanak PTV
- Khuab Nager PTV
- Aandhi PTV
- Bhatti Chowk ATV
- Love Life Aur Lahore Aplus
External links
- Kashif Mehmood at the Internet Movie Database
- http://www.showbiz.com.pk/interview/int_02.htm
- http://www.ptv.com.pk/actor9.asp
- http://www.pakistanviews.com/actor-kashif-mehmood-present-perfect/
- http://vidpk.com/index.php