Jawed Sheikh


Jawed Sheikh is a Pakistani actor, director and producer.

Career

Born in Rawalpindi, Jawed Sheikh made his acting debut in the Lollywood film Dhamaka, written by Pakistani writer Ibn-e-Safi released on 14 December 1974. He acted in over 100 films in Urdu and Punjabi. He has also appeared in many television serials which have aired on PTV, Hum TV, Geo and A-Plus. The first film he directed was Mushkil, released in 1995. In 2002, he directed Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa, in which he also played a supporting role.
In 2005, he switched to acting in Bollywood films and appeared in films like Shikhar and Jaan-E-Mann. In 2007 he appeared in Namaste London, Om Shanti Om and the Pakistani film Mein Ek Din Laut Kay Aaoon Ga. In 2008, he played a supporting role in Jannat. His most recent film as director was Khulay Aasman Ke Neechay, a big-budget film shot in four countries. The production failed at the box-office, resulting in a net loss of Rs. 80 million. He has continued to appear in television series in Pakistan and recently appeared in many hit films in Pakistan such as Na Maloom Afraad, Bin Roye, Wrong No., Jawani Phir Nahi Ani, Mehrunisa V Lub U and Na Maloom Afraad 2. He has occasionally returned to Bollywood as well appearing with Ranbir Kapoor in the Bollywood film Tamasha and with his daughter Momal Sheikh in Happy Bhaag Jayegi. In 2018, Sheikh directed and acted in the film Wujood and appeared as a ghost named Dwarka Prasad in successful comedy film Saat Din Mohabbat In. His latest release is the hugely successful action comedy Teefa in Trouble.

Personal life

Sheikh's first marriage was with Zinat Mangi, a television and film supporting actress of that era, with whom he has a daughter, Momal Sheikh and a son Shehzad Sheikh. Since the divorce from Mangi, he is still officially single but has been linked to several Lollywood film actresses, including Salma Agha. He is the brother of Saleem Sheikh and Safeena Sheikh, brother-in-law of Behroze Sabzwari and uncle of Shehroz Sabzwari. In news media interviews, he has a reputation of speaking frankly and candidly.

Selected filmography

As a director and actor

YearFilm-
Uqabon Ka Nashaman
1995Jeeva
1995Mushkil
1996Chief Sahib
1997Yes Boss
1998Kahin Pyar Na Ho Jaye
2002Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa
2018Khulay Aasman Ke Neechay
2018Wajood

As a film actor

Denotes film / serial, currently running in cinema/ on-air

YearFilmRole
1974DhamakaZafar-ul-Mulk
1985MehndiAslam
1985Hong Kong Key SholayJaved Khan
1986Bhabi Dian ChooriaanAfzal
1990SarmayaPolice Inspector
1991Kalay Choras newsreporter
1992Daku RaajDeputy Superintendant Police
1993Zamana
1996Baazigar
1997Qarz
2000Mujhe Chand ChahiyeTayyab razi
2002Yeh Dil Aap Ka HuwaJamal
2005DusDan's boss
2005ShikharSrinath Vardhan
2006Jaan-E-MannPiya's father
2007ApneRoy
2007Namastey LondonPervez Khan
2007Om Shanti OmRajesh Kapoor
2007Mein Ek Din Laut Kay Aaoon GaKhan
2008My Name is Anthony GonsalvesInspector Khan
2008JannatAbu Ibrahim
2008Money Hai Toh Honey HaiPrakash Arora
2008YuvvraajYogendra Yuvvraaj Singh
2009Road to Sangam
2010Hum Tum Aur GhostGehna's Father
2010KajraareTariq Anwar
2011Love Mein GhumHaroon
2011Bhai Logjaam Bhai
2013Main Hoon Shahid AfridiAsif Qureshi
2014Honour Killing
2014SultanatSikander Khan
2014Na Maloom AfraadShakeel
2015Bin RoyeSaba and Saman's father
2015Wrong No.Haji Abba
2015Karachi se LahoreTiwana
2015Jawani Phir Nahi AniMehboob Khan
2015Halla GullaGolden Bhai
2015John Hamza
2015Z.E.R.O Mahaan Singh
2015TamashaVed's father
2016Sawal 700 Crore Dollar KaTiger
2016DrivenDanial Khan
2016Happy Bhag JayegiJaved Ahmed
2016Saya e Khuda e ZuljalalHamza
2017Balu Mahi
2017Shaan-e-IshqIkram Khan
2017Mehrunisa V Lub UMian Bhai
2017Na Maloom Afraad 2Shakeel
20187 Din Mohabbat InDwarka Prasad
2018Wajood
2018JackpotJojo
2018Teefa in TroubleBonzo aka Bashira
2018The Donkey KingChangu; Mangu's father
2019Wrong No. 2Gul Nawaz
2019SuperstarZulfiqar Khan
2019Delhi GateTBA
2019Chaa Jaa ReJani Baloch
2019Sacch Shahzaib

As a television actor