Shehzad Sheikh is the son of Javed Sheikh, one of the most admired celebrities in the entertainment industry in Pakistan. He was born into a family of actors and is known for playing the lead role in his debut film Karachi Se Lahore in 2015. Shehzad has also worked in numerous drama serials, telefilms, sitcoms and advertisements throughout his career. His roles in the hit Baraat series Annie Ki Ayegi Baraat, Qurban, Mohabbat Tumse Nafrat Hai and Tabeer, as well as telefilm Main Kukkoo Aur Woh have been received well by the audience.
Early life
Sheikh was born on 26 September 1982 in a Punjabi Sheikh family, to Javed Sheikh and Zeenat Mangi. He has spent his young life in Okara where he attended primary and secondary school. He went to New York Film Academy to attain his degree in acting and film making before entering the Pakistani Acting Industry.
Career
Television
Shehzad Sheikh is a model and actor, started his acting career from television shows like AAG TV's 2011's Dreamers in which he played the lead role of Mickey along with Ainy Jaffri. In 2012, Sheikh played a lead role of Mikaal Ahmad in Geo TV's series Kis Ki Ayegi Baraat's fourth season Annie Ki Ayegi Baraat along with Naveen Waqar as Annie, and the other cast included Alishba Yousuf, Bushra Ansari, Javed Sheikh, Samina Ahmed, and Hina Dilpazeer. Marina Khan directed the season and was written by Vasay Chaudhry. Sheikh also played another lead in 2012 as Zeeshan in the Geo's serial Mi Raqsam along with Ayeza Khan, Waseem Abbas, and Salman Shahid which Sabiha Sumar directed and written by Kifayat Rodani. In 2013, Sheikh played a supporting role in Hum TV's Halki Si Khalish along with Javed Sheikh, Mehreen Raheel, and Mawra Hocane. He also played another supporting role in 2013 in the ARY Digital's serial Mere Hamrahi as Aahad, along with Fahad Mustafa and Soniya Hussain in the lead. Furqan Khan directed while Sana Fahad wrote the serial. In 2014, Sheikh starred in a supporting role in ARY's serial Bhabhi along with Aijaz Aslam and Sohai Ali Abro, which Asif Younus directed and Ghazala Aziz wrote. He played a supporting role in the ARY's Soteli along with Ayesha Khan, Deepak Perwani, and Sabreen Hisbani, directed by Shehrazade Sheikh and written by Seema Ghazal. Later, Sheikh won the accolades for playing the polite and naive Gulraiz in Mohabbat Tumse Nafrat Hai alongside Ayeza Khan and Imran Abbas Naqvi. Sheikh also played the parallel lead of Shahmir in ARY's Qurban along with Iqra Aziz and Bilal Abbas Khan. In 2018, Sheikh played the lead role of Fawad Azam in the HUM Tv's hit drama Tabeer along with Iqra Aziz. This marked his third collaboration with Iqra Aziz. In 2019, he played the lead role of Areesh in Hum TV's Anaa along with Hania Amir. and played the character of Salar in the HUM TV show Deewar-e-Shab alongside Sarah Khan, Shehroz Sabzwari, Bushra Ansari. In 2020, he is playing the lead role of Irtiza in Geo Entertainment series Raaz-e-Ulfat with Yumna Zaidi and Komal Aziz Khan. He will appear in upcoming Hum TV series Tum Ho Wajah along with Sawera Nadeem, Shahood Alvi and Sumbul Iqbal.
Film
Sheikh made his film debut in 2013 with by playing a supporting role of Mikaal Qureshi in 2013 sports drama Main Hoon Shahid Afridi opposite Humayun Saeed, Noman Habib, Javed Sheikh, Mahnoor Baloch and Nadeem Baig. The film was directed by Syed Ali Raza Usama and scripted by Vasay Chaudhry, released domestically on August 23, 2013 by ARY Films. In 2015, Sheikh came on board as the lead in the road comedy film Karachi Se Lahore, directed by Wajahat Rauf and written by Yasir Hussain. Ayesha Omer and Javed Sheikh also starred in the film, which released domestically on July 31, 2015.
Personal life
Sheikh is the son of renowned Pakistani actor Javed Sheikh and brother of the popular Pakistani actress Momal Sheikh. He is the nephew of Saleem Sheikh and Behroze Sabzwari and the cousin of Shehroz Sabzwari, all actors. Sheikh married a lawyer, Hina Mir, on December 28, 2012 in Karachi. They met at a mutual friend's wedding and claimed to have fallen in love at first sight. The couple has a son named Shahmir Sheikh was born on 21 February 2015 and daughter, Anaya Sheikh born on 4 February 2019.
