Syed Sajid Hasan
سید ساجد حسن
Born (1958-01-05) 5 January 1958 (age 66)
Karachi, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Screenwriter
  • Playwright
  • Director
  • TV host
  • Film producer
Years active1980–Present
SpouseShakila Chapra
Children3
Awards Pride of Performance (2021)
1st Indus Drama Awards (2005)

Syed Sajid Hasan (born 5 January 1958) is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter, director, TV hosts, and film producer.

As an actor he's best-known for his comic role of Dr. Irfan in the PTV classic Dhoop Kinare (1987).

Personal life

Sajid Hasan was born in Karachi into a Shi'a family, with a sister and three brothers, including one who died with his wife in 2009 due to a terrorist attack on a Muharram procession the family participated in, Sajid himself being injured.[1]

He is married to Shakila Chapra, a fitness trainer and yoga instructor, and they have three sons.[2]

Career

Actor

Hasan began in theatre as a stage actor, collaborating with Rahat Kazmi, with whom he'd open the theatre company Theatre Walley, before making his television debut with the PTV drama Khaleej (1986) and getting his breakthrough with the role of Dr. Irfan, the comic relief in Dhoop Kinare (1987).[3]

He participated in Indian television serials, including Tanha in 1999, becoming the first actor from Pakistan to feature in an Indian drama.

Hasan made his film debut in 2004 with the movie Salakhain, in which he played the antagonist. He also had a role in the Angelina Jolie film A Mighty Heart.[4]

Screenwriter and playwright

Hasan has written television dramas, including Kachwa aur Khargosh (1989), in which he also acted.[5]

Hasan has also written stage plays, including Hua Kuch Yoon in 2017, described as a love story set before and after the Partition and spanning some 80 years, staged in seven cities for a year.[6]

Director and producer

Hasan was nominated in the "Best Director for Sitcom" category during the 1st Indus Drama Awards in 2005.

He's also a producer, producing Dasht-e-Tanhai (2015) for PTV Home, also being part of the cast.[7]

Host

In 2021, Hasan began hosting Zindagi With, a talk show airing on ARY Zindagi where he interviews celebrities.[8]

Filmography

Television serials

Year Title Role Channel Country
1986 Khaleej Bilal PTV Pakistan
1987 Dhoop Kinare Dr. Irfan
1989 Kachwa aur Khargosh Ali Asad
1990 Tan Sen
1992 Sitara Aur Mehrunnisa Ramis
1993 Agar Zaheer
Nijaat Ali Asad
1999 Tanha StarPlus India
2000 Thodi Si Bewafai Sony TV
2005 Masuri PTV Pakistan
2006 Jaye Kahan Ye Dil
2008 Rani
2009 Aashti Ali Alam Hum TV
2010 Thori Si Wafa Chahiye Sheraz Geo Entertainment
Hum Tum Asif Mir
Daddy Jahanzeb ARY Digital
2011 Akhri Barish Hum TV
Rok Lo Aaj Ki Raat Ko Ali Sher Express Entertainment
2012 Man Jali Wahab Ahmed Geo Entertainment
Jannat Se Nikali Hui Aurat Geo TV
Hazaron Saal
Nadamat Nawab Shuja-ud-Din Hum TV
2014 Koi Nahi Apna ARY Digital
Khata
2015 Paiwand
Bay Qasoor Shehryar
Unsuni PTV Home
Dasht-e-Tanhai
Choti Si Ghalat Fehmi Hum TV
2016 Yeh Ishq ARY Digital
Thori Si Bewafai Express TV
Shehrnaz Naseeb Gul Urdu 1
Dekho Chaand Aaya Abu Jan Geo Entertainment
2017 Hari Hari Churiyaan Fasahat
Saanp Seerhi Express Entertainment
Jao Meri Guriya A-Plus TV
Mubarak Ho Beti Hui Hai ARY Digital
2018 Balaa
Mujhe Qabul Hai
Kho Gaya Woh BOL Entertainment
2019 Bandish Junaid ARY Digital
Choti Choti Batain Hassan Hum TV
2021 Ek Jhoota Lafz Mohabbat Nasir Express Entertainment
2022 Aik Sitam Aur Wahab ARY Digital
Inaam-e-Mohabbat Adnan Geo Entertainment

Telefilms

Year Title Channel
1997 Putli Ghar PTV
1999 Neeli Dhoop
2013 Aur Ghanti Baj Gai ARY Digital
2018 Baap Bara Na Bhaiya ARY Zindagi

Films

Year Title Role
2004 Salakhain
2006 Pehla Pehla Pyaar
2007 A Mighty Heart Zafir
2011 Aazaan Doctor
2015 Jalaibee Akbar
Abdullah: The Final Witness SP Zaman
2016 Maalik Gen. Amjad
Rahm
2018 Kaaf Kangana
2020 Kahay Dil Jidhar

Awards and nominations

Ceremony Category Project Result
3rd Lux Style Awards[10] Best TV Actor Ishq Aatish Nominated
4th Lux Style Awards Best TV Actor (Satellite)[11] Yaad To Ayenge
7th Lux Style Awards Shikwah
9th Lux Style Awards[12] Best TV Actor (Terrestrial) Rani
10th Lux Style Awards[13] Best TV Actor (Satellite) Thori Si Wafa Chahiye

See also

References

  1. ^ "Horror in Karachi". Dawn News. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ Ahmad, Fouzia Nasir (18 July 2015). "Tête-à-tête: Live like a yogi". Dawn News. Retrieved 27 March 2023. Shakila Chapra is no ordinary 60-year-old — a proud mother of three sons, actor Sajid Hassan's wife and yoga instructor.
  3. ^ Qamar, Saadia (8 November 2014). "Giving it straight from the shoulder". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Sajid Hasan: The best is yet to come". Tribune.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Producers have stopped casting senior actors, complains Sajid Hassan". 24 News HD. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2023. He has written many plays which include Kuchwa Aur Khargosh and Gum.
  6. ^ Aijaz, Rahul (25 October 2017). "Anwar Maqsood is a bigger and better writer than Woody Allen: Sajid Hasan". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 27 March 2023. This time around though, the play is penned by actor Sajid Hasan.
  7. ^ "Profile". Pakistani.pk. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Profile". ARY Zindagi. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  9. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (24 March 2022). "Ismail Tara, Sajid Hassan among 18 conferred civil awards". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  10. ^ Khan, Athar (14 October 2003). "LUX Style Awards for the year 2004".
  11. ^ "Lux Style Awards: A trip down memory lane". The Express Tribune. 26 August 2011.
  12. ^ "9th LUX Style Awards".
  13. ^ "Lux Style Awards 2011 Nominations". Rewaj. 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011.

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