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Ahad Raza Mir
Born (1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 30)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityCanadian, Pakistani
EducationBachelor of Fine Arts
Alma materUniversity of Calgary
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, singer
Years active2010–present
FamilyAsif Raza Mir (father) Musical career
Instrument(s)
Websitewww.ahadrazamir.com

Ahad Raza Mir (Urdu: آحدرضامیر; born: September 29, 1993) is an actor, singer, and writer with dual Pakistani and Canadian citizenship. Mir made his televison debut in 2010 with Babar Javed's drama series Khamosiyan produced under his father's company A&B Entertainment. He then moved to Canada to pursue his bachelors and in 2014 he appeared in Stephen Sondheim's musical West Side Story production of U of C Operetta Company. He went on to perform several roles on stage in same year, earning Calgary Theatre Critics’ Award for Best Actor Musical.[1] In 2017, Mir made his feature television debut with social-drama Sammi earning him critical appraisal.[2]

A leading role in a romantic drama Yaqeen Ka Safar (2017) proved to be a breakthrough for Mir and he received Lux Style Award for Best Actor for it.[3] In 2018, he made his film debut with Parwaaz Hay Junoon alongside Hamza Ali Abbasi and Hania Amir where he played a fighter-pilot and is set to play Jameel in period drama Aangan. In 2018, he debuted as a featured artist in the eleventh season of Coke Studio.

Early life and career[edit]

Ahad Raza Mir was born on September 29, 1993 in Karachi, Sindh. He is a son of Asif Raza Mir, an actor and filmmaker; and Samra Raza Mir, a housewife. He has one younger brother, Adnan Raza Mir. Mir's father is a veteran actor, and producer of Pakistani film and television industry; his grandfather Raza Mir, was a filmmaker and cinematographer of first ever Pakistani film, Teri Yaad (1948).[4] He graduated from University of Calgary in Bachelor of Fine Arts.[5]

Mir started his career in 2010, before pursuing his education in Canada with his father's production company A&B Entertainment. He played a brief role of Wasif in Hum TV's romantic-drama Khamosiyan.[6] He then moved to Canada for his bachelors in BBA but later he changed his major to BFA to pursue his career in acting, he explained, "for as long as I can remember, acting is the only career that I've wanted to pursue in my life, although I was enjoying BBA but I realized half way through that I wasn't internally happy. I discerned that when you have a plan A, there's no point of having a plan B. There should be one plan and it should be your only goal, that's when I decided to make the switch and changed from BBA to BFA in university of Calgary."[7] During his bachelors he started his career through stage, performing, directing and writting in several musicals in theatre groups around the Calgary. He played Tony in West Side Story in his university production of U of C Operetta Company and went onto perform recurring roles in plays such as A Picture with a Bullet, The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo and Naughty But Nice; for the later he won the (now defunct[8]) Calgary Theatre Critics’ Award for Best Actor Musical also known as The Critters.[1] Mir wanted to move to Toronto, but instead decided to come back to Pakistan to work in films and television,[9] "It was one fine morning when I got this wild idea of moving to Pakistan as I had not been there from over a decade. Ever since that decision, I've been quite lucky and very grateful to be accepted by the people here."[7]

In 2017, he started auditioning for Hum TV's production house MD Productions and was casted as a leading role in Yaqeen Ka Safar and a recurring role in Sammi, the latter went into production early but he gained a wider recognition and fame with the former where he played a grief-stricken brother as Dr. Asfand Yaar,[10][11] alongside Sajjal Ali.[12] His performance earned him Lux Style Award for Best Actor, and won three Hum Awards including Hum Award for Best Actor.[13] Coming from an influential filmmaking family, Ahad was accused of nepotism to which his father said it is very "natural of people to made that comment" and acknowleged that "to some extent it was easier because there was a reference" but has also said "regardless of his family name, and he’s been able to overcome this, proving his mettle on his own."[14] Responding to such claims Mir said, "people kept telling me I was a star-kid, but I spent most of my time not knowing that. It was oblivious to me. I wanted people to take me, as an actor, very seriously. I'm not a social media celebrity, I'm not here to become famous; I’'m here to give Pakistan some good cinema and TV."[14] Talking about the difference in Canadian and Pakistani film exposure he said, "my vital years were spent in Canada and after moving here I feel I am very lucky that I got so much. But the adjustments I had to make were about life, like getting used to the weather, the way people worked and their punctuality here."[15] He further said, "here [In Pakistan] you need to have connections, your looks matter, how many followers you have etc. Talent, I feel, comes right at the end and sadly I feel Pakistan has more celebrities and less actors."[16]

Upcoming projects[edit]

In 2018, Mir made his film debut with Haseeb Hassan's military-drama Parwaaz Hay Junoon, co-starring Hamza Ali Abbasi and Hania Amir and is scheduled to release on Eid al-Adha in August 2018.[17] Mir replaced Osman Khalid Butt in a role of Flight Lieutenant Saad,[18] who opted out due to his other commitments.[19] He reunited with Sajjal Ali in Mohammed Ehteshamuddin directed,[20] upcoming period-drama Aangan where he played a poet Jameel. About the character Mir said, "Jameel is the most confusing character I have ever played. He is a poet, he is a politician, he’s somebody who is on a journey of what love means, what family bonds mean, somebody who is actually quite relatable to everyone out there."[21] Mir made his Coke Studio debut as a featured artist in its upcoming eleventh-season, the director and producer of the series Zohaib Kazi said, "we saw something akin to it on Instagram. Not exactly like it but we saw Ahad Raza Mir singing a little and playing the guitar on Instagram. When we saw that, we thought he had something. To be able to play right while singing is an art in itself. We decided we should talk to him."[22]

Filmography[edit]

Key
† Denotes work that have not yet been released

Films[edit]

Year Title Role Director Notes
2010 LOST Sarmad Shailender Vyas Canadian docudrama
2018 Parwaaz Hay Junoon † Saad Haseeb Hassan debut Pakistani film

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Director Notes
2010 Khamoshiyan Wasif Babar Javed Pakistani TV debut
2017 Sammi Salar Saife Hassan
2017 Yaqeen Ka Safar Dr. Asfandyar Ali Khan Shahzad Kashmiri
2018 Coke Studio † Featured artist Ali Hamza, Zohaib Kazi Eleventh season
TBA Aangan † Jameel Mohammed Ehteshamuddin

Stage[edit]

Opened Production Role Theater/Venue Notes
2014 West Side Story Tony U of C Operetta Company
2014 A Picture with a Bullet Ruben Common Ground Music Festival
2014 The Tempest Caliban Theatre Calgary
2014 Romeo and Juliet Tybalt Royal Shakespeare Company
2014 Naughty But Nice N/A Forte Musical Theatre Guild
2015 Macbeth Lennox Royal Shakespeare Company
2015 Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Musa Search Tower Company

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Awards Category Nominated work Result Ref(s)
2016 Calgary Theatre Critics' Awards Best Actor in a Musical Naughty But Nice Won
[1]
2018 Lux Style Awards Best Actor - Television Yaqeen Ka Safar Won
[23]
2018 Hum Awards Best Actor Popular Yaqeen Ka Safar Won
[24]
Onscreen Couple Popular Won
Best Television Sensation male Won

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "The Calgary Theatre Critics' Awards Winners". Downtown Calgary Blog. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ^ Khan, Saira (6 March 2017). "Ahad Raza Mir & Bilal Khan make their entry in Sammi this week!". Hip. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. ^ Shabbir, Buraq (9 April 2017). "Introducing the rising star". The News International. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Teri Yaad - Film / Movie". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF). 18 April 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. ^ Ajaz, Mahwash (1 November 2017). "Everything you ever wanted to know about Ahad Raza Mir – in his own words". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Ahad Raza Mir – Biography, Age, Education, Family, Dramas". Review It. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  7. ^ a b Arif, Azqua (8 August 2017). ""I wish to show the public who 'Ahad' really is and be my own self"". HIP. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Announcement (Calgary): The Critters Comes to an End – Calgary Theatre Critics Theatre Alberta". Theatre Alberta. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  9. ^ Hyder, Hira (9 September 2017). "Ahad Raza Mir: "I love both the East and the West for what they are."". HIP. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  10. ^ Kari, Maria (26 December 2017). "How Yakeen ka Safar's Asfandiyar is the leading man Pakistani dramas desperately needed". Dawn. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  11. ^ Tahir, Mariam (1 November 2017). "Ahad Raza Mir tells us the secret behind Dr Asfandyar's appeal". Something Haute. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  12. ^ Haider, Sadaf (13 October 2017). "There's more to Dr Asfi than the romantic element, says Ahad Raza Mir of Yakeen ka Safar". Dawn. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  13. ^ Staff, Images (29 July 2018). "Hum Awards 2018: Yakeen Ka Safar wins big". Images. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  14. ^ a b Sarym, Ahmed (3 June 2018). "The 'Raza Mir' Factor". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  15. ^ Haroon, Fifi (15 January 2018). "'اداکاری میری میراث ہے'". BBC Urdu. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  16. ^ Khan, Saira (17 January 2018). ""Pakistan has more celebrities and less actors," Ahad Raza Mir". HIP. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  17. ^ Shabbir, Buraq (24 July 2017). "Catching up with Ahad Raza Mir". The News International. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Ahad Raza Mir replaces Osman Khalid Butt in Parwaaz Hay Junoon". HIP. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  19. ^ ul Haq, Irfan (19 January 2017). "Osman Khalid Butt is no longer part of Parwaaz Hay Junoon". Dawn Images. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  20. ^ "Ahsan Khan and Mawra Hocane pair up for Ehteshamuddin's Aangan". The News International. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  21. ^ Shabbir, Buraq (1 April 2017). "All that Ahad Raza Mir really is". The News On Sunday. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  22. ^ Sabeeh, Maheen (30 July 2018). "How Ahad Raza Mir made it to Coke Studio 11". Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  23. ^ "Winners of the Lux Style Awards". Pakistan Today. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  24. ^ "The 2018 Hum Award Nominations Are Out And We're Surprised That They're Actually Deserving". MangoBaaz. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

External links[edit]

Category:Living people Category:Pakistani male models Category:Pakistani male television actors

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