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Ahad Raza Mir

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Ahad Raza Mir
Born (1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 31)[1]
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Alma materUniversity of Calgary
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2017–present
Spouse
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(m. 2020; div. 2022)​
ParentAsif Raza Mir (father)
RelativesRaza Mir (grandfather)
Haroon Shahid (cousin)

Ahad Raza Mir (born 29 September 1993) is a Pakistani-Canadian actor who primarily works in Urdu-language television.[2] Mir is the recipient of several awards, including four Hum Awards and a Lux Style Award.[3][4]

The son of actor Asif Raza Mir, Mir pursued Fine Arts at the University of Calgary. He subsequently worked as an actor in several theatre productions in Canada made his acting debut with a supporting role in the social-based Sammi (2017). He rose to prominence with the romantic drama Yaqeen Ka Safar, which proved to be a breakthrough for him, earning him critical acclaim and a Lux Style Award for Best Actor.[5] The following year he starred in the commercially successful aerial combat-war film Parwaaz Hai Junoon. His performances in the ISPR-based ensemble drama Ehd-e-Wafa, the thriller Yeh Dil Mera (both 2019) and the comedy Hum Tum (2022), earned him Lux Style Award for Best Actor nomination.

Mir has since starred in the Indo-Pak conflict based web-series Dhoop Ki Deewar (2021), the American series Resident Evil (2022) and the British series World on Fire (2023).

Early life and family

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Mir was born into a Kashmiri family in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. He is the son of Asif Raza Mir, a veteran actor and producer of the Pakistani film and television industry. Mir's paternal grandfather, Raza Mir, was a filmmaker who also served as cinematographer for the first ever Pakistani film, Teri Yaad (1948).[6][7] His mother Samra Raza Mir is a musician who was part of Pakistan's first female band, Symphony, formed in 1993.[8] He has a younger brother, Adnan Raza Mir, who has launched his acting career in 2023 with the comedy drama Fairy Tale on Hum TV.[9] Singer and actor Haroon Shahid is his cousin.[10]

Mir attended a Performing Arts High School, and graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.[11][12][13]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Director Notes
2018 Parwaaz Hai Junoon Saad Haseeb Hassan

Television

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Year Title Role Director Notes
2010 Khamoshiyan Wasif Babar Javed Cameo appearance
2017 Sammi Salaar Saife Hassan
Yaqeen Ka Safar Dr. Asfandyar "Asfi" Ali Khan Shahzad Kashmiri
2018 Aangan Jameel Mohammed Ehteshamuddin
Coke Studio Featured Artist Noori Featured artist in "Hum Dekhenge" and "Ko Ko Korina"
2019 Ehd-e-Wafa Captain Saad Faraz Saife Hassan
Yeh Dil Mera Amaanullah Khan Aehsun Talish
2022 Hum Tum Adam Sultan Danish Nawaz
2023 Fairy Tale Himself Ali Hassan Special appearance
2024 9th Hum Awards Host [14]
Meem Se Mohabbat Talha Ahmed Ali Hassan [15]

Web series

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Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2021 Dhoop Ki Deewar Vishal Malhotra ZEE5 Indian series [16]
2022 Resident Evil Arjun Batra Netflix American series [17]
2023 World on Fire Rajib Pal BBC One British series [18]
TBA Jo Bachay Hain Sang Samait Lo † Sikandar Sheheryar Netflix Filming [19]

Theatre

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Year Production Role Theater Notes
2014 West Side Story Tony U of C Operetta Company
A Picture with a Bull Ruben Common Ground Festival
The Tempest Caliban Theatre Calgary
Romeo and Juliet Tybalt The Shakespeare Company
Naughty But Nice Victor Forte Musical Theatre Guild
2015 Macbeth Lennox The Shakespeare Company
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Musa Search Tower Company
2019 Hamlet Hamlet The Shakespeare Company
2023 Rose Theatre Brampton

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2016 Calgary Theatre Critics' Awards Best Actor in a Musical Naughty But Nice Won [20]
2018 Lux Style Awards Best Television Actor Yaqeen Ka Safar Won [21]
Hum Awards Best Actor Popular Won [22][23]
Best Actor Critics Nominated
Onscreen Couple Popular (with Sajal Aly) Won
Best Television Sensation Won
2019 Betty Mitchell Award Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama Hamlet Won [24]
2020 Pakistan International Screen Awards Best Television Actor Aangan Nominated [25]
Hum Style Awards Most Stylish Film Actor — Won [26]
2021 Lux Style Awards Best TV Actor - Viewers Yeh Dil Mera Nominated [27][28]
Best TV Actor - Critics Nominated
Ehd-e-Wafa Nominated
Best TV Actor - Viewers Nominated
2024 Hum Awards Best Actor Popular Hum Tum Nominated [29][30]
Best Onscreen Couple Popular (with Ramsha Khan) Won

References

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  1. ↑ "Sajal Aly shares a PDA-filled photo with Ahad Raza Mir to wish him on his birthday". The News International (newspaper). 29 September 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ahad Raza Mir | Actor, Producer, Soundtrack". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  3. ↑ Kari, Maria (2019-09-21). "Ahad Raza Mir feels more Pakistani now than he ever has". DAWN. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  4. ↑ "Ahad Raza Mir bags International nomination for hamlet". AAJ Tv. 12 June 2019. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Shabbir, Buraq (April 9, 2017). "Introducing the rising star". The News International. Archived from the original on November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ Raza Mir's IMDb profile
  7. ↑ "Teri Yaad – Film / Movie". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF). April 18, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Did you know Ahad Raza Mir's mother is a musician?". Something Haute. 1 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Ahad Raza Mir's Brother Adnan Raza Mir Debut Drama Fairy Tale Trailer". BOL News. 15 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Actor Haroon Shahid and wife welcome a baby girl". Samaa TV. 22 July 2019. He's the cousin of actor-singer Ahad Raza Mir.
  11. ↑ "Hello! Exclusive: Ahad Raza Mir Reveals His Future Plans, Love for Acting And Ideal Woman". November 25, 2017. Archived from the original on November 1, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  12. ↑ Ajaz, Mahwash (November 1, 2017). "Everything you ever wanted to know about Ahad Raza Mir – in his own words". The Express Tribune. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  13. ↑ Arif, Azqua (August 8, 2017). ""I wish to show the public who 'Ahad' really is and be my own self"". HIP. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  14. ↑ "The 9th HUM Awards: Celebrating two years of Pakistani entertainment in London!". Daily Times. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "Ahad Raza Mir and Dananeer to star together in 'Meem Se Mohabbat'". Daily Times. November 28, 2024. Archived from the original on November 30, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Sajal Aly and Ahad Raza Mir to Star In An Upcoming Romantic Drama". September 2020.
  17. ↑ "Ahad Raza Mir cast in Netflix's Resident Evil series". Images by DAWN. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  18. ↑ "Ahad Raza Mir all set to act in another Hollywood series". DunyaNews. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  19. ↑ "Iqra Aziz, Ahad Raza Mir kick off shooting for 'Jo Bachay Hain Sang Samait Lo' in Rome". Daily Jang. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  20. ↑ "The Calgary Theatre Critics' Awards Winners". Downtown Calgary Blog. July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Winners of the Lux Style Awards". Pakistan Today. February 21, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  22. ↑ "The 2018 Hum Award Nominations Are Out And We're Surprised That They're Actually Deserving". MangoBaaz. May 27, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  23. ↑ Siddiqui, Mishaal (April 25, 2018). "The 6th Hum Awards are heading to Toronto!". HIP. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Ahad Raza Mir receives Betty Mitchell Awards nomination for hamlet". Samaa TV. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  25. ↑ "Ahad Raza Mir nominated for 'Best TV Actor' at PISA". The Nation. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  26. ↑ Images Staff (24 January 2020). "The Hum Style Awards 2020 are tomorrow. Here are the nominations". Images Dawn. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  27. ↑ "Lux Style Awards announces nominations for its 20th edition". DAWN Images. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  28. ↑ "'Ehd-e-Wafa,' 'Pyar Ke Sadqay,' 'Yeh Dil Mera' and 'Sabaat' win big at LSAs". Daily Times. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  29. ↑ "The 9th Hum Awards done & dusted and the winners are…". Fuchsia Magazine. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  30. ↑ "Here is the list of 9th Hum Awards 2024 winners". MM News. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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