Muhammad Faizan Sheikh

Faizan Sheikh
Faizan Sheikh
Born	5 September 1997 (age 27); Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Education	SZABIST University
Occupation(s)	Actor‚ model, host
Years active	2012–present
Known for	Ready Steady Go as Pyaare; Main aur Tum 2.0; Saaya as Sajid;
Spouse	Maham Aamir (m. 2018)
Children	1
Mother	Parveen Akbar
Relatives	Rabya Kulsoom (sister)

Faizan Sheikh is a Pakistani actor who appears in television series and films. He is known for appearances in numerous contrasting roles. He has played several genre roles including comical, romantic, antagonist and supporting roles. Currently, Shaikh is hosting The Mazedar Show on TV One and also appearing as a co-host with Faysal Qureshi on ARY Zindagi's morning show Salam Zindagi.^[1]

Career

Faizan started his career as a model, and soon made his acting debut on television. He acted in theatre and gradually had roles in television.^[2]^[3]^[4] Sheikh played lead role in the play You Only Marry Twice.^[2] He performed the character of Yar Baloch in the play Lakhon main Teen.^[5] He also performed the lead of role of Romeo in the play "Sorry Juliet, Paaro loves Romeo".^[6]

He started his drama career by playing supporting role in Geo TV popular drama serial Mann Ke Moti.^[7] He has also worked in drama serials such as Riffat Aapa ki Bahuein,^[8] and he also appeared in a lead role in Mera Naam Yousuf Hai, alongside Imran Abbas.^[9]^[10] He had the lead role of Pyaare in comedy sitcom Ready Steady Go.^[11] He has also worked in a lead role in ARY Digital drama Main aur Tum 2.0.^[3]^[12] He also worked in another successful ARY Digital drama Mera Aangan.^{[citation needed]}

Faizan Sheikh has also had roles in films, which include the role of Muneer in the film Maalik. The next year, he also played a role in the film Parchi.

Faizan is a co-host on ARY Zindagi's morning show Salam Zindagi. In 2018, he is playing the lead role of Sajid in the Geo Entertainment supernatural drama serial Saaya, along with Sohail Sameer^[13] He is currently hosting The Mazedar Show along with Aadi Adeel on TV One.^[1]

Personal life

Shaikh is the son of veteran television actress Parveen Akbar and brother of Rabya Kulsoom. He married co-actor Maham Aamir in 2018 with whom he has work in renowned comedy show Ready Steady Go.^[14] The couple became parents of a daughter in 2021.^[15]

Filmography

Key
†	Denotes film/serial that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Maalik^[16]	Muneer	Supporting
2018	Parchi	Biscuit	Supporting
2019	Heer Maan Ja	Wajdaan	Negative Role
2021	Udham Patakh	TBA	Upcoming^[17]

Television

Year	Show	Role	Channel
2012	Mann Ke Moti^[7]	Ashfaq	Geo Entertainment
2014	Mera Naam Yousuf Hai^[2]	Wali	A-Plus TV
2015	Riffat Appa Ki Bahuein^[8]	Aslam	ARY Digital
2015	Main Kamli	Aslam	Aaj Entertainment
2016	Bhatti & DD	DD	TV One
	Bache Baraye Farokht	Jahanzaib	Urdu 1
	Dil e Barbaad	Minhaaj	ARY Digital
2017	Mera Angan	Furqaan	ARY Digital
	Ghairat	Adnan
	Main Aur Tum 2.0	Faizan
2017-2020	Ready Steady Go	Pyaare	Play Entertainment
2018	Saaya	Sajid	Geo Entertainment
	Ab Dekh Khuda Kya Karta Hai	Kashif	Geo Entertainment
	Babban Khala Ki Betiyan	Guddu	ARY Digital
	Namak Paray	Jawad	ARY Digital
2020	Gustakh	Shahmeer	Express Entertainment
2020	Hamaray Dada Ki Wasiyat	Ali	Express Entertainment
2021	Pyaar Aur Kirayedar	Asad	Telefilm on LTN Family
	The Mazedaar Show	Host	TVOne Global
	Get Set Go	Pyaare	TVOne Global
	Jeem Chay	Jerry	Express Entertainment
2022	Tum Kahan Jao Gay		Express Entertainment
2022	Charagar		Aaj Entertainment
2023	Guddu Ka Gharana	Guddu	LTN Family
	Meray Hi Rehna	Farhan	ARY Digital
	Tamasha (Season 2)	Contestant	ARY Digital
2024	Rafta Rafta		Green Entertainment

References

^ ^a ^b "Faizan Sheikh brings a fun-filled new show 'The Mazedaar Show'". Daily Times. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Humay Waseem (4 May 2015). "Islamabad gets comic relief". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Main aur Tum 2.0 reboots a classic comedy to speak to Pakistani millennials" Dawn (newspaper), Published 9 September 2017, Retrieved 21 March 2020
^ "Parchi actor Faizan Shaikh talking to H Now" H Now Entertainment, Published 29 January 2018, Retrieved 21 March 2020
^ "Theatrics: Heist of the century" Dawn (newspaper), Published 29 June 2014, Retrieved 21 March 2020
^ "Sorry Juliet, but it seems like Paaro does love Romeo", The Express Tribune. Retrieved on 2 August 2018
^ ^a ^b "Ghairat Ary Digital Exclusive drama", ARY Digital website, Retrieved 21 March 2020
^ ^a ^b "Riffat Aapa ki Bahuein - Exclusive Ary Digital Drama" ARY Digital website, Published 5 May 2016, Retrieved 21 March 2020
^ "Mehreen Jabbar's drama Mera Naam Yousuf Hai", Dawn. 6 March 2015. Retrieved on 25 July 2018
^ "Do class concerens trump love? Mera Naam Yousuf Hai asks big questions", Dawn. Retrieved on 9 August 2018
^ "Ready Steady Go will leave you in fits", hiinpakistan
^ "Ayaz Samoo will debut as sitcom writer with Main aur Tum sequel" Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 August 2017, Retrieved 21 March 2020
^ "Saaya" (TV drama series) Geo TV website, Retrieved 21 March 2020
^ "Catching up with Faizan Shaikh". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ Staff, Showbiz (28 December 2021). "Faizan Sheikh and Maham Aamir Became Proud Parents of a Daughter". Mag Pakistan. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ "Parchi – movie review and film cast Movies Platter website, Retrieved 21 March 2020
^ "Faizan Sheikh and Hira Umer starrer film 'Udham Patakh' all set to release on Eidul Azha". Daily Times. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

External links

Filmography of Muhammad Faizan Sheikh on IMDb website

[mazedar-1] "Faizan Sheikh brings a fun-filled new show 'The Mazedaar Show'". Daily Times. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[Tribune-2] Humay Waseem (4 May 2015). "Islamabad gets comic relief". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 21 March 2020.

[Dawn1-3] "Main aur Tum 2.0 reboots a classic comedy to speak to Pakistani millennials" Dawn (newspaper), Published 9 September 2017, Retrieved 21 March 2020

[4] "Parchi actor Faizan Shaikh talking to H Now" H Now Entertainment, Published 29 January 2018, Retrieved 21 March 2020

[Dawn2-5] "Theatrics: Heist of the century" Dawn (newspaper), Published 29 June 2014, Retrieved 21 March 2020

[6] "Sorry Juliet, but it seems like Paaro does love Romeo", The Express Tribune. Retrieved on 2 August 2018

[ARY-7] "Ghairat Ary Digital Exclusive drama", ARY Digital website, Retrieved 21 March 2020

[dramacast-8] "Riffat Aapa ki Bahuein - Exclusive Ary Digital Drama" ARY Digital website, Published 5 May 2016, Retrieved 21 March 2020

[9] "Mehreen Jabbar's drama Mera Naam Yousuf Hai", Dawn. 6 March 2015. Retrieved on 25 July 2018

[10] "Do class concerens trump love? Mera Naam Yousuf Hai asks big questions", Dawn. Retrieved on 9 August 2018

[11] "Ready Steady Go will leave you in fits", hiinpakistan

[Dawn-12] "Ayaz Samoo will debut as sitcom writer with Main aur Tum sequel" Dawn (newspaper), Published 16 August 2017, Retrieved 21 March 2020

[Geo-13] "Saaya" (TV drama series) Geo TV website, Retrieved 21 March 2020

[14] "Catching up with Faizan Shaikh". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[15] Staff, Showbiz (28 December 2021). "Faizan Sheikh and Maham Aamir Became Proud Parents of a Daughter". Mag Pakistan. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[MP-16] "Parchi – movie review and film cast Movies Platter website, Retrieved 21 March 2020

[17] "Faizan Sheikh and Hira Umer starrer film 'Udham Patakh' all set to release on Eidul Azha". Daily Times. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

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