Shahid (actor)
Pakistani actor
Shahid Hameed (Punjabi, Urdu: شاہِد حمِید), known simply as Shahid, is a Pakistani film actor who starred in many films of the 1970s and 1980s.
His first film was Aansoo, released in 1971. He worked in around 200 films.
Early life and education
Shahid was born on 24 July 1950 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. He hailed from a prosperous Punjabi Rajput family, which allowed him the freedom to pursue acting as a passion rather than a financial necessity. He had four sisters. Among the regular visitors to the family residence were the likes of Urdu poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Major-General Rao Farman Ali, his first cousin.
Shahid completed his early education in Lahore and later graduated from Punjab University.
Career
1971–1998
Shahid began his acting career in 1970 when director Abbas Nosha cast him in the film Ek Raat. However, this film was never released.
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