Ameer Gilani is a Pakistani actor and singer who is best known for his portrayal of Hassan Fareed in

Hum TV Hum TV HD is a 24-hour Urdu general entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on the Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL). Hum Net ...

's ''

Sabaat ''Sabaat'' () is a 2020 Pakistani dramas, Pakistani television series produced by Momina Duraid under MD Productions. It stars Mawra Hocane, Ameer Gilani, Sarah Khan and Usman Mukhtar in lead roles. ''Sabaat'' revolves around two ambitious indiv ...

'' (2020), for which he received a nomination for Best Emerging Talent at the

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Early life and education

His paternal grandfather Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani is a lawyer who served as the country's

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under

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in 1989–1990.

Musarrat Nazir Musarrat Nazir Khawaja (; born 13 October 1940) is a Pakistani singer and film actress, who acted in many Urdu and Punjabi language, Punjabi films. She is also known as ''The Silver Screen's Sparkling Star'' and is recognized for her role in Ci ...

, a famed singer and actress active from the 1950s to the 1990s, is Iftikhar's sister-in-law. In 2022, Ameer graduated with a

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(LLM) degree from the

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in the United States.

Career

Actor

Ameer portrayed the role of an upper class university student in

Shahzad Kashmiri Shahzad Kashmiri () is a Pakistani television and film director, cinematographer and producer. Kashmiri is best known for his work as a cinematographer in Hum TV drama serials such as ''Humsafar'', '' Bilqees Kaur'', ''Maat'', '' Mata-e-Jaan ...

's ''

'' opposite

Mawra Hocane Mawra Hussain (; born 28 September 1992), known professionally as Mawra Hocane, is a Pakistani actress who primarily works in Urdu television. She made her acting debut in 2011 with '' Khichari Salsa''. She made her Bollywood debut with the ...

. The series aired on

in 2020 and he was nominated at

for his performance in the category of Best Emerging Talent in TV. In 2021, he appeared in a

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's special music video by

Atif Aslam Atif Aslam (; born 12 March 1983) is a Pakistani playback singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He has recorded many songs in both Pakistan and India, and is known for his Belting (music), vocal belting technique. Born in Wazirabad, Waziraba ...

. In 2023, he paired again with Hocane in Shahzad Kashmiri's ''

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''.

Singer

In 2020, he released the song ''Sabaat'', titled after his drama, on his YouTube channel, with the music produced by Sarmad Ghafoor and the music video directed by

Usman Mukhtar Usman Mukhtar () (born 27 July 1985) is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and cinematographer. Early and personal life Mukhtar was born in Rawalpindi on 27 July 1985, to actress Nasira, who has acted in 158 films and was known for her role ...

Personal life

Gilani met actress

on the sets of ''

'' in 2020. On 5 February 2025, Gilani married Hocane in a traditional

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Filmography

Television series

Awards and nominations

References

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