Affan Waheed () is a Pakistani television actor, model and RJ. He is best known for his roles as Musaf in ''Aik Pal'' (2014), Atif in '' Khamoshi'' (2017)'','' Shafay in '' Bay Dardi'' (2018), and as Badar in ''

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'' (2019). Waheed made his film debut with 2024 film ''Mastaani''.

Early life

The third of four siblings, Waheed was born in

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

where his father, from the

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, was stationed. Because of his father's military career, the family moved a lot and he grew up in different cities (

Gujranwala Gujranwala is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fourth most-populous city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. Located in northern-central Punjab's Rachna Doab, it serves as the headquarters of its Gujranwala District, epony ...

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and

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), and eventually settled in

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Career

A graduate of the

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, he made his transition from painting to acting in 2006 with a role in ''Tere Pehlu Mein'', and apart from painting and acting, he also writes

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and keeps an interest in music as a singer as well.Ally Adnan (4 April 2018)
"Iqra Aziz and I are not romantically involved: Affan Waheed"
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Filmography

Film

Television series

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Waheed, Affan 1984 births Living people People from Karachi Pakistani male television actors Male actors from Karachi National College of Arts alumni ARY People's Choice Awards winners