Hameed Sheikh () is a

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film and television

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, producer, and professional language

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. In film and TV, he is best known for '' Khuda Kay Liye'', '' Operation O21'' and '' Moor'' Since 2022 Hameed Sheikh has performed as on-set language and

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consultant for the US series '' The Old Man'', starring

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. Hameed Sheikh has worked for years to bring his native

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, Pakistani, and

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society into better focus via film and television, while lamenting the lack of government support within these cultures.

Personal life

Hameed Sheikh has lived in

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since 2021. He is from

Quetta Quetta is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. It is the ninth largest city in Pakistan, with an estimated population of over 1.6 million in 2024. It is situated in the south-west of the country, lying in a ...

, the capital city of

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. Sheikh is fluent in

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, Brahui, Sindhi, Punjabi,

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, Seraiki, Balochi and

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. Hameed sheikh is great teacher and Father of three he is very knowledgeable, intelligent in the Field of Arts/Movies his line of work has credibility from his past endeavours with many different cultures, Schools of thought/Arts and his multilingual knowledge is great for many walks of life in the field he is also great at teaching/consulting Actors, Directors about culture, life, Dialogue/Dialects and much more. Hameed Sheikh's life work to escalate the quality of Pakistani/Pasthun film and television is well known, if sometimes contentious. In a 2019 interview Sheikh stated, "There is a wealth of resources that we can use if we get support from Pakistan’s film industry and the government. We don’t even have an

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in Quetta, let alone any infrastructure. How can we get anything done?"

Career

Kandhar Break

In 2008, Sheikh produced ''Kandahar Break'', a political thriller set in 1999 about a British engineer escaping the Taliban regime in

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. While filming a night scene in the desert, a group associated with the Taliban attacked the Pakistani members of the film crew. Four crew members were shot while leaving the compound and arriving at the set; they all survived. Much like the lead character of the movie, director David Whitney and his crew were forced to leave

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with the help of local security forces. Only 75% of the shoot was completed by then. Later, Sheikh arranged funding for the remaining part, which was filmed in

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Moor

Sheikh was approached by Jami, director and writer of ''Moor'', to play the role of an old man whose family was affected by the closure of a railway station in Zhob Valley,

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. In preparation for the role, Sheikh gained a lot of weight and changed his

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and gait ( walking style). He described his role as "genuinely challenging," but didn't charge a fee for the project since he believed the film would open doors for young actors of Baluchistan.

Filmography

Film

Television

PTV Quetta Center Produced Drama Series contains 7 episode (Palay Shah) Palay Khan in 1990 as a tribute to Palay Khan Khosthi involvement in the freedom movement against British Raj. Palay Khan was played by Jamal Shah, and Palay's brother Katey Khan was portrayed by

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while Hameed Sheikh played the character of the Nephew of Palay Khan.

Awards and nominations

* 2005 The 1st Indus Drama Awards: Nominated for Best Actor Drama Serial in a Supporting Role

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheikh, Hameed 1969 births Living people Pakistani male film actors Pakistani male television actors People from Quetta Pakistani film producers Pakistani television producers Cultural heritage consultants