Omer Shahzad is a Pakistani model, actor and singer who started his career in 2011, and has since established himself as one of the country's top models and actors. He has been nominated for several awards with three consecutive Best Model Male nominations at
Hum Awards
Hum Awards are annual Pakistani accolades bestowed by the Hum Network Limited in recognition of excellence in programming of television, fashion and music industry of Pakistan. Winners are awarded the Hum Award of Merit. The awards were first pr ...
. and four consecutive nominations at Lux Style awards.
He marked his screen debut in 2013 with
Geo TV
Jang Media Group (), also known as Geo Group, is a Pakistani media conglomerate and a subsidiary of Dubai-based company Independent Media Corporation. It has headquarters in Printing House, Karachi.
It is the publisher of the Urdu language new ...
's drama series '' Adhoori Aurat'' in a negative role and went to work in ''Choti Choti Khushiyan'' (2014), ''Chor Darwazay'' (2014) and hit-drama series ''Noor Jahan'' (2015) as well ''Mere Humsafar'' (2022) in a negative role. He also marked his film debut in 2016 film ''Teri Meri Love Story''.
Career
Modeling
Omer started his career in 2011 with modeling, when Vaneeza Ahmed had auditioned him for Bridal Couture Week, he was one of the few ones who were selected among 200 auditionees, he recalled, "There were 200 boys and girls at the audition and I was one of the eight male models selected. Then I made an appearance in Noor's morning show on
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).
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." He achieved mainstream success when worked with a fashion coordinator for a shoot, Omer said, "It is only after you get published in a fashion publication as a model that they finally recognise you as an entity,". He then worked with
Deepak Perwani
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Zainab Chottani
Zainab Chottani is a Pakistan based fashion designer who started as a bridal wear designer but has since then included prêt and haute couture in her forte.
Career
Chottani started in bridal fashion under the name of Zainab Sajid in 1999. She work ...
, Fahad Hussayn, and Zaheer Abbas, that earned him widespread acclaim and recognition.
Acting
He marked his television debut in 2013, with drama series '' Adhoori Aurat'', he stated, "I always wanted to be an actor after watching Faisal Qureshi and
Noman Ijaz
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in TV plays. But you have to start somewhere and modelling happened first for me," he played a negative role in that drama series. Omer starred in three further drama series '' Choti Choti Khushiyan'', ''Chor Darwazay'' and ''Noor Jahan'' (2015) before entering into film industry.
He debuted in film industry in 2015 and is to star in upcoming 2016 romantic-comedy film ''
Teri Meri Love Story
''Teri Meri Love Story'' (or ''TMLS'' for short) is a 2016 Pakistani romantic-comedy, action film directed by Jawad Bashir. It is also written by Jawad Bashir and co-written by Ahmed Abdul Rehman. It was co-produced and distributed by Summit ...
'' directed by
Jawad Bashir
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Ushna Shah
Ushna Shah (born 12 February 1990) is a Pakistani-Canadian film and television actress. Her accolades includes a Hum Award and a Pakistan Media Award, and a nomination for Lux Style Award.
Shah graduated from the York University and made her ...
,
Mohib Mirza
Mohib Mirza () (born 18 August 1979) is a Pakistani actor, director, playwright, television host and comedian.
He is known for his work in the film and television industry of Pakistan for which he has been nominated for various awards.
Caree ...
and
Mohsin Abbas Haider
Mohsin Abbas Haider () is a Pakistani actor, singer-songwriter, music composer, poet and television presenter.
He is the recipient of a Lux Style Award from five nominations.
Haider is best known for his acting roles in the successful films ' ...
.
In 2017 he starred in the hit drama ''
Alif Allah Aur Insaan
''Alif Allah Aur Insaan'' (; lit: "A" Allah and Human) is a Pakistani Sufi spiritual
drama series that aired on Hum TV from April 25,2017 to February 13,2018. It was produced by Momina Duraid, as part of a night program all under Duraid's ...
'' as one of the leads where he plays the character of Shaheer.
Omer Shahzad next starred in one of the most highly anticipated Pakistani movies of 2018 ''
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2
''Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2'' (), sometimes abbreviated as ''JPNA 2'', is a 2018 Pakistani Urdu-language romantic comedy film, directed by Nadeem Baig and written by Vasay Chaudhry. It is a joint venture of Salman Iqbal Films, Humayun Saeed an ...
'', where he was seen playing the role of the main antagonist.
Music
Saying that he would have been a singer if not a model, in 2018 he said that he'd launch his professional music career soon.Mishaal Siddiqui (8 January 2018) "Omer Shahzad Is All Set For His Singing Debut!" ''Ary Digital''. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
In 2022, for the second season of the television music show Kashmir Beats, he co-sung ''Yar Nu Meray'' with
Ayesha Omar
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In 2012, she released her first singles "Chalte Chalte" and "Kha ...
. The same year he released his first solo single, ''Akhiyaan'', for Crystal Records.