Mansoor Aslam Khan Niazi (), known professionally as Sami Khan () (born 6 July 1980), is a Pakistani actor and model who appears in films and television dramas. He started his career with the film ''

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'' in 2004 before moving to television.

Early life and education

Khan was born on 6 July 1980 into a

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(

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) family in

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. He studied at Divisional Public School and graduated as an electronic and communication engineer from UET in 2003, even though he did not work as one, as he landed a role in a film. His brother Taifoor Khan, an

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graduate, is also an actor and model, while also being a musician who had his own successful band till 2008, ''Jadoo''.

Career

Khan made his

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debut in 2004 with the movie ''

'', where he portrayed the role of a young police officer named Mansoor. His debut drama serial was ''Dil se Dil Tak'' which was originally broadcast on PTV. Khan won the award for Best Actor in the 16th PTV awards ceremony, held on 23 July 2011, for the drama serial ''Ghar Ki Khatir''. In the first half of 2013, Khan appeared in the telefilm, ''Devar Bhabhi'' directed by Sayed Noor. He played the role of Khalid, along with Saima Noor and Sadia Khan, a remake of the 1967 film of the same name. In 2019, he starred in the romantic-comedy film '' Wrong No. 2'' opposite

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, which proved to be a major commercial success and was the third highest-grossing Pakistani film of 2019.

Filmography

Films

Television serials

Telefilms

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Sami Living people Pakistani male television actors Pakistani male models Pakistani male film actors Pashtun people 1980 births University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore alumni PTV Award winners Male actors from Punjab, Pakistan Models from Lahore Pashtun male actors