Happy Birthday Fawad Khan

Another reason to add to the festivities is the birthday of Pakistan's sensational actor, producer, singer and model Fawad Khan.

Published: Sunday,Nov 29, 2015 20:56 PM GMT-07:00

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With the holiday season in full swing and the New Year just around the corner, everyone's spirits are reaching and exponential high. Another reason to add to the festivities is the birthday of Pakistan's sensational actor, producer, singer and model Fawad Khan.

Born on November 29, 1981, Fawad Khan was born in Karachi, Pakistan. After spending his childhood in places like Athens, Dubai, Riyadh and Manchester, he finally found his roots in Lahore, Pakistan. Khan is married to Sadaf Fawad and has one child. After a career in music in his early life, he forayed into theatre with a play named Spartacus in the year 1999.

Khan's first television venture was in the comedy-thriller series Jutt and Bond at the young age of 19, where he played a spy. He then went on to start the band Entity Paradigm with his friend and Jutt and Bond co-star Ahmed Ali Butt. Khan made his film debut with Khuda Ke Liye (2007) in which he played the role of a musician named Sarmad. The movie was the highest grossing film in Pakistan that year and Khan even walked away with the Lux Style Award for Best Film Actor.

He then went on to grace the small screen with television shows like Dil De Ke Jayenge (2008), Satrangi (2008), Jeevan Ki Rahon Mein (2009), Aaj Kuch Na Kaho (2010), Daastan (2010), Akbari Asghari (2011), Kuch Pyar Ka Pagalpan Bhi Tha (2011), Ashk (2012) and Numm (2013). His best celebrated television shows are Humsafar (2011) and Zindagi Gulzar Hai (2012), and he has been most appreciated for playing the roles of Asher Hussain and Zaroon Junaid in the respective shows. He has a few telefilms to his credit including Kal (2009), Behadd (2013) and Armaan (2013).

Khan stepped into Bollywood with Shashanka Ghosh's romantic comedy Khoobsurat(2014) opposite the fashion diva Sonam Kapoor. The movie fared well both critically and commercially and Khan was lauded for his acting chops. He is next slated to be seen in Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Kapoor & Sons along with Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Rishi Kapoor.

On this day, we present a small playlist of the actor for you to break a leg.