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Emmad Irfani
Pakistani actor (born 1980) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Emmad Irfani (Urdu: عماد عرفانی) is a Pakistani actor who started his career as a model. He has done lead roles in TV serials from Geo Entertainment, ARY Digital and Hum TV while as a fashion model he has worked with national and international brands.[2][3][4]
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Early and personal life
Of Punjabi–Kashmiri descent,[5] Irfani belongs to a family of military background, thus visiting almost all Pakistan during his childhood till his father retired and settled in Lahore. He did his Graduation and Masters from Lahore.
His great-grandmother was the sister of philosopher-poet Muhammad Iqbal, considered the spiritual founder of Pakistan.[6] Filmmaker Farjad Nabi is his cousin.[7]
In 2010, he married fashion designer Maryam Shafaat, whose sister is model Amina Shafaat, and they had a daughter and a son, Zaviyar, who died at a young age in 2023 due to an accident.[8][9]
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Career
Model
Irfani was forced into modelling by his aunt in 2000.[1] He won Best Male model awards at the Lux Style Awards and MTV Pakistan style awards, and subsequently was nominated in 2006 and 2007.[10]
Actor
Considering Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal to be his inspiration,[1] in 2013 he started focusing on acting and since then has worked for many TV serials on different channels, including Geo TV, ARY Digital and Hum TV.[11][12]
In 2018 he launched his film career with a cameo role in his cousin Farjad Nabi's film 7 Din Mohabbat In and his debut lead role in the upcoming film Aasmaan Bolay Ga (2024) directed by Shoaib Mansoor.
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Filmography
Television serials
Telefilms
Films
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
Web series
Awards and nominations
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References
External links
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