Shaan Shahid is a brilliant Pakistani film actor, director and producer. Shaan Shahid began his acting career in 1990 at the age of 16-17. He is praised for his excellent acting skills, looks and brilliant performances. His popular films include Bulandi, Nikah, Majajan, Khuda Kay Liye & Waar. The actor has an adorable family. He’s married to Amna Bandey and has four gorgeous daughters.
Recently, he appeared in The Talk Talk Show with Hassan Choudary where he talked about his terms and conditions for working in India. Shaan said, “It is a very valid point that both industries should work on equality basis, I have a very ideological disagreement with them. I don’t say to people that don’t work with them, ‘you go to India and make your mark there, in Pakistan, we only have television, the actors should explore venues. I am with you but don’t make my words an example for yourself, whatever I say, I say it for me, I can’t work in India’. You know, my father made the film Aman for Kashmir. It is very sad that there has been an ethnic cleansing in India for years. They use mazhab cards in all their election campaigns, I just say, ‘let’s make a film on equality basis where we would share the profits and loss equally on a fifty-fifty percentage.” Here is a link to the video:
On another occasion, the host asked Shaan about working in India. Here is the link to the video where he gave an explanation and talked about his terms for working with the Bollywood industry.
It is to be reminded that ace actors like Mahira Khan, Saba Qamar, Fawad Khan, Ali Zafar, Humaima Malick and Imran Abbas have worked in India. Shaan Shahid was offered a pivotal role in the film Gajni which he refused. His talent was spotted by Aamir Khan but he refused. Shaan Shahid said, “I was offered a character that anyone in India could’ve done, it wasn’t something Bollywood needed me for”.
