Shaz Khan
An editor has nominated this article for deletion. You are welcome to participate in the deletion discussion, which will decide whether or not to retain it. |
 | A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. (April 2016) |
Shaz Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Shazli Hafeez Khan |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University Pace University |
| Occupation | Actor / Filmmaker |
| Years active | 2008 – Present |
| Website | www.shazzkhan.com |
Shaz Khan (born Shazli Hafeez Khan) is a Pakistani - American actor and filmmaker. He is best known or playing Ehsaan in the Pakistani feature film Moor.
Early Life
Khan was born in Oxnard, California. He spent his childhood between Pakistan and the United States eventually settling in the suburbs of Philadelphia. After high school, Khan ended up attending Pennsylvania State University completing a B.S. in Finance. He worked for a fortune 500 company in the banking industry, though it would only last a few years, leaving his job to pursue acting in New York City.
Career
The next few year were spent attending the Actors Studio Drama school at Pace University, receiving an MFA in acting. During this time, he worked in numerous independent films and plays cutting his teeth into the craft. Khan also ventured into some experimental work by making a series of short films, writing characters for himself while he was auditioning for roles. Among them was a young sadistic Oscar Wilde in the film Importance of Earnest as well as a deluded boxer Ibby in Say It Ain't So.
Moor
He break occurred on a trip to Pakistan where he secured the lead role in the international feature film Moor directed by Jami. The film was hailed as one of the most critically acclaimed features in Pakistan, with Newline Magazine claiming it as the best film Pakistan has ever made. The film was selected as the Pakistani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. It was in contention as one of the dark horse contenders but didn't receive a nomination. He shared the screen with established actors Hameed Sheikh and Samiyah Mumtaz. It would be his debut in the Pakistani Film Industry
Dobara Phir Se
He will be appearing in the upcoming Romantic drama Dobara Phir Se directed by Mehreen Jabbar, produced by ARY Films
Khan is known to do whatever it takes to immerse himself in a role. It is known that he drove to a ghost town in Texas to do research for his thesis play Hello Out There, ending up sleeping a night in the haunted jail by himself. For the Short film Flutter, Khan spent a month getting into the physiological state to play a young cancer patient, including losing 25 pounds and shaving his head in the process. For Moor, he spent a month in a village in Balochistan, observing the behaviors of local Pathans to find the physicality of his character, and learning to speak Urdu in their dialect Khan will also be making his feature-directing debut with the action thriller The Servant. This will be his first time writing a feature. He has been studying mixed martial arts for over two years, taking part in jui jitsu, muay thai and boxing to give authenticity to the main character.
Personal Life
Khan currently lives in California with his wife.