Armaghan Shahid PP (born 27 April 1971), better known by his stage names Shaan Shahid or Shaan, is a Pakistani actor, producer, model, screewriter and director.
Shaan has established himself as one of the most popular leading actors of Pakistan.
1990
Shaan started his acting career in 1990 by making his film debut in Javed Fazil's film Bulandi opposite Reema Khan and as of 2014 he has acted in 576 movies, including 388 Punjabi films and 188 Urdu films.
He has won many awards in Pakistan including one Pride of Performance, fifteen Nigar Awards, five Lux Style Awards, one Pakistan Media Award, ARY Film Award.
Shaan is considered as one of the highest-paid film star in Pakistan.
Armaghan Shahid, later known as Shaan, was born in Lahore to director Riaz Shahid and theater, film, and television actress Neelo.
His father was an ethnic Kashmiri from Lahore and Muslim, whereas his mother was a Punjabi Christian who converted to Islam.
His paternal uncle, Fiaz Shahid, was a cameraman and producer for PTV in Islamabad.
He has a younger brother, Sarosh Shahid, who is also an actor, and he has an older sister, Zarqa Shahid.
He started his early education at the prestigious Aitchison College.
His first acting venture came at a boy scout bonfire.
He won the best actor award in a play called Alif Noon, playing a comedy character, but never took acting seriously as a career.
After Aitchison, he left for New York, United States, and joined Newtown High School.
Dreaming of being a lawyer, he always thought he had the talent to become one.
He stayed in New York for seven years, then returned to Pakistan for a vacation, where he took up the family business, Riaz Shahid Films.
At the age of 19, he acted in his first film, Bulandi, which was released in 1990.
Shaan made his debut with Bulandi in 1990 opposite another debutante Reema Khan.
He has since appeared in hundreds of Urdu and Punjabi language films.
1999
He directed his ambitious project Guns and Roses - Ik Junoon, which was released in 1999.
The film was produced by the art entrepreneur Tanvir Fatima Rehman.
He co-starred with Faisal Rehman, Meera and Resham.
The music was scored by M. Arshad, the cinematography was done by Azhar Burki, and it was written by Pervaiz Kaleem.
2000
In 2000 he directed Mujhe Chand Chahiye starring himself, Noor, Reema Khan, Moammar Rana, Javed Sheikh and Atiqa Odho.
2001
He then directed Moosa Khan (2001), which starred him, Saima, Abid Ali, Jan Rambo and Noor.
The film received genuinely positive reviews from critics.
2008
He signed a three-film deal with actress Juggan Kazim in 2008.
One film, titled Chup was under pre-production for several years until it was scrapped; the others are still in pre-production.
He is working with screenwriter Mashal Peerzada and Pakistani television director and screenwriter Sarmad Sultan Khoosat for his film projects.
2009
In 2009, Shaan appeared on ARY Digital's show Happenings which showed him directing a film scene with actress Resham in a Haveli house.
In the interview he confirmed he has been making a film, however, not much is known about it.
2012
In 2012, he announced that he is set to direct one film that stayed under production for several years, Mission Allahu Akbar opposite Juggan Kazim in Thailand.
2013
In 2013, he starred in Bilal Lashari's Waar alongside Aisha Khan, Shamoon Abbasi, Uzma Khan, Ali Azmat, and Meesha Shafi.
The film opened to positive reviews, and was Pakistan's highest anticipated film at that time.
He won the Best actor Award of Viewer's choice at the 1st ARY Film Awards.
After the success of Waar, he appeared in Jami & Summer Nicks's O21 with a supporting cast of Aamina Sheikh, Iman Ali, Shamoon Abbasi and Ayub Khoso.
He has done independent films as well such as the dance-based film Naach (2013) opposite Javed Sheikh, Momal Sheikh and newcomer Neil Uchong and Shahzad Rafique's punjabi romantic film Ishq Khuda alongside Saima, Ahsan Khan and Wiam Dahmani.
Shaan has also sung a few songs in his films.
Keen on making a difference to filmmaking in Pakistan, Shaan launched himself as a director.
In 2013, Shaan said his films were on hold as he is involved in his other ambitious acting projects.
2015
In 2015, he starred in Hassan Rana's Yalghaar alongside Adnan Siddiqui, and the film was set to be the most expensive film in the history of Pakistani cinema with an estimated budget of Rs 50 crore.
