Tipu Sharif
Pakistani-Turkish actor and singer
Syed Tipu Sharif Mafi Sharif | |
|---|---|
| Born | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Education | Institute of Business Administration, Karachi |
| Occupation(s) | actor, singer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Yörgüç Tipu Sharif, better known as Tipu Sharif (Urdu: ٹیپو شریف), is a Pakistan-based actor and singer-songwriter of Pakistani and Turkish descent.[1] His mother is from Izmir, while his father is from Karachi, Pakistan.
Career
Tipu Sharif has been active in the Pakistani television industry since 2005, and in the span of 11 years he has acted in close to 100 drama serials, in which he has portrayed diverse characters. He made his film debut in 2015 with the biographical film Manto.[2] He was also in a supporting role in the film Saawan (2016), which was directed by Farhan Alam.[3]
Beyond acting, Tipu's debut album Ilham released in summer of 2016. Before its release, Tipu released a music video for the single Lamhay from the album, to positive reviews.[4][5]
Filmography
- Ballay Ki Bali (2011)[6]
- Manto (2015)
- Saawan (2016)
Television
- Meri Behan Meri Dewrani
- Kahi Unkahi as Zeeshan
- Main Abdul Qadir Hoon as Pasha
- Tum Jo Miley as Jawad
- Man-o-Salwa as Sohail
- Hotel
- Ru Baru as Tipu
- Mere Meherbaan as Waleed
- 2015: Nikah as Nadeem
- Mohabbat Aag Si as Sharafat
- Anabiya as Munib
- Ghayal as Faiz
- Sang-e-Mar Mar as Saif Ur Rahman
- Izn-e-Rukhsat as Daniyal
- Pujaran
- Chanar Ghati as Sajid
- Naseebon Jali as Aslam
- Mohabbatain Chahatein
- Jab We Wed as Ranjha
- Baba Jani as Nasir
- Guddu as Zaheer
- Kaisi Teri Khudgarzi as Dara
Awards
- 14th PTV Awards - Best Actor - won
References
- ^ "Syed Yorguc Tipu Sharif: Biography, Profile and Pictures!". Showbizpak.com. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Manto's shining moment : Sarmad Khoosat's biographical drama wins big at the 8th Jaipur Int'l Film Festival". Daily Times (Pakistan). Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Trailer of Lollywood movie Saawan released". Radio Pakistan. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Tipu Sharif's Musical Ways". The News International. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Teaser: Tipu Sharif's new Valentine's Day song Lamhay". Dunya News. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Balay Ki Bali - Eid Special Telefilm - 31st August 2011 - Eid Telefilms".
External links
Tipu Sharif at IMDb
