Sajid Hassan
Biography
Syed Sajid Hasan (born 5 January 1958) is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter, director, TV host, and film producer.
As an actor, he's best known for his comic role as Dr. Irfan in the PTV classic Dhoop Kinare (1987).
Hasan began in theatre as a stage actor, collaborating with Rahat Kazmi, with whom he'd open the theatre company Theatre Walley, before making his television debut with the PTV drama Khaleej (1986) and getting his breakthrough with the role of Dr. Irfan, the comic relief in Dhoop Kinare (1987).
He participated in Indian television serials, including Tanha in 1999, becoming the first actor from Pakistan to feature in an Indian drama.
Hasan made his film debut in 2004 with the movie Salakhain, in which he played the antagonist. He also had a role in the Angelina Jolie film A Mighty Heart.
Hasan has written television dramas, including Kachwa aur Khargosh (1989), in which he also acted.
Hasan has also written stage plays, including Hua Kuch Yoon in 2017, described as a love story set before and after the Partition and spanning some 80 years, staged in seven cities for a year.
Hasan was nominated in the "Best Director for Sitcom" category during the 1st Indus Drama Awards in 2005.
He's also a producer, producing Dasht-e-Tanhai (2015) for PTV Home, also being part of the cast.
