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Yasir Akhtar
Pakistani-British singer, actor, lyricist, director and producer
Yasir Akhtar (born 23 November 1972) is a Pakistani-British filmmaker, singer, songwriter,[3] actor, director and producer. Akhtar is also the owner of film production company Pegasus Productions.[4][5][6][7]
Early life and education
[edit]Akhtar was born in a Pakistani Business class family to Mohammad Akhtar Shafi and Rizwana Akhtar where his father Mohammad Akhtar Shafi was a businessman,his siblings including Shazia Akhtar and Aamer Akhter has also been into the showbiz industry.[8] He graduated from Government College of Commerce and Economics, Karachi.[9] Akhtar's mother, Rizwana Akhtar is the elder sister of Javed Jabbar. Before the Pakistan-India partition, Akhtar's maternal grandfather, Ahmed Abdul Jabbar, served as an official of the Government in Nizam of Hyedrabad Deccan - India.[10] Akhtar spent most of his childhood working alongside his first cousin Mehreen Jabbar (filmmaker)[citation needed] at his uncle Javed Jabbar's company[11]
Career in music and performances
[edit]Akhtar started his singing career as a vocalist in the band The Arid Zone[12] in 19
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The story of Yasir Akhter's accomplishments began when, at the age of four, he appeared as a child star in Jayed Jabbar's motion picture, 'Beyond the last mountain'. He also acted as a child model in various TV commercials and later joined college stage in his early youth. At the age of sixteen he did a TV serial by Shehzad Khalil called 'Dastak' and hence began his actual showbiz career. During that period he also formed a musical band along with his college mates and named it Arid Zone. Meanwhile Sahira Kazmi spotted the talented artist in him and gave him a substantial character in her serial, 'Tapish'. When Arid Zone started gaining popularity, Yasir decided to launch their first audio album which acquired immense popularity among the masses and some of his songs including 'Laut aao na, Kabhi to hoga mera milan' and 'Tu jo mujh say mili' are still quite famous.
Yasir was just 20-21 years when he directed his first music video, “Milan”. He took the video to Ghazanfar Ali, the Executive Director of Combined Studios, who liked the video so much, that he offered him to direct a music programme, Music Channel. Yasir terms it as a major breakthrough in his career, since directing a music show for PTV at such a young ag