Yasir Shah (actor)

Syed Yasir Shah, better known as Yasir Shah, is a Pakistani actor, producer, screenwriter and model who started his acting career in India.

Early television career in India
After doing modelling gigs in Pakistan, he was offered a role by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms, the protagonist Azaan Khan in the serial Khwaish (2007), aired on Sony TV, a drama based on an Indian Muslim family in Dubai, which has been a major success and thus marked his debut in India's television industry.

In one of his popular roles in Indian dramas he played the role of Munjaal in the Sahara One TV drama Shorr (2010) as serial protagonist.

Since 2019, he has been exclusively active in Pakistan's entertainment industry, following the ban imposed by The All India Cine Workers Association (AICWA) on Pakistani artists, which prevents them from working in the Indian film industry.

Films
Yasir Shah made his film debut with the 2016 Pakistani movie Blind Love.

Production and screenwriting
In 2019, he turned producer as well as screenwriter with the Aaj Entertainment drama Rangdari.