Shaan (Actor)
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Shaan is one of the most popular film stars in Pakistan. He is the son of actress Neelo and the film director Riaz Shahid.
The Bulandi Years
Shan debuted in 1990 with Javed Fazil's Bulandi where he starred opposite Reema,the current reigning diva of the Lahore film industy. Bulandi was received well upon its theatrical release and resulted in Shaan being deluged by a number of offers with the top directors of the time. However, none of the post-Bulandi flicks worked in a major way, therefore he decided to temporarily quit the movie industry.The Comeback
Shaan made a sensational comeback in 1996 with Syed Noor's Ghoongat where he played the scheming psychotic villain destroying the matrimonial harmony of the lead couple. After a few months, the much delayed Sangam was released and the timing couldn't have been better -- the film was a huge success at the theaters all across Pakistan, giving Shaan a permanent foothold in the Lahore film industry popularly called Lollywood.
Guns and Roses -- Ik Junoon
Really keen on making a difference to the film making culture in Pakistan , Shaan launched his ambitious project called Guns and Roses -- Ik Junoon (Urdu for Guns and Roses -- An obsession), a project which given the time it took for completion ironically did turn into an obsession for its makers. The film went on the floors in early 1996 and was produced by the art entrepreneur Tanvir Fatima Rehman. Boasting of radically offbeat music and some refreshing avant-garde set designing the film promised to change the face of Pakistani cinema forever. Expectations were sky high, but the delayed release in 1999 along with some production glitches resulted in a dampened response from the theaters across the nation, though the film did manage to get a decent run in the more urbane Karachi. Guns and Roses -- Ik Junoon starred Faisal Rehman, Shaan, Meera and Resham. The music was scored by the seasoned Lahore-based composer M Arshad while the veteran cinematographer Azhar Burki handled the camerawork.
Mujhe Chand Chahiye
This was the last film made by the Shaan-Tanvir Fatima Rehman duo. The combination worked really well because both shared an excellent sense of aesthetics. And that basically was the highlight of Mujhey Chand Chahiye - epic dance sequences, larger than life palatial sets and ofcourse the beautiful music. The story had to be modified in the post-Guns and Roses Ik Junoon scenario, while Atiqa Odho and Javed Sheikh enacted their characters really well. The film starred Shaan, Atiqa Odho and Javed Sheikh and was released in March 2000. It turned out to be a major money maker at the Box Office and established Shaan's credentials as a commercially viable director.
The Later Films
Moosa Khan is better known for its soundtrack, composed by Jawad Ahmed while Daku was more of a mass-oriented commercial film.Upcoming Projects
Shaan is all geared to blaze the theater screens with Shoaib Mansoor's upcoming project Khuda Ke Liye (In the name of God/For God's sake). The film has been extensively shot on various locations in the United States and the UK. It is expected to be released in the theaters sometimes this year. A festival run is also scheduled. Khuda Ke Liye stars Iman Ali, Shaan and Fawad, of the band Entity Paradigm. Ajnabee Shehr Mein is another project which is blipping on the radar screens of all major Pakistani movie buffs, where Shaan will be seen alongside greats like Samina Peerzada and the teen heart-throb Ali Zafar. Saqib Malik directs while the film is being independently produced by Khalid Sadaf.Filmography (as a director)
Moosa Khan (2001)
Daku (2003)
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