Farhan Saeed | |
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Farhan Saeed, shooting for Udaari
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Native name | فرحان سعید |
Occupation | Singer, songwriter, actor |
Years active | 2004 – present |
Spouse(s) | Urwa Hocane (m. 2016) |
Relatives | Mawra Hocane (sister-in-law) |
Musical career | |
Origin | Lahore, Pakistan |
Genres | Pop Rock |
Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
Associated acts |
Jal QB Saad Sultan Isha Sharvani Amrita Rao Hadiqa Kiani |
Farhan Saeed is a Pakistani singer. Farhan was the former lead vocalist of the Pakistani band Jal. He is the owner of the restaurant Cafe Rock. He has sung in Urdu and Punjabi.
In September 2011, in an exclusive interview with The Express Tribune, Farhan shocked the fans claiming that he has left Jal to pursue a solo career despite Goher Mumtaz offering him to continue his solo career while being a part of Jal. On 8 September 2011, Farhan's departure was confirmed by Jal's guitarist Goher Mumtaz who wished him luck for his solo career.
He made his Bollywood-singing breakthrough in 2014 by contributing a song to Vikram Bhatt's Creature 3D in 2014. The song, Naam-e-Wafa, is a romantic-duet with Indian vocalist Tulsi Kumar as the co-singer and Mithoon as the composer.
Farhan started his acting career by debuting in a leading role in the 2014 Hum TV drama serial De Ijazat Jo Tu alongside Sohai Ali Abro, Saba Hameed and Javaid Sheikh. He then played the lead role as Mohid Shuja in ARY Digital's Mere Ajnabi alongside Urwa Hocane who was the female lead. He has also played a lead role of Arsh in drama udaari as a lawyer along with female lead Urwa. Along with acting in the drama, Farhan has collaborated with Hadiqa Kiani for the OST that has topped music charts all over Pakistan.
He is currently playing the lead role again in ARY Digital's Teri Chah Mein alongside Maria Wasti and Saboor Ali and Hum TV's Sila alongside Ainy Jaffri.