Farhan Saeed Butt is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, actor, music video director, and entrepreneur. Saeed is the former lead vocalist of the Pakistani band Jal and owns the restaurant Cafe Rock in Lahore. He sings in Urdu and Punjabi.
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فرحان سعید بٹ | |
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Born | Farhan Saeed
Butt[1] (1984-09-14) 14 September 1984 (age 38)[2] Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Education | Crescent Model Higher Secondary School Keynesian Institute of Management and Sciences(KIMS) |
Alma mater | National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences |
Known for | Jal (band) |
Notable work | Udaari Suno Chanda Mere Humsafar |
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Relatives | Mawra Hocane (sister-in-law) |
Musical career | |
Origin | Lahore, Pakistan |
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Years active | 2003–present |
Musical artist |
Farhan Saeed Butt was born into a Punjabi Kashmiri family. Both his parents are practicing doctors. A music fan from the very start, he used to listen to Vital Signs and Junoon and centred his music around pop, and at times folk. In his teens, he took A-level from Keynesian Institute of Management and Sciences (KIMS) and then enrolled for Computer sciences at National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, after which he discovered his future band members in Atif Aslam and Goher Mumtaz. The band took off and became famous across Asia. In 2011, reports broke out that he had parted his ways from Jal, which left his fans stunned. He pursued a solo career and became regular to feature in Bollywood. Saeed opened Cafe Rock restaurant at Hussain Chowk, situated off the M. M. Alam Road, Gulberg, Lahore. His restaurant's theme is in a similar vein to that of the Hard Rock Cafes, providing underground bands and young aspiring artists with a platform to project themselves and perform in front of an audience. He married actress Urwa Hocane on 16 December 2016.[3]
Saeed first rose to prominence when he joined the Lahore-based pop rock band Jal, at the age of 17, as a vocalist.[4]
Saeed replaced Atif Aslam in 2003, who quit because of musical differences with Jal's founding member Goher Mumtaz.[5]
In September 2011, in an exclusive interview with The Express Tribune, Saeed 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.[6] On 8 September 2011, Saeed's departure was confirmed by Jal's guitarist Goher Mumtaz who wished him luck for his solo career. He did a collab with Aima Baig, Adnan Qazi and Bilal Saeed for his super hit song "Na cher malangaan nu". His recent song was with Hania Aamir for Asim Jofa that was directed by Qasim Ali Mureed.
He made his Bollywood-singing breakthrough in 2014, by contributing a song to Vikram Bhatt's Creature 3D. The song, Naam-e-Wafa, is a romantic-duet with Indian vocalist Tulsi Kumar as the co-singer and Mithoon as the composer.[7]
Saeed 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 serv go alongside Urwa Hocane who was the female lead.[8] He has also played a lead role of Arsh in the drama Udaari as a lawyer along with female lead Urwa. Apart from acting in the drama, Saeed has also collaborated with Hadiqa Kiani for the OST that has topped music charts all over Pakistan.[9]
Always in 2016 he also played 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.
In 2018 he grabbed the leading role of Arsal Jamshed Ali (Arsal) in Hum TV's critically and commercially superhit drama serial Suno Chanda, with Iqra Aziz as the leading female role, and due to the critical success of the show, a season 2 was immediately announced by the producers. He reprised his role as Arsal Jamshed Ali in the second installment of Suno Chanda alongside Iqra Aziz in 2019. The season was also a hit and a critical success. Saeed is recently[when?] shooting for two upcoming projects with Hania Amir: One is webseries produced and directed by Wajahat Rauf and the other is a drama, again with Amir, and directed by Qasim Ali Mureed.[citation needed]. Right now, He is working as male lead as "Hamza" in "Mere Humsafar" opposite female lead Hania Amir.
He had the leading role in Karachi Se Lahore 3 with Kubra Khan as co-star, the third installment of Wajahat Rauf's successful series including the box-office hits Karachi Se Lahore and Lahore Se Aagey, and which would have been his feature film debut, but he had to quit the project because of music tours and concerts he was already committed to.[10]
In early 2019 it was announced that he'll get his first lead role in a movie in Tich Button, a rom-com co-produced by his wife Urwa Hocane under their joint new production company Shooting Star Studio.[11]
He turned to direction with the 2018 music video of O Jaana from the singer-songwriter Hamza Malik, starring actress Iqra Aziz and featuring musicians Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Sahir Ali Bagga.[12][13]
Year | Title | Note |
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2004 | Aadat | as member of Jal |
2007 | Boondh | |
Year | Song | Film/Serial/Show | Notes |
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Kyun Gayi | Dil Tenu Karda Ae Pyar | Hindi song | |
2011 | Khuwahishon | Single | |
Ik Arzu | Single | ||
2012 | Pi Jaon | co-singer Momina Mustehsan; Nominated – Lux Style Awards for Best Song of the Year | |
Meethi Yaadein | Qasam Se Qasam Se | Single | |
2013 | Halka Halka Suroor | ||
2014 | Naam-e-Wafa | Creature 3D | co-singer Tulsi Kumar |
Bhool Na Jaana | Main Aur Mr. Riight | Single | |
Roiyaan | Lux Style Awards for Best Song of the Year,
Hum Awards for Best Music Single | ||
2015 | Sajna | Single | |
Mere Ajnabi | Mere Ajnabi | Single | |
2016 | Saathiya | Single | |
Ji Jaun | Single | ||
Sajna Ve Sajna | Udaari | co-singer Hadiqa Kiani | |
Jab Se Miley Tum | co-singer Maryam Fatima | ||
Bol Ke Lab | co-singer Hadiqa Kiani | ||
Teri Chah Mein | Teri Chah Mein | ||
Koi Rokay Na Mujhe | Nominated-Hum Award for best music video | ||
2017 | Rab Rakha | Punjab Nahi Jaungi | |
Dekh Tera Kya/Latthay Di Chaadar | Coke Studio 10 | ||
Thodi Der | Half Girlfriend | co-singer Shreya Ghoshal | |
2018 | Dil Hua Panchi | Single | |
Suno Chanda | Suno Chanda | ||
Maula | collaboration with Rishi Rich | ||
Musafir | Parwaaz Hai Junoon | ||
Haari Haari | Aangan | ||
2019 | Suno Chanda | Suno Chanda 2 | co-singer Damia Farooq |
2020 | Baliyay | In The Box by Saad Sultan | Single |
2021 | Pyaar Sufiyana Ft. Hania Amir | For "Asim Jofa" | |
2021 | Na Cher Malangaan Nu | co-singer Aima Baig |
Year | Song | Singers | Company |
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2018 | O Jaana | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Hamza Mallik |
Zee Music[14] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs |
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2014 | De Ijazat Jo Tu | Sarmad | [15] | |
2015 | Mere Ajnabi | Mohid Shuja | [16] | |
2016 | Udaari | Taimoor Arshad "Arsh" | Nominated – Hum Award for Best Supporting Actor
Won – Hum Award for Best Onscreen Couple along with Urwa Hocane[17] |
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2016–2017 | Sila | Taimoor | [19] | |
2016–2017 | Teri Chah Mein | Faisal Khan | [20] | |
2017 | Pyar Ki Love Story | Haadi | Telefilm | |
2018 | Suno Chanda | Arsalan Jamshed Ali (Arsal) | Playback singer for title song,
Won-Hum Awards for Best Actor |
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2018 | Iss Dil Ki Essi Ki Tessi | Azhar | Telefilm | [22] |
2019 | Suno Chanda 2 | Arsalan Jamshed Ali (Arsal) | Also playback singer for title track | [23] |
2020–2021 | Prem Gali | Hamza | ||
2021 | Love Vaccine | Nadeem | Telefilm | |
2021 | Mere Humsafar | Hamza | Lead role | [24] |
2022 | Badshah Begum | Pir Shahzaib | Lead role | [25] |
Year | Title | Role | Additional notes | Refs |
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2017 | Punjab Nahi Jaungi | Special appearance | Cameo | [26] |
2022 | Tich Button | Kaka Saab | Post Production | [27] |
Year | Award | Category | Result | Refs |
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2013 | 12th Lux Style Awards | Best Song of the Year – "Pi Jaun" | Nominated | [28] |
2014 | 2nd Hum Awards | Best Solo Artist – "Kyun Gae" | Nominated | |
2015 | 14th Lux Style Awards | Best Song of the Year – "Roiyaan" | Won | [29] |
2015 | 3rd Hum Awards | Best Music Single – "Roiyaan" | Won | [30] |
2017 | 5th Hum Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Udaari | Nominated | [31] |
2017 | 5th Hum Awards | Best Music Single – "Koi Ruke Mujhay" | Nominated | [31] |
2017 | 5th Hum Awards | Best Onscreen Couple – Udaari (with Urwa Hocane) | Won | [32] |
2018 | Zee Cine Awards | Best Music Director – Half Girlfriend | Nominated | [33] |
2019 | 18th Lux Style Awards | Best Original Sound Track – Aangan | Nominated | [34] |
2019 | 7th Hum Awards | Best Actor – Suno Chanda | Won | [35] |
2019 | 7th Hum Awards | Best on-screen couple along-with Iqra Aziz – Suno chanda | Won | |
2021 | 1st ARY People's Choice Awards | Best on-screen couple along with Sohai Ali Abro – Prem Gali | Won |
Fame first found Saeed at 17 when he came on as a vocalist for Jal the Band.
Farhan replaced Atif Aslam in 2003 after the latter had decided to call it quits due to “musical differences” between him and founding member, Goher Mumtaz.
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