# Gohar Rasheed

Mirza Gohar Rasheed (born 2 May 1984) is a Pakistani actor.
He is known for his work in the 2013 film Seedlings, for which he was nominated for best actor in a supporting role at the 2012 New York Film Festival and the 1st ARY Film Awards, and nominated for best actor at the 13th Lux Style Awards. He also appears in the 2022 film The Legend of Maula Jatt.

## Early life and education

Rasheed was born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan on 2 May 1984. The famous Islamic scholar Ghulam Ahmed Perwez was his maternal grandfather. Rasheed attended Government College University, Lahore and went on to receive his undergraduate degree with majors in theater, film, television and minors in journalism from Beaconhouse National University. Rasheed began his career in theater, which started his career as a successful actor. Before entering cinema, his parents wanted him to join a family business of stock exchange, but Rasheed chose to graduate in entertainment media from BNU, Lahore, and moved to Karachi to pursue studies in media production. He subsequently got a job as a line producer at Hum TV, but he quit after three years there to do theater.

## Personal life

Rasheed married his long time girlfriend Kubra Khan on 12 February 2025 in Saudi Arabia.

## Career
### Acting

Rasheed made his theater debut in Bombay Dreams directed and produced by well known theater personality Shah Sharabeel in 2008, where he played an Indian character of Vikram. He then got his first major role in theater version of musical play Moulin Rouge, where he played the role of The Duke of Monroth, his performance in this play received an overwhelming response. He then acted in a 2013 political play by Anwar Maqsood and Dawar Mehmood The Sawa 14 August as a General Zia-ul-Haq. He plays Iftekhar in comical play Half Plate by Anwar and Dawar in 2014.
Rasheed also marked his acting career as a supporting character along with Samiya Mumtaz in Daddy, but gets a wider acclaimed in television through drama serial, Shikwa. He then plays Shaukt in Hum TV's blockbuster serial Digest Writer and has appeared in three further serials Goyaa, Khuda Na Karay and Nazdeekiyan. According to Gohar theater and films are his domain, and "TV needs to grow up first, because I am not going to end up with roles that have been done hundreds of times." However, after much praise from Digest Writer Gohar signed three dramas of ARY Digital, Bismil alongside Hareem Farooq and Aitraz (previously entitled Tum Rahay Na Tum) opposite Imran Abbas, Sana Javed and Sania Saeed, and Paiwand, all dramas were aired in late 2015. In 2016, he appeared in Mann Mayal as Meekail with Maya Ali, Hamza Ali Abbasi and Ayesha Khan.
His film credits include Seedlings and Main Hoon Shahid Afridi both films earned him a wide spread acclaim, Seedlings proves enormous beneficial for him and his acting abilities received highly positive response. His second film Main Hoon Shahid Afridi which holds an ensemble cast also create a milestone in his career, Humayun Saeed offered the role of a passionate cricketer from Sialkot, Kashif Ali a.k.w Kaali Andhi after watching his performance in a theater play Moulin Rouge.
In 2013, Gohar was chosen to play the character of Babar, Zeba Bakhtiar's film O21 alongside Bilal Ashraf and Ayaz Samoo as a trio of antagonists. Gohar will star as corrupt SHO Jibroun, alongside Humayun Saeed and Shafqat Cheema in Hamza Ali Abbasi's action-comedy film Kambakht that was scheduled to release in 2015 but was delayed and will appear as Baran in Hassan Waqas Rana's war epic Yalghaar. He is also expected to star in Aamir Mohiuddin's upcoming Film Rangreza alongside Sana Javed and Bilal Ashraf where Gohar will play the role of a dholak player. He stars as famed Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the 2023 film Rawalpindi Express.

### Radio

Outside his acting career, Gohar is an active RJ at Radio1 FM91 in Karachi Station and has been doing a program called Pakistanwalah.

## Filmography
### Film

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Movie | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Seedlings | Anil Kumar | |
| 2013 | Main Hoon Shahid Afridi | Kashif Ali a.k.a. Kaali Andhi | |
| 2014 | O21 | Babar | |
| 2015 | Jawani Phir Nahi Aani | XYZ (fashion designer) | Cameo appearance |
| 2017 | Yalghaar | Baran | |
| 2017 | Rangreza | Waseem Wallay | |
| 2020 | Lockdown | | |
| 2022 | London Nahi Jaunga | Bhatti | |
| 2022 | The Legend of Maula Jatt | Maakha Natt | |
| 2023 | Money Back Guarantee | Nawaz Sindhi | |
| TBA | Kambakht | SHO Jabrone | Post-production |

### Television serials

| Year | Serial | Role | Channel |
| 2014 | Shikwa | | ARY Digital |
| 2014 | Goya | Adnan | ARY Digital |
| 2014 | Digest Writer | Shaukat | Hum TV |
| 2014 | Khuda Na Karay | Kashif | ARY Digital |
| 2014 | Nazdeekiyan | | ARY Digital |
| 2015 | Khilona | Umer | ARY Digital |
| 2015 | Mere Jevan Sathi | Moed | ARY Digital |
| 2015 | Paiwand | Ali | ARY Digital |
| 2015 | Aitraaz | Arsalan | ARY Digital |
| 2016 | Mann Mayal | Mikaeel | Hum TV |
| 2017 | Mujhay Jeenay Do | Naseeb | Urdu 1 |
| 2018 | Meri Nanhi Pari | | ARY Digital |
| 2018-2019 | Noor Bibi | Raja Sameer Ali | Geo TV |
| 2019 | Ramz-e-Ishq | Umer | Geo TV |
| 2020 | Ishqiya | Azeem | ARY Digital |
| 2020 | Raaz-e-Ulfat | Ismail | Geo TV |
| 2021 | Pardes | Asim | ARY Digital |
| 2021 | Laapata | Daniyal | Hum TV |
| 2021 | Amanat | Qaiser | ARY Digital |
| 2021 | Dil-e-Momin | Gohar | Geo Entertainment |
| 2023 | Jannat Se Aagay | Nauman | Geo Entertainment |
| 2024 | Let's Try Mohabbat | Azlan Ali | Green Entertainment |
| 2024 | Mann Jogi | Chaudhry Shabbir | Hum TV |
| 2025 | Ae Dil | | Ary Diagtal |

### Theater

| Year | Play | Place | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Bombay Dreams | NAPA, Lahore | Vikram | Center Stage Production – Directed & Produced by Shah Shahrabeel |
| 2009 | Tom Dick and Harry | NAPA, Lahore | Constable Down's | Center Stage Production – Directed & Produced by Shah Shahrabeel |
| 2010 | Moulin Rouge | NAPA, Karachi | Duke | Center Stage Production – Directed & Produced by Shah Shahrabeel |
| 2011 | Bombay Dreams | NAPA, Karachi | Akash | Center Stage Production – Directed & Produced by Shah Shahrabeel |
| 2013 | Sawa 14 August | NAPA, Karachi NAPA, lahore NAPA, Islamabad | General Zia-ul-Haq | Kopy Kats Production – Written by: Anwar Maqsood – Directed by: Dawar Mehmood |
| 2014 | Half Plate | NAPA, Karachi NAPA, lahore NAPA, Islamabad | Iftekhar Ahmed | Kopy Kats Production – Written by: Anwar Maqsood – Directed by: Dawar Mehmood |

### Radio

| Year | Station Show Name | Radio station | Role |
| 2007–present | Pakistanwallah | Radio1 FM91 | Radio Jockey / RJ |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
| 2012 | Seedlings | NYCIFF Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2014 | Seedlings | ARY Film Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2014 | Seedlings | Lux Style for Best Film Actor | Nominated |
| 2016 | Mann Mayal | Hum Award for Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| 2018 | Rangreza | Lux Style Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film | Nominated |