Yasir Akhtar was born on 23 November 1972 and is a Pakistani-British filmmaker, singer, songwriter, actor, director and producer.
19 Facts About Yasir Akhtar
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Yasir Akhtar graduated from Government College of Commerce and Economics, Karachi.
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Yasir Akhtar spent most of his childhood working alongside his first cousin Mehreen Jabbar at his uncle Javed Jabbar's company.
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Yasir Akhtar started his singing career as a vocalist in the band The Arid Zone in 1989.
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Yasir Akhtar performed in various countries like UK, USA, Pakistan, Greece, Spain, UAE etc.
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Yasir Akhtar launched the musical band 'The Arid Zone' with his friends Kamran Jelani and Shareb Jaffer.
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Besides performing in Pakistan and United Kingdom, Yasir Akhtar has performed internationally in New York, Chicago, California, Washington DC, Greece, Spain and more.
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Yasir Akhtar has performed the following songs like Kabhi tu Hoga Mera Milan, Chandni, Laut Aao Na, Teray Naal Dil, Zara Man Ko Dekhna, Jogi, Choom Lo Aasmaan Ko, Sohniyeah, Pyar Diyan Gallan, My Love, Aey Sanam, Chan Mai and many more.
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In 2015, Yasir Akhtar went to Turkey to film the music video of the single Sansani - The Sensation.
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Yasir Akhtar started his career as a child actor in Pakistan's English feature film 'Beyond the Last Mountain'.
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Yasir Akhtar kept on appearing in TV commercials in school days.
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When Yasir Akhtar was 16 years old, he appeared with his younger sister Shazia Yasir Akhtar in PTV Network's drama serial 'Dastak' produced by Shahzad Khalil.
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Meanwhile, in the college, Yasir Akhtar started appearing as hero in Pakistan's national network's major drama serials.
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Yasir Akhtar got his first assignment as a Director and Producer at an early age, The executive producer of Combine Productions Ghazanfer Ali gave him work to direct and produce Music Channel Charts in 1994, it was the very first pop chart show of Pakistan.
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Yasir Akhtar launched the musical drama serial 'French Toast' based on a story of the struggle of musical band in 1995.
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Yasir Akhtar produced the first ever telefilm series of Pakistan called Tapal Cinema.
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Yasir Akhtar has organizied events for [High Commission for Pakistan] and Bradford.
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Yasir Akhtar's productions has been broadcast on channels like BBC, PTV Home, Zee TV, Sony TV, B4U Music, Geo TV, ARY digital.
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Yasir Akhtar produced and directed 50 episodes of pop chart show Music Channel Charts.