This actor, who once left acting for his love, later became a superstar.
From Vicky Kaushal to Kriti Sanon, there are several actors who are engineers, however, chose to pursue their careers in acting and became stars in Bollywood. Another such actor, who became a superstar, gave the industry its first ever Rs 100-crore hit, and was banned from Bollywood.
The actor we are talking about has given several hits and blockbusters, however, there was a time when he left films just to marry his love and went on to do a 9-5 job. However, he is now the highest-paid actor in Pakistan. He is none other than Fawad Khan.
Born in Karachi, Sindh, Fawad Khan studied at an American school, where he said he faced racial issues and was bullied because of his shy, calm, non-combative nature. The bachelor's degree in software engineering from the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES) in Lahore. However, when he failed to find a good job as a programmer or in marketing, he decided to take up acting.
He made his debut in the 2001 sitcom Jutt and Bond and his debut film was Shoaib Mansoor's sociodrama Khuda Kay Liye, where he played a musician who is brainwashed by the local maulvi. He then went on to star in many television series like Daastan, Humsafar, and more. However, there was a time when despite getting fame the actor quit acting for his love. The actor fell in love with his wife Sadaf Khan at the tender age of 16. The two dated for a long time before tying the knot. However, Sadaf's family was very conservative, which created a problem in the initial phase of their relationship.
Fawad Khan's career choice as a television actor and singer was not appreciated by Sadaf's family. They wanted Sadaf to marry someone with a conventional background. Fawad was aware of it and to prove his love for Sadaf to his family, he quit acting to do a 9-5 job. They then tied the knot on November 12, 2005, in Karachi, right after their graduation. However, later he made a comeback to screens.
In 2014, he made his grand Bollywood debut alongside Sonam Kapoor in Khoobsurat and won the hearts of the Indian audience. He became a national crush and quite popular among the girls as well. He next starred in Kapoor & Sons and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, which marked his last film in Bollywood. After this, Pakistani artistes were banned from working in Indian cinema and thus Fawad has been away from Bollywood since then.
However, he is a superstar in Pakistan who reportedly charges Rs 3 lakh per episode for television shows and Rs 2 crore per film. He has given Pakistan its first Rs 100-crore film, The Legend of Maulana Jatt, and is now all set to star in the web series Barzakh wherein he will be sharing the screen with Sanam Saeed. The show has already created a huge buzz and the series will premiere on ZEE5 on July 19.
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