Emmad Irfani


Emmad Irfani is a Pakistani actor who started his career as a model. He has done lead roles in TV serials from Geo Entertainment, ARY Digital and Hum TV. As a fashion model, he has worked with national and international brands.
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Early and personal life

Of Punjabi–Kashmiri descent, Irfani belongs to a family of military background, and has been in almost all areas of Pakistan during his father's various postings until he retired and settled in Lahore. He did his Graduation and Masters from Lahore.
His great-grandmother was the sister of philosopher-poet Muhammad Iqbal, considered the spiritual founder of Pakistan. Filmmaker Farjad Nabi is his cousin.
In 2010, he married fashion designer Maryam Shafaat, whose sister is model Amina Shafaat. They have a daughter and also had a son, Zaviyar, who died at a young age in 2023 in an accident.

Career

Model

Irfani was forced into modelling by his aunt in 2000. He won Best Male model awards at the Lux Style Awards and MTV Pakistan style awards, and subsequently was nominated in 2006 and 2007.

Actor

Considering Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal to be his inspiration, in 2013 he started focusing on acting and since then has worked for many TV serials on different channels, including Geo TV, ARY Digital and Hum TV.
In 2018 he launched his film career with a cameo role in his cousin Farjad Nabi's film 7 Din Mohabbat In and his debut lead role in the upcoming film Aasmaan Bolay Ga directed by Shoaib Mansoor.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotesRef
20187 Din Mohabbat InFaadiFarjad NabiCameo appearance
Squadron Leader Hasan SiddiquiShoaib MansoorUnreleased