Umair Jaswal

Umair Jaswal
Native name عمیر جسوال
Born Islamabad, Pakistan
Occupation
Relatives
Website http://www.umairjaswal.com/

Musical career

Genres
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2008–present
Labels Coke Studio
Associated acts

Umair Jaswal (born 20 December 1986) is a Pakistani film and television actor, singer-songwriter and music producer from Islamabad. He is also lead vocalist of the rock band Qayaas. Umair is the brother of singers Yasir Jaswal and Uzair Jaswal.[1]

Life and career

Umair was born on December 20, 1986 in Islamabad, Pakistan. He started his career in 2008 by joining the rock band Qayas. Umair gained popularity in 2009 with the song ‘Tanha’. He joined Coke Studio season 5 with his band in 2012 and performed the song Charkha Nolakha with Atif Aslam. Qayaas released their debut album Uss Paar in 2011 with Umair as a lead vocalist. the songs ‘Halaak’ and ‘Inquilaab’ from the album were featured in the film Waar. In Coke Studio season 6, Umair decided to go solo. He performed the song ‘Khayal’ on the first episode of Coke Studio season 6 which was also featured in film Waar.[2] In 2013 Umair was nominated as Pakistan’s Youth Ambassador by the International Human Rights Commission.[3] In Coke Studio season 8 Umair performed the song "Sammi Meri Waar" with QB which received more than two million views in two weeks.[4] In an interview to The Express Tribune he told that he also received hate mails after release of the song. Umair said: “Man! I’ve received audio messages from places like Iraq,” exclaimed Jaswal. “The main idea behind doing this song was to penetrate a bigger market and fortunately that is exactly what happened”.[5] Umair will make his Lollywood debut in upcoming war epic film Yalghaar as Capt. Umair.[6] He will also make his television debut by appearing in the serial Mor Mahal (2016), playing the lead role of a nawab alongside Meesha Shafi. In an interview Jaswal said, “I'm honored to be a part of the biggest Pakistani television production to date. I’m sharing the screen with some of the best actors in the industry. Sarmad is a phenomenal storyteller and Sarmad Sehbai a wordsmith second to none. I can’t wait to share the project with the viewers.”[7]

Filmography

No. Film Role Year Notes
1. Yalghaar Captain Umair 2016 Lollywood debut

Television

No. Serial Role Channel Year Notes
1. Mor Mahal Nawab Asif Jahan Geo TV 2016 debut

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hottie of the week: Umair Jaswal". The Express Tribune. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Mariam Shafiq. "Umair Jaswal – The Man Who Mesmerized Us All!". Reviewit.pk. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Maha Mussadaq (October 23, 2013). "Meet Umair Jaswal, the youth ambassador". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Maheen Shah (30 August 2015). "A place among the stars". TNS - The News on Sunday. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Hassa Ansari (September 8, 2015). "Sammi Meri Waar: ‘I received hate mail after the song’". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Huda (April 17, 2013). "The Jaswal Brothers: Taking Pakistani Music Industry Forward". Blush.com.pk. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Satish Umair (21 January 2016). "Mor Mahal: Umair Jaswal’s upcoming attraction!". IBEX. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

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