Junaid Khan

Junaid Khan (born as Junaid Khan Niazi 2 November 1981) is a Pakistani actor, producer and singer-songwriter. Since the early 2000s Khan is the lead vocalist of the Lahore-based rock band Call, which has released two commercially successful albums, Jilawatan (2005) and Dhoom (2011). As an actor he is best known for his roles in serials Sun Yaara (2017), Ishq Tamasha (2018) and Yaariyan (2019). He rose to fame by portraying the sophisticated Dr. Talal Sikandar in the 2017 hit drama Sun Yaara on ARY Digital. In 2012 Khan was nominated at the Lux Style Awards in two different categories Best TV Actor for the serial Dil Ki Lagi and Best Album of the Year for the album Dhoom. In 2022 he turned producer with Jeem Films, a production house and company he considers to be a platform to promote new talent. Junaid Khan Niazi was born on 2 November 1981 to a Muslim family of Pashtun (Niazi) descent in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. His paternal family was based in Jalandhar (now Punjab, India) before the 1947 partition. Khan completed his early education (grades 1 to 5) from Divisional Public School and from Ibne Sina College Defence (Matric). After completing Matric, he joined FC College and later joined Mining Engineering Department of UET Lahore to pursue a degree in Engineering. During his third year at UET, while still being a student, Khan started his musical career. He was auditioned by former Call members and was chosen to be part of the band. Later Khan earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Imperial College in Lahore. During his college days he was an avid sportsman, being a champion at table tennis and basketball. Explaining his transition to acting which happened later in his career, he says that having an artist mother who's a gold medallist in Fine Arts, he himself indulged in artistic activities during his student days, namely drawing and theatre, the latter serving as base for his future as actor. While in college Khan, along with Khurram Jabbar Khan and Sultan Raja, were Call band members. Later on Khan brought in two guitarists, Farooq Nasir and Usman Nasir, in the band. Soon the band released their first track, "Nishaan", which went viral on the internet and soon Call was amongst the mainstream artists of the country. Soon after, the band released their first music video of the song "Pukaar". The band then started performing live at various event throughout Pakistan and also internationally.