Sheheryar Munawar Siddiqui (Urdu: شہریار منور; born 9 August 1988) is a Pakistani film and television actor, director and producer.
His sister, Nadia, is a business graduate, while his elder brother, Asfandyar, who died in a car accident on 23 December 2012, was an investment banker.
[2] After graduating from IBA, Munawar Siddiqui worked at a German venture capitalist company in Karachi, and during this time he participated and won an advertisement-making competition for KFC, and then appeared in an advertisement for Omoré.
Munawar then gained nationwide success with the Geo TV's critically acclaimed melodrama series Aasmanon Pay Likha (2013), opposite Sajal Aly.
[12] Co-starring opposite Adeel Hussain and Mahira Khan, he was cast as a struggling musician who falls in love with his best friend.
[15] Directed by Meenu–Farjad, his role was of an introverted man who is romantically involved with three women, played by Mahira Khan, Mira Sethi and Amna Ilyas, at different stages of his life.
[22] Munawar next played the role of one of a self-confessed aspiring actor in Asim Raza's romantic comedy Parey Hut Love (2019).
[23] The film, divided in four chapters, tells the story of a commitment phobic guy who falls in love with an already engaged girl (played by Maya Ali).
[27] Dawn noted that "He takes the emotional highs and lows of his character in stride to look within and struggle with introspection and repeated career and personal setbacks.
[30] He has since created much hype for his upcoming television series, titled as Pehli Si Mohabbat, opposite Maya Ali, that will start airing on Hum TV in 2021.