Fawad Khan's Top 5 Most Notable Roles Of His Career

Famous Pakistani actor, Fawad Khan has recently made his comeback in the film industry after a long hiatus between 2016 and 2022. In order to celebrate his arrival and active participation in the Bollywood scene, here are five notable roles and appearances of Fawad Khan in films, over the course of his career.

Khuda Kay Liye

This was one of Fawad Khan's breakout roles in film, as the movie released all the way back in 2007. In the movie, he took up the role of Sarmad, a talented singer who gives up his career in order to live a more traditional way of life. The film as a whole explored topics of how people abuse and are abused by authorities around them on the basis of religion.

The movie was Pakistan's highest grossing film of that year, earning around Rs. 15 crore. It also earned the 'Best Film' award at the 7th Lux Style Awards.

Zindagi Gulzar Hai

This was a Pakistani drama series that was widely popular not just in Pakistani, but across a large part of the South Asia region, being viewed in countries like India and Bangladesh as well. In it, Fawad Khan played the role of Zaroon Junaid, coming from a stable and relatively well-off family.

The drama revolves around his clashes and eventual romance with Kashaf Murtaza, a woman who comes from a broken home and numerous hardships.

Kapoor And Sons

A notable Bollywood drama movie that found great success amongst Indian audiences despite dealing with some very sensitive topics. In it, Fawad Khan took on the role of Rahul Kapoor, a closeted gay writer who has to deal with his family trying to help him find a woman to marry.

The film as a whole revolves around how two estranged brothers, who are both writers with different degrees of success, reunite for a meeting with the rest of their family after their grandfather suffers a heart attack.

The Legend Of Maula Jatt

An extremely popular and profitable Pakistani film from 2022, this movie also stands as one of Fawad Khan's most notable roles in his entire career. He plays the titular role of Maula Jatt, and his journey towards becoming a hero. It's also a role that put a lot of physical strain on the actor, as he had to gain large amounts of weight to portray his character accurately.

The movie is a remake of the 1979 movie Maula Jatt, and is Pakistan's highest grossing film of 2022, having made around Rs. 4 billion worldwide.

Ms. Marvel

While having only a short screen-time on the series, Fawad Khan's appearance captured the audience's heart from his first scene in the fifth episode. In it, he played the role of the main character's great-grandfather, Hasan. He meets his great-granddaughter thanks to her traveling back in time, leading to some powerful scenes that also touch on the history of partition.

While the Marvel Universe has enlisted Pakistani actors before like Kumal Nanjiani in 'Eternals', Ms. Marvel tells a story that really delves into the lives and rich history of the country.