Mani
Born
Salman Saqib Shaikh

(1979-03-22) 22 March 1979
NationalityPakistani
Occupation(s)Actor, VJ, Host
Years active2000–present
Spouse
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(m. 2008)​
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ChildrenMuzammil and Ibrahim

Salman Saqib Sheikh (Urdu: سلمان ثاقب شیخ), credited as Mani, is a Pakistani actor, politician and host. Mani is mostly known for his comic roles. He started his career as an anchor and first roadshow host before becoming a sitcom and comedy actor.

He is known for his roles in Meri Teri Kahani, Bandish and the telefilm Dil Toh Bacha Hai.[2][3][4]

Early life

Mani was born on 22 March 1977 and was raised in a locality of Gulshan-e-Iqbal in Karachi. During an interview with Samina Peerzada, Mani explains that despite his father Saquib Sheikh was an actor and his elder sister Ayesha Mirza is an actress, he was interested in sports during his early days and did not think about venturing into the television. His initial interest grew after his minor appearance in a theatre with a theatre group Katha stars Sania Saeed and Nadia Jamil.

Career

Early career as actor and scriptwriter

He started his career in television as a junior anchor and host before becoming an actor. He wrote scripts for Fakhar-e-Alam's show Boom Boom Bastic aired on PTV.[5]

Host

In 2001, he hosted the first ever Road Show in Pakistan Television's history called Streets, aired on Indus Vision in which he conducts the show by asking issue based questions to general public of Pakistan. He introduced road shows in Pakistan. He also hosted two other road shows called Road Romeo and Sarrak Chhap aired on ATV and Geo TV respectively.

After that he collaborated with show creator Azfar Ali, Adnan Shah Tipu and Salma Hasan in a sitcom Sub Set Hai and also did a Radio Show with director and actor Azfar Ali. After that he collaborated with a music channel called ARY Musik (The Musik at that time was headed by Azfar Ali) and started the political satire show Mani-ism which was based on current political and social news.[6]

A similar show Ulta Seedha, penned by Faisal Qureshi, co-hosted by Mani was also aired on Geo TV. Mani then hosted the first talk show Casual for newly founded Hum TV in 2006. After that Mani hosted a game show called Hero Ya Zero scripted by Muji and Asif Rasheed Bony. He started a brunch show called Hum 2 Humara Show co-hosted by his wife Hira. He has also hosted several corporate shows in his career spanning over 2 decades.

Production

Mani produced a sports show Champions on ARY Digital. He also produced sitcoms Zerooos and Khala Surayya aired on Geo TV.[7][8]

Politics

Besides being an actor, Mani is also very active in politics.[9] He actively supported Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and attended several processions[10] across Pakistan [11] before joining Pak Sarzameen Party in 2018.[12] He and his wife, Hira Mani, have criticized Imran Khan and Altaf Hussain on several occasions.[13]

Personal life

He married fellow actress Hira Salman in 2008. Hira Salman, commonly known as Hira Mani, in her interview at Speak Your Heart With Samina Peerzada on 19 Oct 2018 explained interesting story how she met Mani. She grabbed Mani's contact number from her friend's cellular phone (who was Mani's girlfriend) secretly & started talking to him on phone by name Mariam while she was also engaged to a Banker in Dubai at that time, whom she left afterwards and married Mani.[14] Their marriage ceremony took place on 18 April 2008. They frequently work together in most of their projects after marriage.[1][15][16] The couple has two sons: Muzammil (born in 2009) and Ibrahim (born in 2014).[17][18][19]

Television

As host

Year Title Network Notes
2001 Streets Indus Vision Pakistan's first Road Show
2002 Road Romeo ATV
Sarak Chaap Geo TV
2006 Mani-Ism ARY Musik
2007 Casual Hum TV Political satire
2008 Hero Ya Zero Hum TV Game show
2010 Hum 2 Humara Show Hum TV [20]
2011 Hira Mani Show AAG TV [20]

As producer

Year Title Network Notes
2010 Zerooos Hum TV Sitcom
2013 Shilae Maseen Geo TV Telefilm

As actor

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Mera Ghar Aik Whirpool Writer
2001 Sub Set Hai Bobby [21]
2008 Ab Set Hai Bobby Writer
2010 Zerooos Meenu Sitcom
2013 Shilae Maseen Telefilm
Meri Teri Kahani Mani Inspired by American series Curb Your Enthusiasm
Hum Sab Ajeeb Se Hain Behtreen friend; International
2014 Firaaq
Jab We Wed
2015 Mr. Shamim
2017 Lollipop
Yaqeen Ka Safar Haroon
2019 Bandish Dr. Abhiyaan
Dil Toh Bacha Hai Telefilm[22]
2021 Chupke Chupke Mani Ramadan special
2023 Teray Aany Se Ayaz Mamoo

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2019 The Donkey King Rangeela Animated film[23]
2022 Ishrat Made in China Naushad/ Chunke [24]
Lafangey Security guard [25]
2023 Money Back Guarantee G.A. Muhajir [26]
Babylicious [27]
Teri Meri Kahaniyaan Shahanshah

References

  1. 1 2 "Hira Mani stole Mani from her friend, broke off her own engagement for him". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Mani jokes about his 'first' marriage in an interview". The Express Tribune.
  3. ↑ "Mani clarifies stance over controversial #MeToo comments | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Khan, Sheeba (2 February 2019). "Review: This black magic TV drama is a Pakistani horror fan's delight". DAWN. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mani On Rewind With Samina Peerzada | Part I".
  6. ↑ Farwa (11 July 2018). "Here Are 7 Things We Bet You Didn't Know About Azfar Ali And Mani". Parhlo. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Mani On Rewind With Samina Peerzada | Part II".
  8. ↑ "Mani makes new accounts on social media to bully politicians". The Express Tribune. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Mani shares hilarious ideas up his sleeve to save Pakistan". Daily Pakistan Global. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  10. ↑ Web Desk (12 December 2020). "Politics affected my acting career - Mani". Behtareen. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Hand Pakistan over to Imran Khan: Mani". Daily Times. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "Pak Sarzameen Party welcomes new entrants". Daily Times. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Hira Mani takes a jab at PM Imran Khan, saying he should allow people to worry". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  14. ↑ "I give my all to reach my wife's acting level: Mani". The Express Tribune. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "Hira Mani gives success credit to husband Salman Sheikh". Dunya News. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "I'm proud to be labelled as 'Mani's wife': Hira Mani". The Express Tribune. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  17. ↑ "Syeda Hira Salman (@hiramaniofficial) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  18. ↑ "My purpose is to act, no matter what the medium is: Hira". Daily Times. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  19. ↑ "Yaqeen Ka Safar is honest and original, and has changed the paradigm of Pakistani dramas". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  20. 1 2 Ahmad, Fouzia Nasir (2 September 2018). "If I wasn't multitasking as a mum and wife, I'd consider all actors as cut-throat competition: Hira Mani". DAWN. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  21. ↑ "'Sub Set Hai' returning for a sequel called 'Mid Life'". Express Tribune. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  22. ↑ Haq, Irfan Ul (20 May 2019). "Hira and Mani are romancing on-screen yet again in an upcoming Eid telefilm". DAWN. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  23. ↑ "The Donkey King: An epitome of quality, comedy and democracy". Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  24. ↑ "First look for Mohib Mirza's 'Ishrat Made in China' is finally out". 24newshd.
  25. ↑ Haq, Irfan Ul (13 January 2022). "Mani will soon be seen on cinema screens in horror-comedy film Lafangey". Images. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  26. ↑ "Shooting of Money Back Guarantee finished, confirms Gohar Rasheed". The News International (newspaper). 27 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  27. ↑ "'Babylicious' trailer: A must-watch for the hopeless romantics". The Express Tribune. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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