Shaheer Sheikh

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shaheer Sheikh

• Shaheer Sheikh is an Indian television actor, model, and former lawyer.

• He grew up in a middle-class family in Jammu.

  

• He started working in part-time events while he was in college.

  

• After completing his graduation, Shaheer worked at a law firm in Pune for a while.

• He has also worked as a photographer for some time.

• He then started working as a model by doing print advertisements.

• In 2009, Shaheer auditioned for the TV serial “Kya Mast Hai Life” and got selected for the show.

• Subsequently, he appeared in TV serials like “Jhansi Ki Rani” (2010) and “Best of Luck Nikki” (2011).

• He rose to fame by playing the role of ‘Anant Bajpai’ in the TV serial “Navya..Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal” (2011).

  

• Shaheer gained huge popularity after playing the role of ‘Arjuna’ in the Indian mythological TV series “Mahabharat” (2013). Sheikh was asked to put on 8 kgs of body weight to play the character of ‘Árjun’ in “Mahabharat.”

  

• Sheikh was also appreciated for appearing in the TV serial “Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi” (2016) as ‘Devrath “Dev” Dixit.’

  

• In 2019, he played the role of ‘Abir Rajvansh’ in the serial “Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke.”

  

• He has also featured in some Indonesian TV serials like “Panah Asmara Arjuna,” “Roro Jonggrang,” “Aladin & Alakadam,” and “Malaikat Tak Bersayap.”

• During an interview, Shaheer shared that he loved kids.

• Once during an interview, he revealed that he could not resist spending money so all his finances were managed by his father.

• During his college days, Shaheer used to play cricket with a club team in Jammu.

• He appeared in the Times list of 20 Most Desirable Men on Indian Television twice, firstly in 2017 and then in 2018.

• He was also featured in Eastern Eye’s 50 Sexiest Asian Men List in the year 2016 and 2018.

• In 2018, Shaheer was selected to participate in the Torch Relay in Asian Games by the Indonesian Government. He is the first and only Indian to have achieved this feat.

• Shaheer owns an event management film.