You know a guy is seriously hot when he can put on a shalwar and banyan in his first music video ever and still look finger-lickin’ delectable.
Born: Lahore, Pakistan
Birthday: 1987
Who is he?
You know a guy is seriously hot when he can put on a shalwar and banyan in his first music video ever and still look finger-lickin’ delectable. This is what Faris Shafi did in his song Awaam in which he rapped about the absurdity of our government and the state of our country, while wearing that ridiculous ensemble, thus earning himself some serious brownie points with us. These days, our local Slim Shady is working on another video and has also tiptoed his way into acting. He recently starred as the lead in a drama serial Munjalee and is busy working on another video.
Why we love him?
The fact that he can come up with satirical lyrics which perfectly express how every Pakistani is feeling everyday is proof that he’s extremely talented and smart. Rapping comes naturally to him since he’s been listening to the genre for years and has been secretly writing rhymes in his journal since he was a kid. We kind of get why he’s inclined towards the arts: singer-model Meesha Shafi is his sister and actor Saba Hameed is his mother. With a family like that, who wouldn’t be talented? Both female figures have a played a huge role in Faris’ life and he’s pretty close to them.
Even though he has a lot of acting projects lined up, he’s not afraid to admit that he acts only to pay the bills since acting is a more lucrative profession. But his real passion is music.
His ideal woman
For Faris, “opposites attract”, so women with completely different interests would intrigue this guy. When asked if he had a celebrity crush, he says, “Even if I did, I don’t think I’d like to announce it to the world”. Smart move, Faris!
Published in The Express Tribune, Ms T, February 17th, 2013.
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@Liberalantifeudal You know the saying "if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all". That is not our culture; away evil western sayings!
In OUR culture, we only speak up if we have something nasty to say :) I do it all the time myself. Never paid a stranger a compliment in my life. #ProudPakistani
Same old comments every week. No ones will ever be "hot" enough to be on here. I bet all the hater men posting are oil paintings and have 8 packs. Yet the women haters probably have mustaches. Stop hating, jeez.
ET's idea of "Hottie" is well twisted.