Yasir Jaswal

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Yasir Jaswal
Born Yasir Jaswal
(1983-03-11) March 11, 1983 (age 42)
Lahore, Punjab
Residence Islamabad
Nationality Pakistani
Other names Yasir M Jaswal
Occupation Film and music director, writer, singer, photographer
Known for 'Call' band (lead vocalist)
Notable work Jalaibee
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Yasir M Jaswal is a Pakistani singer, film and music director, writer, and photographer. He is currently the lead vocalist of the band Call. He directed several music videos and in 2015 he made his feature film debut with Jalaibee. His younger brothers Umair and Uzair Jaswal are also singers and actors. He won Lux Style Award in 2014 for directing music video of Uzair's single Bolay. He is also one time Lux Style Award and two time Hum Award nominator for directing music videos.

Early life

Jaswal was born on 11 March 1983 in Lahore, Punjab, and currently lives in Islamabad.[1]

Career

Music career

Jaswal started his career as a musician in around 2003, later he joined the Islamabad-based rock band Irtaash.[2] The band was founded in November 2001 and released its first album Kala Safaid Aasman consisting of eleven rock songs in May 2011, produced by Sarmad Abdul Ghafoor at the SnM Studios.[3] He left the band in October 2011.[4]

In August 2012, Yasir released his first solo song Khizaan, which he produced along with Ghafoor and recorded at the SnM Studios in Islamabad.[5]

After leaving Irtaash, he joined Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan's band Call as a lead vocalist in June 2013, a year after the former lead vocalist Junaid Khan left the band.[6][2] Before that, Jaswal and Zulfiqar, known as Xulfi had already worked together once in the band Entity Paradigm.[7]

In 2013, he wrote and composed his younger brother Uzair Jaswal's single Bolay.[8]

Directing career

Jaswal founded a music and film production company, Jaswal Films, and has directed several music videos, especially for Uzair.[6]

In May 2010, Jaswal directed Uzair Jaswal's Mother's Day special song Maa, produced by Khurram Waqar at MindWorks Media.[9] In November 2010, he directed Uzair's song Tere Bin.[10]

In December 2011, Jaswal directed Shaheryar Mirza's Aakhri Baar for which he was nominated for the 2014 Lux Style Award for Best Music Video Director.[11][12]

In June 2012, Yasir directed a music video of Zoraiz Riaz's song Janay Anjanay (Chupke Se Aye).[13] In August 2012, he directed a music video of Omer Nadeem's single Kin Raaston Pe.[14]

In 2013, Yasir directed Uzair's single Bolay, for which he won 2014 Lux Style Award for Best Music Video Director.[12][15][8][16] He was also nominated for the 2014 Hum Award for Best Music Video.[17]

In June 2014, Farhan Saeed's single Roiyaan was released, and the video was directed by Jaswal, for which he was nominated for the 2015 Hum Award for Best Music Video.[18][19] He is also nominated for the upcoming 2015 Lux Style Award for Best Music Video Director.[20]

Jaswal made his feature film directorial debut with the action crime Jalaibee based on his own script, starring Danish Taimoor, Ali Safina, Uzair Jaswal, and Wiqar Ali Khan.[16][21][6] He shot the film with Arri Alexa HD, marking it the first Pakistani film shot with the camera.[6] The film was released domestically and in a few other countries on 20 March 2015 by ARY Films.[22] It grossed ₨10.5 crore with a budget of ₨10 crore.[23]

In 2015, Yasir directed Uzair's music video of song Sajna, which featured Uzair, Armeena Khan, and Osman Khalid Butt.[24] The video was set in the 1980s.[15]

Personal life

Jaswal is the elder brother of Umair Jaswal, who is also a singer, actor and lead vocalist of the band Qayaas, and Uzair Jaswal, also a singer, music composer and actor.[6] Yasir is married and has 2 sons named Nael Jaswal and Ryan Jaswal.[6]

Yasir owned a classic 1973 Ford Mustang.[6]

Discography

Albums

  • Kala Safaid Aasman (2011)

Singles

  • Khizaan (2012)

As writer or composer

  • Bolay (2013)

Filmography

Film

Music videos as director

  • Maa (2010)
  • Tere Bin (2010)
  • Aakhri Baar (2011)
  • Janay Anjanay (Chupke Se Aye) (2012)
  • Kin Raaston Pe (2012)
  • Bolay (2013)
  • Roiyaan (2014)
  • Sajna (2015)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Recipient Category Result
2014 13th Lux Style Awards "Aakhri Baar" Best Music Video Director Nominated
"Bolay" Best Music Video Director Won
2nd Hum Awards Best Music Video Nominated
2015 3rd Hum Awards "Roiyaan" Best Music Video Nominated
14th Lux Style Awards Best Music Video Director Pending

References

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