Ahad Raza Mir

In 2017, he started auditioning for Hum TV’s production house MD Productions and was cast as a leading role in Yaqeen Ka Safar and a recurring role in Sammi, the latter went into production early but he gained a wider recognition and fame with the former where he played a grief-stricken brother as Dr. Asfand Yaar, alongside Sajjal Ali. His performance earned him Lux Style Award for Best Actor, and won three Hum Awards including Hum Award for Best Actor. He attributes his success to producer and filmmaker Momina Duraid, Mir said in an interview, “Momina Duraid has followed my career closely for the longest time. I was in Canada when she called me to offer the part. The goal has been to do a film since I was very young, and so I knew that I had to pack my bags and come to Pakistan right away.”

Coming from an influential filmmaking family, Ahad was accused of nepotism to which his father said it is very “natural of people to made that comment” and acknowledged that “to some extent it was easier because there was a reference” but has also said “regardless of his family name, and he’s been able to overcome this, proving his mettle on his own. “Responding to such claims Mir said, “people kept telling me I was a star-kid, but I spent most of my time not knowing that. It was oblivious to me. I wanted people to take me, as an actor, very seriously. I’m not a social media celebrity, I’m not here to become famous; I’’m here to give Pakistan some good cinema and TV.” Talking about the difference in Canadian and Pakistani film exposure he said, “my vital years were spent in Canada and after moving here I feel I am very lucky that I got so much. But the adjustments I had to make were about life, like getting used to the weather, the way people worked and their punctuality here.” He further said, “here [In Pakistan] you need to have connections, your looks matter, how many followers you have etc. Talent, I feel, comes right at the end and sadly I feel Pakistan has more celebrities and less actors.”

Mir made his Coke Studio debut as a featured artist in its upcoming eleventh-season, the director and producer of the series Zohaib Kazi said, “we saw something akin to it on Instagram. Not exactly like it but we saw Ahad Raza Mir singing a little and playing the guitar on Instagram. When we saw that, we thought he had something. To be able to play right while singing is an art in itself. We decided we should talk to him.” In 2018, Mir made his film debut with Haseeb Hassan’s military-drama Parwaaz Hay Junoon, co-starring Hamza Ali Abbasi and Hania Amir which was released on Eid al-Adha 2018. Mir replaced Osman Khalid Butt in a role of Flight Lieutenant Saad, who opted out due to his other commitments.

Mir reunited with Sajal Aly and Mawra Hocane in Hum TV’s Mohammed Ehteshamuddin directed period drama Aangan (2018-2019), where he played a poet, Jameel. About the character, Mir said, “Jameel is the most confusing character I have ever played. He is a poet, he is a politician, he’s somebody who is on a journey of what love means, what family bonds mean, somebody who is actually quite relatable to everyone out there.”He romances with Mawra Hocane and Sajal Aly in mega period drama serial Aangan Ahad Raza Mir is also starring alongside Sajal Aly in HUM TV’s “Yeh Dil Mera”

The Shakespeare Company in a joint production with Vertigo Theatre in Canada had signed Mir to play Hamlet in their 2019 production. He is the first South Asian actor to play the role professionally in Canada.[30] For his performance he won the Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama.