His recent role in drama serial Badnaseeb has brought him to limelight...
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Showbiz circles have termed child star Saad Asif’s emergence on the horizon a pleasant addition to the field. Saad has been doing TV commercials since he was nine, but his recent role in drama serial Badnaseeb has brought him to limelight.
In this series by a private TV production house, Saad has made his debut performing the role of a high school boy Shahzad, whose only sin in the drama is that he tries to help his cousin who has lost her mother. However, the girl’s suspicious father thinks otherwise and creates troubles for both the families, who are closely related.
In Badnaseeb, Saad has worked with senior artists like Samina Ahmed, Sangeeta and Kamran Jilani and, to his credit, has impressed viewers with his acting.
He has featured in as many as 18 national and international brands. In TV commercials he has worked with Sunita Marshal, Talath Hussain, Samina Ahmed and Hassan Ahmed, to name a few.
Saad, a grade 8 student of Army Public School, is also a talented sports person and has featured in various national and international sports. His hobbies include swimming, book reading and video games. 15-year-old Saad has represented Pakistan in Asian Students Olympic Games in Sri Lanka and Thailand. He has also featured in badminton and football championships in Bangkok. He secured silver medal in badminton for his country. In the final of badminton, he faced Indian player Ravi Kumar, who was four years older than him. Winning a silver medal was a great achievement in itself, and a good learning experience for the teen, who gained a lot of confidence from this international exposure.
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Saad stresses the need for more international tournaments for teens to that they get enough opportunities to gain international exposure and excel in sports to win laurels for the country.
“If our players get exposure in international tournaments on continuous basis and get opportunity to receive training abroad then Pakistan players can also secure place on victory stands in international arena,” said Saad.
He added that featuring in the games and playing against players from Sri Lanka, Thailand and India was an invaluable experience for him.
“These countries provide good infrastructure right from the school level which keeps youngsters involved in sports from a very early stage,” he added. “They even give diet plans and other facilities to young athletes. I think these are the reasons that players of these countries seem fit, both mentally and physically.”
Saad, who also received training at Foundation United Soccer Academy (FUSA), said he wants to become a professional football player in the future.
