Actor Shaan made his debut with
Bulandi in 1990 opposite another debutante Reema Khan. He has since appeared in hundreds of
Urdu and
Punjabi language films. In 2013, he starred in
Bilal Lashari's
Waar alongside
Aisha Khan,
Shamoon Abbasi, Uzma Khan,
Ali Azmat, and
Meesha Shafi. The film opened to positive reviews, and was Pakistan's highest anticipated film at that time. He won the
Best actor Award of Viewer's choice at the
1st ARY Film Awards. After the success of
Waar, he appeared in
Jami and
Summer Nicks's
O21 with a supporting cast of
Aamina Sheikh,
Iman Ali,
Shamoon Abbasi and
Ayub Khoso. In 2015, he starred in
Hassan Rana's
Yalghaar alongside
Adnan Siddiqui, and the film was set to be the most expensive film in the history of
Pakistani cinema with an estimated budget of Rs 50 crore. He has done independent films as well such as the dance-based film
Naach (2013) opposite
Javed Sheikh,
Momal Sheikh and newcomer Neil Uchong and
Shahzad Rafique's punjabi romantic film
Ishq Khuda alongside
Saima,
Ahsan Khan and Wiam Dahmani. Shaan has also sung a few songs in his films.
Director Keen on making a difference to filmmaking in Pakistan, Shaan launched himself as a director. He directed his ambitious project
Guns and Roses - Ik Junoon, which was released in 1999. The film was produced by the art entrepreneur Tanvir Fatima Rehman. He co-starred with
Faisal Rehman,
Meera and
Resham. The music was scored by M. Arshad, the cinematography was done by Azhar Burki, and it was written by Pervaiz Kaleem. In 2000 he directed
Mujhe Chand Chahiye starring himself,
Noor,
Reema Khan,
Moammar Rana,
Javed Sheikh and
Atiqa Odho. He then directed
Moosa Khan (2001), which starred him,
Saima,
Abid Ali,
Jan Rambo and
Noor. The film received genuinely positive reviews from critics. He signed a three-film deal with actress
Juggan Kazim in 2008. One film, titled
Chup was under pre-production for several years until it was scrapped; the others are still in pre-production. He is working with screenwriter Mashal Peerzada and Pakistani television director and screenwriter
Sarmad Sultan Khoosat for his film projects. In 2009, Shaan appeared on
ARY Digital's show
Happenings which showed him directing a film scene with actress
Resham in a Haveli house. In the interview he confirmed he has been making a film, however, not much is known about it. In 2012, he announced that he is set to direct one film that stayed under production for several years,
Mission Allahu Akbar opposite
Juggan Kazim in Thailand. In 2013, Shaan said his films were on hold as he is involved in his other ambitious acting projects.
Television host Shaan joined
Geo Television Network and hosted a morning show named
Geo Shaan Say on
Geo News. But he soon left the show to focus on the development of Lashari's
Waar. ==Brand ambassador==