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Line 8: \| background = solo_singer \| landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> \| birth_name = \| origin = \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1979\|02\|16\|df=y}} \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=y\|1970\|2\|16}}<ref name=Dawn4/><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/375326\|title=Shehzad Roy celebrating 40th birthday today\|date=17 February 2017\|accessdate=2 February 2018\|publisher=[[Dunya News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/415651\|title=UNODC Goodwill Ambassador: Shehzad Roy visits juvenile jail\|date=22 November 2017\|accessdate=2 February 2018\|publisher=Dunya News}}</ref> \| birth_place = [[Karachi]], Pakistan \| genre = [[Pakistani pop music]] Line 22: }} '''Shehzad Roy''' (born 1716 February 1977) is a [[Pakistani]] singer-songwriter, guitarist, activist, social worker, producer and humanitarian. He started his singing career in 1995 and has recorded six albums since. He has recorded many hit songs such as "Saali," "Teri Soorat" and "Kangna," but is most famous for his 2008 socio-political album ''Qismat Apney Haath Mein''.<ref name= "nation.com.pk">Emanuel Sarfraz, [http://www.nation.com.pk/lahore/28-Jul-2008/Roys-loud-and-clear-political-message-clicks "Roy's loud and clear political message clicks"], ''The Nation'' (newspaper), published 28 July 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2019</ref> Roy is also the president and founder of [[#Philanthropic work\|Zindagi Trust]],<ref>{{cite news\|title= Pakistani pop star uses music to educate\|url= ~~http~~https://~~articles~~www.chicagotribune.com/2009-/11-/13/~~news/0911120831_1_honors~~pakistani-~~kids~~pop-~~street~~star-~~children~~uses-music-to-educate/\|~~accessdate~~access-date= 13 May 2019\|newspaper= [[Chicago Tribune]]\|date= 13 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title= Zindagi trust\|url= http://www.zindagitrust.org/}}</ref> a non-government charitable organisation, that strives to improve the quality of education available to the average Pakistani.<ref>{{cite news\|title= Profile: Shehzad Roy\|url= http://www.pakistanherald.com/Profile/Shahzad-Roy-706\|accessdate= 13 May 2019\|newspaper= PakistanHerald.com}}</ref> Roy has produced and hosted two documentary series, ''[[#Chal Parha\|Chal Parha]]'', about the state of public education in Pakistan; and ''[[#Wasu aur Mein\|Wasu aur Mein]]'', which follows the travels of Shehzad and a villager and deals with issues like progress, poverty and patriotism in Pakistan. Line 40: ===Ventures in Bollywood=== [[Akshay Kumar]]'s film ''[[Khatta Meetha (2010 film)\|Khatta Meetha]]'' features a song by Shehzad on its soundtrack. The song, titled [[Khatta Meetha (2010 film)#Soundtrack\|"Bullshit"]] is a mash-up of two of Roy's most popular songs from his 2008 album ''Qismat Apney Haat Mein''; "Laga Reh" and "Qismat Apney Haat Mein".<ref>[http://tribune.com.pk/story/27570/a-bollywood-version-of-laga-reh/ " A Bollywood version of ‘Laga Reh’"], ''The Express Tribune'' (newspaper), published 14 July 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2019</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Roy's politically charged Pakistani pop\|url=http://pri.org/stories/2010-11-15/shehzad-roys-politically-charged-pakistani-pop\|accessdate=13 May 2019\|website=Public Radio International (The World News)\|date=15 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite avAV media\| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilr--_2hzcE \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ilr--_2hzcE \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\| title=Bullshit [Full Song] Khatta Meetha (2010) Feat. Akshay Kumar\| date=21 April 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> === Collaborations === Line 56: ===PSL Brand Ambassador=== {{See also\|List of Pakistan Super League anthems}} Being an ambassador to [[HBL Pakistan]], Roy also serves as ambassador to [[Pakistan Super League]], sponsored by HBL.<ref name="film2"/> He released title anthem for [[2017 Pakistan Super League]] "Ballay Ballay" on 30 January,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NyvpX8Z2KI \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/4NyvpX8Z2KI \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|title=Balle Balle by Shehzad Roy/#HBLPSL 2017\|date=30 January 2017\|accessdate=9 February 2017\|last=Shehzad Roy\|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> on which he also performed in the opening ceremony on 9 February in [[Dubai]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLT7xzGr1Vo \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/DLT7xzGr1Vo \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|title=Shehzad Roy sings Ballay Ballay at the Opening Ceremony!\|date=9 February 2017\|accessdate=9 February 2017\|last=Pakistan Super League\|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1313762\|title=PSL 2017 kicks off with colourful opening ceremony in Dubai\|date=9 February 2017\|accessdate=10 February 2017\|work=DAWN}}</ref> He is also the ambassador to team [[Karachi Kings]], and released an anthem "Dhan Dhana Dhan Hoga Re" for it on 3 February.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK4j2Z4_f9Y \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/rK4j2Z4_f9Y \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|title=Dhan Dhana Dhan Hoga Re New Official Song of Karachi Kings\|last=ARY Digital\|author-link=ARY Digital\|date=3 February 2017\|accessdate=6 February 2017\|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc2VBGybS-M \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/nc2VBGybS-M \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|title=Karachi Kings – Dhan Dhana Dhan Hoga Rey – Shehzad Roy\|last=ARY Digital\|date=4 February 2017\|accessdate=10 February 2017\|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> For [[2018 Pakistan Super League]], he also released an anthem "Lo Phir Say Miley" on 28 January<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsuuDPIue7Q \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/xsuuDPIue7Q \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|title=Lo Phir Say Miley #HBLPSL SONG 2018\|date=28 January 2018\|accessdate=28 January 2017\|via=YouTube\|last=Shehzad Roy}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and released a new anthem for the team Karachi Kings "De Dhana Dhan".<ref name="kkings3">{{cite news\|url=https://arydigital.tv/de-dhana-dhan-karachi-kings-official-song/\|title=~~‘De~~'De Dhana ~~Dhan’~~Dhan' – Trending at No. 1 On Youtube.\|date=20 December 2017\|accessdate=26 March ~~2018\|archive-date=21 February~~ 2018\|publisher=ARY Digital}}</ref> ===Singles=== * Shehzad Roy recorded the official soundtrack, titled "Bus Khail Nahin", for the first Quaid-e-Azam Inter-Provincial Games held in April 2016.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG42PXhY3uU \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/TG42PXhY3uU \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|title=Bus Khail Nahin- Shehzad Roy\|date=23 April 2016\|accessdate=28 January 2018\|via=YouTube\|last=Shehzad Roy}}{{cbignore}}</ref> == Filmography == === ''Wasu aur Mein'' === In 2011, Shehzad discovered Wasu Khan, a villager from [[Baluchistan]], on YouTube.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/news/688303/spotlight-owning-apnay-ullo "Owning Apnay Ullo"], ''DAWN InPaper Magazine'', 15 January 2012</ref> In his video,<ref>{{cite avAV media\| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrtLj4HYZgc \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/xrtLj4HYZgc \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\| title=Baluchi Funny man tell Pakistan's History in few Min's\| date=26 November 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Wasu raps about Pakistan's checkered political history. After seeing this, Shehzad tracked down Wasu and they collaborated to produce the hard-hitting song "Apney Ulloo". Packing a political punch, the video is a tale of the exploitation of a poor man. In the music video, Roy emulates a peon, a lawyer, a government secretary and a media man, all of whom exploit the common man, played by Wasu.<ref name="jang.com.pk">[http://jang.com.pk/thenews/feb2012-weekly/nos-05-02-2012/instep/mainarticle.asp "I want to reform through policy and my music.- Shehzad Roy"], ''Instep Magazine'', 5 February 2012</ref> The song "Apney Ulloo" started as a one-off collaboration but ended up taking a very different direction.<ref name="jang.com.pk"/> In 2012, Roy produced and hosted the 8-episode documentary series titled ''Wasu aur Mein''.<ref>Muniba Kamal, [http://magazine.thenews.com.pk/mag/detail_article.asp?id=2476&magId=11 "A time for introspection"] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808042946/http://magazine.thenews.com.pk/mag/detail_article.asp?id=2476&magId=11 \|date=8 August 2014 }}, ''Instep Magazine'', published May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2019</ref> The show followed the travels of Shehzad and Wasu Khan. Brought together by their common passion for music, Shehzad and Wasu realise that they have a lot to learn from each other. Wasu's unique perspective on Pakistan's history and his shrewd observations force Shehzad to re-evaluate his own notions on progress, poverty and patriotism. As the show moves through several cities, the two of them try to understand what being a citizen of Pakistan means and realise what the future holds for them in this country.<ref>Watch all episodes of ''Wasu aur Mein'' [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFCD6B7BB5BFB3CD5 on YouTube].</ref> Line 88: ===Public School Reform === A few years after Paid-to-learn was initiated, Shehzad realised that this program was not enough to educate the masses. Most children of school-going age in Pakistan (over 85%) only have access to government schools which are plagued with low teacher attendance, dilapidated buildings, poor facilities, a curriculum and teaching culture that starves creativity and encourages rote-learning, etc.<ref name="School Reform Overview">[http://www.zindagitrust.org/overview.php "School Reform Overview"], ''Zindagi Trust website''</ref> ~~The Trust's school reform project at the SMB Fatima Jinnah Government Girls School in Karachi has involved the following:<ref name="School Reform Overview"/>~~ * Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Development. For a visual description of this effort, please view the project's "Before and After" picture gallery. * Administrative Changes such as the merging the multiple schools running in one campus into one school under one administration, maintaining teacher and student records for attendance, performance, etc., disallowing private use of school grounds, formulating an admission policy * Academic Innovation and Planning such as the introduction of modern, thought-provoking textbooks in Urdu, English, Mathematics, teaching a video-based science curriculum in our well-equipped A/V Room, hiring academic coordinators for English, Mathematics and Science to plan syllabi with learning outcomes and timelines, design tests, monitor progress, observe and train teachers * Teacher Reform such as monitoring teacher attendance and evaluating teacher performance through regular teaching demos, lesson plan reviews as well as in-class monitoring by academic coordinators throughout the term. * Introduction of new learning modules such as art, chess, sports (netball, basketball, football, hockey, throwball, taekwondo, rowing, cricket), public speaking, life skills and abuse awareness === Reform Matric Board campaign === Line 154 ⟶ 147: [[Category:Nigar Award winners]] [[Category:Pakistani educational theorists]] ~~[[Category:Pakistani humanitarians]]~~ [[Category:Pakistani philanthropists]] [[Category:Pakistani pop singers]] Line 166 ⟶ 158: [[Category:Male actors in Urdu cinema]] [[Category:Urdu playback singers]] [[Category:PTV Award winners]] [[Category:Singers from Karachi]] [[Category:Khoja Ismailis]]