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'''Shehzad Roy''' (born 17 February 1977 in Christian family) is a [[Pakistani]] singer-songwriter, guitarist, activist, social worker 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://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-11-13/news/0911120831_1_honors-kids-street-children|accessdate= 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.