Yasir Jaswal facts for kids

Yasir M Jaswal (Urdu: یاسر جسوال) is a talented Pakistani singer, writer, and filmmaker. He has also won awards for directing music videos.

Yasir was the main singer for his band, Irtaash. He also sang for the band Call. He has directed many music videos that won awards. In 2015, he directed his first full-length movie, Jalaibee. His younger brothers, Umair and Uzair Jaswal, are also singers and actors. Yasir won a Lux Style Award in 2014 for directing his brother Uzair's music video for the song Bolay. He also won the Best Music Video Director award at the Hum Award in 2016 for Uzair Jaswal's song Sajna. More recently, Yasir and his brothers opened a burger restaurant called Jessie's in Islamabad.

Early Life

Yasir Jaswal was born on March 11, 1983, in Lahore, Punjab. He grew up in a Punjabi family. Today, he lives in Islamabad.

Career Highlights

Music Journey

Yasir started his music journey around 2003. Later, he joined a rock band from Islamabad called Irtaash. The band began in November 2001. They released their first album, Kala Safaid Aasman, in May 2011. This album had eleven rock songs. Yasir left the band in October 2011.

In August 2012, Yasir released his first solo song, Khizaan. He produced this song with Sarmad Abdul Ghafoor.

After leaving Irtaash, Yasir joined Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan's band, Call, in June 2013. He became their lead singer. Before this, Yasir and Zulfiqar, also known as Xulfi, had worked together in another band called Entity Paradigm.

In 2013, Yasir wrote and composed the song Bolay for his younger brother, Uzair Jaswal.

Directing Films and Videos

Yasir Jaswal started his own company, Jaswal Films. This company makes music videos and films. He has directed many music videos, especially for his brother Uzair.

In May 2010, Yasir directed Uzair Jaswal's special Mother's Day song, Maa. In November 2010, he directed Uzair's song Tere Bin.

In December 2011, Yasir directed Shaheryar Mirza's song Aakhri Baar. For this video, he was nominated for a Lux Style Award in 2014 for Best Music Video Director.

In 2013, Yasir directed Uzair's song Bolay. This video won him the Lux Style Award for Best Music Video Director in 2014. He was also nominated for a Hum Award for Best Music Video.

In June 2014, Farhan Saeed's song Roiyaan was released. Yasir directed its music video. This video earned him nominations for both the Hum Award and the Lux Style Award in 2015.

Yasir made his first full-length movie as a director with the action crime film Jalaibee. He also wrote the script for the movie. The film starred actors like Danish Taimoor and Ali Safina. Jalaibee was the first Pakistani film shot with the Arri Alexa HD camera. The movie was released on March 20, 2015. It earned about 10.5 crore rupees.

In 2015, Yasir directed the music video for Uzair's song Sajna. This video featured Uzair, Armeena Khan, and Osman Khalid Butt. The video was set in the 1980s.

Personal Life

Yasir Jaswal is the older brother of Umair Jaswal and Uzair Jaswal. Both of his brothers are also singers and actors. Umair is the lead singer of the band Qayaas. Yasir is married to Saba Yasir Jaswal and has two sons.

Yasir owns a classic 1973 Ford Mustang car. The Jaswal family lives in both Islamabad and Lahore.

Music and Film Works

Albums

• Kala Safaid Aasman (2011)

Singles

• Khizaan (2012)

Songs Written or Composed

• Bolay (2013)

Films Directed

• Jalaibee (2015) – Yasir was the Director and Writer

Music Videos Directed

• Maa (2010)
• Tere Bin (2010)
• Aakhri Baar (2011)
• Janay Anjanay (Chupke Se Aye) (2012)
• Kin Raaston Pe (2012)
• Bolay (2013)
• Roiyaan (2014)
• Sajna (2015)
• Sajni - Strings (2018)
• Na Rahoon - Umair Jaswal (2018)
• Jo Tu Na Mila - Asim Azhar (2018)
• Raat Shabnami - Strings (2019)

Awards and Nominations