With the release of Love Guru last month and Main Manto Nahi Hoon airing right now, Humayun Saeed reflected on what keeps him motivated to entertain the Pakistani audience. The actor appeared in an episode of Geo Podcast with Mubashir, where he talked about his love for cinema and how he acted in his first drama while working at a factory. 

“I was a general manager and made sure shipments were released on time. My brother was paralysed at the time so I needed the money. That factory really taught me how to work hard,” said Saeed. “At the same factory I once acted in a play at a celebration party and my boss, who was a part time model, suggested that I act in TV dramas. He referred me to a couple of places and I did my first drama, Karoron Ka Aadmi in 1995.” 

“My father was a religious man. He would not have approved of acting so I hid my first TV drama from him.” he laughingly recalled. “Eventually people started telling him, ‘Your son looked good on TV’, and my secret was out!” 

Saeed moved on from it after his first project. “I forgot about acting after my first job, I thought that was it. But after a few days, I started getting more offers.” said Saeed. “I left my job at the factory then and shifted to acting.”