Biography

Tahir is a multi-award winning creative, a versatile actor, singer, presenter and voice actor, who has worked both in front and behind the camera in multi award-winning writer director Rahat Kazmi's Love in Vietnam - a historic first co-production between India and Vietnam inspired by the Turkish bestseller 'Madonna in a fur coat'. For his this own written and directed works, Tahir has also received international recognition in the form of various awards, nominations and official selections as follows:

Trapped - 5 Accolades (so far) 1. Award Winner - Golden Nugget International Film Festival, London, UK; 2. Award Winner - Golden Lion International Film Festival, Kolkata, West Bengal, India; 3. Finalist - New Zealand Indie Film Festival, Tahunanui, Nelson, New Zealand; 4. Official Selection - Paris Film Awards, Paris France; 5. Official Selection - Montreal's Yes! Let's Make a Movie International Film Festival, Montreal, Quebec, Canada;

Slayed - 14 Accolades (so far) In addition to the above, Slayed has also received the following accolades: 1. Award Winner - Golden Lion International Film Festival, Kolkata, West Bengal, India; 2. Finalist - East Village New York Film Festival; 3. Nominee - Golden Nugget International Film Festival, London, UK; 4. Nominee - Digital Griffix Film Awards, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 5. Official Selection - Lift-Off Global Network Filmmaker Sessions Volume 8 at the world-famous Pinewood Studios, in the United Kingdom; 6. Official Selection - International Brightlight Film Festival, Los Angeles, California, USA; 7. Honorable Mention - Yes! Let's Make a Movie International Film Festival, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 8. Official Selection - Paris Film Awards, France; 9. Official Selection - Hollywood Gold Awards, Los Angeles, California, USA; 10. Official Selection - Milan Gold Awards, Italy; 11. Official Selection - Florence Film Awards, Italy; 12. Official Selection (Horror Short Film) - New York Movie Awards, USA; 13. Official Selection (Super Short Film) - New York Movie Awards, USA; 14. Official Selection - London Movie Awards, UK

Described as 'Alan Rickman' and a 'Barrister by day, balladeer by night', Tahir's recent work includes a recurring role in 5 out of 6 episodes of a Bollywood TV series released in September 2025 on Hungama, a famous Bollywood OTT platform.

Tahir was awarded a scholarship to Oxford university's leadership programme and when he is not in the performing arts, he continues to work as a barrister in England, UK advising on film and media matters.

- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous