The Crown: Humayun Saeed to play Princess Diana’s companion Dr Hasnat Khan in Netflix series
Local and international media outlets covering entertaining updates confirmed that Humayun Saeed will appear as Dr Hasnat Khan in the Netflix series
Pakistani superstar Humayun Saeed has been cast in the popular Netflix series “The Crown” Season in which he will appear as Princess Diana’s companion Dr Hasnat Khan.
The news has spread like wildfire regarding Humayun Saeed’s appearance in the upcoming Season 5 of the Netflix series “The Crown” as heart surgeon Dr Hasnat Khan who is widely known for his romantic relationship with Lady Diana who had been branded ‘Mr Wonderful’ by the deceased Princess of Wales.
“Tenet” star Elizabeth Debicki plays Princess Diana in season 5 of “The Crown.” As revealed by Variety, “The Kite Runner” star Khalid Abdalla has been cast as Dodi Fayed.
Never underestimate the outsider.
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Most of the local and international media outlets covering entertaining updates have confirmed that Saeed will be featured as Dr Hasnat Khan in the series, a drama that chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth II from the 1940s to modern times.
The fifth and sixth seasons will close the series after covering the Queen’s reign into the 21st century.
An American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation, Variety, has confirmed the development.
The Daily Dawn’s magazines editor said in a Twitter message, “BIG BREAKING: Can confirm that the next season of Netflix’s The Crown @TheCrownNetflix will also star our very own @iamhumayunsaeed. He will be playing surgeon Dr Hasnat Ahmed, Lady Diana’s alleged ‘true love’ who she apparently called “Mr Wonderful.”
BIG BREAKING: Can confirm that the next season of Netflix’s The Crown @TheCrownNetflix will also star our very own @iamhumayunsaeed. He will be playing surgeon Dr Hasnat Ahmed, Lady Diana’s alleged ‘true love’ who she apparently called “Mr Wonderful.” pic.twitter.com/ChrsVqnCcK
— Hasan Zaidi (@hyzaidi) January 9, 2022
Maliha Rehman wrote on Instragram, “Such exciting news! It is confirmed that actor #HumayunSaeed will be seen in the upcoming season of hugely popular award-winning series #TheCrown.
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Humayun Saeed also collects praises and best wishes from Pakistani celebrities.
Mahira Khan expressed her excitement for Saeed’s achievement, saying, “Finaaaallly it’s out!!!! So proud! So excited!!! MashAllah MashAllah. What a show! What a star”
Finaaaallly it’s out!!!! So proud! So excited!!! MashAllah mashAllah 🥳✨💫 🧿🤲🏼♥️ What a show! What a star 🙂 @iamhumayunsaeed @TheCrownNetflix
— Mahira Khan (@TheMahiraKhan) January 9, 2022
Adnan Siddiqui congratulated his Meray Paas Tum Ho fellow actor, saying, “Very proud of you my friend @iamhumayunsaeed! Am sure you will bring nuance to the character with your acting. Looking forward to it!”
Very proud of you my friend @iamhumayunsaeed! Am sure you will bring nuance to the character with your acting. Looking forward to it!
— Adnan Siddiqui (@adnanactor) January 10, 2022
Who is Dr Hasnat Khan?
Dr Khan is a British-Pakistani heart surgeon who practised at London’s Royal Brompton Hospital. Khan’s 2004 statement to the Metropolitan Police, which was submitted in 2008 to an inquest into Princess Diana’s death, stated that he was in a relationship with her from 1995-1997 and that she broke up with him after she met Dodi Fayed at a holiday with Mohammed Al Fayed and his family, Variety reported.
In the statement, submitted from Pakistan where he had relocated, Dr Khan said that he had considered a life with Princess Diana, but the situation with the press, who hounded her every move, would make it untenable.
Dr Khan said in the statement he believed that the only solution was to move to Pakistan and that Diana had discussed the matter with Jemima Goldsmith, who was at the time married to Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan and had moved to Pakistan. Imran Khan is currently the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Dodi Fayed and Princess Diana died together in a road accident in Paris in 1997.
Humayun Saeed debuted as an actor in 1999 with Urdu-language film “Inteha” and has enjoyed a distinguished career across film and television.
He is known for adventure-comedy “Jawani Phir Nahi Ani” (2015), for which he won Pakistan’s ARY award for best actor, and its 2018 sequel “Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2.”
Other notable roles include romantic comedy “Punjab Nahi Jaungi” (2017, pictured), which he co-produced, and science fiction film “Project Ghazi” (2019).
