Taimoor salahuddin Pakistani Youtuber | ||||||||||
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Born | ||||||||||
Other names | Mooroo | |||||||||
Education | Aitchison College | |||||||||
Years active | 2006- Present | |||||||||
Known for | Pehli (album), Sayay | |||||||||
Title | Taimoor Salahuddin aka Mooroo | |||||||||
Spouse |
Eruj Hadi (
m. 2019) | |||||||||
YouTube information | ||||||||||
Years active | 2011–Present | |||||||||
Subscribers | 1.1 Million | |||||||||
Total views | 108 million | |||||||||
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Last updated: March 2023 |
Taimoor Salahuddin ( Urdu: تیمور صلاح الدین) better known by his online alias Mooroo, is a Pakistani-American YouTuber, Writer, Internet personality, Filmmaker, Actor and musician. Known primarily for his comedic YouTube sketches and vlogs, he is regarded as one of the pioneers of vlogging in Pakistan. [2]
Mooroo was born in Lahore, Pakistan. [3] Ethnically he is a Chinioti. He attended Aitchison College for his O-Levels, and then later, Allied school for A levels Beaconhouse National University. [3] [4] In an interview, he said that his sister could not pronounce his name "Taimoor" and used to call him "Moor" or "Mooroo" which he later adopted as his stage name. [5]
Mooroo married Eruj Hadi, [6] who is an art director in January 2019. [7] At the time of his marriage, there were some speculations on Pakistani social media circles regarding how he married someone of a darker complexion to break a ' stereotype', leading him to clarify that he married for love and not to make any social statements. [8]
Year | Song | Artists | Role | Ref. |
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2020 | Tum Tum | Asim Azhar, Young Stunners, Shamoon Ismail & RAAMIS | Featured | [9] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2015 | Pehli | Main Artist | [10] |
In 2022, Mooroo appeared in Hum TV's Ramadan Special series Paristan as his debut, where he portrayed the self created character of Amanullah opposite Mira Sethi. [11] [12]
Year | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result |
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2013 | "Kahani Purani" | Lux Style Awardfor Song of the Year | Nominated |
2013 | "Mooroo" | Lux Style Award for Best Emerging Talent | Nominated |
2013 | "Awam" | Lux Style Award for Best Music Video Director | Nominated |
2014 | "Itni Chikni" | Lux Style Award for Best Music Video Director | Nominated |
2014 | "Tere Bina" | Youth Festival Award for Voice of the Year | Won |
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | Pakistan International Screen Awards (PISA) | Vlogger of the year | Nominated | [1] |
2020 | Pakistan International Screen Awards (PISA) | Best Vlogger | Nominated |