Bilal Ashraf
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| Born | 12 October 1979 |
| Alma mater | Franklin Marshall College |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, model, visual director |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Bilal Ashraf is a Pakistani film actor, model and visual effects director. After studying visual effects from the Franklin Marshall College, he started his career as a visual effects director and then pursued his career in acting after making a brief appearance in the 2014 acclaimed thriller O21. Ashraf then starred as an army officer in another acclaimed war drama Yalgaar (2017).[1][2]
Education
Ashraf received his early education from St. Michaels Convent School in Karachi. He studied visual effects direction at Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania, United States. He then went on to do a double major in finance and arts. Later he went to Escape Studios in London to learn animation. He claims to have 10 years of experience behind the camera.[3]
Career
Ashraf made a cameo appearance in the 2014 film O21. In 2016, Ashraf made his lead acting debut in Janaan alongside Armeena Khan. He has recently appeared in the film Yalghaar which had a decent opening at the box office.[4] He is also expected to star in the upcoming action film Waar 2.[citation needed]
Ashraf was working as a hedge consultant in New York.[when?] He later[when?] quit his job in New York and moved to London, where he studied animation and visual effects.[5]
Personal life
Ashraf's inspiration and reason to move back to Pakistan and become an actor stems from his late sister, who was a film director, and had a vision to bring Pakistani cinema to an international calibre.[5]
He has named Pink Floyd as his all-time favourite band, has chosen Scent of a Woman as the movie which pushed him to become an actor while he also described sculpting and painting as his "hidden talents."[6]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Films
| Year | Films | Role | Director(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | O21 | Ahmad | Jami Summer Nicks |
Cameo appearance |
| 2016 | Janaan | Asfandyar | Azfar Jafri | |
| 2017 | Yalghaar | Captain Bilal | Hassan Rana | |
| Rangreza | Ali | Amir Mohiuddin | ||
| TBA | Jhol † | TBA | Shahid Shafaat | Filming |
| Waar 2 † | Hassan Rana | |||
| Superstar † | Mohammed Ehteshamuddin | [7][8] |
References
- ^ "Mag the weekly Fashion Magazine - Your Source for Fashion Trends, Beauty Tips, Pop Culture News, and Celebrity Style". www.magtheweekly.com.
- ^ NewsBytes. "Bilal Ashraf and Gohar Rasheed sign another film together".
- ^ Sultan, Sana (Jan 11–17, 2014). "INTERVIEW >> Bilal Ashraf Next heartthrob of Pakistan". magtheweekly.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-20. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Yalghaar rules box-office". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ^ a b THE SIDDYSAYS BLOG (2016-09-11), Interview: Armeena Khan, Bilal Ashraf and Ali Rehman Khan, retrieved 2018-08-23
- ^ "Movie stars, Bilal Ashraf and Syra Shahroz’s insane Chemistry fogs up in the camera lens", GOOD TIMES Magazine. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ Ahmed Sarym (21 August 2018). "Mahira Khan, Bilal Ashraf to star in Momina Duraid's next film". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Mahira Khan and Bilal Ashraf pair up for Superstar, director Ehteshamuddin confirms". The News. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.