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Nabeel Qureshi
Born (1985-01-16) 16 January 1985 (age 39)
Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2004-present

Nabeel Qureshi (Urdu: نبیل قریشی; born 1985) is a Pakistani film director, screenwriter, and singer best known for making films that tackle socio-economic issues. He has won two Lux Style Awards for Best Film Director for his film Na Maloom Afraad (2014) and Actor in Law (2016).

Early life

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Qureshi was born in 1985 in Sukkur, Sindh and moved to Karachi in 2004.[1] He started his career at Aaj News, where he directed promos.[2] After one year, he left AAJ News to study theatre at the National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) in Karachi. He left the program after falling out with members of the faculty.[3]

Career

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Qureshi started his career in the mid-2000s by directing ads, cooking shows, television shows, and television films.[4]

In 2012, Qureshi directed the music video of Mohsin Abbas Haider's debut song Beparwah Dhola.[5]

In 2014, Qureshi made his directorial debut with Na Maloom Afraad, which he co-wrote with his college friend Fizza Ali Meerza. Meerza produced the film along with Mehdi Ali through Filmwala Pictures.[6][7] The comedy thriller starred Fahad Mustafa, Mohsin Abbas Haider, and Urwa Hocane, and was released domestically by Hum Films on 6th of October 2014.[6] The film gained significant attention in Pakistan and grossed ₨12.2 crore until March 2015, on a budget of ₨ 9 crore.[8][9] At the 14th Lux Style Awards, Na Maloom Afraad won the award for Best Film, and Nabeel went on to win the Lux Style Award for Best Director and Best Original Soundtrack for the song "Billi" in Na Maloom Afraad, which he shared with Meerza.[10]

In January 2015, Qureshi revealed that he and his writing partner Meerza were working on another project, later named Actor in Law which would be a social satire.[11] The first spell of the film was shot in Karachi in January, 2016.[11][12] The film was released on the occasion of Eid al-Adha on 9th September 2016, to good response from the audience, and went on to collect Rs. 30 crore at the box office.

After the success of Na Maloom Afraad, the director-producer duo started thinking about a possible sequel of the film. Producer Fizza Ali Meerza, nine months after the success of NMA, gave an interview[13] with The Express Tribune. Filming began in March 2017 in Karachi, where only a few scenes were shot.[14] Most of the film was shot in Cape Town, South Africa.[15] The film released on the festival of Eid al-Adha, 2nd September 2017 in Pakistan and worldwide. The film grossed Rs. 20 crore at the box office.[16]

Later on, Qureshi directed and co-wrote the social-comedy drama film Load Wedding, starring Fahad Mustafa and Mehwish Hayat, which was released in 2018 on Eid al-Adha.[17][18]

In 2018, it was announced that Qureshi was set to screen three of films, "Na Maloom Afraad 1 & 2" and "Actor in Law," at the South Asia Forum for Art & Creative Heritage (SAFACH) in New Delhi.[19]

Currently, he is working as the director of the comedy news show Banana News Network, which has been airing on Geo TV since 2011. It broadcasts every Wednesday at 11:05 PM (PST).[4][20]

Criticism

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While promoting Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad, Qureshi admitted that certain parts were duplicated and that he recreates situations that he enjoys as a spectator in his own films. He went on to say, "Meri Film, Meri Marzi," (My film, My wish) and clarified that being inspired by legendary sequences and replicating them is not a problem.[21]

Filmography

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Films

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Director Writer Notes
2014 Na Maloom Afraad Yes Yes
2016 Actor in Law Yes Yes Special Appearance in title song "Actor in Law"
2017 Na Maloom Afraad 2 Yes Yes
2018 Load Wedding Yes Yes
2021 Khel Khel Mein Yes Yes
2022 Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad Yes Yes Special appearance in song "Loota Rey"
2023 Teri Meri Kahaniyaan Yes No directed the part "Jin Mahal"
2024 Na Baligh Afraad Yes Yes
TBA Fatman † Yes Yes Filming

Frequent actor collaborations

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Actors
Na Maloom Afraad
(2014)
Actor in Law
(2016)
Na Maloom Afraad 2
(2017)
Load Wedding
(2018)
Khel Khel Mein
(2021)
Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad
(2022)
Teri Meri Kahaniyaan
(2023)
Total
Fahad Mustafa Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5
Mehwish Hayat Yes Yes Yes 3
Jawed Sheikh Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
Mohsin Abbas Haider Yes Yes Yes 3
Hania Amir Yes Yes 2
Urwa Hocane Yes Yes 2
Samina Ahmed Yes Yes 2
Nayyar Ejaz Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
Saleem Mairaj Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
Irfan Motiwala Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
Ashhad Siddiqui Yes Yes Yes 3
Noor ul Hassan Yes Yes 2
Marina Khan Yes Yes 2

Television

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TV

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As ads/music video director

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Discography

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Singles

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  • Khamosh Dono (2011)[22]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
2015 14th Lux Style Awards Best Film Director Na Maloom Afraad Won [23][10]
Best Original Soundtrack


2017 16th Lux Style Awards Best Film Director Actor in Law [24]
2018 17th Lux Style Awards Na Maloom Afraad 2 Nominated [citation needed]
2019 18th Lux Style Awards Load Wedding [citation needed]
2022 21st Lux Style Awards Best Film Khel Khel Mein Won[25]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Undercover Director: Nabeel Qureshi". Newsline. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ^ Alavi, Omair (21 February 2017). "Fizza Ali Meerza and Nabeel Qureshi bid farewell to TV after two hit films". Images. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. ^ Ghafoor, Usman (28 December 2014). ""Film is about story-telling"". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b Mahamadi, Hiba (20 January 2015). "Undercover Director: Nabeel Qureshi". newslinemagazine.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  5. ^ "PakMusic Exclusive Audio/Video: Beparwah Dhola by Mohsin Abbas Haider". pakmusic.net. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Na-Maloom Afraad set to hit screens on Eid-ul-Azha". dawn.com. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  7. ^ Muslim, Samra (27 June 2014). "Cinema in Pakistan: What's Brewing?". thefridaytimes.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Na Maloom Afraad is Pakistan's longest-running film since 2007". tribune.com.pk. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  9. ^ Syed, Faria (24 April 2015). "Nabeel Qureshi talks 200 days of Namaloom Afrad". hipinpakistan.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Lux Style Awards 2015: 'Na Maloom Afraad' declared best film, Javaid Sheikh best actor and Ayeza Khan best TV actress". Daily Times. October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  11. ^ a b "From the makers of 'Na Maloom Afraad' comes 'Actor in Law'". The Express Tribune. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Meet and Greet the cast of Actor in Law". Style360. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  13. ^ Hasan Ansari (4 July 2015). "Na Maloom Afraad to hit the road again". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  14. ^ Adnan Majeed (17 March 2017). "Na Maloom Afraad 2 shooting begins". Trends in PK. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  15. ^ Irfan ul Haq (22 June 2017). "Na Maloom Afraad 2 trailer is out now". DAWN Images. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  16. ^ Rahul Aijaz (7 October 2017). "'Na Maloom Afraad 2' banned, previewed and cleared again in Punjab". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  17. ^ Usman Ghafoor (18 December 2018). "Nabeel Qureshi promises fun with 'Load Wedding'". Gulf News. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  18. ^ "Mehwish Hayat, Fahad Mustafa to reunite in Load Wedding". Pakistan Today. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  19. ^ NewsBytes. "Three films by Nabeel Qureshi and Fizza Ali Meerza to screen in India". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  20. ^ "Banana News Network". geo.tv. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  21. ^ "Nabeel Qureshi Admits To Copying Scenes In Quaid e Azam Zindabad | Reviewit.pk". reviewit.pk. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  22. ^ Nabeel Qureshi – Khamosh Dono (Official Music Video), Pakium
  23. ^ "Lux Style Awards 2015 nominees announced". tribune.com.pk. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  24. ^ "WINNER'S LIST AND PICTURES OF 16TH LUX STYLE AWARDS 2017". Lux Style Awards. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  25. ^ "LSA 2022: And the nominees are". 23 November 2022.
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