Nabeel Qureshi (director)

Nabeel Qureshi
Born 1985 (age 32–33)
Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan
Residence Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Occupation Film, television & music video director, screenwriter, singer
Years active 2004-present
Notable work Na Maloom Afraad, Actor In Law & Na Maloom Afraad 2

Nabeel Qureshi (born 1985) is a Pakistani film, television, music video director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing films like Na Maloom Afraad, Actor in Law and Na Maloom Afraad 2, all Super-hit films. [1]He has directed the Political comedy news show Banana News Network which aired on Geo TV. Qureshi is two times Lux Style Award winner in Best director category and tried his luck in singing, with at least one title, Khamosh Dono. He is an academy award winning director as well.

Early life

Qureshi was born in 1985 in Sukkur, Sindh and moved to Karachi in 2004.[2][3] He studied Theatre at National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) and was dropped out because of some issues with the faculty.[3]

Career

Qureshi started his career in mid-2000s by directing ads, cooking shows, television shows and television films.[2]

Qureshi is also the director of comedy news show Banana News Network, which is being aired on Geo TV since 2011, it broadcasts every Wednesdays at 11:05 PM (PST).[2][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, who produced the film along with Mehdi Ali through her Filmwala Pictures.[1][6] The comedy thriller stars Fahad Mustafa, Fahad Mustafa, Mohsin Abbas Haider, and Urwa Hocane, released domestically on October 6, 2014 by Hum Films.[1] The film became the box office hit in Pakistan and grossed ₨12.2 crore until March 2015, with a budget of ₨9 crore.[7][8] At the 14th Lux Style Awards, Na Maloom Afraad won the Best Film award, Nabeel went on to win the Lux Style Award for Best Director and Best Original Soundtrack for the lyrics of "Billi" for his film Na Maloom Afraad, which he shared with Meerza. [9]

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. [10] The first spell of the film was shot in Karachi in January 2016. [10][11] The film was released on the occasion of Eid al-Adha on September 9, 2016 to good response from the audience and went on to collect ₨ 30 crore at the box office. [12]

After the success of Na Maloom Afraad, Director-Producer duo started thinking about a possible sequal of the film, Producer Fizza Ali Meerza said after nine months of success of NMA in an interview with The Express Tribune that, "We'd hopefully like to start working on a NMA sequel, but don't have a timeline in mind at present,". "We don't know if it's going to be a proper sequel or a spiritual successor through which we'll tell a different story this time". [13] Filming began in March 2017 in Karachi, where few scenes were shot. [14] while nearly the whole film was shot in Cape Town, South Africa. [15] The film released on the festival of Eid al-Adha, 2 September 2017 in Pakistan and worldwide. The film collected ₨ 20 crore at the box office. [16]

Currently, he has directed and co-written social-comedy drama film, Load Wedding, starring Fahad Mustafa and Mehwish Hayat which had released on 2018 Eid al-Adha and performing well on the Box office. [17][18]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmDirectorWriterNotes
2014Na Maloom AfraadYesYes
2016Actor in LawYesYesSpecial appearance in title song "Actor in Law"
2017Na Maloom Afraad 2YesYes
2018Load WeddingYesYes

Frequent actor collaborations


Actors
Na Maloom Afraad
(2014)
Actor in Law
(2016)
Na Maloom Afraad 2
(2017)
Load Wedding
(2018)
Total
Fahad Mustafa 4
Mehwish Hayat 3
Jawed Sheikh 2
Mohsin Abbas Haider 3
Urwa Hocane 2
Nayyar Ejaz 3
Irfan Motiwala 2
Saleem Mairaj 3
Noor ul Hasan 2

Television

TV

As ads/music video director

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Work Notes Result Ref(s)
2015 14th Lux Style Awards Best Director Na Maloom Afraad Won
[19]
[9]
Best Original Soundtrack "Billi" shared with Fizza Ali Meerza
2017 16th Lux Style Awards Best Director Actor in Law [20]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Na-Maloom Afraad set to hit screens on Eid-ul-Azha". dawn.com. September 6, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Mahamadi, Hiba (January 20, 2015). "Undercover Director: Nabeel Qureshi". newslinemagazine.com. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Ghafoor, Usman (December 28, 2014). ""Film is about story-telling"". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Banana News Network". geo.tv. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ "PakMusic Exclusive Audio/Video: Beparwah Dhola by Mohsin Abbas Haider". pakmusic.net. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ Muslim, Samra (June 27, 2014). "Cinema in Pakistan: What's Brewing?". thefridaytimes.com. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Na Maloom Afraad is Pakistan's longest running film since 2007". tribune.com.pk. March 23, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ Syed, Faria (April 24, 2015). "Nabeel Qureshi talks 200 days of Namaloom Afrad". hipinpakistan.com. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Lux Style Awards 2015: 'Na Maloom Afraad' declared best film, Javaid Sheikh best actor and Ayeza Khan best TV actress". Daily Times. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  10. 1 2 "From the makers of 'Na Maloom Afraad' comes 'Actor in Law'". The Express Tribune. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Meet and Greet the cast of Actor in Law". Style360. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Actor in Law – Box office record". Boxofficedetail.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  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. ↑ "Lux Style Awards 2015 nominees announced". tribune.com.pk. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  20. ↑ "WINNER'S LIST AND PICTURES OF 16TH LUX STYLE AWARDS 2017". Lux Style Awards. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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