Zeishan Quadri

Zeishan Quadri
Born 1982/1983 (age 34–35)[1]
Wasseypur, Bihar, India
(now Jharkhand, India)
Occupation Writer, Actor, Producer, Director
Years active 2012–present

Zeishan Quadri is an Indian writer, actor, director and producer[2] who has written the story and co-written the screenplay for the Bollywood crime genre film Gangs of Wasseypur, directed by Anurag Kashyap. Quadri has also acted in Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2. He has directed and produced the film Meeruthiya Gangsters.[3]

Early life

Zeishan Quadri was born in Wasseypur,Dhanbad, Bihar (now in Jharkhand), India in 1983.[4] He is the only son and the youngest child of Syed Imran Quadri, a civil engineer. Quadri grew up in a strict and protective environment. He has two elder sisters.[5] Quadri was educated in Dhanbad. Quadri left Dhanbad to complete a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Meerut, and then moved to Delhi to seek employment. Quadri worked in a call center and for HCL computers in Delhi for 18 months before coming to Mumbai in 2008.[6]

Film career

In 2009, Quadri moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting.[7][8] Quadri studied world cinema including film makers such as Majid Majidi, Fateh Akın and Akira Kurosawa.[9] Quadri has worked in the genre of Bollywood crime films. His film "Revolver Rani" was directed by Sai Kabir and starred Kangana Ranaut and vir Das.[10][11][12][13] His first film as a director and producer was 'Meeruthiya Gangsters'.[3] The editing of the film has been done by veteran filmmaker Anurag Kashyap who presented the film along with Prateek Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.[14] Recently he visited many cities for the promotion of his upcoming film Meeruthiya Gangster including Aligarh at Aligarh Muslim University.[15]

Projects

Quadri is playing a lead in the upcoming movie Akki te Vikki te Nikki directed by Vipin Sharma and produced by Bohra bros,[16][17][18] as well as a negative lead in the upcoming movie Banana directed by Sajid Ali, produced by John Abraham Entertainment.[19] He is also working on a script with Madhur Bhandarkar for his upcoming movie Madamji starring Priyanka Chopra.[20][21] He has written a script Oh Womaniya for Pritish Nandy Communications to be helmed by Anu Menon,[22] and a script for Fardeen Khan Productions tentatively titled Firauti.[23]

According to Mumbai Mirror, Anurag Kashyap and Quadri are collaborating on the third installment of the Gangs of Wasseypur franchise, with Kashyap insisting that Quadri writes and directs the film.[24] Quadri is producing a woman-oriented feature film Sarabjit, slated for a release on 20 May 2016.[25] The story will be about Dalbir, Sarabjit Singh’s sister.[26] Quadri and Ekta Kapoor are collaborating on a new non-fiction TV series.[27]

Awards

Honours

Gangs of Wasseypur 2

"Gangs of Wasseypur" is based on events in Dhanbad. It is a story about the "coal mafia" that spans several generations from 1941 to 2010 in two parts. On 30 May 2009, Quadri's story was sold to Anurag Kashyap. Quadri negotiated to write the script and play the character "Definite" in the second part.[29][30][31][32]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Film Director Producer Screenwriter Actor Notes
2012Gangs of WasseypurYesIIFA 2013 for Best Dialogue
WON
2012 Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2YesYes
2013PragueYes
2014Revolver RaniYes
2015BananaYes
2015Meeruthiya GangsterYesYesYes

Awards and nominations

YearFilmAwardCategoryResult
2013Gangs Of WasseypurSAIFFBest Supporting ActorWon
2013Gangs Of WasseypurStar Screen AwardBest Dialogue WriterNominated
2013Gangs Of WasseypurFilmfareBest Dialogue WriterWon
2013Gangs Of WasseypurTOIFABest Dialogue WriterWon
2013Gangs Of WasseypurIIFABest Dialogue WriterWon

References

  1. ↑ Samarth Goyal (10 November 2016). "Zeishan Quadri has put his acting plans on hold; wants to focus on writing". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Zeishan Quadri: A regular job wasn't my cup of tea". mytheatrecafe. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Zeishan dons directorial cap with Meeruthiya gangsters". Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Gangs Of Wasseypur makes Zeishan Quadri a rising star". NDTV. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Badland boy". Hindustan Times. 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  6. ↑ "Shooting star". telegraphindia.com. 15 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Best of Bollywood, South Cinema, TV and Celebs - MSN India". entertainment.in.msn.com.
  8. ↑ Jyothi Prabhakar (12 July 2012). "Scriptwriting was just a route to become an actor: Zeishan Quadri". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  9. ↑ ""Gangs of Wasseypur" writer Zeishan imitates Salman". Daily Times. 2012-06-21. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  10. ↑ Sweta Kaushal (9 February 2013). "Zeishan Quadri: why does he love crime?". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Zeishan Quadri turns villain for Banana - NDTV Movies". ndtv.com. 19 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "I keep writing scripts in my mind: Zeishan Quadri". indiatimes.com.
  13. ↑ "Will play my first intense role in Revolver Rani: Vir Das". www.indianexpress.com.
  14. ↑
  15. ↑ "IndiaGlitz - Anurag Kashyap is all for Zeishan Quadris Meeruthiya Gangsters". indiaglitz.com.
  16. ↑ "Zeishan Quadri". bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "Zeishan Quadri". desimartini.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "Akki, Vikki te Nikki". IMDb. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "Zeishan Quadri turns villain for 'Banana'". BusinessStandard. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Priyanka Chopra's MADAMJI to be scripted by Zeishan Quadri". Glamsham. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  21. ↑ "Gangs of Wasseypur writer Zeishan Quadri scripts for Priyanka Chopra and Madhur Bhandarkar's Madamji". BollySpice. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  22. ↑ "I keep writing scripts in my mind: Zeishan Quadri". TheTimesOfIndia. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  23. ↑ "Zeishan Quadri's Biography". KoiMoi.com. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  24. ↑ "ANURAG KASHYAP GOES BACK TO WASSEYPUR". 8 September 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  25. ↑ Kumar, Omung (2016-05-20), Sarabjit, retrieved 2016-02-21
  26. ↑ "Omung Kumar directed 'Mary Kom' beautifully: Zeishan Quadri". indianexpress.com. 11 May 2015.
  27. ↑ "Zeishan Quadri and Ekta Kapoor Collab on a new Non-fiction TV Series!". urbanasian.com. 4 October 2015.
  28. ↑ http://indiaeducationdiary.in/ShowEE.asp?newsid=34057
  29. ↑ Zeishan Quadri (2012-06-16). "Zeishan Quadri - Role Play". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  30. ↑ "Looking at the REAL Wasseypur". rediff.com.
  31. ↑ "Times Of India". indiatimes.com. 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
  32. ↑ "'GOW' writer ready with more real life stories". in.com. 16 August 2012.
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