Mustafa Afridi
BornDera Ismail Khan, KPK
OccupationScreenwriter
LanguageUrdu
NationalityPakistani
EducationNational Academy of Performing Arts
Notable worksAseerzadi, Sang-e-Mar Mar, Aangan, Ehd-e-Wafa

Mustafa Afridi (Urdu: مصطفیٰ آفریدی) is a screenwriter and occasional actor from Pakistan, known for his television plays in Urdu television industry such as Aseerzadi, Sang-e-Mar Mar and Ehd-e-Wafa.[1][2][3] He is the recipient of a Hum Award and two Lux Style Awards of Best Television Writer.[4][5]

Early life and career

Afridi joined the industry as writer after getting education from National Academy of Arts. His first project as a writer was an episode named Mukti in PTV's Partition Stories.[1] He aspired to become an actor but his teachers found him more suited for writing.[1]

He also played the role of Azhar in Hum TV's pre-partition period play Aangan, for which he wrote the screenplay also.[6][7]

Notable work

Key
† Denotes Series that have not yet been released
Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2007 Partition Stories PTV Home wrote the episode Mukti only [1]
2009 Dil-e-Nadan GEO Entertainment [1]
2010 Chaand Pe Dastak Hum TV Ramadan special
2011 Khandaan-e-Shuglia ARY Digital
2011 Phir Chand Pe Dastak Hum TV Ramadan special
2013 Aseerzadi [8]
2014 Firaaq [9]
2016–2017 Sang-e-Mar Mar [10]
[11]
2017 Yeh Raha Dil [12]
Mohabbat.PK mini-serial
2018 Laila Short film [13]
2018–2019 Aangan Hum TV based on Khadija Mastoor's novel Aangan [14]
[15]
2019 Superstar feature film, wrote dialogues only [16]
2019–2020 Ehd-e-Wafa Hum TV [17][18]
2022 Sang-e-Mah
TBA Firon † [19]

Awards and achievements

Year Ceremony Category Project Result Ref.
2012 Hum Awards Best Television Writer Aseerzadi Nominated
2017 Sang-e-Mar Mar Won [20]
2018 Lux Style Awards Won [21]
2020 Pakistan International Screen Awards Ehd-e-Wafa Nominated [22]
2020 Lux Style Awards Nominated [23]
2023 Sang-e-Mah Won [24]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Omair Alavi (22 March 2020). "Top-rated writers today | Zafar Mairaj | Umera Ahmed | Mustafa Afridi | Faiza Iftikhar | Farhat Ishtiaq". The News International. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mustafa Afridi – The Man With The Golden Pen". www.hum.tv. 18 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Amna Haider Isani (9 March 2020). "Writing in role models". The News International.
  4. ↑ "Hum Awards 2017 a rousing success". Pakistan Today. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "لکس اسٹائل ایوارڈز: کس نے کتنے ایوارڈ جیتے؟". ڈان نیوز. 21 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Mustafa Afridi and Ehteshamuddin: Meet the Men Behind Aangan!". www.hum.tv. 13 February 2019.
  7. ↑ Fouzia Nasir Ahmad (27 January 2019). "THE TUBE (THE WEEK THAT WAS | Aangan | Hum TV, Thursdays 8.00 pm)". Dawn News.
  8. ↑ صدف حیدر (2 January 2017). "پاکستانی ڈراموں میں 'ریپ' کی رومانوی منظر کشی کیوں؟". ڈان نیوز. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Zoya Anwer (28 October 2014). "Three Pakistani dramas that dare to be different". Dawn.
  10. ↑ Mahwash Badar (21 January 2017). "Sang e Mar Mar: Truly a masterpiece". Express Tribune.
  11. ↑ Rozina Bhutto (13 November 2016). "Sange Mar Mar is not just Shireen & Aurang's love story". Hip in Pakistan.
  12. ↑ Saira Khan (7 March 2017). "HUM TV drama 'Yeh Raha Dil' continues to be a drag!". Hip in Pakistan.
  13. ↑ "Short film, Laila, is engaging". The Mews International. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  14. ↑ Ally Adnan (28 September 2018). "The story of 'Aangan' is both universal and ageless: Mustafa Afridi". Daily Times.
  15. ↑ "Sonya Hussyn and Ahsan Khan's first look from Aangan is out". DAWN IMAGES. 16 November 2018.
  16. ↑ "Mahira Khan reveals first look from upcoming film 'Superstar'". The Nation. 8 June 2019.
  17. ↑ Sadaf Haider (20 March 2020). "Ehd-e-Wafa was no Alpha Bravo Charlie but it didn't have to be". DAWN IMAGES.
  18. ↑ Usman Ghafoor (2 March 2020). "Pakistani TV show 'Ehd e Wafa' to release in cinemas". Gulf News.
  19. ↑ Buraq Shabbir. "Mohammed Ehteshamuddin's next TV play, Firon, will tackle domestic violence". The News International. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  20. ↑ "Glamour and glitz blaze 5th Hum Awards". Dawn News. 1 May 2017.
  21. ↑ "'Baaghi' and 'Punjab Nahi Jaungi' stole the show at Lux Style Awards 2018". Express Tribune. 21 February 2018.
  22. ↑ "Nominations for the first ever Pakistan International Screen Awards are out". Dawn Images. 8 February 2020.
  23. ↑ Images Staff (26 August 2021). "Lux Style Awards announces nominations for its 20th edition". Images. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  24. ↑ "Lux Style Awards 2023 nominations out now: Pasoori, Joyland, Mere Humsafar reign supreme". The Express Tribune. 27 September 2023.
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