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Screenwriter and actor from Pakistan
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Place of birth
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Notable Works
Aseerzadi
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Biography
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. For his serial Sang-e-Mar Mar, he has won Hum Award and Lux Style Award for Best Writer.
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. He aspired to become an actor but his teachers found him more suited for writing.
He also played the role of Azhar in Hum TV's pre-partition period play Aangan, for which he wrote the screenplay also.
Notable work
| † | Denotes Series that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Partition Stories | PTV Home | wrote the episode Mukti only | |
| 2009 | Dil-e-Nadan | GEO Entertainment | ||
| 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 | |||
| 2014 | Firaaq | |||
| 2016–2017 | Sang-e-Mar Mar | |||
| 2017 | Yeh Raha Dil | |||
| Mohabbat.PK | mini-serial | |||
| 2018 | Laila | Short film | ||
| 2018–2019 | Aangan | Hum TV | based on Khadija Mastoor's novel Aangan | |
| 2019 | Superstar | feature film, wrote dialogues only | ||
| 2019–2020 | Ehd-e-Wafa | Hum TV | ||
| 2022 | Sang-e-Mah | |||
| TBA | Firon † |
Awards and achievements
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hum Awards | Best Television Writer | Aseerzadi | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Sang-e-Mar Mar | Won | |||
| 2018 | Lux Style Awards | Won | |||
| 2020 | Pakistan International Screen Awards | Ehd-e-Wafa | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | Lux Style Awards | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Sang-e-Mah | Won |
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