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Mustafa Qureshi is a Pakistani film and television actor. He has acted in more than 600 movies, in
Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
and Sindhi languages. He is best remembered for playing the antagonist Noori Natt in '' Maula Jatt'' (1979). He was born into a Sindhi family, despite his later work mainly in Punjabi cinema. Qureshi won Nigar Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ''Lal Aandhi'' (1979). He then won his first Nigar Award for Best Actor for 1981 film '' Sher Khan''. He won his third Nigar Award and second in best actor category for his role in Rustam Tey Khan. He was awarded Pride of Performance in 1988. He has voiced Germander in the '' Commander Safeguard'' animated series.


Early life and career

Qureshi was born in
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, on 11 May 1938, and received primary education in Hyderabad, combining both modern and religious studies, later on gaining a
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degree in
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, being particularly influenced by the scholars Imdad Ali Imam Ali Kazi and Ali Muhammad Rashidi, while after his graduation he began his professional career as a host on
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's programme ''Ahsan Jo Pakistan'' ("Our Pakistan" in Sindhi), in 1957. One day he went to see the shooting of the film ''Aag Ka Darya'' (1966) and was spotted by cameraman and future film director Raza Mir, who asked him to act as a villain in his upcoming film, ''Laakhon Mein Ek'' (1967). Qureshi initially could not see himself becoming an actor, so he had to be convinced by Mir. Eventually Qureshi agreed to do the film, which became a box-office hit. As of 2016, his film career has spanned 45 years.


Politics

Having been associated with the Pakistan Peoples' Party since he met
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, describing himself as an "ideological worker" and at one point even becoming head of PPP’s culture wing, over the decades, like many Bhutto loyalists, he eventually became disillusioned with how the party evolved, and has since 2018 been associated with
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.


Family

He met his wife, Rubina Qureshi (d. 2022), a Sindhi folk singer, while both were working for
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, as she was a prominent singer who "sang about 10,000 songs and the total recording time of her songs was more than 50 hours." Actor and musician
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is his son.


Filmography

Notable films * ''
Lakhon Mein Aik ''Lakhon Mein Aik'' (; ) is a 1967 Pakistani romantic musical film directed by Raza Mir and written by Zia Sarhadi. Set 20 years after the partition of India, the film stars Shamim Ara and Ijaz as star-crossed lovers. It was released on 28 Apri ...
'' (1967). Mustafa Qureshi's debut film. He was introduced in this film by film director ''Raza Mir'' * ''
Andleeb ''Andaleeb'' is a 1969 Pakistani Urdu colour film starring Waheed Murad, Shabnam, Aliya, and Mustafa Qureshi, and Talish. It was a golden jubilee hit directed by Farid Ahmed, produced by Rashid Mukhtar, and music composed by Nisar Bazmi. ''An ...
'' (1969) * '' Zindagi (1978)'' * '' Maula Jatt'' (1979) * ''Lal Aandhi'' (1979) * '' Ghulami'' (1985) * '' Jeeva'' (1995) * '' Sargam'' (1995) * '' Chief Sahib'' (1996) * ''
Zill-e-Shah ''Zill-e-Shah'' is a 2008 Pakistani Punjabi-language film and is the sequel to another Punjabi film from 2006, ''Majajan''.
'' (2008) * '' Shareeka'' (2012) * '' Sultanat'' (2014) * ''Shor Sharaba'' (2018) * '' Tere Bajre Di Rakhi'' (2022)


Awards and recognition

* Pride of Performance Award in 1988 by the
President of Pakistan The president of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=s̤adr-i Pākiṣṭān), officially the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the ceremonial head of state of Pakistan and the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces.''Sher Khan'' (1981) *Won – Nigar Award for Best Supporting Actor – '' Rustam Tey Khan'' (1983)


References


External links

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Mustafa Qureshi's BBC Radio 1
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interview {{DEFAULTSORT:Qureshi, Mustafa 1938 births Living people Pakistani male television actors Pakistani male film actors Sindhi people Recipients of the Pride of Performance 20th-century Pakistani male actors 21st-century Pakistani male actors People from Hyderabad, Sindh Nigar Award winners University of Sindh alumni Pakistani actor-politicians Male actors in Sindhi cinema Male actors in Punjabi cinema Male actors in Urdu cinema Male actors in Pashto cinema