Imran Ashraf

For the Qatari cricketer, see Imran Ashraf (cricketer).

Imran Ashraf Awan (born 11 September 1989) is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter, and host.^[1][2]

Imran Ashraf
عمران اشرف
Imran Ashraf in 2022
Born	Imran Ashraf Awan (1989-09-11) 11 September 1989 (age 35) Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Occupation(s)	Actor Screenwriter Host
Years active	2011–present
Spouse	Kiran Ashfaq ​ ​ (m. 2018; div. 2022)​
Children	1

Ashraf has been noted for his acting in television serials such as Dil Lagi (2016), Alif Allah Aur Insaan (2017–2018), and Raqs-e-Bismil (2020–2021). He is best known for portraying mentally challenged 'Bhola' in Ranjha Ranjha Kardi (2018–2019) for which he won the Best TV Actor award at the 19th Lux Style Awards.

Early and personal life

Imran Ashraf was born on 11 September 1989 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.^[3][4] His father was a banker, while the family roots lie in Sialkot, Punjab.^[5][6]

In 2018, he married Kiran Ashfaq.^[7] The couple has a son, Roham Ashraf.^[4][7] They divorced in 2022.^[8]

Career

Actor

After starring as a child in Boota from Toba Tek Singh in 1999,^[9] he made his debut as an adult with Wafa Kaisi Kahan Ka Ishq in 2011, having moved to Karachi in 2010 following the failure of the family business.^[10]

Further, in 2017, he appeared as a transgender person in Alif Allah Aur Insaan and won an award at the 6th Hum Awards. In 2018, he wrote the drama serial Tabeer and was nominated for Best Writer at the 7th Hum Awards.^[11] In 2018, his performance as a mentally challenged Bhola in Kashif Nisar's directed Ranjha Ranjha Kardi established his career as a leading actor and earned him the Lux Style Award for Best TV Actor - Viewer's choice.^[12][13]

Screenwriter

In 2018, he wrote and acted in Tabeer.

In 2020, he wrote and acted in Mushk.^[14]

Host

In 2023, Ashraf began hosting the comedy talk show Mazaaq Raat.^[15]

Filmography

Television serials

Year	Title	Role	Screenwriter	Network	Notes
1999	Boota from Toba Tek Singh			PTV	Child star[9]
2010-2011	Wafa Kaisi Kahan Ka Ishq	Ghalib		Hum TV	Debut
2012	Nadamat
	Jazeera	Bilal		Urdu 1
	Baandi	Kamyar		ARY Digital
	Ab Ke Sawan Barsay			Express TV
2012-2013	Hisar E Ishq			Urdu 1
2013-2015	Meri Maa	Adnan		Geo TV
2013	Kaala Jadu (season 2)			ARY Digital
	Kohar			Urdu 1
	Noor e Nazar	Imroze		PTV Home
	Woh			Hum TV
2014	Jhooti			Express TV
	Gumaan
	Mere Meherbaan	Shehryar		Hum TV
	Shehr-e-Ajnabi	Sufiyan		A-Plus
	Chingari			Express TV
	Rangbaaz				[10]
	Noori			TV One
	Sadqay Tumhare			Hum TV
	Meka Aur Susral	Sarmad Chaudhry		ARY Digital
	Roothi Roothi Zindagi			Express TV
2015	Mohabbat Aag Si	Arshad		Hum TV
	Pardes	Jawad
	Abro	Hamid
	Ishq Nachaya	Ramzi		Express TV
	Faltu Larki	Tabish		A-Plus
	Jhoot	Jamal		Hum TV
2015-2016	Gul-e-Rana	Ashar
2016	Dil Lagi	Dastageer		ARY Digital
	Baba Ki Rani	Sajid
2016-2017	Bad Gumaan	Jawad		Hum TV
	Shehrnaz	Nofil		Urdu 1
	Khuda Mera Bhi Hai	Zaahir		ARY Digital
	Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain (Season 2)	Various characters		Hum TV	Episode 6, 17, 26, 34
2017	Dil-e-Jaanam	Haris
2017-2018	Alif Allah Aur Insaan	Shammu
	Toh Dil Ka Kia Hua	Tipu
	Main Maa Nahi Banna Chahti	Faris
2018	Tabeer	Yasir
	Paimanay			Urdu 1
	Lashkara	Sunny		ARY Digital
	Dil Mom Ka Diya	Azhar
	Kabhi Band Kabhi Baja	Hassan		Express TV	Episode 17
2018-2019	Ranjha Ranjha Kardi	Ghulam Mohiuddin; Bhola		Hum TV	[16]
	Siskiyan			BOL TV
2019	Jaal	Zaid		Hum TV
	Inkaar	Rehan Chaudhary			[17]
	Rani Nokrani	Abdullah		Express TV
	Kahin Deep Jaley	Zeeshan		Geo TV	[18]
2020-2021	Mushk	Adam		Hum TV	[19]
	Raqs e Bismil	Moosa			[20]
2022	Badzaat	Wali		Geo TV	[21]
	Chaudhry and Sons	Billu			[22]
2023	Heer Da Hero	Hero Butt
2023-2024	Namak Haram	Mureed		Hum TV	[23]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2022	Dum Mastam	Sikandar	Mohammed Ehteshamuddin	Debut film[24]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Network
2023–present	Mazaaq Raat	Host	Dunya News

Music video

Year	Title	Details	Ref.
2022	Tera Deewana	By Adnan Dhool	[25]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2017	5th Hum Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Gul-e-Rana	Nominated
2018	6th Hum Awards		Alif Allah Aur Insaan	Won
2019	7th Hum Awards	Best Writer Drama Serial	Tabeer	Nominated
2020	19th Lux Style Awards	Best TV Actor (Viewers' Choice)	Ranjha Ranjha Kardi	Won	[26]
2021	20th Lux Style Awards		Kahin Deep Jale	Nominated	[27]
2022	8th Hum Awards	Best Actor Popular	Raqs e Bismil	Nominated	[28]
		Best Actor Jury		Nominated	[29]
	21st Lux Style Awards	Best TV Actor (Viewers' Choice)		Nominated	[30]
		Best TV Actor (Critics' Choice)		Nominated
2023	22nd Lux Style Awards	Best Film Actor	Dum Mastam	Nominated

References

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2. Haider, Sadaf (17 February 2016). "My heroine won't allow anyone to slap her: Faiza Iftikhar & Nadeem Baig on upcoming TV drama Dil Lagi". Images.dawn.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
3. "Birthday wishes pour in as Imran Ashraf turns 32". Daily Pakistan (newspaper). 11 September 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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5. "Profile". Nettv4u. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
6. "Imran Ashraf's brother joins showbiz". Daily Times. 20 April 2020.
7. "Imran Ashraf sends love to wife Kiran Imran on her birthday". Geo News. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
8. "Imran Ashraf's ex wife Kiran Ashfaque regrets changing herself for a man". The Express Tribune. 8 July 2023.
9. "I'm lucky I have worked with Khalilur Rehman. His dialogues are the best: Imran Ashraf". Daily Times. 15 October 2016.
10. "My acting was so bad that project heads wanted my scene removed: Imran Ashraf". Images. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
11. Haq, Irfan Ul (22 December 2017). "Iqra Aziz and Shehzad Sheikh pair up again for upcoming serial". Images.dawn.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
12. "Imran Ashraf attributes career's success to his 'Ranjha Ranjha Kardi' character, Bhola". The Express Tribune. 18 August 2023.
13. "Zahid Ahmed, Imran Ashraf declared Best TV Actors at LUX Style Awards 2020". Daily Pakistan. 18 August 2023. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023.
14. "Urwa Hocane & Imran Ashraf gear up for a project together". 4 November 2019. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
15. "Imran Ashraf to Take Over Vasay Chaudhry's Role in Comedy Show 'Mazaaq Raat'". Bol News. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
16. Farooqui, Wardah (17 November 2020). "Imran Ashraf as 'Bhola' Ahmad's Heart Warming Session Goes Viral!". dnd.com.pk. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
17. ZIA, IMAN (19 April 2019). "Imran Ashraf Just Responded To Haters Criticizing Him For Playing A Psycho In New Drama "Inkaar"". MangoBaaz. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
18. Isani, Aamna Haider. "Imran Ashraf & Neelum Muneer take up new roles in this romance". The News International. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
19. Waqas, Maliha (30 July 2020). "Imran Ashraf & Urwa are coming together on TV screens soon". The Nation (Pakistan). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
20. "Imran Ashraf starrer 'Raqs-e-Bismil' to air from December 25". Daily Times. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
21. Images Staff (15 March 2022). "New drama Badzaat starring Imran Ashraf Awan, Urwa Hocane and Ali Abbas is coming soon". Images.
22. "Ayeza and Imran Ashraf's Ramadan drama's first teaser released". dailytimes.com.pk. 28 March 2022.
23. "'Namak Haram' Trailer Unveiled: A blend of Power, Betrayal, and Revenge". Hum TV. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
24. "Imran Ashraf and Amar Khan to make film debut with Dum Mastam". 26 October 2019.
25. "Imran Ashraf can't recognise true love in new music video". Samaa.TV. 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021.
26. "https://images.dawn.com/news/1182224" (19)
27. "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2324144/lsa-2021-winners-bayaan-and-pyaar-ke-sadqay-reign-supreme?" (20)
28. "8th Hum Awards Nominations 2022: See the Full List here". Magpakistan. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
29. "Winners List of 8th Hum Awards". Bolnews. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
30. "LSA 2022: And the nominees are". Theexpresstribune. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

External links

• Imran Ashraf at IMDb
• Imran Ashraf on Instagram