Fahad Mustafa

Fahad Salahuddin (Sindhi: فھد مصطفي; born 26 June 1983)^[3] known professionally as Fahad Mustafa (Urdu: فہد مصطفٰی) is a Pakistani actor and producer who works in Urdu films and television. Described in the media among the nation's highest-paid actors,^[4][5] Mustafa is best known as the host of Jeeto Pakistan, the "biggest game show" of Pakistan.^[6][7]

Fahad Mustafa
Fahad Mustafa in 2020
Born	Fahad Salahuddin (1983-06-26) 26 June 1983 (age 41)[1][2] Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Alma mater	Baqai Medical University, Karachi (dropout)
Occupations	Actor producer Host
Years active	2002–present
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Spouse	Sana Fahad ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	2
Father	Salahuddin Tunio

Mustafa started his acting career with Umrao Jaan Ada and had success with the dramas Main Abdul Qadir Hoon, Ek Tamanna Lahasil Si, Daagh, Kankar and Dusri Biwi. He then made his film debut with Na Maloom Afraad (2014) and appeared in the successful films Mah e Mir (2016), Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 (2018), Load Wedding (2018) and Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad (2022). Post a break from television, Mustafa returned to dramas with Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum (2024).^[8]

Early life

Mustafa was born to a Sindhi family in Larkana, Pakistan. His father, Salahuddin Tunio,^[9][10] is a well-known Sindhi actor, and he has two brothers and one sister.^[11]

Although he initially pursued a degree in doctor of pharmacy at the Baqai Medical University in Karachi, but he dropped out before completing his studies.^[12]

Career

Mustafa was first noticed in Sheeshay Ka Mahal.^[13] In 2008, he ventured into television production. His other notable television serials include Yeh Zindagi Hai, Haal-e-Dil, Bahu Rani, Ae Dasht-e-Junoon, Masuri, Aashti, Pul Siraat, Mastana Mahi, Main Abdul Qadir Hoon, and Koi Nahi Apna.^[10] He has been the host of the well-known game show Jeeto Pakistan since 2014.^[14]

He hosted the 1st Hum Awards ceremonies in 2013 in Karachi, and the 2nd ARY Film Awards in 2016 in Dubai. In 2017, he hosted the launching ceremony for the Karachi Kings, a Pakistan Super League team franchise.^[15] He then also hosted the opening ceremony of the 2017 Pakistan Super League in Dubai.^[16]

He made his film debut in 2014 in director Nabeel Qureshi's Na Maloom Afraad. It was declared a box office hit.^[17] In 2016, he starred in Anjum Shahzad's Mah e Mir and Qureshi's Actor in Law. Actor in Law did very well at the box office,^[18][19][20] winning Film of the Year Award in the 16th Lux Style Awards, where Mustafa also won the Best Actor Award for his role in the film. He then had a voice role in Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's animated film 3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam.^[21][22] In 2018, he starred in Nadeem Baig's Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 and Qureshi's Load Wedding; both of which released on same day, 22 August 2018.^[23][24]

He will also be producing three films;^[25] the first Anjum Shehzad's Band Toh Ab Bajay Ga, which will be written by Yasir Hussain;^[26] the second one will be written by Ali Imran under ARY Films banner;^[27] and a third one for which no details have been announced yet.^[28]

Mustafa made his comeback to acting in the television industry in 2024 with Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum opposite Hania Amir, marking his comeback to television serials after nine years.

Personal life

In 2006, Mustafa married Pakistani writer Sana Fahad. The couple has two children, a daughter born in April 2011, and a son born in January 2016.^[29][30][31]

Filmography

Films

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Na Maloom Afraad	Farhan Ahmed	Debut Film	[17]
2015	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani	Himself	Special Appearance
2016	Mah e Mir	Ahmad Jamal / Mir Taqi Mir		[32]
	Actor in Law	Shan Mirza		[33]
	3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam	Imran	voice only	[14]
2017	Na Maloom Afraad 2	Farhan Ahmed		[34]
2018	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2	Rahat		[35]
	Load Wedding	Raja		[36]
	3 Bahadur: Rise of the Warriors	Imran	voice only
2022	Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad	Inspector Gulab Mughal		[37]
2024	Na Baligh Afraad		Guest Appearance
2025	My Daddy My Superhero †	TBA	Completed	[38]
2025	Band Toh Ab Bajay Ga †	TBA	Completed	[26]

Television

Year	Drama	Role
2003	Umrao Jaan Ada
2004	Wujood-e-Laraib
2005	Shiddat
	Lahasil[10]	Zain Adaab
2006	Makan	Gulfam
2008	Yeh Zindagi Hai	Bhola
	Chutkiyan
2009	Tum Jo Miley[10]	Hadi
	Veena[10]	Veena
	Aashti[10]
	Woh ishq
	Tair-e-Lahooti	Pasha
2010	Sandal[10]
	Main Abdul Qadir Hoon[13]	Abdul Qadir
2011	Zindagi Dhoop Tum Ghana Saya	Mazhar
	Main Chand Si[13]	Farhan
	Mastana Mahi[10]	Adal Soomro
	Ek Hatheli Pe Hina Ek Hatheli Pe Lahoo
2012	Mera Saaein 2[13]	Malik Wajahat Hayat
	Ek Tamanna Lahasil Si[10]	Mohsin
2013	Daagh	Murad
	Kankar[39]	Sikandar
	Mere Hamrahi[10]	Ahmed
2014	Koi Nahi Apna[40]	Hamza
	Maaye Ni[41]
	Pul Sirat
2015	Dusri Bivi[42]	Hassan
2024	Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum	Mustafa Ahmed[43]

As host

Year	Show
2009–14	Jago Pakistan Jago
2014–present	Jeeto Pakistan[14]

As producer

(Under banner of Big Bang Entertainment)

Year	Title	Network
2013	Meri Beti	ARY Digital
2014	Koi Nahi Apna	ARY Digital
2014	Dusri Biwi	ARY Digital[42]
2014	Bahu Begum
	Soutan
2015	Rang Laaga	ARY Digital
2015	Mere Jeevan Saathi	ARY Digital
2015	Begunaah	ARY Digital
2015	Zinda Dargor	ARY Digital
2016	Bay Aib	Urdu 1
2016	Yeh Ishq	ARY Digital
2016	Waada	ARY Digital
2016	Muqabil	ARY Digital
2016	Beqasoor	ARY Digital
2016	Andaaz-e-Sitam	Urdu 1
2016	Haya Kay Rang	ARY Zindagi
2016	Naimat	ARY Digital
2016	Tum Yaad Aaye	ARY Digital
2016	Aap Ke Liye	ARY Digital
2016	Saheliyaan	ARY Digital
2016	Mere Baba ki Ounchi Haveli	ARY Zindagi
2016	Teri Chah Mein	ARY Digital
2016	Mera Yaar Miladay	ARY Digital
2016	Socha Na Tha	ARY Zindagi
2016	Dil Haari	ARY Zindagi
2016	Shehzada Saleem	ARY Digital
2017	Bubbly Kya Chahti Hai	ARY Digital
2017	Mubarak Ho Beti Hui Hai	ARY Digital
2017	Zaakham	ARY Digital
2017	Bilqees Urf Bitto	Urdu 1
2017	Bachay Baraye Farokht	Urdu 1
2017	Teri Raza	ARY Digital
2017		ARY Digital
2017	Aisi Hai Tanhai	ARY Digital
2018	Meri Guriya	ARY Digital
2018	Nibah	ARY Digital
2018	Babban Khala Ki Betiyann	ARY Digital
2018	Badbakht	ARY Zindagi
2018	Balaa	ARY Digital
2018	Khudparast	ARY Digital
2018	Visaal	ARY Digital
2019	Cheekh	ARY Digital
2019	Bandish	ARY Digital
2019	Hasad	ARY Digital
2019	Bewafa	ARY Digital
2020	Ishqiya	ARY Digital
2020	Jalan	ARY Digital
2020–2021	Nand	ARY Digital
2020	Aulaad	ARY Digital
2020	Dunk	ARY Digital
2021	Ishq Hai	ARY Digital
2021	Lockdown	Express Entertainment
2021	Hum Tum	Express Entertainment
2022	Dil-e-Veeran	ARY Digital
2022	Taqdeer	ARY Digital[44]
2022	Mujhe Pyaar Hua Tha	ARY Digital[45]
2022	Pyar Deewangi Hai (TV series)	ARY Digital
2023	Maray Hi Rahna	ARY Digital
2023	Mayi Ri	ARY Digital
2023	Mein	ARY Digital
2023	Bandish 2	ARY Digital
2024	Hasarat	ARY Digital
2024	Tera Waada	ARY Digital
2024	Burns Road Kay Romeo Juliet	ARY Digital[46]
2024	Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum	ARY Digital

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref
Lux Style Awards
2009	Kaisey Aye Karar	Best TV Actor (Terrestrial)	Nominated
2010	Veena	Best TV Actor (Satellite)	Nominated
2011	Haal-e-Dil		Nominated	[citation needed]
2012	Abdul Qadir – Main Abdul Qadir Hoon		Nominated	[47]
	Adal Soomro – Mastana Mahi		Nominated
2014	Murad – Daagh		Nominated	[48][49]
	Sikandar – Kankar		Nominated
2015	Farhan – Na Maloom Afraad	Best Film Actor	Nominated	[50]
2017	Jamal/Mir – Mah e Mir	Best Lead Actor in a Film	Nominated	[51][52]
	Shan Mirza – Actor in Law		Won
2018	Farhan – Na Maloom Afraad 2		Nominated	[53][54]
2019	Raja – Load Wedding	Best Film Actor (Critics' choice)	Won	[55]
Hum Awards
2013	Jago Pakistan Jago	Hum Award for Best Host	Won	[56]
2014	Sikandar – Kankar	Hum Award for Best Actor	Nominated	[57]
		Hum Award for Best Actor Popular	Nominated
	Kankar (shared with Sanam Baloch)	Hum Award for Best Onscreen Couple	Nominated
		Hum Award for Best Onscreen Couple Popular	Nominated
Hum Style Awards
2016	Jeeto Pakistan	Most Stylish TV Host	Nominated	[58][59]
International Pakistan Prestige Awards
2017	Shan Mirza – Actor in Law	Best Film Actor	Won	[60][61]
Pakistan International Film Festival
2018	Shan Mirza – Actor in Law	Best Actor (Male)	Won	[62]

Production awards

^[63]

Ceremony	Category	Project	Result
15th Lux Style Awards	Best TV Play	Rang Laaga	Nominated
17th Lux Style Awards		Muqabil
18th Lux Style Awards		Aisi Hai Tanhai
19th Lux Style Awards		Cheekh
21st Lux Style Awards		Ishq Hai
22nd Lux Style Awards	Best TV Long Play	Betiyaan	Won	[64]

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External links

• Fahad Mustafa at IMDb
• Fahad Mustafa on Instagram
• Fahad Mustafa at The Express Tribune