Mustafa Afridi

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 (2013–2014), Sang-e-Mar Mar (2016–2017) and Ehd-e-Wafa (2019–2020).^[1][2][3] He is the recipient of two Hum Awards and two Lux Style Awards of Best Television Writer.^[4]

Mustafa Afridi
Born	Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Occupation	Screenwriter Actor
Nationality	Pakistani
Education	National Academy of Performing Arts
Notable works	Aseerzadi (2013–2014) Sang-e-Mar Mar (2016–2017) Aangan (2018–2019) Ehd-e-Wafa (2019–2020)

Early life and education

Afridi joined the industry as writer after getting education from National Academy of Performing Arts.^[1]

Career

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 as well.^[5]

Notable work

Key

†	Denotes Series that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Network	Actor	Notes	Ref.
2007	Partition Stories	PTV Home		Episode "Mukti"	[1]
2009	Dil-e-Nadan	GEO Entertainment			[1]
2010	Chaand Pe Dastak	Hum TV		Ramadan special
2011	Khandaan-e-Shuglia	ARY Digital
	Phir Chand Pe Dastak	Hum TV		Ramadan special
2013	Aseerzadi
2014	Firaaq				[6]
2016	Sang-e-Mar Mar				[7]
2017	Yeh Raha Dil			Based on the Turkish series İlişki Durumu: Karışık (2015)	[8]
	Mohabbat.PK			Miniseries
2018	Laila			Short film	[9]
	Aangan	Hum TV		Based on Khadija Mastoor's novel Aangan (1962); also played the recurring role of Azhar	[10]
2019	Superstar			Feature film, wrote dialogues only	[11]
	Ehd-e-Wafa	Hum TV			[12][13]
2022	Sang-e-Mah			Inspired by William Shakespeare's Hamlet (1599-1601)
2024	Zard Patton Ka Bunn
	Faraar	Green TV
	Tan Man Neel o Neel	Hum TV		Miniseries; also played the role of Kamal Murad, a cameo appearance in the last Episode (11)	[14]
TBA	Firon †				[15]

Awards and achievements

Year	Ceremony	Category	Project	Result	Ref.
2012	Hum Awards	Best Television Writer	Aseerzadi	Nominated
2017			Sang-e-Mar Mar	Won	[16]
2018	Lux Style Awards			Won	[17]
2020	Pakistan International Screen Awards		Ehd-e-Wafa	Nominated	[18]
2020	Lux Style Awards			Nominated	[19]
2023			Sang-e-Mah	Won	[20]
2024	Hum Awards			Won	[21]