Fahad Mustafa
{{Short description|Pakistani actor, producer and host (born 1983)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox actor
| name = Fahad Mustafa
| image = Fahad Mustafa.jpg
| caption = Fahad Mustafa in 2020
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = sindhi
| birth_name = Fahad Salahuddin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|06|26|df=yes}}{{cite news|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/26-Jun-2021/celebrities-send-love-to-fahad-mustafa-on-his-birthday|title=Celebrities send love to Fahad Mustafa on his birthday|date=26 June 2021|access-date=25 June 2022|work=Daily Pakistan (newspaper)}}{{cite news|url=https://arynews.tv/fahad-mustafa-birthday-greetings/|title=Celebrities extend birthday greetings to Fahad Mustafa|date=2 June 2020|access-date=25 June 2022|work=ARY News}}
| birth_place = Karachi, Pakistan
| nationality = Pakistani
| alma_mater = Baqai Medical University, Lahore (dropout)
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|producer|Television presenter}}
| years_active = 2002–present
| height_cm = 182
| spouse = {{Marriage|Sana Fahad|2006}}
| children = 2
| father = Salahuddin Tunio
}}
Fahad Salahuddin (Sindhi: فھد مصطفي; born 26 June 1983),{{cite web |title=Fahad Mustafa reveals his real name |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/493586 |website=Dunya News |publisher=Dunya News |access-date=12 May 2020 |archive-date=11 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911011705/http://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/493586-Fahad-Mustafa-reveals-real-name |url-status=live}} known professionally as Fahad Mustafa, is a Pakistani actor, producer, and television host who works in Urdu films and television. He is regarded as one of the highest-paid actors in the country{{Cite news |url=https://www.siasat.com/list-of-top-8-highest-paid-actors-of-pakistan-fawad-to-wahaj-2713263/ |title=The Icon Interview: What's eating Fahad Mustafa? |work=Dawn Newspaper |access-date=27 November 2023 |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.siasat.com/list-of-top-8-highest-paid-actors-of-pakistan-fawad-to-wahaj-2713263/ |title=List of TOP 8 highest paid actors of Pakistan: From Fawad Khan to Fahad Mustafa |work=The Siasat Daily |access-date=29 September 2021 |language=en-US}} As a producer he has numerous series that have been well received. He also hosts Jeeto Pakistan,which has aired on ARY Digital since 2014 and is described as the biggest game show in Pakistan.{{cite news |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1137905 |title=Fahad Mustafa: An insight into Pakistan's budding superstar |work=Dawn |date=14 October 2014 |access-date=1 March 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.arydigital.tv/jeeto-pakistan/ |title=Jeeto Pakistan |date=27 November 2014 |publisher=ARY Digital |access-date=18 December 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120062948/http://www.arydigital.tv/jeeto-pakistan/ |archive-date=20 November 2016}}
Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Mustafa is the son of veteran Sindhi actor Salahuddin Tunio. He began his career in the early 2000s and made his acting debut with the television series Umrao Jaan Ada (2003) He rose to fame with popular dramas including Main Abdul Qadir Hoon (2010), Ek Tamanna Lahasil Si (2012), Daagh (2012), Kankar (2013) and Dusri Biwi (2014). After a long hiatus, he made his comeback with Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum, (2024), which was a success with the public.
Early life
Mustafa was born into a Sindhi family in Karachi, Pakistan. His father, Salahuddin Tunio,{{cite news |author=Hasan Ansari |date=19 April 2016 |title='It's ironic that a Sindhi is playing a role inspired by Mir': Fahad Mustafa |work=The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1087756/i|url-status=live |access-date=3 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004022126/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1087756/its-ironic-that-a-sindhi-is-playing-a-role-inspired-by-mir-fahad-mustafa/ |archive-date=4 October 2017}} is a well-known Sindhi actor, and he has two brothers and one sister.{{cite web |author=Khadija Mubarak |date=11 April 2014 |title=Young, talented and promising celebrity of Pakistan Entertainment Industry |url=http://www.arydigital.tv/young-talented-promising-celebrity-pakistan-entertainment-industry/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301193738/https://arydigital.tv/young-talented-promising-celebrity-pakistan-entertainment-industry/ |archive-date=1 March 2018 |access-date=3 October 2017 |publisher=ARY Digital}}
He initially enrolled in the Doctor of Pharmacy program at Baqai Medical University in Karachi, but dropped out before completing his studies.{{cite news |author=Maliha Rehman |date=11 July 2017 |title=I don't think I'm a great actor but I am very hardworking: Fahad Mustafa |work=DAWN Images |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1177970 |url-status=live |access-date=3 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006203723/https://images.dawn.com/news/1177970 |archive-date=6 October 2017}}
Acting career
= Television =
Mustafa first gained recognition for his performance in Sheeshay Ka Mahal (2002).{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/483417/t|title=Top ten: Our favourites from television |date=23 December 2012 |work=The Express Tribune|access-date=3 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909234316/https://tribune.com.pk/story/483417/top-ten-our-favourites-from-television/|archive-date=9 September 2017}} His critically acclaimed role in the drama Veena (2009) earned him a nomination for Best TV Actor at the Lux Style Awards. His other notable television serials include Main Abdul Qadir Hoon (2010), Ek Tamanna Lahasil Si (2012), Daagh (2012), Kankar (2013) and Dusri Biwi (2014).{{cite news |title=Fabulously Fahad |url=http://archives.dawn.com/archives/46514 |work=DAWN |date=7 February 2010|access-date=28 March 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424112250/http://archives.dawn.com/archives/46514|archive-date=24 April 2011}}
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.
= Cinema =
He made his film debut in 2014 in director Nabeel Qureshi's Na Maloom Afraad. It was declared a box office hit. 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 and received critical acclaim.,{{cite news |title=From Na Maloom Afraad to Mah-e-Meer |url=http://tns.thenews.com.pk/na-maloom-afraad-mah-e-meer/|access-date=12 October 2014 |work=The News |publisher=Omair Alavi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042808/http://tns.thenews.com.pk/na-maloom-afraad-mah-e-meer/|archive-date=15 October 2014}}{{cite news |title=Finding feet in films |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/805850/f|access-date=14 December 2014 |work=The Express Tribune |author=Hasan Ansari|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213065641/http://tribune.com.pk/story/805850/finding-feet-in-films/|archive-date=13 December 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.samaa.tv/entertainment/2016/08/film-actor-in-law-will-surely-hit-box-office-mehwish-hayat/ |title=Film 'Actor-In-Law' will surely hit box office: Mehwish Hayat |publisher=Samaa TV |date=26 August 2016|access-date=3 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909235314/https://www.samaa.tv/entertainment/2016/08/film-actor-in-law-will-surely-hit-box-office-mehwish-hayat/|archive-date=9 September 2017}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1252421/f|title=Fahad Mustafa, Sarwat Gillani and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy talk '3 Bahadur' sequel |date=3 December 2016 |work=The Express Tribune|access-date=16 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216131709/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1252421/fahad-mustafa-sarwat-gillani-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy-talk-3-bahadur-sequel/|archive-date=16 February 2017}}{{cite news |author=Rahul Aijaz |date=7 September 2017 |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1500150/n|title='Na Maloom Afraad 2' vs 'Punjab Nahi Jaungi': Who stole the show at the box office? |work=The Express Tribune|access-date=8 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907222711/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1500150/na-maloom-afraad-2-vs-punjab-nahi-jaungi-stole-show-box-office/|archive-date=7 September 2017}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://tns.thenews.com.pk/fahad-mustafa-talks-honestly |title=Fahad Mustafa talks, honestly |date=12 February 2017|access-date=23 June 2017 |work=The News on Sunday |author=Manal Faheem Khan|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828104027/http://tns.thenews.com.pk/fahad-mustafa-talks-honestly/#.WUyDEzhRXHx|archive-date=28 August 2017}}{{cite news |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1428338 |title=Censor board gives Parwaaz Hai Junoon go-ahead |date=21 August 2018 |access-date=21 August 2018 |work=DAWN|archive-date=21 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821051340/https://www.dawn.com/news/1428338|url-status=live}}
Other work
= Production =
In 2008, he ventured into television production, co-founding Big Bang Entertainment under which he has produced numerous dramas that have received critical acclaim as well awards. He produces exclusively for ARY Digital.
As of 2017 he had announced that will also be producing three films;{{cite news |date=2 February 2017 |title=Fahad Mustafa to produce three films under Big Bang Entertainment |url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/373317 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206182114/http://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/373317-Fahad-Mustafa-to-produce-three-films-under-Big-Ban |archive-date=6 February 2017 |access-date=3 October 2017 |publisher=Dunya News}} the first Anjum Shehzad's Band Toh Ab Bajay Ga, which will be written by Yasir Hussain;{{cite news |author=Ahmed Sarym |date=11 July 2017 |title=There's no such thing as overexposure in showbiz, says Fahad Mustafa |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1455410/t |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914125906/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1455410/theres-no-thing-overexposure-showbiz-says-fahad-mustafa/ |archive-date=14 September 2017 |access-date=3 October 2017 |work=The Express Tribune}} the second one will be written by Ali Imran under ARY Films banner;{{cite news |date=11 September 2015 |title=Fahad Mustafa's Big Bang Entertainment now producing films |url=https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1147859 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513025456/http://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1147859 |archive-date=13 May 2017 |access-date=3 October 2017 |publisher=Hip in Pakistan}} and a third one for which no details have been announced yet.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-18 |title=Humayun Saeed, Fahad Mustafa get candid on Ahsan Khan's show |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2280410/h |access-date=2021-04-01 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}
= Hosting =
He has been the host of the well-known game show Jeeto Pakistan since 2014.
He hosted the 1st Hum Awards in Karachi in 2013, and the 2nd ARY Film Awards in Dubai in 2016. In 2017, he hosted the launching ceremony for the Karachi Kings, a Pakistan Super League team franchise.{{cite news |date=3 February 2017 |title=Launch ceremony of Karachi Kings today |url=http://arynews.tv/en/launch-ceremony-of-karachi-kings-today-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216143234/http://arynews.tv/en/launch-ceremony-of-karachi-kings-today-2/ |archive-date=16 February 2017 |access-date=16 February 2017 |publisher=ARY News}} He then also hosted the opening ceremony of the 2017 Pakistan Super League in Dubai.{{cite news |date=9 February 2017 |title=PSL 2017 kicks off with colourful opening ceremony in Dubai |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1313762 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216005550/http://www.dawn.com/news/1313762 |archive-date=16 February 2017 |access-date=16 February 2017 |work=DAWN}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2017-06-01 |title=Fahad Mustafa - Biography, Age, Family, Wife, Daughter, Son, Father, Movies {{!}} Reviewit.pk |url=https://reviewit.pk/fahad-mustafa-biography/ |access-date=2021-04-23 |language=en-US}}{{cite web |date=3 March 2013 |title=Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About Fahad Mustafa |url=http://blush.com.pk/ten-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-fahad-mustafa/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617191510/http://blush.com.pk/ten-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-fahad-mustafa/ |archive-date=17 June 2017 |access-date=3 October 2017 |website=Blush.com.pk}}{{cite news |date=28 January 2016 |title=It's a boy! Fahad Mustafa becomes father again |work=The Express Tribune |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1035675/i|url-status=live |access-date=3 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004090319/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1035675/its-a-boy-fahad-mustafa-becomes-father-again/ |archive-date=4 October 2017}}
Filmography
=Films=
| class="wikitable"
|+Key |{{Pending|{{Dagger}}}} |Denotes films that have not yet been released |
=Television=
==As host==
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Show |
| 2009–14 |
| 2014–present |
=As producer=
(Under banner of Big Bang Entertainment)
Awards and nominations
{{awards table}}
! Ref
|-
! style="background:#bfd7ff" colspan="5"|Lux Style Awards
|-
|2009
|Kaisey Aye Karar
| Best TV Actor (Terrestrial)
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2010
| Veena
| rowspan="6"|Best TV Actor (Satellite)
| {{nom}}
|-
|2011
|Haal-e-Dil
|{{nom}}
|{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2012
|Abdul Qadir – Main Abdul Qadir Hoon
|{{nom}}
|-
|Adal Soomro – Mastana Mahi
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2014
|Murad – Daagh
|{{nom}}
|rowspan="2"|{{cite news |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1124905 |title=2014 Lux Style Awards: Meet the nominees! |date=13 August 2014|access-date=12 September 2017 |work=DAWN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828102208/https://www.dawn.com/news/1124905|archive-date=28 August 2017}}{{cite news |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1148779 |title=13th Lux Style awards: And the winners are... |date=4 December 2014|access-date=12 September 2017 |work=DAWN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912191420/https://www.dawn.com/news/1148779|archive-date=12 September 2017}}
|-
|Sikandar – Kankar
|{{nom}}
|-
|2015
|Farhan – Na Maloom Afraad
|Best Film Actor
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2017
|Jamal/Mir – Mah e Mir
| rowspan="3"|Best Lead Actor in a Film
|{{nom}}
|rowspan="2"|{{cite news |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1355888/1|title=16th Lux Style Awards: Nominations and predictions |date=15 March 2017|access-date=12 September 2017 |work=The Express Tribune|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518125604/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1355888/16th-lux-style-awards-nominations-predictions/|archive-date=18 May 2017}}{{cite news |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1388667/a|title=A complete list of LSA 2017 winners |date=20 April 2017|access-date=12 September 2017 |work=The Express Tribune|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912144719/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1388667/ahsan-khan-wins-lsa-best-actor-favourite-star-take-trophy-home/|archive-date=12 September 2017}}
|-
|Shan Mirza – Actor in Law
|{{won}}
|-
|2018
|Farhan – Na Maloom Afraad 2
|{{nom}}
|{{cite news |date=13 January 2018|access-date=13 January 2018 |work=DAWN Images |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1179241 |title=LSA 2018 entertainment nominations are out now|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113203014/https://images.dawn.com/news/1179241|archive-date=13 January 2018}}{{cite news |date=21 February 2018 |access-date=21 February 2018 |work=The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1639834/4 |title='Baaghi' and 'Punjab Nahi Jaungi' stole the show at Lux Style Awards 2018|archive-date=23 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223055103/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1639834/4/|url-status=live}}
|-
|2019
|Raja – Load Wedding
|Best Film Actor (Critics' choice)
|{{won}}
|-
! style="background:#bfd7ff" colspan="5"|Hum Awards
|-
|2013
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan="4"|2014
|rowspan="2"|Sikandar – Kankar
|{{nom}}
|-
|Hum Award for Best Actor Popular
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|Kankar (shared with Sanam Baloch)
|Hum Award for Best Onscreen Couple
|{{nom}}
|-
|Hum Award for Best Onscreen Couple Popular
|{{nom}}
|-
! style="background:#bfd7ff" colspan="5"|Hum Style Awards
|-
|2016
|Most Stylish TV Host
|{{nom}}
|{{cite news |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1176435 |title=The Hum Style Awards' nominations are out, and we have some questions |date=17 October 2016|access-date=12 September 2017 |work=DAWN Images|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912191731/https://images.dawn.com/news/1176435|archive-date=12 September 2017}}{{cite news |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1176496 |title=Here are the winners from the first ever Hum Style Awards |date=29 October 2016|access-date=12 September 2017 |work=DAWN Images|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815025555/https://images.dawn.com/news/1176496|archive-date=15 August 2017}}
|-
! style="background:#bfd7ff" colspan="5"|International Pakistan Prestige Awards
|-
|2017
|Shan Mirza – Actor in Law
|Best Film Actor
|{{won}}
|{{cite news |publisher=Brandsynario |date=11 September 2017|access-date=18 September 2017 |url=http://www.brandsynario.com/international-pakistan-prestige-awards-nominations-revealed/ |title=International Pakistan Prestige Awards Nominations Revealed!|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918230128/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1509586/fawad-khan-makes-list-100-handsome-faces-world/|archive-date=18 September 2017}}{{cite news |publisher=Brandsynario |date=18 September 2017|access-date=18 September 2017 |url=https://www.brandsynario.com/actor-law-steals-limelight-ippa-awards-2017/ |title=Actor in Law Steals the Limelight at IPPA Awards 2017 |author=Alefyah Hasnain|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301193736/https://www.brandsynario.com/actor-law-steals-limelight-ippa-awards-2017/|archive-date=1 March 2018}}
|-
! style="background:#bfd7ff" colspan="5"|Pakistan International Film Festival
|-
|2018
|Shan Mirza – Actor in Law
|Best Actor (Male)
|{{won}}
|}
=Production awards=
| class="wikitable style"
! Ceremony ! Category ! Project ! Result |
| 15th Lux Style Awards
| rowspan="5"|Best TV Play | rowspan="5" {{nom}} |
| 17th Lux Style Awards
| Muqabil |
| 18th Lux Style Awards |
| 19th Lux Style Awards
| Cheekh |
21st Lux Style Awards
|
| 22nd Lux Style Awards
|Best TV Long Play |
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|6579510}}
- {{Instagram|mustafafahad26}}
- [https://tribune.com.pk/fahad-mustafa Fahad Mustafa at The Express Tribune]
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