Mustafa Afridi Explained

Mustafa Afridi
Birth Place:	Dera Ismail Khan, KPK
Occupation:	Screenwriter
Nationality:	Pakistani
Education:	National Academy of Performing Arts
Notableworks:	Aseerzadi, Sang-e-Mar Mar, Aangan, Ehd-e-Wafa

Mustafa Afridi (Urdu: {{Nq|مصطفیٰ آفریدی) is a screenwriter and occasional actor from Pakistan, known for his television plays in Urdu television industry such as Aseerzadi, Sang-e-Mar Mar and Ehd-e-Wafa.^{[1] [2] [3]} He is the recipient of a Hum Award and two Lux Style Awards of Best Television Writer.^{[4] [5]}

Early life and career

Afridi joined the industry as writer after getting education from National Academy of Arts. 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 also.^{[6] [7]}

Notable work

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Year	Title	Network	Notes
2007	Partition Stories	PTV Home	Episode "Mukti"
2009	Dil-e-Nadan	GEO Entertainment
2010	Chaand Pe Dastak	Hum TV	Ramadan special
2011	Khandaan-e-Shuglia	ARY Digital
2011	Phir Chand Pe Dastak	Hum TV	Ramadan special
2013	Aseerzadi			^[8]
2014	Firaaq			^[9]
2016–2017	Sang-e-Mar Mar			^[10] ^[11]
2017	Yeh Raha Dil			^[12]
	Mohabbat.PK		Miniseries
2018	Laila		Short film	^[13]
2018–2019	Aangan	Hum TV	based on Khadija Mastoor's novel Aangan	^[14] ^[15]
2019	Superstar		feature film, wrote dialogues only	^[16]
2019–2020	Ehd-e-Wafa	Hum TV	^[17] ^[18]
2022	Sang-e-Mah
2024	Zard Patton Ka Bunn
TBA	Firon		^[19]

Awards and achievements

Year	Ceremony	Category	Project	Result
2012	Hum Awards	Best Television Writer	Aseerzadi
2017	Sang-e-Mar Mar			^[20]
2018			scope=row	Lux Style Awards		^[21]
2020	scope=row		Pakistan International Screen Awards	Ehd-e-Wafa		^[22]
2020	scope=row rowspan="2"		Lux Style Awards			^[23]
2023	Sang-e-Mah			^[24]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Top-rated writers today Zafar Mairaj Umera Ahmed Mustafa Afridi Faiza Iftikhar Farhat Ishtiaq. 22 March 2020. The News International. 6 July 2021. Omair Alavi.
2. Web site: Mustafa Afridi – The Man With The Golden Pen. 18 September 2019. www.hum.tv.
3. Web site: Writing in role models. 9 March 2020. The News International. Amna Haider Isani.
4. Web site: Hum Awards 2017 a rousing success. 30 April 2017. Pakistan Today. 6 July 2021.
5. Web site: . ڈان نیوز. 21 February 2018 .
6. Web site: Mustafa Afridi and Ehteshamuddin: Meet the Men Behind Aangan!. 13 February 2019. www.hum.tv.
7. Web site: THE TUBE (THE WEEK THAT WAS Aangan Hum TV, Thursdays 8.00 pm). 27 January 2019. Dawn News. Fouzia Nasir Ahmad.
8. Web site: . 2 January 2017. ڈان نیوز. 6 July 2021. صدف حیدر.
9. News: Three Pakistani dramas that dare to be different. Dawn. Zoya Anwer. 28 October 2014.
10. Web site: Sang e Mar Mar: Truly a masterpiece. 21 January 2017. Express Tribune. Mahwash Badar.
11. Web site: Sange Mar Mar is not just Shireen & Aurang's love story. 13 November 2016. Hip in Pakistan. Rozina Bhutto.
12. Web site: HUM TV drama 'Yeh Raha Dil' continues to be a drag!. 7 March 2017. Hip in Pakistan. Saira Khan.
13. Web site: Short film, Laila, is engaging. The Mews International. 7 July 2021.
14. Web site: The story of 'Aangan' is both universal and ageless: Mustafa Afridi. 28 September 2018. Daily Times. Ally Adnan.
15. Web site: Sonya Hussyn and Ahsan Khan's first look from Aangan is out. 16 November 2018. DAWN IMAGES.
16. Web site: Mahira Khan reveals first look from upcoming film 'Superstar'. 8 June 2019. The Nation.
17. Web site: Ehd-e-Wafa was no Alpha Bravo Charlie but it didn't have to be. 20 March 2020. DAWN IMAGES. Sadaf Haider.
18. Web site: Pakistani TV show 'Ehd e Wafa' to release in cinemas. 2 March 2020. Gulf News. Usman Ghafoor.
19. Web site: Mohammed Ehteshamuddin's next TV play, Firon, will tackle domestic violence. The News International. 7 July 2021. Buraq Shabbir.
20. Web site: Glamour and glitz blaze 5th Hum Awards. 1 May 2017. Dawn News.
21. Web site: 'Baaghi' and 'Punjab Nahi Jaungi' stole the show at Lux Style Awards 2018. 21 February 2018. Express Tribune.
22. Web site: Nominations for the first ever Pakistan International Screen Awards are out. 8 February 2020. Dawn Images.
23. Web site: Lux Style Awards announces nominations for its 20th edition. Images. 26 August 2021. 18 August 2022. Images Staff.
24. Web site: Lux Style Awards 2023 nominations out now: Pasoori, Joyland, Mere Humsafar reign supreme . 27 September 2023 . The Express Tribune.