Yousuf Bashir Qureshi Explained

Yousuf Bashir Qureshi
Birth Date:2 March 1971[1]
Birth Place:Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Label Name:YBQDS

Yousuf Bashir Qureshi, (ur|{{Nastaliq|یوسف بشیر قریشی ; 2 March 1971), commonly known as YBQ,[2] is a Pakistani fashion designer, artist, actor, musician, poet, and farmer.[3] [4] His workplace, which includes his atelier and art and design studios housed in former warehouses known as “The Commune”, is located in Karachi’s City Railway Colony.[2] [5]

Early life

As a child, YBQ attended the Steel Cadet College, a boarding school outside Karachi.[6] His family has a long-standing history in farming, with their ancestral home located in Hasan Abdal. Additionally, through his mother, Abida Bashir, he has familial ties to Ajmer.[7]

Career

After completing his schooling, he continued his higher education in the United States. While studying at the University of Nebraska where he graduated with a degree in Food science - preparing him for a future career as a landowner in Sindh - he also began ballet and developed a passion for fashion, art, and photography.[4] His photographic work has been featured in publications such as Vogue (magazine) and National Geographic.[8] He briefly opened a café in Lincoln, Nebraska, before relocating in 1997 to Santa Monica, California to design costumes for Hollywood.[9] [10] He worked for Madonna, Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morrissette, and for movie outfit at The Matrix.[4]

Qureshi's first designer clothing was a blend of traditional South Asian styles with his own touch.[11] [12] His fashion work is inspired by Sufi mysticism.[13] [14]

In 2004, YBQ relocated back to Pakistan. His family owned warehouses in Karachi became his base to start his career in Pakistan.[9]

He has held several photography exhibitions. YBQ has also engaged in poetry in Dubai.[15] He occasionally performs music and, due to his deep voice, has recorded songs from time to time. For instance, in 2017, he recorded a Sufi-song with singer Natasha Baig.[16] He had a minor role in Shehzad Roy’s music video for the song Jind Jaan.[17]

Qureshi has been teaching courses in fashion design at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture.[18] In addition to his artistic pursuits, he manages the family farm in Mirpur Sakro.[6]

In 2016, Qureshi appeared in a supporting role of the movie at Senti Aur Mental.[19] From that point on, YBQ began making occasional appearances in films and television series.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023NeemShah Alam "Baba Jan"[20]
2024Noor JahanMukhtiar Shah[21]
Kabhi Main Kabhi TumAkram[22]
DuniyapurAurangzeb Adam

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017Senti Aur MentalYousuf Bashir QureshiUnfinished[23]
2019Parey Hut LoveMahmud[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yousuf Bashir Qureshi . Karachi Art Directory . Karachi Biennale Trust . 24 August 2024 . en.
  2. News: Qamar . Saadia . Being YBQ . 11 August 2024 . . 25 November 2012 . en.
  3. News: Collection of artwork: Yousuf Bashir Qureshi displays his 'Recollections' . 29 November 2024 . tribune.com.pk . . 2 June 2015 . en.
  4. News: Bukhari . Timsaal . Have you met this storyteller? YBQ tells his own tale . 11 August 2024 . . 27 June 2015 . en.
  5. News: Rehman . Maliha . A costume show without the costumes . 11 August 2024 . Images . . 22 June 2022 . en.
  6. News: Mansuri . Anam . An artist of the floating world . 11 August 2024 . . 3 July 2010 . en.
  7. News: Nayar . Aashmita . Why Was Noted Pakistani Designer Yousuf Bashir Qureshi Sweeping An Old House In Ajmer? . 24 August 2024 . huffpost.com . HuffPost . 14 January 2016 . en.
  8. News: Abidi . Yusra . Yousuf Bashir Qureshi- A man of Capacity for Wonder! . 14 August 2024 . ARY Blogs . 2 December 2014 . en.
  9. Web site: Yousuf Bashir Qureshi (YBQ) . IFMCH - Bridging the Gap . International Foundation for Mother and Child Health . 11 August 2024.
  10. News: My Philosophy to Living Unapologetically In Conversation with YBQ . 11 August 2024 . Social Diary Magazine . 16 October 2021.
  11. News: Qamar . Saadia . Staying true to the soil . 11 August 2024 . . 29 March 2015 . en.
  12. News: Pakistani artists to light up Washington DC . 11 August 2024 . . 18 September 2023 . en.
  13. Book: Arzumanova . Inna . Mukherjee . Roopali . Banet-Weiser . Sarah . Gray . Herman . Racism postrace . 2019 . Duke University Press . Durham . 978-1-4780-0325-0 . 264–282 . en . Veiled Visibility Racial Performances and Hegemonic Leaks in Pakistani Fashion Week.
  14. News: Akmal . Adeela . The natural nearest form . 11 August 2024 . thenews.com.pk . . 1 June 2018 . en.
  15. News: Pakistan's YBQ to bring poetry to Dubai . 11 August 2024 . gulfnews.com . . 17 October 2018 . en.
  16. News: Khan . Manal Faheem . Natasha Baig's fashionably Sufi collaboration with YBQ . 11 August 2024 . thenews.com.pk . . 6 July 2017 . en.
  17. News: Rehman . Maliha . My sponsors felt my album was too controversial, says Shehzad Roy . 14 August 2024 . Images . 25 February 2016 . en.
  18. Web site: Guzder . Deena . United Pakistan: A Fashionista Designs a Flood Relief Plan . pulitzercenter.org . Pulitzer Center . 24 August 2024 . en . 1 October 2010.
  19. News: Shabbir . Buraq . "Pakistani cinema could become a job provider in the future." . 14 August 2024 . Inline Magazine . . 5 May 2016 . en.
  20. News: Drama, betrayal and heartbreak — these new serials are a must-watch . 14 August 2024 . dailytimes.com.pk . . 3 June 2023 . en.
  21. Web site: I got irritated in the first 15 minutes: Kubra . 13 June 2024 . 24 August 2024 . Daily Times.
  22. Web site: Nadeem . Syed Omer . Everything you need to know about 'Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum' . arydigital.tv . . 14 August 2024 . en.
  23. News: Yasra Rizvi Announces Not to Complete Shoot Of 'Senti Aur Mental'; Releases a Song From Film . 14 August 2024 . PakistaniCinema.Net . 24 December 2021 . en.
  24. News: Shabbir . Buraq . Parey Hut Love trailer hints at a grand melodrama . 14 August 2024 . Instep Today . . 6 May 2019 . en.

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