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, Sang-e-Mar Mar and Ehd-e-Wafa.[1][2][3] For his serial Sang-e-Mar Mar, he has won Hum Award and Lux Style Award for Best Writer.[4][5]

Mustafa Afridi
BornDera Ismail Khan, KPK
OccupationScreenwriter
LanguageUrdu
NationalityPakistani
EducationNational Academy of Performing Arts
Notable worksAseerzadi, Sang-e-Mar Mar, Aangan, Ehd-e-Wafa

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
Key
† Denotes Series that have not yet been released
Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2007 Partition Stories PTV Home wrote the episode Mukti only [1]
2009 Dil-e-Nadan GEO Entertainment [1]
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 mini-serial
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
TBA Firon † [19]

Awards and achievements
Year Ceremony Category Project Result Ref.
2012 Hum Awards Best Television Writer Aseerzadi Nominated
2017 Sang-e-Mar Mar Won [20]
2018 Lux Style Awards Won [21]
2020 Pakistan International Screen Awards Ehd-e-Wafa Nominated [22]
2020 Lux Style Awards Nominated [23]
2023 Sang-e-Mah Won [24]

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