Adeel Husain ( ur, ) is a
Pakistani actor and director.
He is best known for his roles in ''
Daasi,'' ''
Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu
''Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani drama serial directed by Mehreen Jabbar, based on a novel of the same name written by Farhat Ishtiaq. It was originally aired on Hum TV from 2 March 2012 to 22 June 2012. The drama follows the ...
'', ''
Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai,'' ''
Jackson Heights'' and ''Mera Naseeb''.
Early life and education
Born on 30 June 1978 in
Karachi
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, he earned his
Masters in marketing from
Dublin
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,
Ireland
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.
Career
Acting
Already having painting and drawing as hobbies, he started his career in the 1990s, became a part of the ''City FMs breakfast show and made appearances on the screen in the form of advertisements, selective TV dramas, music videos, and telefilms like ''Duniya Goal Hai'' that ran in
Kara Film Festival
The Karachi International Film Festival, simply known as the Kara Film Festival (Urdu: ''کارا فلم فیسٹیول'' or ''کارا فلم'') was founded in 2001 by the KaraFilm Society, reportedly in response to the declining state of th ...
.
Direction
His first work as director was a car commercial in 2008 for the
HBL ''Car to Car'' campaign and an unreleased brand entertainment project for the Telecom sector by the name of ''Mera Mobile'' which he created and directed. He also worked as a cinematographer in a documentary produced by ''Vizor Studios''.
Filmography
Television
Films
, Denotes films that have not yet been released
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
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Pakistani male film actors
1978 births
Living people
Alumni of Dublin Business School