Usman Mukhtar ( ur, ) (born 27 July 1985) is a Pakistani actor, director, and cinematographer.

Personal life

Mukhtar was born in

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on 27 July 1985, to actress Nasira, who has acted in 158 films and was known for her roles as a villain, while his grandfather was a

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. Because his family did not support his desires to become a movie director, he studied journalism instead of going to film school. At one point, he also wanted to become a professional cricketer, but there too his family dissuaded him. Mukhtar married Zunaira Inam Khan in an intimate Nikkah ceremony in April 2021.

Career

Mukhtar began his career as a filmmaker in 2006 and as a theatre actor in 2007, directing music videos and short films as well as acting in many plays before getting his break as a film actor with a role in the 2016 film ''

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''. He then had a role in the 2018 film '' Parchi'', a movie for which he was also the cinematographer."OYE! Usman Mukhtar"
, 11 February 2018, ''The News''. Retrieved 8 October 2018. In 2019, Mukhtar starred in the

Hum TV Hum TV is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL). Hum Network Limi ...

drama ''

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'', written by

Samira Fazal Samira Fazal ( ur, ) is a Pakistani author and screenwriter. She is best known for writing the scripts for the dramas '' Dastaan'', '' Vasl'', ''Khamoshiyan'', ''Bari Aapa,'' and ''Mera Naseeb'' for which she earned a Lux Style Award for best TV ...

and directed by

Shahzad Kashmiri Shahzad Kashmiri ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television and film director and cinematographer. Kashmiri is best known for his work as a cinematographer in Hum TV drama serials such as ''Humsafar'', ''Bilqees Kaur'', ''Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu'', '' Zard ...

, which marked his acting debut on television. In 2020, Mukhtar hosted the Hum Style Awards. He played the role of "Dr Haris" in another Hum TV drama called ''

Sabaat ''Sabaat'' ( ur, , lit=Stability) is a 2020 Pakistani television series produced by Momina Duraid under MD Productions. It stars Mawra Hocane, Ameer Gilani, Sarah Khan and Usman Mukhtar in lead roles. ''Sabaat'' revolves around two ambitious in ...

''. An upcoming sci-fi movie of Mukhtar is expected in 2022, which is based on the 80's & 90's very popular superhero Umro Ayyar. The film "Umro Ayyar - A New Beginning" title released in Nov 2021.

Filmography

Film

Television

Short film

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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