Asad Mumtaz Malik

Asad Mumtaz Malik is a Pakistani cinematographer, director and actor. He is best known for portraying "Guru" in Hum TV's acclaimed Parizaad. Mumtaz will make his cinematic debut as director with Kubra Khan and Gohar Mumtaz starrer Abhee.

Career

Malik made his debut as a director of photography.[1] In 2012, he served as the D.O.P. of Mehreen Jabbar's Daam. In 2013, he directed television soap series Mein Hari Piya. He further served as the director of photography of Farhat Ishtiaq's Bin Roye (2015) and Umera Ahmad's Alif (2019).[2][3]

In 2022, Malik is set to made his cinematic debut as a director and will direct the Kubra Khan and Gohar Mumtaz starrer Abhee.[4]

Acting career

He made his acting debut in 2021 with Shahzad Kashmiri's directed Parizaad which was based on the novel of same name by Hashim Nadeem. Malik portrayed the character of a transgender, Guru for which he received critical acclaim.[5][6] He will next appear in Syed Ahmed Kamran's Ibn-e-Hawwa alongside Aymen Saleem, Hira Mani and Shehzad Sheikh.[7]

Television
Year Title Notes
2010 Daam Cinematographer
2013 Mein Hari Piya Director
2014 Bhool Director
2015 Bin Roye Cinematographer
2016 Haya Kay Rang Director
2019 Alif Cinematographer
2021 Parizaad Actor; played the role of "Guru"
2022 Ibn-e-Hawwa Actor

References
  1. "Asad Mumtaz Malik who plays Guru in Parizaad shares he was shy to face the camera". Something Haute. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ""I could not control my tears while shooting Alif," shares Asad Mumtaz Malik". Something Haute. 20 October 2021.
  3. "Asad Mumtaz Malik is Going to Work For a Hollywood Film". Propakistani. December 12, 2019.
  4. Irfan ul Haq (25 November 2020). "Kubra Khan and Goher Mumtaz are shooting a romantic thriller in Kashmir". Dawn Images.
  5. "Most trans characters on TV have been stereotypes: Asad Malik Mumtaz". Tribune. 8 January 2022.
  6. Sadaf Haider (21 December 2021). "The good, the bad and the strange — 2021 in dramas". Dawn Images.
  7. "Aymen Saleem, Hira Mani and Shahzad Sheikh to star in new drama, Ibn-e-Hawa". cutacut. 25 January 2022.


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