Imran Ashraf

Imran Ashraf Awan (born 11 September 1989, in Peshawar) is a Pakistani actor and writer.[1][2][3] Imran started his acting career in 2011. He gained recognition and critical acclaim for his appearances in Dil Lagi, Alif Allah Aur Insaan, Raqs e Bismil and Ranjha Ranjha Kardi. Imran Ashraf won Best Actor Lux Style Award for playing mentally challenged popular character Bhola in Ranjha Ranjha Kardi.

For the Qatari cricketer, see Imran Ashraf (cricketer).

Imran Ashraf
Born (1989-09-11) 11 September 1989
Peshawar, Pakistan
OccupationActor, writer
Years active2011–present
Known for
Spouse(s)
Kiran Imran
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(m. 2018)​
Children1
AwardsLux Style Award Best Actor Popular 2020

Early life and education

Imran Ashraf was born on 11 September 1989 in Peshawar.[4][5] He got his early education in Abbottabad. His father was a banker and family roots in Sialkot. Imran belongs to a simple and non-artistic family, no one from his family belongs to Showbiz. In 2018, he married Kiran Imran.[6] The couple has a son Roham Ashraf.[5][6]

Career

Debut and struggles (2011-2016)

He started his career in 2009 Wafa Kaisi Kahan Ka Ishq in a supporting role. He appeared in several shows in supporting roles but failed to grab attention. He played minor characters in several dramas.

Recognition and critical acclaim (2016-2018)

In 2016 he gained recognition for his performance in Dil Lagi, Gul-e-Rana and Jhoot. He also won the Viewers Choice award for Best Supporting Actor.

Further, in 2017, He gained popularity and critical acclaim for his performance as a transgender in Alif Allah Aur Insaan and won an award at the 6th Hum Awards. In 2018, he wrote drama serial Tabeer and was nominated for the Best writer at 7th Hum Awards.[7]

Breakthrough and stardom (2019)

He rose to fame and went to the peak of his career by playing the role of mentally-challenged Bhola in Ranjha Ranjha Kardi. He became a household name after this drama. After it, he appeared in Inkaar, Jaal, and Rani Nokrani. Then He performed in romantic drama Kahin Deep Jaley, which is a popular drama and was top drama and used to be on trending on No. 1. It is one of the biggest dramas of 2019. He also walked on-ramp as a showstopper for Emraan Rajput.

Commercial success and accolades (2020-present)

In 2020 he worked in Mushk which is written by Imran himself. He played the protagonist alongside Urwa Hocane and Momal Sheikh. Mushk was well received by critics and became a moderate success.[8]

In December 2020, He won Best Actor - Popular award at Lux Style Awards for playing mentally challenged character in Ranjha Ranjha kardi.

In 2021, he again rose to fame by playing the character of Moosa in HUM TV's Raqs e Bismil alongside Sarah Khan. His performance got huge appreciation by audience and critics.

He will also make his film debut in upcoming feature film Dum Mastam alongside Amar Khan, set to be released in May 2022.[9]

Imran is once again paired up with Urwa Hocane in Geo Entertainment upcoming serial Badzaat.

Filmography
Key
denotes work that has not been released yet
Is still on television

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Boota from Toba Tek Singh as a child star[10]
2011 Wafa Kaisi Kahan Ka Ishq Ghalib
2012 Nadamat
Jazeera
Baandi Kamyar
Ab Ke Sawan Barsay
2012-2013 Hisar E Ishq
2013-2015 Meri Maa Adnan
2013 Kaala Jadu (season 2)
Kohar
Noor e Nazar Imroze
Woh
2014 Jhooti
Gumaan
Mere Meherbaan Shehryar
Shehr-e-Ajnabi Sufiyan
Chingari
Rang Baaz [11]
Noori
Sadqay Tumhare
Meka Aur Susral Sarmad Chaudhry
Roothi Roothi Zindagi
2015 Mohabbat Aag Si Arshad
Pardes Jawad
2015-2016 Gul-e-Rana Ashar
2015 Abro Hamid
Ishq Nachaya Ramzi
Faltu Larki Tabish
Jhoot Jamal
2016 Dil Lagi Dastageer
2016 Baba Ki Rani Sajid
2016-2017 Bad Gumaan Jawad
Shehrnaz Nofil
Khuda Mera Bhi Hai Zaahir
Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain (Season 2) Various characters Episode 6, 17, 26, 34
2017 Dil-e-Jaanam Haris
2017-2018 Alif Allah Aur Insaan Shammu
Toh Dil Ka Kia Hua Tipu
Main Maa Nahi Banna Chahti Faris
2018 Tabeer Yasir Writer also
Paimanay
Lashkara Sunny
Dil Mom Ka Diya Azhar
Kabhi Band Kabhi Baja Hassan Episode 17
2018-2019 Ranjha Ranjha Kardi Ghulam Mohiuddin; Bhola [12]
Siskiyan
2019 Jaal Zaid
Inkaar Rehan Chaudhary [13]
Rani Nokrani Abdullah
Kahin Deep Jaley Zeeshan [14]
2020-2021 Mushk Adam Writer also[15]
Raqs e Bismil Moosa [16]
2021 Hum Tum Aliyan Telefilm
2022 Badzaat Wali [17]
Chaudhry and Sons Billu [18]

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2022 Dum Mastam Bao Debut film[19]

Awards and nominations
Award Category/recipient(s) Result
Viewers Choice Award 2016 Best Actor Supporting Role - Dil Lagi Won
International Pakistan Prestige Awards 2017 Best Actor Supporting Role - Dil Lagi Won
Hum Awards 2017 Best Actor Supporting Role - Gul-e-Rana Nominated
Hum Awards 2018 Best Actor Supporting Role - Alif Allah Aur Insaan Won
Hum Awards 2019 Best Writer - Tabeer Nominated
Bold Awards 2019 Best Actor of the year - Ranjha ranjha kardi Won
bold Awards 2019 Best social media sensation - social media Won
10th Pakistan Achievement Awards 2019 Best Actor Television -Year 2018-19 Won
Lux Style Awards 2020 Best actor - viewers choice Ranjha Ranjha Kardi Won

References
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  2. Haider, Sadaf (17 February 2016). "My heroine won't allow anyone to slap her: Faiza Iftikhar & Nadeem Baig on upcoming TV drama Dil Lagi". Images.dawn.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. "Ayesha Khan's Khuda Mera Bhi Hai will highlight a social taboo". The Express Tribune. 7 October 2016. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  4. "Birthday wishes pour in as Imran Ashraf turns 32". Daily Pakistan (newspaper). 11 September 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  5. "Imran Ashraf - Biography, Career, Personal and Filmi Life". Parhlo.
  6. "Imran Ashraf sends love to wife Kiran Imran on her birthday". Geo News. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  7. Haq, Irfan Ul (22 December 2017). "Iqra Aziz and Shehzad Sheikh pair up again for upcoming serial". Images.dawn.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  8. "Urwa Hocane & Imran Ashraf gear up for a project together". 4 November 2019. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  9. Mohammad Kamran Jawaid (24 February 2022). "Dum Mastam unveils a glitzy trailer and a not so surprising Eid release date". Dawn Images. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  10. "I'm lucky I have worked with Khalilur Rehman. His dialogues are the best: Imran Ashraf". Daily Times. 15 October 2016.
  11. "My acting was so bad that project heads wanted my scene removed: Imran Ashraf". Images. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  12. Farooqui, Wardah (17 November 2020). "Imran Ashraf as 'Bhola' Ahmad's Heart Warming Session Goes Viral!". dnd.com.pk. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  13. ZIA, IMAN (19 April 2019). "Imran Ashraf Just Responded To Haters Criticizing Him For Playing A Psycho In New Drama "Inkaar"". MangoBaaz. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  14. Isani, Aamna Haider. "Imran Ashraf & Neelum Muneer take up new roles in this romance". The News International. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  15. Waqas, Maliha (30 July 2020). "Imran Ashraf & Urwa are coming together on TV screens soon". The Nation (Pakistan). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  16. "Imran Ashraf starrer 'Raqs-e-Bismil' to air from December 25". Daily Times. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  17. Images Staff (15 March 2022). "New drama Badzaat starring Imran Ashraf Awan, Urwa Hocane and Ali Abbas is coming soon". Images.
  18. "Ayeza and Imran Ashraf's Ramadan drama's first teaser released". dailytimes.com.pk. 28 March 2022.
  19. "Imran Ashraf and Amar Khan to make film debut with Dum Mastam". 26 October 2019.
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