Imran Ashraf

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Imran Ashraf
عمران اشرف
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Imran Ashraf in 2022
Born
Imran Ashraf Awan

(1989-09-11) 11 September 1989 (age 36)
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
OccupationsActor
Screenwriter
Host
Years active2011–present
Spouse
Kiran Ashfaq
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(m. 2018; div. 2022)​
Children1

Imran Ashraf Awan (born 11 September 1989) is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter, and host.[1][2]

Ashraf has been noted for his acting in television serials such as Dil Lagi (2016), Alif Allah Aur Insaan (2017–2018), and Raqs-e-Bismil (2020–2021). He is best known for portraying the mentally challenged 'Bhola' in Ranjha Ranjha Kardi (2018–2019) for which he won the Best TV Actor award at the 19th Lux Style Awards.[citation needed]

Early and personal life

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Imran Ashraf was born on 11 September 1989 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[3][4] His father was a banker, while the family roots lie in Sialkot, Punjab.[5][6]

In 2018, he married Kiran Ashfaq.[7] The couple has a son, Roham Ashraf.[4][7] They divorced in 2022.[8]

Career

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Actor

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After starring as a child in Boota from Toba Tek Singh in 1999,[9] he made his debut as an adult with Wafa Kaisi Kahan Ka Ishq in 2011, having moved to Karachi in 2010 following the failure of the family business.[10]

Further, in 2017, he appeared as a transgender person in Alif Allah Aur Insaan and won an award at the 6th Hum Awards. In 2018, he wrote the drama serial Tabeer and was nominated for Best Writer at the 7th Hum Awards.[11] In 2018, his performance as a mentally challenged Bhola in Kashif Nisar's directed Ranjha Ranjha Kardi established his career as a leading actor and earned him the Lux Style Award for Best TV Actor - Viewer's choice.[12][13]

Screenwriter

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In 2018, he wrote and acted in Tabeer.[citation needed]

In 2020, he wrote and acted in Mushk.[14]

Host

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In 2023, Ashraf began hosting the comedy talk show Mazaaq Raat.[15]

Filmography

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Television serials

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Year Title Role Screenwriter Network Notes
1999 Boota from Toba Tek Singh PTV Child star[9]
2010-2011 Wafa Kaisi Kahan Ka Ishq Ghalib Hum TV Debut
2012 Nadamat
Jazeera Bilal Urdu 1
Baandi Kamyar ARY Digital
Ab Ke Sawan Barsay Express TV
2012-2013 Hisar E Ishq Urdu 1
2013-2015 Meri Maa Adnan Geo Entertainment
2013 Kaala Jadu (season 2) ARY Digital
Kohar Urdu 1
Noor e Nazar Imroze PTV Home
Woh Hum TV
2014 Jhooti Express TV
Gumaan
Mere Meherbaan Shehryar Hum TV
Shehr-e-Ajnabi Sufiyan A-Plus
Chingari Express TV
Rangbaaz [10]
Noori TV One
Sadqay Tumhare Hum TV
Meka Aur Susral Sarmad Chaudhry ARY Digital
Roothi Roothi Zindagi Express TV
2015 Mohabbat Aag Si Arshad Hum TV
Pardes Jawad
Abro Hamid
Ishq Nachaya Ramzi Express TV
Faltu Larki Tabish A-Plus
Jhoot Jamal Hum TV
2015-2016 Gul-e-Rana Ashar
2016 Dil Lagi Dastageer ARY Digital
Baba Ki Rani Sajid
2016-2017 Bad Gumaan Jawad Hum TV
Shehrnaz Nofil Urdu 1
Khuda Mera Bhi Hai Zaahir ARY Digital
Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain (Season 2) Various characters Hum TV 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 Yes
Paimanay Urdu 1
Lashkara Sunny ARY Digital
Dil Mom Ka Diya Azhar
Kabhi Band Kabhi Baja Hassan Express TV Episode 17
2018-2019 Ranjha Ranjha Kardi Ghulam Mohiuddin; Bhola Hum TV [16]
Siskiyan BOL TV
2019 Jaal Zaid Hum TV
Inkaar Rehan Chaudhary [17]
Rani Nokrani Abdullah Express TV
Kahin Deep Jaley Zeeshan Geo Entertainment [18]
2020-2021 Mushk Adam Yes Hum TV [19]
Raqs e Bismil Moosa [20]
2022 Badzaat Wali Geo Entertainment [21]
Chaudhry and Sons Billu [22]
2023 Heer Da Hero Hero Butt
2023-2024 Namak Haram Mureed Hum TV [23]
2025 Masoom Dilshad Faisalabadi
Ghulam Badshah Sundri Ghulam Green Entertainment

Films

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Year Title Role Director Notes
2022 Dum Mastam Sikandar Mohammed Ehteshamuddin Debut film[24]
2024 Kattar Karachi Sikandar Abdul Wali Baloch Short film[25]
2025 Enna Nu Rehna Sehna Nai Aunda TBA Rupan Ban and Surinder Arora Debut Punjabi film

Television shows

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Year Title Role Network
2023–present Mazaaq Raat Host Dunya News

Music video

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Year Title Details Ref.
2022 Tera Deewana By Adnan Dhool [26]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2017 5th Hum Awards Best Supporting Actor Gul-e-Rana Nominated
2018 6th Hum Awards Alif Allah Aur Insaan Won
2019 7th Hum Awards Best Writer Drama Serial Tabeer Nominated
2020 19th Lux Style Awards Best TV Actor (Viewers' Choice) Ranjha Ranjha Kardi Won [27]
2021 20th Lux Style Awards Kahin Deep Jale Nominated [28]
2022 8th Hum Awards Best Actor Popular Raqs e Bismil Nominated [29]
Best Actor Jury Nominated [30]
21st Lux Style Awards Best TV Actor (Viewers' Choice) Nominated [31]
Best TV Actor (Critics' Choice) Nominated
2023 22nd Lux Style Awards Best Film Actor Dum Mastam Nominated
2025 10th Hum Awards Best TV Actor (Viewers' Choice) Namak Haram Nominated
24th Lux Style Awards Best TV Actor (Viewers' Choice) Nominated [32]
Best Film Actor Kattar Karachi Nominated

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