Abubakar Bashir Maishadda

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Abubakar Bashir Maishadda
Born
Abubakar Bashir Abdulkarim

(1988-08-02) 2 August 1988 (age 35)
Kano, Nigeria
Nationality Nigerian
EducationNorthwest University
Occupation(s) Producer
Distributor
Chairman of Maishadda Global Resource Ltd
Years active2012 - Present
Parent(s)Bashir Abdulkarim (father), Safiya Sani Na'ibi (mother)
Awards See below

Abubakar Bashir Abdulkarim also known as Abubakar Bashir Maishadda (born 2 August 1988) is a Nigerian film producer who works in kannywood film industry. [1] [2] [3] He is the founder of Maishadda Global Resources LTD, Abubakar Bashir Maishadda has produced numbers of films under his banner in which he featured Kannywood stars such as Ali Nuhu, Sadiq Sani Sadiq, Maryam Yahaya, Yakubu Muhammed, Rahama Sadau in films like Takanas Ta Kano (2014), Daga Murna (2015), Wutar Kara [4] (2019), Hafeez (2019), Mujadala (2019), Mariya (2019), Ana Dara Ga Dare (2018) and Hauwa Kulu (2019), and many other production companies such as Sareena (2019), and The Right Choice (2020), Abubakar Bashir Maishadda is frequently considered as “King of The Box Office”. Abubakar Bashir Maishadda have received several awards including City People Entertainment Awards 2018 and 2019, 2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards best indigenous language categories (Hausa). [5]

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Early life and background

Abubakar Bashir Maishadda was born 2 August 1988 in Dandishe, Dala local government of Kano State, he grew up in Gadon Kaya, Gwale local government of Kano State. [6] He is a son to Alhaji Bashir Abdulkarim Maishadda and Safiya Sani Na'ibi. Abubakar Bashir Maishadda attended Shukura International Nursery and Primary School Kurna for his nursery school, he later moved to Gadon Kaya where he continued his primary school at ACE Academy, he completed his primary and secondary school education from Sheik Bashir El-rayyah School Complex. Abubakar Bashir Maishadda obtained National Diploma in Computer Science and another one in Film making from Northwest University. [7] [8]

Career

Abubakar Bashir Maishadda joined Kannywood film industry in 2012, he joined film industry with the help of Abubakar A.S Mai Kwai, he later met Ibrahim Bala who is also film director in the kannywood film industry, they worked together and produced film titled Ba Girma (2014) which is his first film, Abubakar Bashir Maishadda have produced more 50 films both in Hausa and English. He has collaborated with Kabiru Jammaje to produce English films such as Light and Darkness (2016) In Search of the King (2018), This is the Way (2018). [9] 2019 mark a turning point for Maishadda after releasing Hauwa Kulu (War against rape) (2019) in which he addressed the issue of rape, [10] Hauwa Kulu film won best movie of the year at the 2019 City People Entertainment Awards.

In 2020, Abubakar Bashir Maishadda collaborate with Ali Nuhu and Kabiru Jammaje to produce the highest budgeted film The Right Choice (2020) in which he featured top Nollywood star. [11] [12]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
2015 2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards Best ProducerBinkiceWon
2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards [13] Best FilmSakainaNominated
2017 City People Entertainment Awards Best ProducerNominated
2018 City People Entertainment Awards Best ProducerWon
2019Zuma Festival AwardsBest ProducerMariyaWon
2019 City People Entertainment Awards [14] Best ProducerHauwa KuluWon
2019 City People Entertainment Awards Best FilmHauwa KuluWon
2020 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards [15] Best FilmMariyaNominated

Producer filmography

TitleYear
Binkice2014
Budurwa2014
Tarayya2014
Bakar Inuwa2014
Sakaina2014
Farin Gani2014
Zee Zee2014
Hakkin Miji2014
Munubiya2014
Da’ira2014
Kafin Safiya2014
Gobarar Mata2014
Takanas Ta Kano2015
Dan Gaske2015
Mafiya2015
Daga Murna Anga Jaka2015
Kishiya Da Kishiya2015
Gidan Abinci2016
Kowa Darling2016
Karfen Nasara2016
Tsakar Gidan Jatau2016
Kwamandan Mata2016
Kauyawa2016
Mijin Aro2016
Biki Buduri2016
Kanwar Dubarudu2016
Ruwa A Jallo2016
Burin Fatima2016
Mubeena2016
Bashi Hanji2016
Dije Rama2016
Kalan Dangi2016
Mariya2018
Mujadala2018
This is the Way2018
In Search for The King2018
Ana Dara Ga Dare2018
Sarkakiya2018
Hafeez2019
Sareena2019
Halimatus Sadiya2019
Nadiya2019
Wutar Kara2019
Hauwa Kulu2019
Bana Bakwai2019
Ciwon Idanu Na2019
So Da So2019
The Right Choice2020
Bintu2020

Personal life

On June 18, 2022, Maishadda married a Kannywood actress known as Hassana Muhammad. [16]

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