Ahsaan Qureshi

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Ahsaan Qureshi
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Qureshi during a visit to Kuwait
Born
Nationality Indian
Occupation(s) Comedian, Actor
Years active1995 - Present
Known for The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

Ahsaan Qureshi, also known as Ehsaan Qureshi, is an Indian stand-up comedian. He was born in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. He is the 2005 runner-up of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge , a stand-up comedy competition on Star One. [1] Qureshi has been a stage performer for the last 20 years. Most of his jokes focus on political satire and social issues. He had put in his name for the reality show at the behest of his friends. Lately he has been seen acting in a Bollywood movie, Bombay to Goa released in 2007, Ek Paheli Leela released in 2015, and the Bhojpuri film Hanuman Bhakt Hawaldar released in 2007. He was seen in SAB TV comedy show Hum Aapke Ghar Mein Rehte Hain . [2] He was a contestant in Bigg Boss 2 in 2007.

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Filmography

YearFilmRole
2007 Bombay to Goa Abudul Karim Telgi
Hanuman Bhakt Hawaldar (Bhojpuri film)
2010Bhavnao Ko SamjhoAdvocate Babulal Fansiwala
2012 Ab Hoga Dharna Unlimited Tillu
2015 Ek Paheli Leela Maan Singh
Mere Genie Uncle Sher Khan
2019 Wig Boss Friend

Television

YearSerialRoleTV ChannelNotes
2005 The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Contestant Star One First Runner-up
2006 Takeshi's Castle [3] Narrator Pogo TV Hindi dubbed version
2008 Bigg Boss 2 Contestant Colors TV Evicted in week 9 [4]
2009 Raju Hazir Ho Himself NDTV Imagine
2015 Tu Mera Hero Himself as Talent Show Judge Star Plus Special appearance
Hum Aapke Ghar Mein Rehte Hain Professor Jai Prakash Tripathi SAB TV
2017 The Kapil Sharma Show Himself Sony TV Episode 93
Guest appearance with Sunil Pal and Raju Srivastav
2017-2018 Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai Principal Pandey Sony TV

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