Yasir Nawaz

Yasir Nawaz
Yasir Nawaz
Born	Yasir Nawaz Baloch; 22 June 1970 (age 53); Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupations	Director; Actor; Producer; Screenwriter;
Years active	1993 – present
Known for	Wrong No. (2015); Mehrunisa V Lub U (2017); Wrong No. 2 (2019)
Spouse	Nida Yasir (m. 2002)
Children	3
Parent	Fareed Nawaz Baloch (father)
Relatives	Danish Nawaz (brother)

Last updated June 21, 2024

Yasir Nawaz Baloch is a Pakistani director, producer, screenwriter, actor and former model.

Early and personal life

Yasir was born to Fareed Nawaz Baloch, an actor who had more than 100 TV plays to his credit and also performed in two films, in a family of four children.^[3]

He is a Sindhi-Baloch by ethnicity but identifies as a Sindhi in terms of culture.^[4]

He is the elder brother of fellow actor-director and comedian Danish Nawaz.^[5]

He married Nida Yasir (born Pasha), a producer, actress and host, in 2002 and they have three children together.^[6]

Career

Baloch started his career as an actor and model. Later he started direction and production of television dramas.^[7]

Filmography

Television serials

Year	Title	Network	Actor	Director	Producer	Ref.
1993	Badaltay Mausam	PTV	Yes	No	No
1998	Dhoop Mein Sawan		Yes	No	No	^[8]
1998	Mohlat		Yes	No	No
1999	Aik Mohabat Sau Afsanay		Yes	No	No	^[9]
2002	Jannat		Yes	No	No
2002	Kahaniyan		Yes	No	No
2003	Harjaee	Indus Vision	Yes	No	No
2006	Dil, Diya, Dehleez	Hum TV	No	Yes	No	^[10]
2008	Meri Adhoori Mohabbat	Geo TV	No	Yes	No
2009	Nadaaniyaan		Yes	Yes	No	^[10]
	Tanveer Fatima (B.A)		Yes	No	No
	Dil Ki Dehleez Par	PTV	No	Yes	No
	Rishtay Mouhabaton Kay	PTV	Yes	No	No
2010	Hum Tum	Geo Entertainment	Yes	No	Yes
	Thori Si Wafa Chahiye	Geo TV	No	Yes	No	^[11]
	Zeenat Bint-e-Sakina Hazir Ho	Geo TV	Yes	No	No
	Uraan	Geo Entertainment	No	Yes	No	^[8]
2012	Saat Pardon Mein	Geo TV	No	Yes	No	^[12]
2012	Jannat Se Nikali Hui Aurat	Geo TV	No	Yes	No
2013	Shukk	ARY Digital	No	Yes	No
2014	Chup Raho	ARY Digital	Yes	Yes	No	^[12]
2015	Malaika	Urdu 1	No	Yes	No
2016	Tum Kon Piya	Urdu 1	No	Yes	No	^[12]
2017	Masoom	Express Entertainment	Yes	No	No
2017	Khudgarz	ARY Digital	No	Yes	No
2018	Dil Mom Ka Diya		Yes	No	No	^[13]
2020	Mera Dil Mera Dushman		Yes	No	No
2020	Bikhray Moti		Yes	No	No	^[14]
2022	Dil Zaar Zaar	Geo Entertainment	Yes	No	No
2022	Chaudhry and Sons	Geo Entertainment	Yes	No	No
2023	Hona Tha Pyar	Aan TV	No	Yes	Yes
2024	Inspector Sabiha	Express Entertainment	Yes	No	No

Telefilms

Year	Title	Network	Actor	Director
1996	Peela Jora	PTV	Yes	No
1997	Putli Ghar		Yes	No
1998	Chalo Phir Sey Muskurayain		Yes	No
1998	Saiban Sheeshay Ka		Yes	No
1999	No. 9		Yes	No
2004	Maa aur Mamta (Masoom)	Indus Vision	Yes	No
2010	Baal Baal Bach Gaye	Geo TV	No	Yes
2011	Shadi Ka Chand		No	Yes
2013	Anjuman		No	Yes
2015	Upar Gori Ka Makaan	Hum TV	No	Yes
2021	Uff Yeh Biwiyaan	Ary Digital	Yes	No
2022	Mohabbat 5 KG	Express Entertainment	Yes	No

Films

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Screenwriter	Actor	Notes
2015	Wrong No.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Cameo role^[10]
2017	Mehrunisa V Lub U	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	^[12]
2019	Wrong No. 2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	^[13]
2022	Chakkar	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Web


Year	Title	Actor	Director	Producer	Platform	Notes
2020	Ustad	Yes	No	No	See Prime on YouTube	Short film^[15]
2022	Phir Say Nadaaniyan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Farid Nawaz Productions on YouTube	Web series; Nadaaniyan spin-off

Awards and nominations

Ceremony	Category	Project	Result
10th Lux Style Awards ^[16]	Best TV Director	Thori Si Wafa Chahiye	Nominated
11th Lux Style Awards ^[17]		Uraan
14th Lux Style Awards ^[18]		Shukk
15th Lux Style Awards ^[19]	Best Film	Wrong No.
2nd ARY Film Awards ^[20]	Best Director	Wrong No.
ARY Digital Social Media Awards^[21]	Best Actor Male (Serial)	Dil Mom Ka Diya
3rd IPPA Awards^[22]	Best Actor (Serial)	Dil Mom Ka Diya
4th IPPA Awards^[23]	Best Film	Wrong No. 2
4th IPPA Awards^[23]	Best Director (Film)	Wrong No. 2
2nd Pakistan International Screen Awards ^[24]	Best TV Actor – Jury	Bikhray Moti

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References

↑ Profile on MyHeritage
↑ "Wrong No. 2 crosses the 200 million mark". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
↑ "KARACHI: Farid Nawaz passes away" (16 December 2001), Dawn News. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
↑ "Yasir Nawaz announces his first commercial film in Sindhi". Something Haute. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2023. I felt that I'm a Sindhi and it is required of me to direct a Sindhi film.
↑ "Brother of Danish Nawaz Baloch and information about career". InsightPakistan.com. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
↑ "Nida Yasir and Yasir Nawaz's loved-up anniversary photos!". BOL News . 6 June 2022.
↑ "Interview with Yasir Nawaz". mag4you.com. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
1 2 "#ThrowbackThursday: Mehreen Jabbar recalls shooting for Dhoop Mein Sawan". Express Tribune. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
↑ "Aik Mohabat Sau Afsanay". Archived from the original on 19 April 2023.
1 2 3 "First person: The unusual thespian". Dawn. 18 July 2015.
↑ "Primetime: What goes around comes around". Dawn. 6 June 2010.
1 2 3 4 "Yasir Nawaz announces retirement from showbiz industry". Daily Times. 21 August 2021.
1 2 Buraq Shabbir (3 June 2019). "Yasir Nawaz on his role in Wrong No. 2". The News.
↑ Haq, Irfan Ul (3 August 2019). "Yasir Nawaz and Neelam Muneer's upcoming drama, Bikhre Moti is about child abuse". DAWN Images. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019.
↑ "See Prime releases short film Ustad, featuring Yasir Nawaz". 10 October 2020.
↑ "Lux Style Awards 2011 Nominations". rewaj.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011.
↑ "Lux Style Awards: A trip down memory lane". The Express Tribune. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
↑ 14th Lux Style Awards 2015 ebuzztoday.com ^{[ dead link ]}
↑ "Nominations of 15th LUX Style Awards 2016 Unveiled" . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
↑ "2nd ARY Film Awards : Pakistan's biggest awards show held in Dubai". Daily Times. 16 April 2016.
↑ "Social Media Awards 2018". ARY Digital.
↑ "IPPA reveals nominations for the year 2019". 19 October 2019.
↑ "IPPA reveals nominations for its fourth edition". Daily Times. 5 January 2021.
↑ "PISA 2021 announces nominations in 24 categories". The Express Tribune . 6 September 2021.

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[1] Profile on MyHeritage

[2] "Wrong No. 2 crosses the 200 million mark". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

[3] "KARACHI: Farid Nawaz passes away" (16 December 2001), Dawn News. Retrieved 6 February 2019.

[4] "Yasir Nawaz announces his first commercial film in Sindhi". Something Haute. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2023. I felt that I'm a Sindhi and it is required of me to direct a Sindhi film.

[5] "Brother of Danish Nawaz Baloch and information about career". InsightPakistan.com. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

[6] "Nida Yasir and Yasir Nawaz's loved-up anniversary photos!". BOL News . 6 June 2022.

[7] "Interview with Yasir Nawaz". mag4you.com. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

[dhoop-8] 1 2 "#ThrowbackThursday: Mehreen Jabbar recalls shooting for Dhoop Mein Sawan". Express Tribune. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2022.

[9] "Aik Mohabat Sau Afsanay". Archived from the original on 19 April 2023.

[first-10] 1 2 3 "First person: The unusual thespian". Dawn. 18 July 2015.

[11] "Primetime: What goes around comes around". Dawn. 6 June 2010.

[daily-12] 1 2 3 4 "Yasir Nawaz announces retirement from showbiz industry". Daily Times. 21 August 2021.

[role-13] 1 2 Buraq Shabbir (3 June 2019). "Yasir Nawaz on his role in Wrong No. 2". The News.

[14] Haq, Irfan Ul (3 August 2019). "Yasir Nawaz and Neelam Muneer's upcoming drama, Bikhre Moti is about child abuse". DAWN Images. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019.

[15] "See Prime releases short film Ustad, featuring Yasir Nawaz". 10 October 2020.

[16] "Lux Style Awards 2011 Nominations". rewaj.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011.

[17] "Lux Style Awards: A trip down memory lane". The Express Tribune. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

[18] 14th Lux Style Awards 2015 ebuzztoday.com ^{[ dead link ]}

[19] "Nominations of 15th LUX Style Awards 2016 Unveiled" . Retrieved 18 December 2023.

[20] "2nd ARY Film Awards : Pakistan's biggest awards show held in Dubai". Daily Times. 16 April 2016.

[21] "Social Media Awards 2018". ARY Digital.

[22] "IPPA reveals nominations for the year 2019". 19 October 2019.

[23] "IPPA reveals nominations for its fourth edition". Daily Times. 5 January 2021.

[24] "PISA 2021 announces nominations in 24 categories". The Express Tribune . 6 September 2021.

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Yasir Nawaz
Born	Yasir Nawaz Baloch (1970-06-22) 22 June 1970 (age 53)^[1] Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupations	Director Actor Producer Screenwriter
Years active	1993 – present
Known for	Wrong No. (2015) Mehrunisa V Lub U (2017) Wrong No. 2 (2019)
Spouse	Nida Yasir (m. 2002)
Children	3
Parent	Fareed Nawaz Baloch (father)
Relatives	Danish Nawaz (brother)