Yasir Nawaz

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Yasir Nawaz
Born
Yasir Nawaz Baloch

(1970-06-22) 22 June 1970 (age 55) [1]
Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Occupations
  • Director
  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Screenwriter
Years active1993 – present
Known for Wrong No. (2015)
Mehrunisa V Lub U (2017)
Wrong No. 2 (2019)
Spouse Nida Yasir (m. 2002)
Children3
Parent Fareed Nawaz Baloch (father)
Relatives Danish Nawaz (brother)

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

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Mainly known as a television actor, he has also directed movies such as Wrong No. (2015), Mehrunisa V Lub U (2017) and Wrong No. 2 (2019). [2]

Early and personal life

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

YearTitleNetworkActorDirectorProducerRef.
1993Badaltay Mausam PTV YesNoNo
1998 Dhoop Mein Sawan YesNoNo [8]
MohlatYesNoNo
1999Aik Mohabat Sau AfsanayYesNoNo [9]
2002JannatYesNoNo
KahaniyanYesNoNo
2003HarjaeeIndus VisionYesNoNo
2006Dil, Diya, Dehleez Hum TV NoYesNo [10]
2008Meri Adhoori Mohabbat Geo TV NoYesNo
2009 Nadaaniyaan YesYesNo [10]
Tanveer Fatima (B.A) YesNoNo
Dil Ki Dehleez Par PTV NoYesNo
Rishtay Mouhabaton KayYesNoNo
2010 Hum Tum Geo Entertainment YesNoYes
Thori Si Wafa Chahiye Geo TV NoYesNo [11]
Zeenat Bint-e-Sakina Hazir Ho YesNoNo
Uraan Geo Entertainment NoYesNo [8]
2012 Saat Pardon Mein Geo TV NoYesNo [12]
Jannat Se Nikali Hui AuratNoYesNo
2013 Shukk ARY Digital NoYesNo
2014 Chup Raho YesYesNo [12]
2015Malaika Urdu 1 NoYesNo
2016 Tum Kon Piya NoYesNo [12]
2017Masoom Express Entertainment YesNoNo
Khudgarz ARY Digital NoYesNo
2018 Dil Mom Ka Diya YesNoNo [13]
2020 Mera Dil Mera Dushman YesNoNo
Bikhray Moti YesNoNo [14]

Telefilms

YearTitleNetworkActorDirector
2013 Anjuman NoYes

Films

YearFilmDirectorProducerScreenwriterActorNotes
2015 Wrong No. YesYesYesYesCameo role [10]
2017 Mehrunisa V Lub U YesYesYesNo [12]
2019 Wrong No. 2 YesYesYesYes [13]
2022 Chakkar YesYesYesYes

Awards and nominations

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

References

  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.
  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.
  10. 1 2 3 "First person: The unusual thespian". Dawn. 18 July 2015.
  11. "Primetime: What goes around comes around". Dawn. 6 June 2010.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Yasir Nawaz announces retirement from showbiz industry". Daily Times. 21 August 2021.
  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. "Lux Style Awards 2011 Nominations". rewaj.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011.
  16. "Lux Style Awards: A trip down memory lane". The Express Tribune. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  17. 14th Lux Style Awards 2015ebuzztoday.com Archived 7 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  18. "Nominations of 15th LUX Style Awards 2016 Unveiled". 30 May 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  19. "2nd ARY Film Awards : Pakistan's biggest awards show held in Dubai". Daily Times. 16 April 2016.
  20. "Social Media Awards 2018". ARY Digital.
  21. "IPPA reveals nominations for the year 2019". 19 October 2019.
  22. "IPPA reveals nominations for its fourth edition". Daily Times. 5 January 2021.
  23. "PISA 2021 announces nominations in 24 categories". The Express Tribune . 6 September 2021.