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Yasir Nawaz
Born
Yasir Nawaz Baloch

(1970-06-22) 22 June 1970 (age 54)[1]
Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Occupations
  • Director
  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Screenwriter
Years active1993 – present
Known forWrong No. (2015)
Mehrunisa V Lub U (2017)
Wrong No. 2 (2019)
SpouseNida Yasir (m. 2002)
Children3
ParentFareed Nawaz Baloch (father)
RelativesDanish Nawaz (brother)

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

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

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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

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

Filmography

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Television serials

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Year Title Network Actor Director Producer Ref.
1993 Badaltay Mausam PTV Yes No No
1998 Dhoop Mein Sawan Yes No No [8]
Mohlat Yes No No
1999 Aik Mohabat Sau Afsanay Yes No No [9]
2002 Jannat Yes No No
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 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 Yes No No
Uraan Geo Entertainment No Yes No [8]
2012 Saat Pardon Mein Geo TV No Yes No [12]
Jannat Se Nikali Hui Aurat No Yes No
2013 Shukk ARY Digital No Yes No
2014 Chup Raho Yes Yes No [12]
2015 Malaika Urdu 1 No Yes No
2016 Tum Kon Piya No Yes No [12]
2017 Masoom Express Entertainment Yes No No
Khudgarz ARY Digital No Yes No
2018 Dil Mom Ka Diya Yes No No [13]
2020 Mera Dil Mera Dushman Yes No No
Bikhray Moti Yes No No [14]
2022 Dil Zaar Zaar Geo Entertainment Yes No No
Chaudhry and Sons Yes No No
2023 Hona Tha Pyar Aan TV No Yes Yes
2024 Inspector Sabiha Express Entertainment Yes No No

Telefilms

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Year Title Network Actor Director
1996 Peela Jora PTV Yes No
1997 Putli Ghar Yes No
1998 Chalo Phir Sey Muskurayain Yes No
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
2023 Khul Gayee Qismat Ary Digital Yes No

Films

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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

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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

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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
ARY Digital Social Media Awards[21] Best Actor Male (Serial) Dil Mom Ka Diya
3rd IPPA Awards[22] Best Actor (Serial)
4th IPPA Awards[23] Best Film Wrong No. 2
Best Director (Film)
2nd Pakistan International Screen Awards[24] Best TV Actor – Jury Bikhray Moti

References

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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.
  8. ^ a b "#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. ^ a b c "First person: The unusual thespian". Dawn. 18 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Primetime: What goes around comes around". Dawn. 6 June 2010.
  12. ^ a b c d "Yasir Nawaz announces retirement from showbiz industry". Daily Times. 21 August 2021.
  13. ^ a b 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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