Mustafa Afridi


Mustafa Afridi is a screenwriter and occasional actor from Pakistan, known for his television plays in Urdu television industry such as Aseerzadi, Sang-e-Mar Mar and Ehd-e-Wafa. He is the recipient of a Hum Award and two Lux Style Awards for Best Television Writer.

Early life and education

Afridi joined the industry as writer after getting education from National Academy of Performing Arts.

Career

His first project as a writer was an episode named Mukti in PTV's Partition Stories. He aspired to become an actor but his teachers found him more suited for writing.
He also played the role of Azhar in Hum TV's pre-partition period play Aangan, for which he wrote the screenplay as well.

Notable work

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Awards and achievements

YearCeremonyCategoryProjectResult
2012Hum AwardsBest Television WriterAseerzadiNomitated
2017Hum AwardsBest Television WriterSang-e-Mar MarWon
2018Lux Style AwardsBest Television WriterSang-e-Mar MarWon
2020Pakistan International Screen AwardsBest Television WriterEhd-e-WafaNomitated
2020Lux Style AwardsBest Television WriterEhd-e-WafaNomitated
2023Lux Style AwardsBest Television WriterSang-e-MahWon