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Bannu

Bannu is the principal city of the Bannu District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. It is an important road junction and market city. Bannu is a very old city, founded in ancient times; however, the present location of the downtown Bannu was founded by Sir Herbert Edwardes in 1848,...

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Mustafa Qureshi (Urdu

Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

: مصطفی قریشی) was born in Bannu before partition of India. He is a Pakistani

Pakistani

Pakistani may refer to:Person associated with Pakistan* Demographics of Pakistan* List of PakistanisPakistani as a language:* Urdu, national language of Pakistan* Languages of PakistanOther:* Pakistani cuisine- See also :...

  film actor. He gained popularity from Punjabi

Punjabi language

Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...

 films. His iconic role as the villain

Villain

A villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...

 Noori Nat in the movie Moula Jat became a trademark and he went on to adapt similar roles for many years to come. He did regret being typecast

Typecasting (acting)

In TV, film, and theatre, typecasting is the process by which a particular actor becomes strongly identified with a specific character; one or more particular roles; or, characters having the same traits or coming from the same social or ethnic groups...

 as he wished to show his versatility in acting.

Filmography

• 2008 Basanti. Suhagan.
• 2007 Soha Jora.
• 2000 Angaray.
• 1996 Chief Sahib. Mummy. Jeeva
• 1995 Sargam. Chaahat.
• 1992 Nag Devta.
• 1991 International Gorillay. Loha. Shadmani
• 1988 Aag Hi Aag. Choron Ka Badshah.
• 1985 Hong Kong Key Sholay.
• 1984 Sholay.
• 1980 Hitlar.
• 1979 Maulajut... as Noorie Natt
• Lakhon Main Ek
• Jeedar

He started his film career as villain from film "Lakhoon Main Aik" in seventies.

He is also considered to be a big supporter of Pakistan Peoples Party. He has worked with Benazir Bhutto and shows a real dedication towards the manifesto of the party.
his mother language is sindhi. He was married to Robina Qureshi who herself has been a renowned singer of Pakistan Television in the 70's. She has mostly sung Sufi and folk songs.One of her all times hit folk song is "Dachi waleya morh mohar wey".

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