Adnan Malik

Adnan Malik (Urdu: عدنان ملک‎) is a Pakistani film and television actor, director, and producer under his own company's banner, AMP. He is also WWF Pakistan's goodwill ambassador and an Asia Society, Asia 21 Fellow and Young Leader of the World. Malik has also served on the board for the Citizen's Archive of Pakistan.

Adnan Malik
Born (1984-06-09) 9 June 1984
Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Alma materVassar College, United States, & International School of Islamabad
OccupationActor, model, VJ, documentary filmmaker, Video producer, music video producer, commercial director, music video director and visual storyteller
Years active2002–present
Parent(s)Perveen Malik (mother)
Websiteamp.com.pk

As an actor, he made his television debut with the hit series Sadqay Tumhare for Hum TV. Portraying the writer of the drama, Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar, in an autobiographical piece, Malik earned three nominations at 3rd Hum Awards, winning two including Best Television Sensation Male and Best Onscreen Couple opposite Mahira Khan. He received his first Best TV Actor nomination at 15th Lux Style Awards.[1] He followed up the series by playing a wanderlust photographer, Sikander in romantic drama series Dil Banjaara, also for the Hum Network, alongside Sanam Saeed and Mira Sethi.

In 2018, he made his film debut with Cake, which was directed by Asim Abbasi. He played the character called Romeo in the film.[2]

As a director, His documentary Bijli earned him the Best Short Film award at Kara Film Festival in 2003.[3] He directed "The Forgotten Song" or Bhuli Hui Hoon Daastan, the first feature-length documentary on Pakistani cinema, that played at festivals around the world, is an integral part of film syllabi across the country and was also instrumental in allowing Indian films to be re-screened in Pakistan after a 42-year ban. He also directed the promotional music video for Jawani Phir Nahi Ani and has directed television commercials for brands like Coca-Cola, Nescafé, Cornetto, Fanta, and Oye Hoye! among others.

Early life and education

Malik was born on June 9, in Islamabad. His ancestral roots lie in the Shamsabad village, near Attock. His father is a cardiologist, his mother, Parveen Malik, is an early childhood educator and part-time TV actress.[4] Adnan also has an older brother Saqib Malik who is the director of Baaji. Malik got his early education in Islamabad at the International School of Islamabad and Froebels' and went on to receive a bachelor's in arts in Film History and Production from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie NY, where he graduated with the "Jeane Dealy Wirsig Award for Excellence in the Field of Journalism'.

Career

Documentaries

After studying film-making in US, he started working on directing documentaries, such as Why We Fight which cited as one of a "best American Documentary" at Sundance Film Festival 2005. He also once own a T-shirt company "Urban Turban" in NYC.[5] Adnan came back to Pakistan in 2005 but before coming made a short subject documentary Bijli which won Best Short Film at Kara Film Festival, Delhi Digital Film Festival and was finalist at United States Student Academy Awards 2003.[3] His second documentary, Bhuli Hui Hoon Dastaan (The Forgotten Song), was commissioned by Geo TV and played at festivals around the world. After Mushtaq Gazdar's book on Pakistani Cinema, this documentary was the only other major research piece on the subject.[6]

TV commercials and Music videos

Malik has modelled with clothing brands and was a VJ at MTV.[7] He serves as an associate video producer and behind the scene producer at Coke Studio for four years. Malik then directed and produced TV commercials for Pepsi, Djuice, Telenor, Wall's, Cornetto, Nescafe, LUX etc. He also directed a music video for Levi's "Mera Bichra Yaar" in collaboration with Strings and Zoe Viccaji which earned him a Best Music Video Director at 11th Lux Style Awards. In 2012 he directed/produced a video My Punjabi Love For You for "Bumbu Sauce",[8] featuring Aamina Sheikh and Rizwan Ali Jaffri.[9] In addition he has also directed Lux Style Awards ceremonies for four years. In 2016, he directed critically acclaimed short-film Love is in the Air for Cornetto under advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather Pakistan, Adnan said, "I never expected such a response but I did believe it would have an empowering impact on some people. Multiply this by ten and you get a feature film, that's the goal...one day!."[10]

Acting

Malik marked his professional-acting debut in 2007 with Zibahkhana: Hell's Ground and followed that with an appearance in Slackistan in 2008. Later he appeared in 2014 Hum TV's drama serial Sadqay Tumhare written by khalil ur Rehman based on his own life-story and directed by Mohammed Ehteshamuddin,[11] he portray Khalil opposite to Mahira Khan, as her love interest.[12] He describes his experience in the serial as "personal growth".[13] and he received three Hum Award nominations winning two including Hum Award for Best Television Sensation Male, Hum Award for Best Onscreen Couple and was nominated for Hum Award for Best Actor Popular. Malik received his first Best TV Actor nomination at 15th Lux Style Awards.[14] Before the serial he played a supporting role in controversial film Slackistan. In 2016, he was cast in a role of Sikandar an aspiring photographer in romantic drama series Dil Banjaara,[15] opposite Sanam Saeed and Mira Sethi.[16] In an interview with Dawn News, Malik describes, "I play the role of Sikander, who's an aspiring photographer, a part of him that resonates with me because that's what peaked my interest in the arts, when my father bought me my first camera. He's a very rugged, outdoorsy kinda guy, very different from Khalil. There's just this lightness to him. So the show revolves around this guy who's a bit of a wanderer and his equation with two ladies, a non-traditional love triangle of sorts."[17]

Production House

Malik owns a Boutique Media Production House "Adnan Malik Production (AMP)", where he directs/produced TV commercials, documentaries, music videos and photography.[18]

Filmography

Documentaries
  • Bijli
  • Bhuli Hui Hoon Dastaan
  • Social Circus
  • Telephone Payar

Music Videos and short films
  • Mera Bichra Yaar -
  • Phir Milli Tanhai
  • My Punjabi Love for You
  • Phir Se Game Utha Dain
  • Love is in the Air

Film
Year Title Role Notes

2007

 Zibahkhana: Hell's Ground Yuppy Victim

2010

 Slackistan Guest appearance Also assistant camera and associate producer

2018

 Cake Romeo Proper film debut, as a main role

Television
Year Title Role
2014–15 Sadqay Tumhare Khalil
2016 Dil Banjaara Sikander
2016 Bin Roye Aamir

Awards and nominations
Year Nominated work Award Result
2003 Bijli Kara film Festival Award for Best Short Film Won
Delhi Digital Festival Best Short Film Won
2012 Mera Bichra Yaar Lux Style Award for Best Music Video Director Won
2014 My Punjabi Love for You Nominated
2015 Sadqay Tumhare Hum Award for Best Actor Popular Nominated
Hum Award for Best Television Sensation Male Won
Hum Award for Best Onscreen Couple Won
Phir Mili Tanhai Hum Award for Best Music Video Nominated
2016 Sadqay Tumhare Lux Style Award for Best TV Actor Nominated
2019 Cake 18th Lux Style Awards Pending[19]

See also
  • List of Lollywood actors

References
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