Ali Quli Mirza

Ali Quli Mirza is an Indian based actor and singer. Best known for his role as Shekhu in Mirzapur, his other works include his song Ishqam featuring Mika Singh. He has also appeared as a contestant on the Indian reality television show Bigg Boss 8, and was later a contestant on Bigg Boss Halla Bol! on Colors. [1]

For Nawab of former princely state Oudh, see Ali Quli Khan.

Ali Quli Mirza
अली क़ुली मिर्ज़ा
علی قلی مرزا
Ali Quli at ‘MTV Bollyland’ bash
BornApril 1,1987
Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality Indian
OccupationActor, singer
Years active2009—present

Career

His first music album in Persian was titled Ishquamaan .Recorded in Dubai and India, the album consisted of six tracks and was launched by Times Music in 2009. This second album was titled Bewafa.[1] Mirza has composed most of the songs in his music albums. Mirza has also performed with Bollywood celebrities including Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Ranbir Kapoor, John Abraham, Sohail Khan.[2]

In 2009, Mirza landed small roles in films Jail and New York. In 2014, he made his Bollywood debut in Roar: Tiger Of The Sundarbans, directed by Kamal Sadanah.[3] In November 2015, Salman Khan declared on the reality show Bigg Boss that Mirza has been signed to be a part of Kabir Khan's upcoming film Bajrangi Bhaijaan but was later replaced by Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

Mirza also sang the song "Bore Bore Hum" in the movie Bluffmaster!, but it was uncredited due to some technical difficulties.

In 2015, Mirza sang the song "Yeh Ishq" in the adult comedy Kuch Kuch Locha Hai starring Sunny Leone and Daniel Weber.[4]

Filmography
Films
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Jail Joe D'Souza Hindi/Urdu
2009 New York Zaheer Hindi/Urdu
2012 Rangdari Nankau Hindi/Bhojpuri
2016 Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans Hero
2018 The Devil's Daughter Indian police inspector Persian/Hindi

Music collection
Year Works
2008 ishqamaan
2014 Kuch Kuch Locha Ha
2015 Club Pub
2016 Is Pal Ko
2017 Jhooth Bolna Paap Hai
2017 Padmaavat
2018 Rodeo Drive

Web series
Year Title Role Produced by
2020 Mirzapur Shekhu Amazon Prime Video

References
  1. "Ali Quli Mirza to enter Bigg Boss 8 house". Indian Looms.
  2. "Career". aliqulimirza.com. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014.
  3. "I'll make history: Ali Quli Mirza on his 'Bigg Boss 8′ entry". indianexpress.com. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  4. "Sunny Leone and her husband Daniel Weber feature in the song "Yeh Ishq" from 'Kuch Kuch Locha Hai'". The American Bazaar. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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