Imran Ashraf Awan (born September 11 1989) is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter, and host.[1][2]

Ashraf has been noted for his acting in television serials such as Dil Lagi (2016), Alif Allah Aur Insaan (2017–2018), and Raqs-e-Bismil (2020–2021),. He is best known for portraying mentally challenged Bhola in Ranjha Ranjha Kardi (2018–2019) for which he won the Best TV Actor award at the Lux Style Awards.

Early and personal life
Imran Ashraf was born on September 11,1989 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[3][4] His father was a banker, while the family roots lie in Sialkot, Punjab.[5] His brother, Abbas Ashraf Awan, is an actor and model.[6]

In 2018, he married Kiran Imran.[7] The couple has a son, Roham Ashraf.[4][7] They divorced in 2022.[8]

Career
Actor
After starring as a child in Boota from Toba Tek Singh in 1999,[9] he made his debut as an adult with Wafa Kaisi Kahan Ka Ishq in 2011, having moved to Karachi in 2010 following the failure of the family business.[10]

Further, in 2017, he appeared as a transgender person in Alif Allah Aur Insaan and won an award at the 6th Hum Awards. In 2018, he wrote the drama serial Tabeer and was nominated for Best Writer at the 7th Hum Awards.[11] In 2018, his performance as a mentally challenged Bhola in Kashif Nisar's directed Ranjha Ranjha Kardi established his career as a leading actor and earned him the Lux Style Award for Best TV Actor - Viewer's choice.[12][13]

Screenwriter
In 2018, he wrote and acted in Tabeer.

In 2020, he wrote and acted in Mushk.[14]

Host
In 2023, Ashraf began hosting the comedy talk show Mazaaq Raat.[15]

Filmography
Television serials
Year Title Role Screenwriter Network Notes
1999 Boota from Toba Tek Singh PTV Child star[9]
2011 Wafa Kaisi Kahan Ka Ishq Ghalib Hum TV Debut
2012 Nadamat
Jazeera Bilal Urdu 1
Baandi Kamyar ARY Digital
Ab Ke Sawan Barsay Express TV
2012-2013 Hisar E Ishq Urdu 1
2013-2015 Meri Maa Adnan Geo TV
2013 Kaala Jadu (season 2) ARY Digital
Kohar Urdu 1
Noor e Nazar Imroze PTV Home
Woh Hum TV
2014 Jhooti Express TV
Gumaan
Mere Meherbaan Shehryar Hum TV
Shehr-e-Ajnabi Sufiyan A-Plus
Chingari Express TV
Rangbaaz [10]
Noori TV One
Sadqay Tumhare Hum TV
Meka Aur Susral Sarmad Chaudhry ARY Digital
Roothi Roothi Zindagi Express TV
2015 Mohabbat Aag Si Arshad Hum TV
Pardes Jawad
Abro Hamid
Ishq Nachaya Ramzi Express TV
Faltu Larki Tabish A-Plus
Jhoot Jamal Hum TV
2015-2016 Gul-e-Rana Ashar
2016 Dil Lagi Dastageer ARY Digital
Baba Ki Rani Sajid
2016-2017 Bad Gumaan Jawad Hum TV
Shehrnaz Nofil Urdu 1
Khuda Mera Bhi Hai Zaahir ARY Digital
Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain (Season 2) Various characters Hum TV Episode 6, 17, 26, 34
2017 Dil-e-Jaanam Haris
2017-2018 Alif Allah Aur Insaan Shammu
Toh Dil Ka Kia Hua Tipu
Main Maa Nahi Banna Chahti Faris
2018 Tabeer Yasir Yes
Paimanay Urdu 1
Lashkara Sunny ARY Digital
Dil Mom Ka Diya Azhar
Kabhi Band Kabhi Baja Hassan Express TV Episode 17
2018-2019 Ranjha Ranjha Kardi Ghulam Mohiuddin; Bhola Hum TV [16]
Siskiyan BOL TV
2019 Jaal Zaid Hum TV
Inkaar Rehan Chaudhary [17]
Rani Nokrani Abdullah Express TV
Kahin Deep Jaley Zeeshan Geo TV [18]
2020-2021 Mushk Adam Yes Hum TV [19]
Raqs e Bismil Moosa [20]
2022 Badzaat Wali Geo TV [21]
Chaudhry and Sons Billu [22]
2023 Heer Da Hero Hero Butt
2023-2024 Namak Haram Mureed Hum TV [23]
Telefilms
Year Title Role Network
2018 Parda TV One
2021 Hum Tum Aliyan Express TV
2023 Piyar Ke Naghmay Mangu TV One
Films
Year Title Role Director Notes
2022 Dum Mastam Sikandar Mohammed Ehteshamuddin Debut film[24]
Television shows
Year Title Role Network
2023-present Mazaaq Raat Host Dunya News

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