Inaamulhaq is an Indian actor and screenwriter. He wrote the popular stand-up comedy show ‘Comedy Circus’ on Sony TV and also penned the dialogues for the Bollywood film ‘Bbuddah… Hoga Terra Baap’ (2011) starring Amitabh Bachchan. He is famous for the National Award winning film ‘Filmistaan’.
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Inaamulhaq was born on Wednesday 14 November 1979 (43 years old; as of 2022) in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He first appeared on stage at the age of twelve. Later, she joined the People’s Theater Association of India in Saharanpur and played lead roles in various plays. Graduated in 2003 from the National School of Drama, New Delhi, majoring in acting.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′7″
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family
He belongs to a Muslim family.
parents and siblings
Not much information is available about his parents and siblings.
wife and children
Inaamulhaq is married to Shibli Anwar and the couple has a son named Ivan.
Inamulhak with his wife Shibli Anwar and son Ivan
Career
as a writer
Prior to his acting career, Inamulhak worked as a writer for various television shows and films. He made his debut as a writer for the second season of the Indian detective series Karamchand, directed by Pankaj Parashar. He worked as a writer for the popular stand-up comedy show Comedy Circus, which aired on Sony Entertainment Television for two and a half years. He has also written for the television shows Filmfare Fever (2008), Chhote Ustaad-2 (2010), Dekh Video Dekh (2011), Yam Kisi Se Kam Nahi (2014) and Goldie Ahuja Matric Pass (2015). He wrote the dialogues for the film ‘Bbuddah… Hoga Terra Baap’ (2011) and the web series ‘Screwed Up’ (2018).
as an actor
theater
Before entering the film industry, Inaamulhaq performed in various theater productions. Some of his most notable performances in theater productions include – as Madhavye (Vidushak) in the play Abhijnanashakuntalam (also known as The Confession of Shakuntala) written by Kalidasa, Niels Krogstad in the play A Doll’s House written by Henrik Ibsen in Edgardak. “Ek Tha Gadha urf Aladad Khan” written by Sharad Joshi and Ivan Kaliaev in the play “The Righteous Assassins” written by Albert Camus.
Inaamulhak as Madhavya (Vidushak) in the play ‘Abhijnanashakuntalam’
Inamulhak as Ivan Kaliaev in the play “Justice Killers”
movie
Inamulhaq made his Bollywood debut with the film ‘Firaaq’ in 2008. In 2012, he played the role of Aftaab in the National Award winning film ‘Filmistaan’.
Movie poster ‘Filmistaan’ (2012)
In the Akshay Kumar-starrer Airlift, Inamulhaq played the role of the main antagonist, Iraqi Major Khalif bin Zayed, and at the same time earned criticism from the audience.
Inamulhaq as Major Khalif bin Zayed in a still from the movie “Airlift”
In 2019, he played the lead role of Allah Rakha Siddiqui in the film ‘Nakkash’ and received many awards for his performance in the film. The film released in limited screens and its first look poster was revealed at the India Pavilion of the Cannes Film Festival in 2018.
Inaamulhaq (center) in the poster of the movie “Nakkash”.
Some of his other best film roles include Mohammad Iqbal Quadri in Jolly LLB 2 (2017), Dikat Ansari in Lucknow Central (2017), Neeraj Modi in Pagalpanti (2019) and Papan Khan in Mereharti (2017).
web series
In 2020, she made her web series debut with the web series Hasmukh, which premiered on Netflix.
Inamulhak in a frame from the web series “Hasmukh”
In 2021, he appeared in the web series Maharani on SonyLIV. His performance in the serial as Bengali bureaucrat Parvez Allaam was well received by the audience.
Inamulhaq as Parvez Alam in a still from the web series ‘Maharani’
as a director
Inaamulhak has directed several short films. His short film The Search (2005) as director was nominated for the Best Film Award in the competition category at the 2006 Berlin Asia-Pacific Film Festival, Germany. His short film Parchhaiyaan (2004) was based on an anti-war poem written by noted poet Sahir Ludhianvi.
Confrontation
Refused to rent
Inaamulhaq has filed a complaint against DSM Housing Society in Versova’s Kalyan Complex, alleging that he was denied a house on rent. According to the actor, the community leadership did not allow him to meet with the committee members and did not give him a reason to refuse. She said,
I was put on hold for five weeks for various reasons. First I was told to prove that I am married by bringing my wife and children who are in Mumbai for summer vacation. But even when they returned, the community refused to meet us.”
On the other hand, the secretary of the society said that they did not refuse to rent the apartment, but they did not completely follow the norms of the society. According to the secretary, Inaamulhak did not bring his wife and children to the interview, which is why his appointment was postponed.
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For Filmistaan
- “10 Outstanding Actors of 2014” by Midday
- “The Biggest Debuts of 2014” by IBNlive.com
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role Big Life OK Now Awards
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the SICA Awards
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 21st Annual Screen Awards
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role at “IBNLive Movie Awards 2015”.
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role at “AIBA Awards 2015”.
- Nominated for Best Supporting Actor at IIFA Awards 2015
for Nakash
- Best Actor Award at the 8th Annual DCSAFF (Washington South Asian Film Festival 2018)
- Best Actor Award at the International Indian Film Festival Boston (IIFFB) 2019
- Jury Award at Lifft India Filmotsav at World Cine Fest 2019
other awards
In 2022, Inamulhak won the “Iconic Achievers Award” for the most promising actor of the year.
the chosen ones
- Movies: Rang De Basant and 3 Idiots
Facts/Trivia
- According to Inaamulhaq, the film industry should produce more meaningful films. Speaking about this in an interview, he said:
I feel that stars should use their power to do more meaningful (films) apart from doing entertainment because cinema influences people and we should use it carefully. Quality cinema is needed. We have to make films that the audience will remember for years.”
- In an interview, while talking about his hard days, Inaamulhaq shared that once a newspaper refused to print an article about his journey on the grounds that there was no space to print his article. Later, Inaamulhak discovered that there was a news article titled “Bebo ke birthday pr kya pehnegi Lolo” that was printed in place of his article, which he said was not worth printing.
- To promote his film ‘Nakashi’, Inaamulhaq stood on the road holding posters along with his co-star Sharib Hashmi. Inaamulhak said they did not have the money to promote the film extensively; So they decided to promote their film through posters.
Inamulhaq, who is on the road with his co-star Sharib Hashmi, holds merchandise for the promotion of his film ‘Nakkash’.
- In an interview, Inaamulhaq revealed that he turned down many films in his career due to various reasons, but the most common reason was that he always tries to avoid playing similar characters in different films to maintain his versatility as an actor. She said,
“Whatever I am, I am not because of my ‘yes’; whatever I am, I am because of my ‘no.'”
- In 2017, Inamulhak celebrated his birthday with specially-abled children in Varanasi, where he was shooting a film at the time. In connection with Children’s Day, his film “Airlift” was shown for children. In an interview sharing her experience of spending birthdays with special children, Inamulhaq said:
I was called to motivate them, but the joy and motivation I got from these kids in return is far more than I could ever get from anyone else. My film “Airlift” was shown to them and everyone enjoyed it.”
Inaamulhak with special children on his birthday
- Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui was Inamulhaq’s senior when they studied at the National School of Drama.
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Source: dienchau2.edu.vn
