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Imran Ashraf in 2022
Born	Imran Ashraf Awan (1989-09-11) 11 September 1989 (age 35) Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Occupation	Actor Screenwriter Host
Years active	2011–present
Spouse(s)	Kiran Ashfaq ​ ​ (m. 2018; div. 2022)​
Children	1

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

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 19th Lux Style Awards.

Early and personal life

Imran Ashraf was born on 11 September 1989 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. His father was a banker, while the family roots lie in Sialkot, Punjab.

In 2018, he married Kiran Ashfaq. The couple has a son, Roham Ashraf. They divorced in 2022.

Career

Actor

After starring as a child in Boota from Toba Tek Singh in 1999, 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.

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. 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.

Screenwriter

In 2018, he wrote and acted in Tabeer.

In 2020, he wrote and acted in Mushk.

Host

In 2023, Ashraf began hosting the comedy talk show Mazaaq Raat. It is aired on Dunya News, a Pakistani news channel.

Filmography

Television serials

Year	Title	Role	Screenwriter	Network	Notes
1999	Boota from Toba Tek Singh			PTV	Child star
2010-2011	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
	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
	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
	Siskiyan			BOL TV
2019	Jaal	Zaid		Hum TV
	Inkaar	Rehan Chaudhary
	Rani Nokrani	Abdullah		Express TV
	Kahin Deep Jaley	Zeeshan		Geo TV
2020-2021	Mushk	Adam		Hum TV
	Raqs e Bismil	Moosa
2022	Badzaat	Wali		Geo TV
	Chaudhry and Sons	Billu
2023	Heer Da Hero	Hero Butt
2023-2024	Namak Haram	Mureed		Hum TV

Telefilms

Films

Television shows

Awards and nominations