Ali Kazmi Biography

Ali Kazmi (born 31 October 1981) is a Canadian actor of Pakistani descent. He appears in English, Hindi and Urdu language films and TV series. Apart from acting he has also worked as a host, director, producer and model.

Early life and career

Kazmi was born to Rahat Kazmi and Sahira Kazmi on 31 October 1981 in Karachi, Pakistan. He began his career as a child actor in 1995 TV series Zikr Hai Kai Saal Ka on PTV Home and then continued playing supporting or minor roles in television which includes Manzil (2006). After completing his studies from Karachi, he moved to Canada and began acting and modeling there by appearing in TV series, commercials and plays. He also worked at China Syndrome Productions as a director and producer. One of his initial major roles was as a villain in the film The Dependables (2014). He also played a negative role in Mehreen Jabbar's Jackson Heights which gave him more popularity in Pakistan.

In 2015, he starred in two commercially successful films, Rohit Jugraj Chauhan's Sardaar Ji (2015) and Deepa Mehta's Beeba Boys (2015) with Sarah Allen, Randeep Hooda and Gulshan Grover. Kazmi has also appeared in the short film Coffee at Laundromat (2015) for which he has won Best Actor in a Short Film award at the World Music & Independent Film Festival 2016.

He will also appear in Liam Neeson's TV series Taken (2016). "I play Marzoki, a fast talking, sharp, quirky analyst", said Kazmi in an interview regarding Taken. He is scheduled to appear in two upcoming films, Mehreen Jabbar's Dobara Phir Se (2016) and the animated film The Breadwinner (2017) produced by Angelina Jolie.

Ali was also signed to appear in Ajay Devgan's Shivaay. But due to not getting permission to shot in Canada where Kazmi is based, some changes were made in the script and his role was removed. He is currently playing the role of Abid in Baaghi (TV series).

Personal life

Kazmi married his high school sweetheart Alizeh Khorasanee, whom he knew since the age of 12. They got married in Karachi and settled in Toronto. In 2014, their son was born.

Filmography

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Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	A Message from the East	Iqbal	documentary
2010	The Strip Mall	Rav
2011	You Got Served: Beat the World	Dancer
2013	Cold	Ali	short film
2014	The Dependables	Raazaq
2014	Americanistan	Mutaween #1	short film
2014	Bang Bang Baby		assistant art director
2015	Sardaar Ji	Bilal Chaudry
2015	Beeba Boys	Guri
2015	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani	Dr.Aamir Liaquat	cameo appearance
2016	Coffee at Laundromart	Raj	short film
2016	Dobara Phir Se	Vassay
2017	The Breadwinner	various	upcoming animated film

Television

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Denotes television series that have not yet been released

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel
1995	Zikr Hai Kai Saal Ka	Suhail	PTV Home
2006	Manzil	Shabi	ARY Digital
2009	The Border		CBC Television
2011	Skins	Abbud's uncle	MTV
2011	Alphas	Internist	Syfy
2011	Combat Hospital	Chaplain David Nedayal	Global, ABC
2011	InSecurity	Nigel	CBC
2011	Covert Affairs	Restorer	USA Network
2012	King	Sunil Sharma	Showcase
2013	Degrassi: The Next Generation	Doctor	Much
2014	Jackson Heights	Sikander	Urdu 1
2015	Aik Aur Aik Gyarah	Man at the garage	Hum TV
2015	Sehra Main Safar	Ayaz	Hum TV
2016	Rogue	Ali Zaid	Audience Network
2016	Taken	Marzoki	NBC
2017	Baaghi	Abid	Urdu 1
2017	Badnaam		ARY Digital

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Splinter Cell: Blacklist	Hindi Soldier 1	voice
2014	Far Cry 4	Kaalinag, Bomb Maker, Monk, Rebel Soldiers	voice
2016	Far Cry Primal		voice

Theatre

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	The Indian Wants the Bronx	Gupta	Fringe theatre

Awards

|- | style="text-align:center;"| 2016 | rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Ali Kazmi | Best Actor in a Short Film at World Music & Independent Film Festival |

As Producer

(Under banner of Big Bang Entertainment)

• 2014:Dusri Bivi- ARY Digital
• 2014:Bahu Begum
• Soutan
• 2015:Rang Laaga- ARY Digital
• 2015:Mere Jeevan Saathi- ARY Digital
• 2015:Begunaah- ARY Digital
• 2016:Be Aib-Urdu 1
• 2016:Ye ishq- ARY Digital
• 2016:Waada- ARY Digital
• 2016:Muqabil- ARY Digital
• 2016:"Be qasoor"- ARY Digital
• 2016:Andaaz-e-Sitam-Urdu 1
• 2016:Haya Ke Rang - ARY Zindagi
• 2016:Naimat- ARY Digital
• 2016:Tum Yaad Aaye- ARY Digital
• 2016:Aap Ke Liye- ARY Digital
• 2016:Saheliyan- ARY Digital
• 2016:Mere Baba ki Ounchi Haveli - ARY Zindagi
• 2016:Teri Chah Mein- ARY Digital
• 2016:Mera Yaar Mila De- ARY Digital
• 2016:Socha Na Tha- ARY Digital
• 2016:Dil Haari- ARY Digital
• 2016:Shehzada Saleem- ARY Digital
• 2017:Mubarak Ho Beti Hui Hai- ARY Digital
• 2017:Zaakham- ARY Digital
• 2017:Bilqees Urff Bittoo -Urdu 1
• 2017:Bachay Baraye Farokht-Urdu 1
• 2017:Teri Raza- ARY Digital coming soon