Inaamulhaq

Inaamulhaq

Inaamulhaq at ‘Aiba Awards’ in Dubai, May 2015[1]
Born (1979-11-14) 14 November 1979
Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India[2]
Alma mater National School of Drama
Occupation Film Actor
Website www.inaamulhaq.com

Inaamulhaq (born 14 November 1979) is an Indian actor and screenwriter[3] who has appeared in Bollywood films, including Filmistaan[4] and Airlift (film).

He has written for TV shows including Comedy Circus and Karamchand, and dialogue for the Hindi film Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap.[5]

Filmography

Actor

Writer

Early life and career

Born in Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh, India), Inaamulhaq first appeared on stage at the age of twelve. Later, he joined the Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA) in Saharanpur, and acted in numerous plays as a lead. In 2003, he graduated from the National School of Drama (NSD)[12] New Delhi, with specialization in acting.

In Mumbai he started his career as a writer for season 2 of Karamchand, directed by renowned Bollywood director Pankaj Parashar.

After working as a scriptwriter and creative consultant with Comedy Circus for two and a half years, he moved into films and wrote dialogue for Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap in 2011.

As an actor he got his first film break with the critically acclaimed Firaaq in 2008. His first major role in a feature film was the Pakistani national Aaftab, in Nitin Kakkar’s National Award winner Filmistaan (2012),[13] for which he was named in “Top 10 Stand-Out Actors of 2014” by Mid-Day,[14] and “The Most Prominent Debuts of 2014” by IBNlive.com[15] in their Yearender 2014. Inaamulhaq appeared in Askhay Kumar Starrer Airlift. He plays a very essential role of an Iraqi Major Kahalf Bin Zayd who is the main antagonist of the evacuation that the film is based on. Airlift is one of the biggest success of the actor and he has been praised for his acting in it. 'Airlift was slated to release 22nd Jan 2016.[16]

Upcoming projects

Inaamulhaq will be seen in director Mehran Amrohi's debut film Chidiya (film) which is now in post-production stage.[17]

Critical reception

Inaamulhaq received very positive reviews from critics for his performance in Filmistaan (2014) and Airlift (film) (2016) as well.

Critical reception for Filmistaan[18]

Madhureeta Mukherjee from Times of India wrote "Inaamulhaq piques the emotions with perfection. The camaraderie between the pure souls who understand only the language of Bollywood is heart-warming".[19] Shubha Shetty-Saha from Mid-Day praised him saying "But it is Inaamulhaq, who steals your heart with the most natural, endearing performance”.[20] Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama wrote “Inaamulhaq too pitches in a fabulous performance, his performance and body language making you forget you’re watching an actor emote”.[21] Sneha May Francis from emirates247.com quotes “Inaamulhaq lends exuberance to Aftaab, capturing his Bollywood dreams, unwavering loyalty and business acumen maturely”.[22] Pratishtha Malhotra from Cine Blitz mentioned in her review “One thing worth mentioning here is how this actor has worked on his detailing, from the dialect that he has maintained throughout the film to the body language. He floors you completely”.[23] Paloma Sharma from Rediff.com wrote “Inaamulhaq is as brilliant as Aftab, neither actor overshadows the other. They complement each other”.[24] Rahul Desai from Mumbai Mirror wrote “Inaamulhaq is uninhibited, and even when his character is saddled with sentiment, he makes you believe that he is a delusional filmmaker scripting his own climax”.[25]

Critical reception for Airlift[26]

Praising Inaamulhaq’s performance in “Airlift” critic Taran Adarsh stated in his tweet, “Inaamulhaq [Iraqi Major] and Prakash Belawade are terrific”.[27] Joginder Tuteja from moviereviewpreview.com wrote “The surprise of the film though is Inaamulhaq, who plays the Iraqi Major. He transforms himself completely from the Pakistani simpleton part that he played in Filmistaan”.[28] Bollywood Hungama praised him in their review saying “Inaamulhaq as the Amitabh Bachchan fan Iraqi Major Khalaf Bin Zayd is a delight”.[29] Critic Komal Nahta from ETC Bollywood Business stated in his review “Inaamulhaq is entertaining as the Iraqi major”.[30] Newspaper The Indian Express wrote- “Inaamulhaq as Saddam’s man-in-Kuwait, is suitably menacing”.[31] Critic Rohit Sharma wrote on his blog “Inaamul has nailed his character to perfection”. Another film review website filmyinterval.com praised him stating “One surprise package is Inaamulhaq. After his stint in Filmistaan, this talented actor gets a role that might turn around his career. His act of unhindered wickedness and the sadistic approach he portrays towards the Kuwaitis is applaud worthy”.[32] Website pinkvilla.com also mention his performance stating “The film’s supporting cast deserves a special mention, especially Inaamulhaq and Kumud Mishra, who were both great in their respective roles".[33] The Economic Times wrote- “And Inaamulhuq oozes smooth menace as the major”.[34] Website Fansofcinema.com wrote “Especially, Inaamulhaq playing the negative role as Major Khalaf Bin Zayd is best in the whole film”.[35]

Meme Pictures

Not only from the critics but Inaamulhaq received a huge response from the audience as well. Many Meme Pictures parsing his characterization and speaking style gone viral on various social networking sites.[36][37]

Awards

Won
Nominated

Short films

Inaamulhaq directed two short films – "The Search" (2005) which got nominated for the Best Film Award in competition category at Berlin Asia-Pacific Film Festival-2006 (Germany), and "Parchhaiyaan" (2004), based on an anti-War poem by renowned poet Sahir Ludhianvi.[43]

Television

Year Show Credit Broadcaster
2007 Karamchand-Season 2 Writer Sony
2007 Comedy Circus -Season 1 Writer/Associate Content Director Sony[44]
2007 Comedy Circus-Lage Raho Writer/Associate Content Director Sony
2008 Comedy Circus 2 Writer/Associate Content Director Sony
2008 Comedy Honours Writer STAR Gold
2008 Comedy Circus-Kante Ki Takkar Writer/Associate Content Director Sony
2008 Filmfare Fever Writer Sony
2008 Sabse Favourite Koun? Writer STAR Gold
2008 Arre Deewano Mujhe Pehchano Content Director STAR Plus
2009 Comedy Circus– Chinchpokli to China Associate Content Director Sony
2009 Comedy Circus- 20–20 Associate Content Director Sony
2009 Kaho Na Yaar Hai Associate Creative Director STAR Plus
2009 Comedy Circus-Dekh India Dekh Associate Content Director Sony
2009 Comedy Circus 3 – Ka Tadka Associate Content Director Sony
2010 Comedy Circus – MahaSangram Associate Content Director Sony
2010 Chhote Ustaad-2 Writer STAR Plus
2011 Dekh Video Dekh Writer Colors
2011 Comedy Ka Maha Muqabala Act Producer STAR Plus
2013 Nautanki-The Comedy Theatre Associate Creative Director Colors
2014 Yam Kisi Se Kam Nahi Writer EPIC
2015 Goldie Ahuja Matric Pass Writer DISNEY

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Theatre

(In alphabetical order)

Inaamulhaq as Nils Krogstad in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll's House with NSD batch-mate Shiromani Kaushik.
Inaamulhaq as Madhavye (Vidushak) in Kalidasa’s Abhijñānaśākuntalam
Inaamulhaq as Ivan Kaliayev in Albert Camus’s The Just Assassins
Play Character Written By Produced by
A Doll's House Nils Krogstad Henrik Ibsen NSD
Abhijñānaśākuntalam Madhavye (Vidushak) Kalidasa NSD
Acchhe Aadmi Batasu Phanishwar Nath 'Renu' NSD
Andha Yug Kripacharya Dharamvir Bharati SARGAM-A
Arey Shareef Log Dr. Ghatak Jaywant Dalvi IPTA
Bade Bhai Sahab Narrator Munshi Premchand IPTA
Ek Ladki Paanch Deewane Solo Harishankar Parsai IPTA
Ek Tha Gadha urf Aladad Khan Chintak-1 Sharad Joshi IPTA
Hanoosh Tober/Officer-Two Bhisham Sahni BNA/NSD
Inspector Matadeen Chand Par Matadeen Harishankar Parsai BNA/NSD
Julius Caesar Various Characters William Shakespeare NSD
Kabuli Wala Narrator Rabindranath Tagore NSD
King Lear Edgar William Shakespeare NSD
Kiska Haath ChetuRam Satish De ADACAAR
Ladai Various Character Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena NATYA
Panchhi Aise Aate Hain Anna Paradker Vijay Tendulkar NAVANKUR
Rasik Sampadak Sampadak Chokhelal Munshi Premchand IPTA
Saint Joan Dauphin, Charles VII George Bernard Shaw NSD
The Nose Ivan Yakovlevich Nikolai Gogol IPTA
Shanichar Ka Chakkar Various Character Improvised IPTA/ITC
Singhasan Khali Hai Teen Sushil Kumar Singh IPTA
Tajmahal Ka Tender Shahjahan Ajay Shukla IPTA
Thank You Mr. Glad Various Characters Anil Berve SARGAM-A
The Frogs Euripides Aristophanes NSD
The Illusion Alcandre, A Magician Tony Kushner NSD
The Just Assassins Ivan Kaliayev Albert Camus NSD
The Obsession Various Characters Improvised IPTA
Kheench Rahe Hain Various Character Ravi Deep IPTA
Tinka-Tinka Various Characters Improvised NSD
Yahudi Ki Larki Azra Agha Hashar Kashmiri NSD

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External links

References

  1. ↑ "Inaamulhaq won “Best Actor in a Supporting Role Award” @ AIBA Awards 2015". http://inaamulhaq.com/. Retrieved 8 March 2016. External link in |website= (help)
  2. ↑ "Screen Profile". Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Filmistaan is the voice of a person’s heart from India with a message of love to a Pakistani". http://bollyspice.com/. Retrieved 21 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  4. ↑ "Meaningful cinema is my priority". http://magnamags.com/. Retrieved 21 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  5. ↑ "Rebel with all cause and no pause". http://www.indiainfoline.com/. Retrieved 21 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  6. ↑ AIRLIFT - Dialogue Promo. T-Series. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Filmistaan- Review". http://gulfnews.com/. Retrieved 21 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  8. ↑ "From "Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap" to "Agneepath". http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/. Retrieved 21 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  9. ↑ "Firaaq". Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Inaamulhaq Comes up with Chidiya". http://ajournalistreveals.com/. Retrieved 21 September 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  11. ↑ "BHTB". Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "National School Of Drama graduates". Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "National Award to Filmistaan". Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  14. ↑ "2014 Recap: Bollywood's dark horses that stole the show this year". Mid-Day. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Yearender 2014: The most prominent debuts in Bollywood this year". IBNlive. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "AIRLIFT- Dialogue Promo-3". Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  17. ↑ "I don't want to be a henchman in big starry film:INAAMULHAQ". Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  18. ↑ "What critics say about Inaamulhaq’s performance in ‘Filmistaan Reviews’". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "Filmistaan Movie Review". http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/. Retrieved 27 February 2016. External link in |website= (help)
  20. ↑ "Movie review: 'Filmistan'". www.mid-day.com. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  21. ↑ "MOVIES THIS MONTH:Filmistaan". http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/. Retrieved 27 February 2016. External link in |website= (help)
  22. ↑ "Bollywood review: ‘Filmistaan’ finds Salman Khan a fitting substitute". www.emirates247.com. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  23. ↑ "Filmistaan Review". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  24. ↑ "Review: Filmistaan is absolutely flawless". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  25. ↑ "MOVIE REVIEW: FILMISTAAN". http://www.mumbaimirror.com/. Retrieved 27 February 2016. External link in |website= (help)
  26. ↑ "What critics say about Inaamulhaq’s performance in ‘Airlift Reviews’.". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  27. ↑ "Taran Adarsh on Twitter". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  28. ↑ "Review: Airlift – A stunning Film Where Realism Meets Entertainment". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  29. ↑ "Airlift Review". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  30. ↑ "AIRLIFT Review by Komal Nahta". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  31. ↑ "Airlift review: Akshay’s film is well executed and well-acted - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/airlift-movie-reivew-akshay-kumar/#sthash.IQOkmZDn.dpuf". Retrieved 27 February 2016. External link in |title= (help)
  32. ↑ "Airlift Review : Akshay Kumar lifts Bollywood". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  33. ↑ "The Pinkvilla Movie Review-Airlift". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  34. ↑ "'Airlift' review: Amazing acting, editing & scale". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  35. ↑ "Airlift Review: Biggest Human Evacuation Tale". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  36. ↑ "Please raise your hand if you are impressed with his speaking style in Airlift". Facebook.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  37. ↑ "Am i the only one who loved his acting in Airlift". Facebook.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  38. ↑ "21st Annual Screen Awards-Winners". Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  39. ↑ "IBNLive Movie Awards 2015". Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  40. ↑ "SICA Awards".
  41. ↑ "Aiba Awards Winners List". Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  42. ↑ "IIFA 2015 Nominatons". Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  43. ↑ "The Search's official page". Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  44. ↑ "Comedy Circus". Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  45. ↑ "Mandy Profile". Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  46. ↑ "Theatre Gallery". Retrieved 13 April 2014.
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