Naseer Abdullah (6 May 1956) is an Indian model and actor best known for his role as Prithvi in the English-language film Mitr, My Friend (2002).[1]

Career

Naseer Abdullah worked as a location manager for Gandhi (1982).[2] He made his debut in the stage play Mischief Mania (1992) by Pearl Padamsee. He made his film debut with Dil Aashna Hai (1993) and after the film's failure he shifted to advertisements for Digjam and Indian Airlines.[3] He played the antagonist in the television serial Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat.[4] He played Shobana's workaholic husband in the film Mitr, My Friend (2002), which follows an Indian-American family and their life and struggles in San Francisco. A critic wrote that "Nasir Abdullah makes his presence felt" while another critic wrote that he "now and then does not seem very convinced with what he is doing".[5][6][7] He went on to play supporting roles in many films including Main Hoon Na (2004), Page 3 (2005), Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye (2005), Om Shanti Om (2007) and Gandhi to Hitler (2011).[8][9]

Selected filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1992Dil Aashna HaiAkram Allahabadi Baig
2002Mitr, My FriendPrithviEnglish-language film
Kya Hadsaa Kya HaqeeqatVikasTelevision serial
2004Main Hoon NaRajat Saxena
2005Page 3Romesh Thapar
Kuchh Meetha Ho JayeGul Khan
The FilmInspector Javed Khan
2006Taxi No. 9211Advocate Shivraj Behl (Shiv)
JigyaasaRamesh Shah Tak
36 China TownRaj's father
Men Not AllowedKaran Sharma
2007Traffic SignalSanjeev
Good Boy, Bad BoyPsychology teacher
Apna AsmaanMr. Sharma
Om Shanti OmNaseer
2008Haal-e-DilRohit's father
KhushbooCaptain R. Aiyar
HullaGupta
2009KisaanAdvocate Kapoor
LotteryRohit's boss
Daddy CoolMaria's father
FoxPublic Prosecutor, Goa
JailHigh Court Judge
Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki BaarishProducer
2010FiredMr. Kapoor
ApartmentInspector Javed Sheikh
Knock OutBhalla
A FlatDigvijay Singh
2011Yeh Saali ZindagiSinghania
Dear Friend HitlerAlbert SpeerAlso known as Gandhi to Hitler
2012Diary of a ButterflyGul's father
Paanch Ghantey Mien Paanch CroreInspector Raam Singh
Jeet Lengey JahaanAdvocate
2019KhushfehmaiyaanPeter FernandesTelevision series;[10] 6 episodes
The OfficeAnniruddh CFOTelevision series; 1 episode
2022Bachchhan PaandeyMyra's director
2023Majaz A Life in PoetryAli Sardar Jaffery

As location manager

References

  1. ↑ "Naseer Abdullah on overdrive to promote Mitr". The Times of India. February 26, 2002. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Abdullah's journey from Gandhi to Gandhi". The Times of India. June 20, 2011. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ "rediff.com, Movies: Mitr -- The story in pictures". Rediff.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "NASEER ABDULLAH:: A ROLE MODEL". The Times of India. April 12, 2003. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Movie Review". www.onlinebangalore.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  6. ↑ "Mitr-my friend Movie review Webindia123.com". www.webindia123.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  7. ↑ "Mitr-My Friend". The Hindu. 15 February 2002. Archived from the original on 26 December 2002. Retrieved 13 August 2006.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ↑ "Naseer Abdullah's a funny guy". The Times of India. July 25, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Honest Nasser". The Times of India. November 17, 2007. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  10. ↑ "I want to be enlightened like the Buddha, says Nasir Abdullah". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2023-07-09. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
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