Naseer Abdullah

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Naseer Abdullah
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present

Naseer Abdullah 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 acting debut in the Pearl Padamsee stage play Mischief Mania (1992). 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 noted that "Nasir Abdullah makes his presence felt" while another 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]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1992Dil Aashna HaiAkram Allahabadi Baig
2002Mitr, My FriendPrithviEnglish film
Kya Hadsaa Kya HaqeeqatVikasTelevision series
2003 Sssshhh...
2004Main Hoon NaRajat Saxena
2005Page 3Romesh Thapar
Kuchh Meetha Ho JayeGul Khan
The FilmInspector Javed Khan
2006Taxi No. 9211Advocate Shivraj Behl
JigyaasaRamesh Shah Tak
36 China TownRaj's father
2007Traffic SignalSanjeev
Good Boy, Bad BoyProfessor Shah
Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii Varun's father
Apna AsmaanMr. Sharma
Om Shanti OmNaseer
2008 KhushbooCaptain R. Aiyar
Haal-e-DilRohit's father
HullaGupta
2009 LotteryRohit's Boss
KisaanAdvocate Kapoor
Sikandar
Daddy CoolMaria's father
FoxPublic Prosecutor
JailHigh Court Judge
Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki BaarishProducer
2010FiredMr. Kapoor
Paathshaala Trustee Dholakia
ApartmentInspector Javed Sheikh
The Film Emotional Atyachar Kailashnath Jaswal
Knock OutBhalla
A FlatDigvijay Singh
2011Yeh Saali ZindagiSinghania
Dear Friend HitlerAlbert Speer
2012Diary of a ButterflyGul's father
Paanch Ghantey Mien Paanch CroreInspector Ram Singh
Jeet Lengey JahaanAdvocate
2018 Manto Officer
2018-2019 A.I.SHA Kulkarni Television series
2019KhushfehmaiyaanPeter Braganza
The OfficeAnniruddh CFO
2021 The Devil Inside
2022Bachchhan PaandeyMyra's director
Murder in Agonda Ignatius Coutinho Television series
2025 McGuffin Professor Simha

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.
  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.