Adnan Malik

rdf:langString Adnan Malik

rdf:langString Adnan Malik

rdf:langString Adnan Malik

rdf:langString Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan

rdf:langString Vassar College, United States, & International School of Islamabad

rdf:langString Actor, model, VJ, documentary filmmaker, Video producer, music video producer, commercial director, music video director and visual storyteller

rdf:langString Perveen Malik

rdf:langString Saqib Malik

rdf:langString Adnan Malik (Urdu: عدنان ملک) is a Pakistani film and television actor, director, and producer under his own company's banner, AMP. He is also WWF Pakistan's goodwill ambassador and an Asia Society, Asia 21 Fellow and Young Leader of the World. Malik has also served on the board for the Citizen's Archive of Pakistan. As an actor, he made his television debut with the hit series Sadqay Tumhare for Hum TV. Portraying the writer of the drama, Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar, in an autobiographical piece, Malik earned three nominations at 3rd Hum Awards, winning two including Best Television Sensation Male and Best Onscreen Couple opposite Mahira Khan. He received his first Best TV Actor nomination at 15th Lux Style Awards. He followed up the series by playing a wanderlust photographer, Sikander in romantic drama series Dil Banjaara for Hum Network, alongside Sanam Saeed and Mira Sethi. In 2018, he made his film debut with Cake, which was directed by Asim Abbasi. He played the character called Romeo in the film. As a director, his documentary Bijli earned him the Best Short Film award at Kara Film Festival in 2003. He directed The Forgotten Song or Bhuli Hui Hoon Daastan, the first feature-length documentary on Pakistani cinema, that played at festivals around the world, is an integral part of film syllabi across the country and was also instrumental in allowing Indian films to be re-screened in Pakistan after a 42-year ban. He also directed the promotional music video for Jawani Phir Nahi Ani and has directed television commercials for brands like Coca-Cola, Nescafé, Cornetto, Fanta, and Oye Hoye! among others.