Bilal ashraf biography

Pakistani actor, producer, and director

Bilal Ashraf (Urdu: بلال اشرف; born 10 October 1979) is a Pakistani actor, producer, and visual effects director.

After studying visual effects at Franklin Marshall College, he started his career as a visual effects director and then pursued his career in acting after making a brief appearance in the 2014 thriller O21. Ashraf has since starred in the romantic comedy Janaan (2016), the acclaimed war drama Yalghaar (2017), and the musical romance Superstar (2019).

Early life and education

Bilal Ashraf was born in Karachi into an Urdu speaking family of Punjabi origins.^[2] Playing a Pashtun character in Janaan (2016) but himself not being one, he learnt some Pashto for his role, enough to "look comfortable lip-syncing to songs."^[3]

Ashraf received his early education from St.

Michael's Convent School in Karachi. He studied visual effects direction at Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsyl