Mustafa Changazi

posing for a photoshoot

Mustafa Changazi (مصطفئ ݘݩگݐڒی, born 1990) is a Pakistani actor, ex-RJ, Voice over artist and model. He is best known for his radio shows on Radioactive 96 and his TV role in Hum TV serial Bari Apa, where he was playing the character Adeel. He followed this with roles in other TV serials such as Humnasheen,^[1] Walls Carte Dor- Meethi si lagan. He has done various television commercials with many leading brands which amassed him attention and kickstarted his media career. He is also known for his theater acting and has done several successful commercial plays. He recently acted in Pakistan's first (to-be released) spy thriller film, Operation 021.

Personal life

Mustafa was born on the 4th of August 1990 in Quetta, Pakistan. He is the son of a retired Pakistan Air Force officer.He was always fascinated with theater and this fascination had developed since his high school days and after watching a performance at the Det Ny Teater in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Education

Mustafa did his O levels from a private institute known as Scolanova Islamabad and did his A levels partly from Roots Islamabad and then DAPS (O & A levels) Karachi. He then did his Bachelors degree in Economics from Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST).^[2]

Career

Modelling

Mustafa started modelling when he was 18. He has appeared in many Television Commercials and magazines. He was noticed by a talent management agency at an event and was offered a Telenor^[3] Pakistan commercial. He wasn't too interested to come on TV but decided to give it a try. And after this commercial he pursued modelling and has done many advertisements amongst which includes:

• Telenor Commercial (2008)
• Warid Commercial (2009)
• Telenor Djuice Commercial (2010)
• Peki Cake Commercial (2010)
• Coca Cola Commercial (2011)
• Jubliee Insurance (2011)
• Warid Glow Commercial (2012)^[4][5]
• Ufone Uth Pack Commercial (2013)^[6]

Radio

Mustafa always had a fascination with the radio since childhood. When presented with the opportunity to host his own shows on radio in 2009, he joined radioactive 96FM.^[7] He was with the radio station till August 2013. His radio showed gained the attention of different audio production companies and he became a voice over artist as well. He recorded many Voice overs for TV commercials and Radio commercials and also did works for corporate companies and has also voiced an animated cartoon series with Sharmeen Obaid Films, yet to be released on Television across Pakistan. He has also recorded audio books for Kaplan, Inc.^[8] CFA (chartered financial analyst) exam preparation books.

Theater

After watching Phantom of the Opera at the Det Ny Teater in Copenhagen, Denmark, Mustafa was very keen on trying his luck on stage. He participated in various school plays and in 2009 he did his first commercial play called "the crucibles" where he played the lead character of John Proctor. He then directed and produced his own play called "V for Vendetta"^[9] with two of his close friends, which was an adaptation and based on the 1982 Vertigo graphic novel of the same name by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. He played the masked vigilante known as V himself and his venture proved successful and profitable. He created a theater production company with his friends known as Plan-A Productions. After his own theater production, he was cast in one of Shah Sharabeel's production. Mustafa was cast as Tom which was the lead role in Tom, Dick and Harry.^[10][11] The play was adapted from British playwright Michael Cooney’s play of the same name. Even though the play did not amass as much success as was anticipated, Mustafa was praised for his performance and It was this play that lead to him to pursuing television acting.

Television

Mustafa after his performance in Tom, Dick and Harry, was offered a role by Bushra Ansari in her TV play called Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley. He could not do the role due to his academic priorities. Later on he was offered the role in Hum TV's production called Bari Apa in which he played the role of Adeel. First time acting in an Urdu play, his performance garnered mixed reviews. This was followed up by another Hum TV serial called Humnasheen. He was praised for his role and so went on to perform in another Television play called Walls Carte Dor- Meethi si lagan.^[12] This was a four-episode series aired on special events such as Mothers Day, Muslim eid holidays and Pakistan's independence day. Furthermore, he was also seen in Hum TV's 2015 drama serial Tumhare Siwa playing the role of Aisha Khan's brother.

Filmography

• O21 as Shayan (2014)
• 3 Bahadur as Tony (2015)
• Abdullah: The Final Witness as Tony (2015)

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