Pakistani-Canadian actor Ali Kazmi has been working in TV and films for several years. After bagging a nomination at LUX Style Awards 2017
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A l i K a z m i
Pakistani-Canadian actor Ali Kazmi has been working in TV and films for several years. After bagging a nomination at LUX Style Awards 2017 in the Best Supporting Actor Category for his role in Mehreen Jabbar’s Dobara Phir Se, Kazmi is gearing up for quite a few exciting projects. Aside from his voice appearance in Angelina Jolie’s Breadwinner, the actor has taken up a rather challenging role in Qandeel Baloch’s TV biopic that stars him opposite Saba Qamar as her abusive husband.
It is interesting to note that when he was a kid, he was on the cover of Us magazine. Here is some exciting information about his teenage years.
Date of birth and star
October 31, 1981; Scorpio
The best thing about being a teenager was
No worries
The worst thing about being a teenager was
Exams
I was always listening to
Junoon, Led Zeppelin, Dave Matthews band, Michael Jackson
I was glued to the television for
Was always too busy to be glued to the television ;) I was making television already ;)
My favourite movie was
Back to the Future and Godfather
My favourite actor was
Al Pacino/ Amitabh Bachchan
My favourite singer/band
Ali Azmat, Junoon, Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin and Dave Matthews/ DMB
My favourite super hero
Superman
My favourite book was
The Fountainhead
My room was full of
Collectible toys, comics and clothes thrown all over ;)
My room walls carried posters of
Comic posters and random couples on bikes (which my older sister would discard and they would appear in my room)
My closet was full of
T-shirts
My friends were
My life
My first crush/date was
My first crush is now my wife ;)
My most precious possession
Never believed much in possessions, but if I had then “X-Men #1 “ and “Superman #1” comic books
What hurt me the most was
Not being cast in Back to the Future 3
My dream was to become
An actor! Still a while to go ;)
I wish I had known then
Life only gets tougher, so work harder
Relations with parents and siblings were
As a teenager emotions come all at once - it was the best of times and the worst simultaneously! Especially when they say “no” to something ;)
My school was
A place we never left!
Ragging at college/university
Best one - climb on this table and breathe out so much force that you put the tube light out! Haha
My favourite subject was
Biology/Physics (proud science geek)
My least favourite subject was
Additional Math! “Took me a while to get regular math, tou phir ye additional kya yaar!” Einstein felt the same way apparently ;)
I couldn’t stand
Bigger kids picking on smaller ones! Injustice! Also exams ;)
My favourite hangout was
Sitting on top of the broken cabinet near the canteen! And this chai ka dhaaba near school! Also any friends house with a pool ;)
My favourite food/dish was
Mr. Burger and chicken rolls
My favourite sport was
Basketball, cricket and if appreciating beauty was a sport we did that a lot too ;)
My favourite pastime was
Acting, hanging out with friends, bunking school and going for halwa puri
I learned that
Life is what you make of it
Advice to younger self
Stop wasting time; make smarter choices! The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper - so sharpen up fast!
Five things you couldn’t live without
Family, friends, acting, acting and acting
If you were stranded on an island, you would want to be with
Someone that can help me build a raft!
The funniest thing/gossip you heard about yourself
That I’m still married to Ayesha Omar ;)
Best and worst thing about yourself?
I am human and I am human!
“This was fun! Felt like I was filling a slam book in high school ;) - in case you don’t know what that is because you’re born too late, google it! ;)
Live, laugh, love and rock on!”
