Nasrullah Qureshi

Nasrullah Qureshi is a well-known Pakistani-Norwegian actor-turned-producer and director living in Oslo, Norway. He was born on 26 November 1961, in Pakistan. On 10 October 1976, the Qureshi family shifted to Norway from Pakistan when Nasrullah was only 15 years old, and since then he was brought up in Norway. He studied in Skedsmo High School in Lillestrøm, Norway. He is married to Pritpal Qureshi who was born Indian. Nasrullah is the organizer of the famous Bollywood Festival, a Bollywood music and film festival held in Oslo since 2003.

Nasrullah started his acting career in 1989 as a supporting actor, playing the role of Ahram, in the Norwegian movie, Karachi (1989) directed by Oddvar Einarson. In 1996, he debuted in the TV series, Familiesaggaen De syv søstre (English: Family Saga- the Seven Sisters), where he played the character of Khalid Shah and then he played the role of Saleem Akhtar in Fox Grønland (English: Fox Greenland) in 2003.

His association with Bollywood began with the movie Baadshah (1999), starring Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan or also known as SRK is a prominent >> Read More... , where he was the line producer. Baadshah was the first Bollywood film shot in Norway. Since the 1990s, he has worked in many Norwegian as well as multi-lingual movies like Dharkan- Hjertebank (English: Dharkan- Palpitations) in 1995, Olsenbanden’s Siste Stikk (English: Olsenbanden’s Last Hitch) in 1999, Capo Nord (English: Cape North), which was an Italian film in 2003, Elsk Meg I Morgen (English: Love Me Tomorrow) in 2005, Import Eksport (2005), Izzat (2005), Haram (2014) and Dunno Y 2… Life Is A Moment (2015). In the meantime, he produced several Pakistani movies like Qusoor (1995), Jaan Jaan Pakistan (1997), etc.

Nasrullah is also an active theatre artist who performed in plays like Bollywood Ibsen- Fruen fra Det indiske hav (English: Bollywood Ibsen- Lady from the Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is considered to be the pioneers >> Read More... ) in 2006 and Elektra (2008), both at Oslo Nye Teater (English: Oslo New Theatre).

Qureshi’s biggest venture is his world-famous event, the Bollywood Festival, Norway. It is an annual, week-long Festival held during September in Lørenskog Hus, Oslo. Its primary objective is to promote cultural exchange between Norway and India and strengthen the diverse endeavours of the Indian diaspora. The non-profit event, organised by Nasrullah and his wife along with his associates, screens latest Bollywood as well as Norwegian movies and helps emerging filmmakers. With dance and musical performances by artists all over the world and famous Bollywood celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan Salman Khan is a very famous Indian actor and a pr >> Read More... , Huma Qureshi Huma Qureshi is a model-turned-actress in Bollywoo >> Read More... , etc., making Red Carpet The Hindi entertainment program which makes you fe >> Read More... appearances, the event is a big success. Every year a Bollywood artist is honoured in the event; Hema Malini Hema Malini is perhaps the only dream girl of the >> Read More... and Zeenat Aman Zeenat Aman is a trendsetter and the most versatil >> Read More... were honoured by issuing Norwegian Postal Stamps by their names in the year 2015 and 2016, respectively.

Nasrullah Qureshi’s efforts in building strong cultural affinities between the two nations and contributing to the development of the film industry are praiseworthy.