Zeishan Quadri - Wikipedia Zeishan Quadri Zeishan Quadri 1982 / 1983 ( age 33 -- 34 ) Wasseypur, Bihar, India ( now Jharkhand, India ) Occupation Writer, Actor, Producer, Director Years active 2012 -- present Website http://actorzeeshanqadri.weebly.com Zeishan Quadri is an Indian writer, actor, director and producer who has written the story and co-written the screenplay for the Bollywood crime genre film Gangs of Wasseypur, directed by Anurag Kashyap. Quadri has also acted in Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2. He has directed and produced the film Meeruthiya Gangsters. Contents 1 Early life 2 Film career 2.1 Projects 3 Awards 3.1 Gangs of Wasseypur 2 4 Filmography 4.1 Feature films 4.2 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links Early life Zeishan Quadri was born in Wasseypur, Bihar ( now in Jharkhand ), India in 1983. He is the only son and the youngest child of Syed Imran Quadri, a civil engineer. Quadri grew up in a strict and protective environment. He has two elder sisters. Quadri was educated in Dhanbad. Quadri left Dhanbad to complete a Bachelor of Business Administration ( BBA ) in Meerut, and then moved to Delhi to seek employment. Quadri worked in a call center and for HCL computers in Delhi for 18 months before coming to Mumbai in 2008. Film career In 2009, Quadri moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting. Quadri studied world cinema including film makers such as Majid Majidi, Fateh Akın and Akira Kurosawa. Quadri has worked in the genre of Bollywood crime films. His film `` Revolver Rani '' was directed by Sai Kabir and starred Kangana Ranaut and vir Das. His first film as a director and producer was ' Meeruthiya Gangsters '. The editing of the film has been done by veteran filmmaker Anurag Kashyap who presented the film along with Prateek Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Recently he visited many cities for the promotion of his upcoming film Meeruthiya Gangster including Aligarh at Aligarh Muslim University. Projects Quadri is playing a lead in the upcoming movie Akki te Vikki te Nikki directed by Vipin Sharma and produced by Bohra bros, as well as a negative lead in the upcoming movie Banana directed by Sajid Ali, produced by John Abraham Entertainment. He is also working on a script with Madhur Bhandarkar for his upcoming movie Madamji starring Priyanka Chopra. He has written a script Oh Womaniya for Pritish Nandy Communications to be helmed by Anu Menon, and a script for Fardeen Khan Productions tentatively titled Firauti. According to Mumbai Mirror, Anurag Kashyap and Quadri are collaborating on the third installment of the Gangs of Wasseypur franchise, with Kashyap insisting that Quadri writes and directs the film. Quadri is producing a woman - oriented feature film Sarabjit, slated for a release on 20 May 2016. The story will be about Dalbir, Sarabjit Singh 's sister. Quadri and Ekta Kapoor are collaborating on a new non-fiction TV series. Awards Honours Jury member at the 8th Filmsaaz. Gangs of Wasseypur 2 `` Gangs of Wasseypur '' is based on events in Dhanbad. It is a story about the `` coal mafia '' that spans several generations from 1941 to 2010 in two parts. On 30 May 2009, Quadri 's story was sold to Anurag Kashyap. Quadri negotiated to write the script and play the character `` Definite '' in the second part. Filmography Feature films Year Film Director Producer Screenwriter Actor Notes 2012 Gangs of Wasseypur Yes IIFA 2013 for Best Dialogue WON 2012 Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 Yes Yes 2013 Prague Yes 2014 Revolver Rani Yes 2015 Banana Yes 2016 Akki te Vikki te Nikki Yes 2015 Meeruthiya Gangster Yes Yes Yes 2016 Madamji Yes 2016 Sarabjit Yes 2016 Oh Womaniya Yes 2016 Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 3 Yes Yes Yes - Awards and nominations Year Film Award Result 2013 Gangs Of Wasseypur SAIFF Best Supporting Actor Won 2013 Gangs Of Wasseypur Star Screen Award Best Dialogue Writer Nominated 2013 Gangs Of Wasseypur Filmfare Best Dialogue Writer Won 2013 Gangs Of Wasseypur TOIFA Best Dialogue Writer Won 2013 Gangs Of Wasseypur IIFA Best Dialogue Writer Won References Jump up ^ Samarth Goyal ( 10 November 2016 ). `` Zeishan Quadri has put his acting plans on hold ; wants to focus on writing ''. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` Zeishan Quadri : A regular job was n't my cup of tea ''. mytheatrecafe. Retrieved 27 September 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Zeishan dons directorial cap with Meeruthiya gangsters ''. Retrieved 19 August 2014. Jump up ^ `` Gangs Of Wasseypur makes Zeishan Quadri a rising star ''. NDTV. Retrieved 18 August 2011. Jump up ^ `` Badland boy ''. Hindustan Times. 2012 - 07 - 01. Retrieved 2012 - 08 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Shooting star ''. telegraphindia.com. 15 November 2015. Jump up ^ `` Best of Bollywood, South Cinema, TV and Celebs - MSN India ''. entertainment.in.msn.com. Jump up ^ Jyothi Prabhakar ( July 12, 2012 ). `` Scriptwriting was just a route to become an actor : Zeishan Quadri ''. The Times of India. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Jump up ^ `` '' Gangs of Wasseypur '' writer Zeishan imitates Salman ``. Daily Times. 2012 - 06 - 21. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved 2012 - 08 - 15. Jump up ^ Sweta Kaushal ( February 9, 2013 ). `` Zeishan Quadri : why does he love crime ? ''. Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` Zeishan Quadri turns villain for Banana - NDTV Movies ''. ndtv.com. 19 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` I keep writing scripts in my mind : Zeishan Quadri ''. indiatimes.com. Jump up ^ `` Will play my first intense role in Revolver Rani : Vir Das ''. www.indianexpress.com. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` IndiaGlitz - Anurag Kashyap is all for Zeishan Quadris Meeruthiya Gangsters ''. indiaglitz.com. Jump up ^ `` Zeishan Quadri ''. bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014. Jump up ^ `` Zeishan Quadri ''. desimartini.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014. Jump up ^ `` Akki, Vikki te Nikki ''. IMDb. Retrieved 29 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Zeishan Quadri turns villain for ' Banana ' ''. BusinessStandard. Retrieved 29 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Priyanka Chopra 's MADAMJI to be scripted by Zeishan Quadri ''. Glamsham. Retrieved 27 December 2014. Jump up ^ `` Gangs of Wasseypur writer Zeishan Quadri scripts for Priyanka Chopra and Madhur Bhandarkar 's Madamji ''. BollySpice. Retrieved 27 December 2014. Jump up ^ `` I keep writing scripts in my mind : Zeishan Quadri ''. TheTimesOfIndia. Retrieved 15 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Zeishan Quadri 's Biography ''. KoiMoi.com. Retrieved 15 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` ANURAG KASHYAP GOES BACK TO WASSEYPUR ''. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016. ^ Jump up to : Kumar, Omung ( 2016 - 05 - 20 ), Sarabjit, retrieved 2016 - 02 - 21 Jump up ^ `` Omung Kumar directed ' Mary Kom ' beautifully : Zeishan Quadri ''. indianexpress.com. 11 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Zeishan Quadri and Ekta Kapoor Collab on a new Non-fiction TV Series ! ''. urbanasian.com. 4 October 2015. Jump up ^ http://indiaeducationdiary.in/ShowEE.asp?newsid=34057 Jump up ^ Zeishan Quadri ( 2012 - 06 - 16 ). `` Zeishan Quadri - Role Play ''. The Asian Age. Retrieved 2012 - 08 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Looking at the REAL Wasseypur ''. rediff.com. Jump up ^ `` Times Of India ''. indiatimes.com. 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Jump up ^ `` ' GOW ' writer ready with more real life stories ''. in.com. 16 August 2012. Jump up ^ `` Anurag Kashyap plans Gangs of Wasseypur 3 ''. www.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Anurag Kashyap wants Zeishan Quadri to direct ' Gangs Of Wasseypur 3 ' ? ''. The Indian Express. 2015 - 09 - 08. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Zeishan Quadri begins research for ' Gangs of Wasseypur 3 ' ''. The Indian Express. 2015 - 10 - 02. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 21. External links Zeishan Quadri on IMDb Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue 1959 - 1970 Rajinder Singh Bedi ( 1959 ) Ramanand Sagar ( 1960 ) Amanullah Khan, Kamal Amrohi, Wajahat Mirza & Ehsan Rizvi ( 1961 ) Wajahat Mirza ( 1962 ) Akhtar ul Iman ( 1963 ) Arjun Dev Rashk ( 1964 ) Govind Moonis ( 1965 ) Akhtar ul Iman ( 1966 ) Vijay Anand ( 1967 ) Manoj Kumar ( 1968 ) Ali Raza ( 1969 ) Pt Anand Kumar ( 1970 ) 1971 - 1990 Rajinder Singh Bedi ( 1971 ) Gulzar ( 1972 ) Ramesh Pant ( 1973 ) Gulzar ( 1974 ) Kaifi Azmi ( 1975 ) Salim - Javed ( 1976 ) Sagar Sarhadi ( 1977 ) Vrajendra Gaur ( 1978 ) Rahi Masoom Raza ( 1979 ) Satyadev Dubey ( 1980 ) Shabd Kumar ( 1981 ) Kader Khan ( 1982 ) Dr. Achla Nagar ( 1983 ) Mahesh Bhatt ( 1984 ) Sai Paranjpye ( 1985 ) Rahi Masoom Raza ( 1986 ) no award ( 1987 ) no award ( 1988 ) Kamlesh Pandey ( 1989 ) Javed Akhtar ( 1990 ) 1991 - 2010 Suraj Sanim ( 1991 ) Rahi Masoom Raza ( 1992 ) Kader Khan ( 1993 ) Prof Jay Dixit ( 1994 ) KK Singh ( 1995 ) Aditya Chopra & Javed Siddiqui ( 1996 ) Gulzar ( 1997 ) Aditya Chopra ( 1998 ) Rajkumar Santoshi & K.K. Raina ( 1999 ) Hriday Lani & Pathik Vats ( 2000 ) O.P. Dutta ( 2001 ) Karan Johar ( 2002 ) Gulzar & Jaideep Sahni ( 2003 ) Abbas Tyrewala ( 2004 ) Aditya Chopra ( 2005 ) Prakash Jha ( 2006 ) Rajkumar Hirani & Abhijat Joshi ( 2007 ) Imtiaz Ali ( 2008 ) Manu Rishi ( 2009 ) Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi ( 2010 ) 2011 - present Habib Faisal ( 2011 ) Farhan Akhtar ( 2012 ) Anurag Kashyap, Zeishan Quadri, Akhilesh & Sachin Ladia ( 2013 ) Subhash Kapoor ( 2014 ) Abhijat Joshi & Rajkumar Hirani ( 2015 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zeishan_Quadri&oldid=806387235 '' Categories : 1983 births People from Dhanbad Living people Indian Muslims Indian male film actors Indian male screenwriters Male actors from Bihar People from Bihar Male actors from Jharkhand De Nobili Schools alumni Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from August 2017 Articles with permanently dead external links Use dmy dates from February 2016 Use Indian English from February 2016 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 21 October 2017, at 18 : 10. 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Question: who played role of definite in gangs of wasseypur
Answer: Zeishan Quadri