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Zeishan Quadri Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 21, 2026 • 2 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth17 March 1983

Age34 (as in 2017)

BirthplaceWasseypur, Bihar (Now in Jharkhand)

ProfessionActor, Director, Producer, Writer

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyBrother: 1, Sister: 1

Zeishan Quadri Biography

Zeishan Quadri is an Indian writer-actor-director-producer who emerged from Wasseypur and became known for his work on Gangs of Wasseypur. He has since won

Early life and background

Zeishan Qalim Khan, known professionally as Zeishan Quadri, was born on 17 March 1983 in Wasseypur, then in Bihar (now in Jharkhand). He completed his schooling in Dhanbad and later moved to Meerut for higher education. Quadri holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA).

After finishing college he worked at a call centre in Delhi for about a year and a half. The 2008 recession interrupted that job, and not long afterwards Quadri relocated to Mumbai with the ambition of working in Hindi cinema.

Career

Quadri first came to public attention as a screenwriter. He provided a writing sample that reached filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, and that collaboration led to Quadri’s association with the 2012 crime saga Gangs of Wasseypur. For that project he received recognition for dialogue writing, including awards from IIFA, Filmfare and TOIFA, along with a SAIFF award for his supporting acting contribution in 2013.

Following his breakthrough, Quadri expanded his role in film production. In 2013 he co-founded a production company, Friday to Friday Entertainers and Media Pvt. Ltd., with producer Rohit Khaitan; their first credited production activity from that period was the film Prague.

Quadri continued to broaden his creative scope by moving behind the camera as a director. His directorial debut, Meeruthiya Gangsters, was released in 2015. He has also worked as an actor, with a credited acting debut in Gangs of Wasseypur-2 (2012).

Public profile

Quadri’s work is tied closely to the milieu he grew up in: Wasseypur and surrounding areas figure prominently in the stories he tells. His professional credits span writing, acting, producing and directing within Hindi cinema.

Personal details available in public sources describe him as originating from a Muslim family in Wasseypur. He has one brother and one sister. As of the latest details in this record he was unmarried. Physical details noted in public listings put his height at approximately 173 cm (about 5'8") and his weight around 70 kg (154 lbs); his eye colour is recorded as dark brown and his hair colour as black.

Latest updates

By 2015 Quadri had directed Meeruthiya Gangsters and by 2013 had moved into producing via his company with Rohit Khaitan. His early awards for Gangs of Wasseypur came in 2013 and his career continued across multiple filmmaking roles thereafter.

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Recent Work

Meeruthiya Gangsters

Directorial debut (released 2015)

2015
Prague

Produced through Friday to Friday Entertainers and Media Pvt. Ltd. (2013)

2013
Gangs of Wasseypur / Gangs of Wasseypur-2

Screenwriting and acting credits (2012)

2012
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Career Highlights

  1. Screenwriter on Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)
  2. Awarded IIFA, Filmfare and TOIFA for Best Dialogue Writing and SAIFF Best Supporting Actor (2013)
  3. Co-founded production house Friday to Friday Entertainers and Media Pvt. Ltd. (2013)
  4. Made directorial debut with Meeruthiya Gangsters (2015)
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When was Zeishan Quadri born?

Zeishan Quadri was born on 17 March 1983.

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