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Inaamulhaq

Indian actor and screenwriter

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ16218546
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Inaamulhaq (born 14 November 1979) is an Indian actor and screenwriter who has been part of several Bollywood films, including Filmistaan, Jolly LLB 2 and Airlift. In 2019 Inaamulhaq has bagged the Best Actor Award at the DCSAFF (Washington DC South Asian Film Festival) for his performance in his film Nakkash. and Best Actor Award at India International Film Festival of Boston (IIFFB) 2019.

He has written for TV shows including Comedy Circus and dialogue for the Hindi film Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap.

Early life and education

Born in Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh, India), Inaamulhaq first appeared on stage at the age of twelve. Later, he joined the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) in Saharanpur, and acted in numerous plays as a lead. In 2003, he graduated from the National School of Drama (NSD) New Delhi, with specialisation in acting.

Career

In Mumbai he started his career as a writer for season 2 of Karamchand, directed by Pankaj Parashar.

After working as a scriptwriter and creative consultant with Comedy Circus for two and a half years, he moved into films and wrote dialogue for Bbuddah...

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Inaamulhaq” as indian actor and screenwriter. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1979, 2019, 2003—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1979-11-14. The account is most persuasive where Inaamulhaq, Indian and actor can be independently traced.
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The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as indian actor and screenwriter. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 28, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16218546. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1979, 2019 and 2003.

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