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{{Infobox person<br />
| image = Ahsaan Qureshi.jpg<br />
| image_size = 150px<br />
| caption = Qureshi during a visit to Kuwait<br />
| birth_date = <br />
| birth_place = [[Seoni]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India<br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| occupation = [[Comedian]] , Actor<br />
| years_active = 1995 - Present<br />
| known for = [[The Great Indian Laughter Challenge]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Ahsaan Qureshi''', also known as '''Ehsaan Qureshi''', is an Indian [[stand-up comedian]]. He was born in [[Seoni, Madhya Pradesh]]. He is the 2005 runner-up of ''[[The Great Indian Laughter Challenge]]'', a stand-up comedy competition on [[STAR One|Star One]]. Qureshi has been a stage performer for the last 20 years. Most of his jokes focus on political satire and social issues. He had put in his name for the reality show at the behest of his friends. <br />
Lately he has been seen acting in a Bollywood movie, ''[[Bombay to Goa (2007 film)|Bombay to Goa]]'' released in 2007, ''[[Ek Paheli Leela]]'' released in 2015, and the [[Bhojpuri film]] ''Hanuman Bhakt Hawaldar'' released in 2007.<br />
He was seen in [[SAB TV]] comedy show ''[[Hum Aapke Ghar Mein Rehte Hain]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/artist/11660/1/ehsaan-qureshi.html |title=One India |access-date=21 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311033431/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/artist/11660/1/ehsaan-qureshi.html |archive-date=11 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He was a contestant in ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 2)|Bigg Boss 2]]'' in 2007.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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{|class="wikitable sortable" <br />
|- <br />
! scope="col" | Year<br />
! scope="col" | Film<br />
! scope="col" | Role<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"|2007 <br />
| ''[[Bombay to Goa (2007 film)|Bombay to Goa]]''<br />
| Abudul Karim Telgi<br />
|-<br />
| ''Hanuman Bhakt Hawaldar'' (Bhojpuri film)<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2010<br />
| ''Bhavnao Ko Samjho''<br />
| Advocate Babulal Fansiwala<br />
|-<br />
| 2012<br />
| ''[[Ab Hoga Dharna Unlimited]]''<br />
| Tillu<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"|2015<br />
| ''[[Ek Paheli Leela]]''<br />
| Maan Singh<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Mere Genie Uncle]]''<br />
| Sher Khan<br />
|-<br />
| 2019 <br />
| ''[[Wig Boss]]''<br />
| Friend <br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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===Television===<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable" <br />
|-<br />
! scope="col" | Year<br />
! scope="col" | Serial<br />
! scope="col" | Role<br />
! scope="col" | TV Channel<br />
! scope="col" | Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 2005<br />
| ''[[The Great Indian Laughter Challenge]]''<br />
| Contestant<br />
| [[Star One (Indian TV channel)|Star One]]<br />
| First Runner-up<br />
|-<br />
| 2006 <br />
| ''[[Takeshi's Castle]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k6/mar/mar350.htm|title=Pogo lines up rib-tickling fare|date=March 27, 2006|accessdate=September 22, 2017}}</ref><br />
| Narrator<br />
| [[Pogo TV]]<br />
| Hindi dubbed version<br />
|-<br />
| 2008<br />
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 2)|Bigg Boss 2]]''<br />
| Contestant<br />
| [[Colors TV]]<br />
| Evicted in week 9<ref>{{cite web|url=http://biggboss2.in.com/news.php?id=90001 |title=Ahsaan ends his stay at BB2 |publisher=Bigg Boss 2 Official website |accessdate=2008-10-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020063848/http://biggboss2.in.com/news.php?id=90001 |archivedate=20 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| 2009<br />
| ''[[Raju Srivastav|Raju Hazir Ho]]''<br />
| Himself<br />
| [[NDTV Imagine]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"|2015<br />
| ''[[Tu Mera Hero]]''<br />
| Himself as Talent Show Judge<br />
| [[Star Plus]]<br />
| Special appearance<br />
|-<br />
| ''[[Hum Aapke Ghar Mein Rehte Hain]]''<br />
| Professor Jai Prakash Tripathi<br />
| [[SAB TV]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2017<br />
| ''[[The Kapil Sharma Show]]''<br />
| Himself<br />
| [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV]]<br />
| Episode 93 <br> Guest appearance with [[Sunil Pal]] and [[Raju Srivastav]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2017-2018<br />
| ''[[Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai]]''<br />
| Principal Pandey<br />
| [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]]<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{official website|http://www.ahsaanqureshi.com/}}<br />
* {{IMDb person|name=Ehsaan Qureshi}}<br />
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|name=Ehsaan Qureshi}}<br />
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