Obed Afridi is an Indian casting director and artist manager, who works in Delhi, Mumbai and Chandigarh. He is primarily known for working as a casting director in the Punjabi music industry.
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Wiki/Biography
Obed Afridi’s full name is Obed Siddiqui Afridi. He was born on Friday, 30 October 1992 (age 29 years; as in 2021). Their zodiac sign is Scorpio. He did his schooling from Karuna Residential International Matriculation Higher Secondary School. He graduated from Ramjas College, Delhi University in 2014 with a degree in B.Com Hons. He lives in West Sant Nagar area of New Delhi.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Mohammad Afridi and mother’s name is Sunita Afridi.
Obed S Afridi’s parents
He has 2 siblings, a sister and a brother. Not much information is available about his sister.
Obed with his sister
His brother’s name is Vinay Afridi and he lives in Arvada, Colorado.
Obed with his brother Vinay
Obed Afridi’s family photo
relationships/affairs
According to his Facebook status, he is single.
livelihood
He worked as a fashion photographer in his early days. Later, she started working as a casting director with a Delhi-based casting agency, The Aura Fashion. In 2019, he became the owner and founder of his own casting agency, Medazenith Makers. He has worked with many leading Punjabi singers like Guru Randhawa, Karan Randhawa, Kaka and Karan Aujla. He also manages artistes like Sera Kishore and Malvi Malhotra.
Obed Afridi posted a story with Karan Aujla
controversies
- In February 2021, Urfi Javed, an Indian TV actress and model, accused him of sexually harassing girls in the name of giving them modeling assignments. She called him out for not paying him for his work and asking the girls to settle with him or the producers of the music video. She posted a series of Instagram stories in which she mentioned that she had proof that Obed is a sexual predator. He said that after posting the stories, 5 women messaged him about similar incidents that happened to them. One of them mentioned that Obed told her that he would cast her in the lead role opposite her favorite singer only if she was ready to compromise with the producer. When she rejected the offer, he asked her to do a video call with the producer without showing her face. Various celebrities like Priyank Sharma, Arushi Handa and Nikita Bhamidipati posted stories in support of Urfi and wrote about similar incidents that happened to her.
Urfi Javed’s Instagram stories against Obed
In response to this, Obed posted a story and said that he is jealous of those who are speaking against him. A similar incident took place in 2017 when a girl commented on Obed’s Facebook post and said that he exploits girls.
Obed Afridi’s Facebook comments
Facts/General Knowledge
- Obed is also known by the name Chikki.
- He has played national and state level football in his early days for which he has received many certificates and medals. In an Instagram post, he mentioned that he regrets his decision to not continue playing football due to personal reason.
Obed Afridi’s medals and certificates
- He is often seen drinking alcohol at parties and functions.
- He is sometimes seen smoking.
- He has various tattoos on his body including wings on his back, a heartbeat on his face, a drawing on his arm and a tattoo on the side of his neck.
Obed Afridi’s various tattoos
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