Abubakar Bashir Abdulkarim, also known as Abubakar Bashir Maishadda (born 2 August 1988), is a Nigerian film producer who works in the Kannywood film industry. He is the founder of Maishadda Global Resources LTD. He has produced a number of films under his banner, featuring Kannywood stars such as Ali Nuhu, Sadiq Sani Sadiq, Maryam Yahaya, Yakubu Muhammed, and Rahama Sadau, in films like Takanas Ta Kano (2014), Daga Murna (2015), Wutar Kara (2019), Hafeez (2019), Mujadala (2019), Mariya (2019), Ana Dara Ga Dare (2018) and Hauwa Kulu (2019). Maishadda is frequently considered "king of the box office". He received City People Entertainment Awards in 2018 and 2019, and 2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards in the best indigenous language category (Hausa).
Early life and background Abubakar Bashir Maishadda was born on 2 August 1988 in Dandishe, Dala local government of Kano State. He grew up in Gadon Kaya, Gwale local government of Kano State. He is the son of Alhaji Bashir Abdulkarim Maishadda and Safiya Sani Na'ibi.
Maishadda attended Shukura International Nursery and Primary School Kurna for his nursery school and later moved to Gadon Kaya where he continued his primary school at ACE Academy. He completed his primary and secondary school education from Sheik Bashir El-rayyah School Complex. He obtained a National Diploma in Computer Science and another in Filmmaking from Northwest University.
Career Maishadda joined the Kannywood film industry in 2012 with the help of Abubakar A.S Mai Kwai. He later met Ibrahim Bala, who is also a film director in the Kannywood film industry. They worked together and produced a film titled Ba Girma (2014), which was his first film.
Maishadda has produced more than 50 films both in Hausa and English. He has collaborated with Kabiru Jammaje to produce English films such as Light and Darkness (2016), In Search of the King (2018), and This is the Way (2018).
2019 marked a turning point for Maishadda after releasing Hauwa Kulu (War against rape) (2019), in which he addressed the issue of rape. Hauwa Kulu won best movie of the year at the 2019 City People Entertainment Awards.
In 2020, Maishadda collaborated with Ali Nuhu and Kabiru Jammaje to produce the highest budgeted film The Right Choice (2020), which featured top Nollywood stars.
Awards YearAwardCategoryFilmResult20152015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice AwardsBest ProducerBinkice2016Africa Magic Viewers Choice AwardsBest FilmSakaina2017City People Entertainment AwardsBest Producer2018City People Entertainment AwardsBest Producer2019Zuma Festival AwardsBest ProducerMariya2019City People Entertainment AwardsBest ProducerHauwa Kulu2019City People Entertainment AwardsBest FilmHauwa Kulu2020Africa Magic Viewers Choice AwardsBest FilmMariya
Producer filmography Title Year RoleBinkice2014producerBudurwa2014producerTarayya2014producerBakar Inuwa2014producerSakaina2014producerFarin Gani2014producerZee Zee2014producerHakkin Miji2014producerMunubiya2014producerDa’ira2014producerKafin Safiya2014producerGobarar Mata2014producerTakanas Ta Kano2015producerDan Gaske2015producerMafiya2015producerDaga Murna Anga Jaka2015producerKishiya Da Kishiya2015producerGidan Abinci2016producerKowa Darling2016executive producerKarfen Nasara2016producerTsakar Gidan Jatau2016producerKwamandan Mata2016producerKauyawa2016producerMijin Aro2016producerBiki Buduri2016producerKanwar Dubarudu2016producerRuwa A Jallo2016producerBurin Fatima2016producerMubeena2016producerBashi Hanji2016producerDije Rama2016producerKalan Dangi2016producerMariya2018producerMujadala2018producerThis is the Way2018producerIn Search for The King2018producerAna Dara Ga Dare2018producerSarkakiya2018producerHafeez2019producerSareena2019producerHalimatus Sadiya2019producerNadiya2019producerWutar Kara2019producerHauwa Kulu2019producerBana Bakwai2019producerCiwon Idanu Na2019producerSo Da So2019producerAna Barin Halak2019producerKarki Manta Dani2019Associate producerAna Dara Ga Dare2019producerThe Right Choice2020producerBintu2020producerSarki Goma Zamani Goma2021Executive producer
See also IMDb Personal life On June 18, 2022, Maishadda married a Kannywood actress known as Hassana Muhammad.
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