Ali Mayal is pursuing comparative humanities at Habib University and is passionate about Islamic philosophy and Sufi Metaphysics. He hails from Ferozepur Road, Lahore. He is trained as theatre actor and has acted in a number of plays through the dramatics society of ISL in Lahore. He enjoys Iranian cinema and Rang e Khuda(The color of paradise) by Majid Majidi is his favorite film.