[1] Nabi appeared in more than 40 Afghan films, including a starring role in Akhtar-e-Maskhara.

[1] Nabi made his film debut in the Afghan movie, Siah Moye Jalali.

[1] He also appeared in a series of Bollywood films, including Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), opposite Hrithik Roshan and Shah Rukh Khan.

He played the role of Kapala, one of the famous negative characters from the popular TV series Shaktimaan.

[2] Faqir Nabi died from COVID-19 at a hospital in Kabul on 26 June 2020, at the age of 67, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan.