Mukhtar began his career as a filmmaker in 2006 and as a theatre actor in 2007, directing music videos and short films as well as acting in many plays before getting his break as a film actor with a role in the 2016 Janaan. He then had a role in the 2018 Parchi, a movie for which he was also the cinematographer. In 2019 Mukhtar starred in the Hum TV drama Anaa, written by Samira Fazal and directed by Shahzad Kashmiri, which marked his acting debut on television
2024UmroAyyar - A New Beginning as Umro Ayyar
2024Jafaa (32 Episodes) as Dr. Numair
2023Chikkar as Sarmad Zaman
2021Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay (22 Episodes) as Unknown
2020Bench as Unknown
2020Sabaat (28 Episodes) as Dr. Haris
2018Parchi as Bilal
2017Rewind with Samina Peerzada (1 Episode) as Himself
2016Janaan as Sameer
2012Gol Chakkar as Shera
2023Gulabo Rani ... Producer, Casting
2018Parchi ... Director of Photography
2018Parchi ... Cinematography