Mustaq arrived in New Zealand in March 2014 and in June of that year made his debut theatrical performance in Prayas’s production of Charandas Chor – The Honest Thief. He was also one of the actors in a reading of Ahi Karunaharan’s play Tea, which was conducted under the guidance of the Auckland Theatre Company.

In 2019, he was in Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance, a co production between Auckland Theatre Company and Prayas. After which he was in Silo Theatre’s production of My Heart Goes Thadak Thadak, directed and written by Ahi Karunaharan.

He is very much indebted to Prayas for giving him his first acting opportunity in Aotearoa.