Rafey Hashmi was born in 1992, Sharjah, UAE. His interest in photography, direction, editing and acting world grew when he was 16. Aced photography, directed his first short film, Allegiance (2012) at the age of 19 and acted in some commercial short films at the same age of 19. This made Rafey Hashmi like being behind and in front of the camera.
He is the brother of Faisal Hashmi, who also set foot in the realm of direction and has won multiple awards regarding his field.