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Kamran Qureshi [1] (born on 3rd October, 1975) is an award winning London based film and television Director & Producer.
Early Life
Kamran was born in Lahore, Punjab, to a moderate family. His mother, Shagufta Yousuf (1953-2008),[7] was a producer, and his father, Yousuf Qureshi (1949-1998), was involved in the chemicals business.[8]
Kamran belongs to an Arab tribe Qureshi, which was from Mecca. His forefathers migrated to British India. His grandfather was in Indian Railway, who married to an indian lady in Dehli and at the time of partition in 1947, he was posted in beautiful city, Lahore, now in Pakistan.
Kamran spent his childhood in Karachi. He loved to read story books, novels & literary books in his childhood and always spent all his pocket money to buy books.
He always played active role in school activities, acted in school dramas and was a member of school’s music band.
Early Career (1993 -1999)
In 1992, he did computer courses (dBase, Lotus 123, and WordPerfect) and got job in Digital video effects company, Hivision. He purchased his 1st professional video camera in 1993 and started making private movies and renting it out.
In 1994, He started his own Digital Video Effects company. His first professional TV job was in 1994, when he was hired to put digital video effects for the drama series, Padaash in PTV, Pakistan Television, and Pepsi Top of the Pops in NTM, Network Television Marketing. Being a DFS engineer, he was also indulged in editing and did several projects as linear editor and segment director.
Mr. Rimmal Khan was his mentor in direction, whom he worked with in different projects. Kamran then went on and worked freelance for Indus TV Network, the first satellite channel, owned by Mr. Ghazanfer Ali, on talkshows, magazine shows, dramas.
In 1999, he purchased his broadcast (DVCAM) camera and started making his own productions.
2000-2010
Kamran became a renowned name in doing shows for his treatment and techniques. He did a three days branded TV transmission on the eve of John Player's Gold Leaf Voyage of Discovery 2000 yacht's arrival at Karachi Port. He did several musical shows, concerts, talk shows, educational shows, etc.
His first very famous show was Ariel Mothers (aka Ariel Maa), hosted by Sania Saeed, which brought him fame and recognition internationally. The program won a Best Talkshow Private Production Award from National Television. The show was based on Mothers and with his team, he visited almost whole country to meet all types of mothers and recorded their stories. Since then, his major part of work was on women and their issues.
He shot documentaries on all armed forces in 2002 at the time of escalation. Then he moved to dramas in 2003 and his first telefilm Murad (aka Eunuch's Motherhood) based on Eunuchs, won Best Telefilm Award in Indus Telefilm Festival the same year. He then made 12 more TV Movies in a series and named it, "Maa Aur Mamta" (aka Mother & Motherhood) which won him seven awards in one day in First Indus Drama Awards.
Directed Branded Shows
| Year | Title | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Alan Soothers Boombastic | Music Charts |
| 2000 | John Player's Gold Leaf Voyage of Discovery | TV Transmission |
| 2000 | John Player's Gold Leaf Thrill Seekers | Sports |
| 2000 | John Player's Gold Leaf Cheer-up | Comedy |
| 2000 | Zee Lollywood Show | Film based Show |
| 2001 | Ariel Mothers aka Ariel MAA | Talk Show |
| 2002 | John Player's Gold Leaf Food Street Show | Music Concert |
| 2008 | Nestle Nido Young Starts aka Nido Ye Taarey Hamarey | Educational Talk Show |
| 2009 | Nestle' Nesvita Woman of Strength | Talk Show |
Other Directed Projects:
|
Year |
Title |
Category |
|
1998 |
Drama Hee Drama |
Magazine Show |
|
1999 |
No. 9 |
Mystery |
|
2000 |
Alan Soothers Boombastic |
Music Charts |
|
2000 |
Zee Basant Festival |
Magazine Show |
|
2000 |
John Player's Gold Leaf Thrill Seekers |
Sports |
|
2000 |
John Player's Gold Leaf Cheer-up |
Comedy |
|
2000 |
John Player's Gold Leaf Voyage of Discovery |
TV Tranmission |
|
2002 |
John Player's Gold Leaf Food Street Show |
Concert |
|
2000 |
Heart Talks |
Film based Show |
|
2000 |
Zee Lollywood Show |
Film based Show |
|
2001 |
Ariel Mothers aka Ariel MAA |
Talk Show |
|
2002 |
Flying Tigers |
Documentary |
|
2002 |
Sons of Soil |
Documentary |
|
2002 |
Power of the Sea |
Documentary |
|
2002 |
Special Drink aka Special Qahwa in Mystery Theatre Series |
Mystery |
|
2003 |
Murad aka Eunuch's Motherhood [2] |
TV Movie |
|
2004 |
Born Forbidden aka Mehr-un-Nisa |
TV Movie |
|
2004 |
Lost Half aka Mannat |
TV Movie |
|
2004 |
Impeccable aka Masoom |
TV Movie |
|
2004 |
A Rented Child aka Mazloom |
TV Movie |
|
2004 |
Lap of Actress aka Muskaan |
TV Movie |
|
2004 |
An Insane Laugh aka Mehak |
TV Movie |
|
2004 |
Sentenced for Love aka Mujrim |
TV Movie |
|
2004 |
Sold Unborn aka Mahram |
TV Movie |
|
2004 |
Mary's Sacrifice aka Marium |
TV Movie |
|
2004 |
Unwanted Daughter aka Madawa |
TV Movie |
|
2004 |
Mother of Desert aka Muhafiz |
TV Movie |
|
2004 |
Way to Hope aka Mahinder Singh |
TV Movie |
|
2004 |
Moorat aka Eunuch's Wedding [3] |
TV Serial |
|
2005 |
Riyasat aka Kingdom of Hearts [4] |
TV Serial |
|
2006 |
Manzil aka Her Lost Destination |
TV Serial |
|
2006 |
Makan aka Home a Heaven |
TV Serial |
|
2007 |
Sarkar Sahab aka Evicted Lord |
TV Serial |
|
2007 |
Those 70 days |
Documentary |
|
2008 |
Nestle Nido Young Starts aka Nido Ye Tarey Hamary |
Educational Talk Show |
|
2009 |
Unbounded Love aka Ishq Ki Inteha |
TV Serial |
|
2009 |
Nestle' Nesvita Woman of Strength |
Talk Show |
|
2010 |
Beyond the Silence of the Sea |
Documentary |
|
2011 |
Choti Si Kahani |
TV Serial |
|
2011 |
Pianist Reborn |
Short Film |
|
2011 |
His Promise |
Short Film |
|
2012 |
An Act of Loyalty |
Short Film |
|
2013 |
Waiting |
Short Film |
Producer
|
Year |
Title |
Category |
|
2000 |
Zee Baant Festival |
Magazine Show |
|
2001 |
Zee Lollywood Show |
Film Based Show |
|
2002 |
John Player Gold Leaf Food Street Show |
Music Concert |
|
2004 |
Mahnoor |
TV Movie |
|
2007 |
Woman's Freedom aka Mujhey Sans Lenay Do |
TV Movie |
|
2007 |
Victim of an Honour Killing aka Noori Kaari Hogai |
TV Movie |
|
2007 |
Verdict of a Pashtun Court aka Zarmina Beqasor Hay |
TV Movie |
|
2007 |
Survival of a Woman aka Namahram |
TV Movie |
|
2007 |
I'm Locked aka Chokhat Kay Paar |
TV Movie |
|
2007 |
Hometown Memories aka Gharonda |
TV Movie |
|
2007 |
Help of a Ghost aka Main Bhi Kisi Ki Beti Hun |
TV Movie |
|
2007 |
Gambled Daughter aka Mein Akeli Hun |
TV Movie |
|
2007 |
Dually Wed aka Aik Aurat Do Nikah |
TV Movie |
|
2007 |
Drama Fever aka Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki [5] |
TV Movie |
|
2007 |
Dowry List aka Abida Gunahgar Hogai |
TV Movie |
|
2007 |
Cactus's Flower |
TV Movie |
|
2007 |
Alive to See Her aka Kuch Na Raha |
TV Movie |
|
2009 |
Unbounded Love aka Ishq Ki Inteha |
TV Serial |
|
2012 |
An Act of Loyalty |
Short Film |
|
2013 |
Waiting |
Short Film |
Awards & Nominations:
| Title | Award & Nomination | Category | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel Mothers aka Ariel MAA | PTV | Won Best Talkshow Private Production Award | 2002 |
| Murad aka Eunuch's Motherhood | Indus Telefilm Festival | Won Best Telefilm Award | 2003 |
| Maa aur Mamta | Indus Drama Awards | Won Best Drama Series Award | 2005 |
| Maa aur Mamta | Indus Drama Awards | Won Best Writer Drama Series Award | 2005 |
| Masoom aka Impeccable | Indus Drama Awards | Won Best Director Award | 2005 |
| Mehak aka An Insane Laugh | Indus Drama Awards | Won Best Actress Award | 2005 |
| Mujrim aka Sentenced for Love | Indus Drama Awards | Won Best Actor Award | 2005 |
| Murad aka Eunuch's Motherhood | Indus Drama Awards | Special Award for Best Performance | 2005 |
| Moorat aka Eunuch's Wedding | Lux Style Award | Nominated for Best Drama Serial, Best Actor, Best Actress | 2005 |
| Moorat aka Eunuch's Wedding | Lux Style Award | Nominated for Best Director Drama Serial | 2005 |
| Riyasat aka Kingdom of Hearts [6] | Lux Style Awards | Won Best Serial Satellite Award | 2006 |
| Makaan aka Home a Heaven | Lux Style Awards | Nominated for Best Director Drama Serial Award | 2007 |
| Sarkar Sahab aka Evicted Lord | Lux Style Award | Nominated for Best Director Drama Serial Award | 2009 |
| Sarkar Sahab aka Evicted Lord | Lux Style Award | Nominated for Best Drama Serial, Best Actor Awards | 2009 |
| Ishq ki Inteha aka Unbounded Love | Lux Style Award | Nominated for Best Director Drama Serial Award | 2010 |
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