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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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:

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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

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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:

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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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