Mohammed_Ehteshamuddin

Mohammed Ehteshamuddin

Mohammed Ehteshamuddin

Pakistani TV director

For former Pakistani cricketer, see Ehteshamuddin (cricketer).

Mohammed Ehteshamuddin (Urdu: محمد احتشام الدین) is a Pakistani director, producer, screenwriter and actor, working in both cinema and on television.

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Ehtesham's short films Shahrukh Khan Ki Maut (2005) and Mein Sawa Paanch Bujay Aai Thi (2006) featured at the 2005 and 2006 Kara Film Festival. In addition, his two dramas and a film, Sadqay Tumhare (2014), Aseerzadi and Chambaili (2013) won Hum Award and ARY Film Award nominations. In 2015, he won the Hum Award for Best Director Drama Serial for Sadqay Tumhare.[1]

Early life

Ehteshamuddin was born in Karachi, growing up in a colony with a lot of migrants from Hyderabad State, including many writers, which he says influenced his early artistic inclination, because as a child he used to frequent literary gatherings involving rehearsal of classical plays as well as short stories and poetry.[2]

He graduated with a degree in commerce from the Karachi University, working for the Sui Southern Gas Company, and also joined various theater groups, including Tehrik-e-Niswan, Katha and Theatre Circle. In 1998, he was selected by United Nations Development Programme, Pakistan for a course in television production at the Pakistan Television Academy, Islamabad.[3]

Career

In 2013, he played the lead role of a visionary journalist and poet in the film Chambaili,[4] for which he was nominated in the Best Supporting Actor and Best Star Debut - Male categories at the 1st ARY Film Awards.[5]

Filmography

Television

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Films

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References

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    Zainab Imam (7 May 2013). "Why Chambaili is a must watch". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
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    Saadia Qamar (30 November 2011). "Thandi Deewarein: love in the time of chaos- a telefilm by Ehteshamuddin". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
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    "Mawra Hocane just signed Hum TV's latest pre-partition period drama". images.dawn.com. 17 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023.
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    "Bilal Ashraf to make TV debut with Maya Ali in a drama directed by Mohammed Ehteshamuddin". Dawn Images. 30 August 2022.
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    "Did Maalik really cross the line? Twitter sounds off on the film's confusing almost-ban". Dawn Images. 27 April 2016.
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    "Lux Style Awards 2016 nominations are out — did your favourite star make the cut?". Dawn News. 30 May 2016.
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