Jamshed Mahmood Raza better known as Jami (born; 7 March 1972) is a Pakistani film producer, writer and director.
Filmography
Awards
* TFL (TorinoFilmLab) award at the
Locarno International Film Festival
The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, ...
(2017)
Lux Style Awards
Jami famously dumped all his LSAs in the street in the wake of
Me Too movement, after jury denied to revoke
Ali Zafar
Ali Zafar ( pa, ; born 18 May 1980) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, model, actor, producer, screenwriter and painter. Zafar started out on Pakistani television before becoming a popular musician. He later also established a career in Bol ...
's nominations at
18th Lux Style Awards
18th Lux Style Awards
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Date:
8 July 2019
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Host:
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Director:
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Venue:
Expo Center, Karachi, Sindh
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Best Film:
''Cake''
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Best TV Play:
''Suno Chanda''
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. Previously many women had come forward with harassment allegations against Ali.
Controversies
In 2018, he faces controversy over his upcoming production "Jugnu." Student Ahmad Baig from the
National College of Arts
The National College of Arts (colloquially known as NCA) is a public university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Overview
National College of Arts - A Federal Chartered Institute is the oldest art school in Pakistan and the second oldest i ...
(NCA) alleges that Jami copied the idea from his 2016 film, "''Ibbo Ki Eid''." Baig claims similarities and posts a side-by-side comparison. Jami refutes the allegations, asserting that research for "Jugnu" began in 2014, predating Baig's work. He emphasizes the personal nature of "Jugnu" and questions the existence of Baig's film online.
In October, 2019 Jami, accused Hameed Haroon, CEO of
Dawn
Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the appearance of indirect sunlight being scattered in Earth's atmosphere, when the centre of the Sun's disc has reached 18° below the observer's hori ...
, of rape. Jami took to Twitter, naming Haroon and stating that he was ready to share his story. In response, Haroon filed a defamation case against Jami, denying the allegations and claiming the story was fabricated to silence him.
References
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Pakistani film producers
Pakistani film directors
Living people
1972 births
People from Karachi
Lux Style Award winners