Kamran Qureshi (born 3 October 1975) is a filmmaker and television director/producer. He won Best Telefilm & Best Director Award for his first ever directed TV film

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(a.k.a. Eunuch's Motherhood) with a cash prize in

Indus Telefilm Festival The Indus Telefilm Festival was a Pakistanis, Pakistani film festival held in 2003. The festival showed films that had been filmed in the previous year. Seven films were shortlisted for the main competition, the winner of which received a prize o ...

. He then won 7 awards for his first TV film series Maa Aur Mamta (a.k.a. Mother & Motherhood) same day in Indus Drama Awards. He was nominated for Best Director award in

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for his first drama serial

Moorat ''Moorat'' ( ur, ) is a TV serial, the English title is Eunuch's Wedding which premiered on ARY Digital. The serial is directed by Kamran Qureshi, written by Seema Ghazal and produced by Humayun Saeed & Abdullah Kadwani's production house 7 ...

(a.k.a. Eunuch's Wedding).

Career

Qureshi started as Digital Video Effects Designer for TV channels and advertising agencies in 1992 and later he joined a television production house Telewise in 1995 as an Editor and Director. His journey into direction with branded programmes: Fanta Candid Camera, Allen Soothers Boom Bastic, Teleworld's Thrill Seekers, Cheer Up, Voyage of Discovery branded TV transmission sponsored by John Player Gold Leaf, Har Dam Tayyar on

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, and Ariel Mothers, sponsored by

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. He made his first telefilm on Eunuchs

in 2003 which brought him first award for Best director and Best telefilm at

, then he made 12 more TV Films in a series and named it, "Maa Aur Mamta" (a.k.a. Mother & Motherhood) written by

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. Later, continuing work on Eunuchs he directed his first drama serial "

" (a.k.a. Eunuch's Wedding) in 2004 for

7th Sky Entertainment 7th Sky Entertainment (or Seventh Sky Entertainment) is a Pakistani television production house. It has produced and aired many television series of various genres on different channels. The house was founded by Abdullah Kadwani & Asad Qureshi ( ...

. Qureshi directed several branded TV shows, drama serials, documentaries and films.

Directorial credits

TV Serials *

Choti Si Kahani ''Choti Si Kahani'' ( ur, چهوٹى سى كہانى) is a TV serial directed by Kamran Qureshi, written by Haseena Moin and produced by J.C. Anand's founded production house Eveready Pictures. The serial is based on mistrust in marital life ...

(

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and Fair & Lovely) - Brand endorsement TV serial *

a.k.a. Eunuch's Wedding *

Riyasat ''Riyasat'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani TV serial aired in 2005, written by Asghar Nadeem Syed and directed by Kamran Qureshi. A true story of love revolves around lives of people from two different societies, today's modern Dubai and a small sea ...

a.k.a. Kingdom of Hearts *

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a.k.a. Her Lost Destination * Makan a.k.a. Home a Heaven *

Sarkar Sahab ''Sarkar Sahab'' ( ur, ) is a TV serial based on the culture of cholistan desert and modern Dubai. The serial is directed by Kamran Qureshi & Iram Qureshi, written by Seema Ghazal and produced by Humayun Saeed & Abdullah Kadwani's production ...

a.k.a. Evicted Lord *

Ishq Ki Inteha ''Ishq Ki Inteha'' ( ur, عشق كى انتہا) is a TV serial directed by Kamran Qureshi & Iram Qureshi written by Zafar Mairaj and produced by Raheel Rao & Kamran Qureshi. This serial is about the trapping of women by mafia working in jail ...

Aka Unbounded Love * Wafa TV Shows * Nestlé Nesvita Women of Strength - Educational Talk Show * Nestlé Nido Young Stars a.k.a. Nido Ye Taarey Hamarey - Educational Talk Show * Ariel Mothers a.k.a.

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Maa - Talk Show * London Where I am for

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- Music Video * John Player's Gold Leaf Cheer-up - Comedy Show * John Player's Gold Leaf Thrill Seekers - Sports Show * John Player's Gold Leaf Voyage of Discovery - TV Transmission * Alan Soothers Boombastic - Music Charts *

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Candid Camera - Comedy Show *

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Siachin Rocks Concert - Rock Concert * Drama Hee Drama - Magazine Show * Zee Basant Festival - Magazine Show * Heart Talks - Film Based Show * Zee Lollywood Show - Film Based Show *

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Top of the Pops - Music Charts * Wall's Paddle Pop Kids Club - Kids Show Films * Beyond the Silence of the Sea * John Player's Gold Leaf Food Street Concert *

* Sons of Soil * Power of the Sea *

Meharun Nisa ''Meharun Nisa'', also known as ''Born Forbidden'', is an Urdu language television drama film. It was written by Zafar Mairaj, directed by Kamran Qureshi and produced by Iram Qureshi. Meharun Nisa is said to be based on a true story. The main c ...

* Flying Tigers * Lost Half a.k.a. Mannat * Impeccable a.k.a. Masoom * A Rented Child a.k.a. Mazloom * Lap of Actress a.k.a. Muskaan * An Insane Laugh a.k.a. Mehak * Sentenced for Love a.k.a. Mujrim * Sold Unborn a.k.a. Mahram * Mary's Sacrifice a.k.a. Marium * Unwanted Daughter a.k.a. Madawa * Mother of Desert a.k.a. Muhafiz * Way to Hope a.k.a. Mahinder Singh * No. 9 * Special Drink * Those 70 days * Pianist Reborn * His Promise * An Act of Loyalty * Waiting

Productions

TV Shows * Ariel Mothers a.k.a.

Maa * Zee Basant Festival * Zee Lollywood Show Films *

Mahnoor ''Mahnoor'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani musical film directed by Adnan Wai Qureshi, written by Zafar Mairaj and produced by Kamran Qureshi and Nadeem J. It's a story of a young girl, who was brought up in prostitution business area of town and ...

* Woman's Freedom * Victim of an Honour Killing * Verdict of a Pashtun Court * Survival of a Woman * I'm Locked * Hometown Memories * Help of a Ghost * Gambled Daughter * Dually Wed * Drama Fever * Dowry List * Cactus's Flower * Alive to See Her * An Act of Loyalty * Waiting

Awards and nominations

* Winner: Best Talk Show Award from private production for Ariel Mothers (Ariel Maa) in 2002

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References

External links

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Kamran Qureshi's Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Qureshi, Kamran Living people British film directors 1975 births Alumni of the National Film and Television School Alumni of the London Film School British television directors