Ayub Khoso

Ayub Khoso (Urdu: ایوب کھوسو‎) is a Pakistani actor of film and TV. With a career spanning more than three decades - mostly in Television - Khoso is a well-known name in Pakistan. He is best known for his roles in films like Khuda Kay Liye.

Early life

Khoso was born to a Pukhtoon mother and a Baloch father. began his acting career in school. His first appearance on TV was drama called Chaon that was telecast from PTV Quetta Centre. He is a graduate of University of Baluchistan. He is fluent in Balochi, Brahui language, Sindhi, Urdu and English

>Career

Television

Films

• Khuda Kay Liye (2007)
• Sultanat (2014)
• O21 (2014)
• Yalghaar (2015)
• Welcome to Karachi (2015)
• Hijrat (2015)
• Revenge of the Worthless (2015)

Awards and Honors

Achieved best actor award, Best writer award and, President award for the pride of performance.

Tribute

In 2011 the Pakistan National Council of Arts dedicated an evening to Ayub Khoso in recognition for his contribution to the television industry in Pakistan. A play titled Main kaun hoon (who am I) was screened to showcase his work. The play was directed by Shoaib Khaliq and acted out by Khoso himself.

See also

• Hameed Sheikh

External links

References

Shaan Shahid

Armaghan Shahid (Urdu: شان‎, popularly known as Shaan, or Shaan Shahid; born 27 April 1971) is a Pakistani actor, writer, model, and director, known for his comedy action film Insaf Ho To Aisa. With two decades in Pakistani cinema and around 500 films to his credit â€" many of them commercially successful â€" Shaan has established himself as the leading actor of Pakistan. Shaan started his acting career in 1990 by making debut in Javed Fazli's film Bulandi opposite to Reema Khan. He has won many awards in Pakistan including one Pride of Performance, four National Film Awards, fifteen Nigar Awards, five Lux Style Awards, one Pakistan Media Award, ARY Film Award.

Early life and family

Armaghan Shahid better known today as Shaan Shahid was born in Lahore to director Riaz Shahid and television, theatre and film actress Neelo. His father was a Punjabi Muslim whereas his mother was Punjabi Christian. He is a practising Muslim. His paternal uncle Fiaz Shahid was a cameraman and producer for PTV in Islamabad.

He started out his early education at the prestigious Aitchison College. His first acting venture came out at a boy scout bonfire. He won the best actor award in a play called Alif Noon, playing a comedy character, but never took acting seriously as a career. After Aitchison, he left for New York, United States and joined Newtown High School. Dreaming of being a lawyer, he always thought he had the talent to become one. He stayed in New York for seven years, then returned to Pakistan for vacation where he took up the family business, Riaz Shahid Films. At the age of 17, he did his first film, Bulandi, which was released in 1990.

He married to Amina Shaan and has four daughters: Bahisht-i-Bareen Shaan Shahid, Fatima Shahid, Shah Bano Shahid, andRaanay Shahid,

Career

Acting career

Shaan made his debut with Bulandi in 1990 against another debutante Reema Khan. He has since appeared in hundreds of Urdu and Punjabi language films and is described as Pakistan's most influential and credited film star.

In 2013, the highest-grossing film Waar direction of Bilal Lashari stars him, Aisha Khan, Shamoon Abbasi, Uzma Khan, Ali Azmat, and Meesha Shafi. He won the Best actor award of viewer's choice at 1st ARY Film Awards. After success of Waar he appeared in Jami's O21 alongside Aamina Sheikh, Iman Ali, Shamoon Abbasi and Ayub Khoso. In 2015 Yalghaar starring Shaan and Adnan Siddiqui, the direction and production of Hassan Waqas Rana is set to be the most expensive film in the history of Pakistani cinema with an estimated budget of Rs 50 crore.

There is the independent dance-based film Naach opposite Javed Sheikh, Momal Sheikh and newcomer Neil Uchong Ali. last is Shehzaad Rafique's Punjabi romantic film Ishq Khuda which stars him alongside Saima, Ahsan Khan and Wiam Dahmani. Shaan has sung a few songs in his films.

Directing

Keen on making a difference to filmmaking in Pakistan, Shaan launched himself as a director. He directed his ambitious project Guns and Roses - Ik Junoon, which was released in 1999. The film was produced by the art entrepreneur Tanvir Fatima Rehman. He co-starred with Faisal Rehman, Meera and Resham. The music was scored by M. Arshad, the cinematography was done by Azhar Burki, and it was written by Pervaiz Kaleem.

He then directed Moosa Khan (2001), which starred him, Saima, Abid Ali, Jan Rambo and Noor. The film received genuinely positive reviews from critics.

He signed a three-film deal with actress Juggan Kazim in 2008. One film, titled Chup was under pre-production for several years until it was scrapped; the others are still in pre-production. He is working with screenwriter Mashal Peerzada and Pakistani television director and screenwriter Sarmad Sultan Khoosat for his film projects. In 2009, Shaan appeared on ARY Digital's show Happenings which showed him directing a film scene with actress Resham in a Haveli house. In the interview he confirmed he has been making a film, however, not much is known about it. In 2012, he announced that he is set to direct one film that stayed under production for several years, Mission Allahu Akbar opposite Juggan Kazim in Thailand. In 2013, Shaan said his films were on hold as he is involved in his ambitious acting projects.

TV show host

Shaan was joined by Geo Television Network and hosted a morning show namely Geo Shaan Say on Geo News. But as Pakistan's famous celebrity Shaan soon left and focused on film development after release of Waar as an opening success in the Pakistan film industry, Since he has no idea to do another TV program.

Brand ambassador

Shaan, with his extensive education and grooming and the ability to project class and elegance through his stature and expressions, has been a hot attraction for many brands and campaigns; several of them have had the pleasure of hosting him. On 17 February 2009, Unilever Pakistan launched their latest offering, the LUX Limited Edition soap, at the Pearl Continental Hotel in Lahore, Pakistan. Shaan endorsed another mega brand, Pepsi, where he and the singing sensation Ali Zafar helped strengthen the brand in Pakistan. Pakistan's telecom giant Mobilink hosted Shaan as a spokesperson for 'Mobilink Indigo', with the launch of the new face of Mobilink's premium post-paid brand 'Indigo' in 2004. It was projected as the brand for the elite executive and families. His character was a man whose demanding lifestyle has him juggling between work and family and Indigo helps him breeze through this life successfully.

Shaan was the Goodwill Ambassador for 'One Pack = One Vaccine', a campaign launched by UNICEF, Procter & Gamble and the Ministry of Health in a bid to eradicate tetanus from Pakistan. Shaan has committed himself to the cause and has been visiting many areas and cities across the country, including malls and stores in Karachi and Lahore, to bring awareness amongst parents, especially mothers, about this deadly disease and how one can fight to eliminate it.

Filmography

Notable films

Awards

• Government of Pakistan's Pride of Performance Award (2007)
• 15 Nigar Awards
• 5 Lux Style Awards
• 4 National Film Awards
• Shaan won Best Film Hero on 2nd Pakistan Media Award (2011)

Awards / Nominations

See also

• List of Lollywood actors

References

Further reading

• http://www.magmedianews.com/shaan-shahid-pakistani-actor-biography-by-his-passionate-fan/
• http://www.thenewstribe.com/2013/09/04/shaan-shahid-saima-noor-sign-film-sharabi/
• http://showbizpak.com/news/shan-shahid-to-star-in-first-bollywood-film/
• http://www.gomolo.com/news-shaan-has-shown-tremendous-dignity-mahesh-bhatt/9974

External links

• Official website
• Shaan Shahid at the Internet Movie Database
• Shaan Shahid on Facebook
• Shaan film history at mazhar magazine

Jami (director)

Jamshed Mahmood Raza (born 16 August 1954), popularly known as Jami, is a film director from Pakistan.

Early life

Jami, watching Star Wars in 1977, knew he was hooked to the passion of cinema, and he studied film at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena in the United States. In 1998 returned to his home, Karachi and formed the production company azadfilm.

Career

Music director

Jami's directorial debut "Pal do Pal" changed the landscape for music videos in Pakistan. Since then he has done numerous award winning, critically acclaimed videos for pop bands and singers including Strings, Atif Aslam, Ali Zafar, Fusion - Shafqat Amanat Ali, Ali Azmat and Hadiqa Kiyani.

Commercials

Jami ventured into commercials in 2002 and there too carved a niche for him, making high impact ad films for some of the biggest brands in the country including Unilever, P&G, Nokia, Tang, Nestle, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and Standard Chartered Bank among many others

A strong portfolio spanning many styles, genres and techniques - Jami is a believer in purity and simplicity. His films are a reflection of his personality â€" sensitive, clear, cutting edge, experimental, creative and soulful â€" elevating reality to art.

Azaad Films

Jami is also the founder of Azad Film Company.

Direction

Music Videos

Films

See also

• Bilal Lashari
• Shoaib Mansoor

References

External links

• Jami at the Internet Movie Database

O21 (film)

O21 (or Operation 21 formerly The Extortionist) is a 2014 Pakistani spy thriller film, directed by Jami, co-directed by Summer Nicks and produced by Zeba Bakhtiar and her son Azaan Sami Khan. It is the first spy action thriller movie from Pakistan.

The film, produced by One Motion Pictures, is based on a screenplay by the international award winning writer, Summer Bodhi Nicks. Zeba Bakhtiar is the film’s executive producer and the lead roles are played by Aamina Sheikh, winner of the best actress prize at the New York International Film Festival, the renowned actor Shaan Shahid who has received accolades through countless Pakistani blockbusters, most recently Waar. O21 is the 576th feature film of Shaan's career.

Plot outline

Abdullah (Ayub Khoso), after 30 years of war in Afghanistan, wants to save his country from another 50 years of corporate warfare. He works with his Pakistani ally Kashif Siddiqui (Shaan Shahid) to save the two neighboring countries from further turmoil through a plan that could risk the lives of them and their families. A plan that has 21 hours to be executed.

Cast

• Shaan Shahid as Kashif Siddiqui
• Ayub Khoso as Abdullah
• Aamina Sheikh as Natasha
• Shamoon Abbasi as Danish
• Ayaz Samoo as Mani Abbas
• Mustafa Changazi as Shayan
• Hameed Sheikh
• Tatmain ul Qulb
• Gohar Rasheed
• Bilal Ashraf
• Abdullah Ghaznavi
• Joe Towne as Nathan
• James Hallett as Stan
• Wendy Haines
• Summer Nicks
• Daniyal Raheel

Production

The filming began in Karachi in the first quarter of 2013 and over a course of 61 days of shooting spread over 3 spells was completed in the first quarter of 2014. Filming took place throughout Karachi, Lahore, Balochistan and the Afghan Border. O21 was primarily filmed on Red Epic Cameras with Cooke s4/i lenses however the ARRI Alexa XR was used in certain scenes as well. It is also the first Pakistani film to be mixed in Dolby Atmos.

Music

The music album of film was released on 6 October 2014 while film's OST The Kidnapping was released in September. The film score contains 3 tracks which are composed and conducted by Spain born music producer Alfonso González Aguilar.

Track listing

Reception

Release

The first look teaser was released on May 24, 2014. while the theatrical trailer was unveiled on September 21, 2014 in a press event held in Nueplex Cinemas Karachi.Film is scheduled to release on Eid Al-Adha 2014 clearing out all rumors of releasing on Independance day. Rumors of film's delay in release were also made but Azaan Sami Khan dispelled those rumors on official Facebook page. It is the first Pakistani film to be released in 22 countries simultaneously including the United States, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.

Critical reception

Hala Syed of DAWN.com rated film 4/5 and wrote "It does not glorify war but depicts it in a gritty realistic, thought provoking way. It's engaging, unflinching and unique in that it dares to tell the dark and intense stories in the shadows."

Aayan Mirza of Galaxy Lollywood rated 4 out of 5 and wrote "O21 is the most intelligent Pakistani cinema has ever been. It won’t spoon feed you everything, you have to make deliberate efforts to remain attentive, conscious and seriously into the film. You can’t miss to watch even an inch of the screen. O21 is absolutely not a propaganda film, but instead presents an intelligent case. It might compel you enough to Google certain things when you get back home. It is a masterpiece that can easily be put right there with any spy-thriller in the world."

Zia Shahid of Sabz Irtiqa rated it 8 out of 10 and wrote "Jami’s direction can be explained in just one word “Stunning”, people who knows Jami for his previous work and have seen his music video’s knew that O21 won’t be a straight forward film, Jami have certainly made the audience to put their thinking cap on while watching the movie or else they won’t understand the film. On the whole O21 is dark and mysterious and it has taken the Pakistani cinema to the new level, thank you Jami for proving that Pakistani cinema is not just about item numbers and Bollywood stereo types."

Faria Syed of HiP wrote "The film is thrilling, visually stunning and well-acted with multiple layers of story. There are no songs to titillate, no simple solutions to facilitate those who would rather not think about what they are watching."

Umer Ali of Skotato rated 4/5 and wrote "It is the best film ever produced in Pakistan in terms of brains and execution and it is a must watch if you are a spy thriller geek."

Zeeshan Ahmed of The Express Tribune rated the film 3.5 out of 5 and given a verdict "It’s a dense film, one you wouldn’t want to watch again. But do watch it once to embrace the fact that even a Pakistani film can opt for a slow and steady approach towards storytelling."

Afra Jamal of Daily Times wrote "Operation O21 is poised to be a game changer that challenges the palate and forges its own identity from a fragmented landscape. It’s a start."

Box office

O21 made ₨5.9 million (US$55,000) on its first day of release. At the end of Eid Week(Monday-Sunday) film collected huge ₨41.5 million (US$390,000) from all over Pakistan. But from next Monday onwards numbers started falling heavily which resulted in mere ₨7 million (US$66,000) over Weekdays taking Extended Week One of 11 Days to ₨48.5 million (US$450,000) which is 6th biggest of 2014 after Kick (2014 film), Na Maloom Afraad, Bang Bang!, Khoobsurat (2014 film) and Jai Ho (film). After low weekdays of week one, movie dipped further in week two and collected mere ₨12.9 million (US$120,000) taking grand total to ₨61 million (US$570,000).

Controversy

On 7 October (second day of film release) a story was reported that O21 got booed off the screens from two of the single screen cinemas in Karachi; Bambino and Capri, and got replaced in all its shows by Bang Bang! and Na Maloom Afraad. For the reason that people protested against the film for it was not up to their expectation, and they thrown bottles on screen. Aayan Mirza of Galaxy Lollywood investigated the case by talking with industry insiders and blamed it on film's distributor Distribution Club and wrote "They don’t care whether the film is Pakistani or not, they are merely concerned with their business, so what they do is that the moment they suspect that their Pakistani release might not be as successful on a particular cinema as they had previously thought it to be, they would reach out to the management of that cinema and will have it replaced there completely with one of their own Indian films. To them, it is no money lost, and to cinemas it is healthy occupancy." Further added "This isn’t the first time it has happened, and Distribution Club has been doing it for long. They did the same with Ishq Khuda, with Sultanat and now O21."

On October 13, 2014 film's production team gathered at the Karachi Press Club to address the “injustice” meted out to them by cinema owners of Bambino, Capri and Dreamland for taking down O21 after 25 minutes of screening. On the situation, Muhammad Rizwan of Distribution Club said "The events at Capri, Bambino and Dreamland have not only damaged the film business but our reputation as a distribution company; and therefore not only will we be taking legal action against these cinema owners but we will also stop providing films to these cinemas."

See also

• List of highest-grossing Pakistani films
• List of Pakistani films of 2014

References

External links

• Official website
• O21 at the Internet Movie Database
• O21 at Rotten Tomatoes
• O21 trailer on Vimeo

Salman Shahid

Salman Shahid is a Pakistani actor who has worked in many film, stage plays and TV shows, particularly comedy with shows such as Tal Matol, Teen Bata Teen and Ho Bahoo. He acted in Kabul Express and more recently in the Bollywood films Ishqiya and Dedh Ishqiya and the UK Pakistan joint venture Tamanna in 2014.

Personal life

His mother Khursheed Shahid was also a well known TV artist while his father Salim Shahid created programs for BBC London.

Filmography

• Khamosh Pani (2004)
• Kabul Express (2006), as Imran Khan Afridi / Subedaar Major Jaan Mohammed
• Ishqiya (22 January, 2010)
• Khuda Aur Muhabbat As Molvi Aleem drama on (Geo TV) 2011
• Mi Raqsam as Molvi drama on (Geo TV) 2012
• Dedh Ishqiya (January 10, 2014)
• Tamanna (2013)
• Na Maloom Afraad (2014) as Gogi

References

External links

• Salman Shahid Profile - IMDb.com
• The Quality Of Television Programming Has Not Gone Down - Interview Interview by Ally Adnan for the Friday Times November 14, 2014

Fahad Mustafa

Fahad Mustafa (Urdu: فہد مصطفی‎) is a Pakistani actor, producer, host, anchor and model.

Mustafa has performed in television serials including Sheeshay Ka Mahal, Haal-e-Dil, Bahu Rani, Ae Dasht-e-Junoon,Masuri, Aashti, Pul Siraat and Mastana Mahi. He is also a host of Ary Digital competition dance show Nachle. He is the best host of Pakistan's Biggest Game Show Jeeto Pakistan. He made his film debut in Na Maloom Afraad as Farhan and then in Mah-e-Meer. He performed his first lead role in drama serial Veena (2008). In 2008, he then also became a producer.

Television

• Veena
• Wujood-e-Laraib
• Tum Jo Miley
• Aashti
• Main Abdul Qadir Hoon
• Zindagi Dhoop Tum Ghana Saya
• Mastana Mahi
• Khatti Meethi Zindagi
• Bin Tere
• Mera Saaein 2
• Ek Tamanna Lahasil Si
• Daagh
• Kankar
• Mere Humrahi
• Koi Nahi Apna
• Dusri Bivi

Filmography

See also

• List of Lollywood actors

References

Javed Sheikh

Javed Sheikh (Urdu: جاوید شیخ‎, also spelled Javaid) (born 8 October 1954) is a Pakistani actor, director and producer who has devoted his career to the film industry of Lollywood, Bollywood and Pollywood films.

Career

Born in Punjabi family in Pakistan's fourth-largest city, Rawalpindi, Javed Sheikh made his acting debut in the Lollywood film Dhamaka, released on 14 December 1974.

The first film he directed was Mushkil, released in 1995. In 2002, he directed Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa, in which he also played a supporting role.

In 2005, he switched to acting in Bollywood films and appeared in the films Shikhar (2005) and Jaan-E-Mann (2006). In 2007 he appeared in Namaste London, Om Shanti Om and the Pakistani film Mein Ek Din Laut Kay Aaoon Ga. In 2008, he played a supporting role in Jannat. His most recent film as director was Khulay Aasman Kay Neechay, a big-budget film shot in four countries (Pakistan, India, United Arab Emirates and Australia). The production failed at the box-office, resulting in a net loss of Rs. 80 million.

Personal life

Sheikh's first marriage was with Zinat Mangi, a TV/film supporting actress of that era, with whom he has a daughter, Momal Sheikh and a son Shahzad. Since then Javed Sheikh has had several relationships with famous actresses like Neeli and Sana. Although it is widely assumed that he had a brief marriage with Neeli but both parties deny it. Since the divorce from Salma Agha, he is still officially single. He is the brother of Saleem Sheikh, brother-in-law of Behroze Sabzwari and uncle of Shehroz Sabzwari.

Selected filmography

As a director and actor

• Jeeva (1995)
• Mushkil (1995)
• Chief Saab (1996)
• Yes Boss (1997)
• . ukabon ka neshaman
• Kahin Pyar Na Ho Jaye
• Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa (2002)
• Khule Aasman Ke Niche (2008)
• Dhamaka(1975)

As a film actor

As a television actor

• Ankahi
• Two in One PTV
• Kesi Yeh Agan PTV
• Insan aur Aadmi
• Shama...
• Aagahi
• Panah
• Mata e Jaan
• Fifty Fifty
• Parchahiyaan
• Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat
• Bol Meri Machlee
• Dolly ki Ayegi Baraat
• Takkay ki Ayegi Baraat
• Pagal Pan
• Thori Si Mohabbat
• Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain
• Ishq Gumshuda
• Kuch Dil Ne Kaha
• Annie Ki Ayegi Baraat
• Band Baje ga
• Zindagi Gulzar Hai
• Meri Behan Maya
• Na Kaho Tum Mere Nahi
• Nanhi
• Rasm

See also

• List of Lollywood actors

References

External links

• Javed Sheikh at the Internet Movie Database
• Javed Sheikh's filmography â€" Mazhar.dk
• Javed Sheikh's New York Times Movies profile {link no longer active}
• Photograph of Javed Sheikh at Lux Style Awards