Shoaib Mansoor (Full name, Shoaib Mansoor), ( ur, ; born 4 February 1951

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) is a Pakistani television and film director, writer, producer, lyricist and musician of Muhajir origin. Active in the television industry since 1980, he first found success for composing and writing the song

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in 1987, thereby introducing

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musical band in mainstream Pakistani television. He was also well-recognised for directing many critically acclaimed hit drama series on Pakistani television. He became internationally known and popular for directing TV shows including the 1982 classic ''

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,'' comedy series ''Fifty Fifty'' (1980) and the travel documentary show , Gulls and Guys which was sponsored by the John Player Gold Leaf company and which was a commercial success reality show, and the military fiction series, ''

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'' (1998). Mansoor found further critical acclaim for his musical abilities, writing songs for

in the 1990s and introduced the band nationwide. A versatile artist, he became a popular and respected film director after the release of critically acclaimed films '' Khuda Kay Liye'' (2007) and ''Bol'' (2011). Mansoor won much acclaim for his work including the Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award from the

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entertainment sector. He has directed, written and produced super hit TV shows such as ''

'', '' Fifty Fifty'', ''

'', '' Sunehrey Din'' and '' Gulls & Guys'', which aired on

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(PTV). Shoaib Mansoor has also been a successful songwriter and music composer. Back in the 1980s, he introduced the pop sensation

to the mainstream media. Besides being Junaid Jamshed's mentor, he was the backbone for the band's songs and composed and produced most of the Vital Signs' albums. Between 2001 and 2003, he directed the ''Ishq Mohabbat Apna Pan'' music video picturised on Iman Ali and

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. He wrote and composed a number of Vital Signs' hit numbers such as '' Aitebar''. In addition, he directed all of Vital Signs' videos and also produced a music video compilation and a movie titled ''Geetar '93''. In 2007, Shoaib Mansoor debuted as a film director with the critically acclaimed film, '' Khuda Kay Liye'' released on 20 July 2007 all over

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. It received the Silver Pyramid Award from the

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for 2007. In 2009, he began directing a big budget film '' Bol,'' with Atif Aslam, Mahira Khan,

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and Iman Ali playing lead roles. The premiere was on 24 June 2011. Shoaib Mansoor's fourth film '' Verna'' starring Mahira Khan as the main female lead was released by

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on 17 November 2017.

Filmography

Television

* '' Fifty Fifty'' ( PTV

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) (1979-1984) * ''

'' ( PTV Drama series, 1982) * ''

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'' ( PTV Pop Music Show, 1989) * '' Sunehrey Din'' ( PTV Drama Series) * ''Leadings From The Front'' (Documentary on

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, 1993) * ''Geetar '93'' (The

music video collection, 1993) * ''

'' ( PTV Drama Series, 1997) * '' Gulls & Guys'' ( PTV Traveling Show, 1999) * ''

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'' ( PTV one episode drama) * ''Jharnay'' (pop music show) * ''Junoon Abhi Kum Nahin Huaa'' * '' PTV Awards Ceremony 1986'' * '' Lux Style Award Ceremony 2008'' * ''Geetar93'' (videos based on pop band Vital Signs, November 1993)

Awards and achievements

In recognition of his outstanding services, Mansoor has been decorated with presidential award of Pride of Performance in 2002 and Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the

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in 2008.137 Pakistanis, 17 foreigners get civil awards
Dawn (newspaper), published 15 August 2007, Retrieved 25 June 2020 He has also been awarded PTV Lifetime Achievement Award by the then-President of Pakistan

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on the 43rd anniversary of

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in November 2007. In 2007, he received the Silver Pyramid Award from the

for ''Khuda Ke Liye''. His film '' Bol'' (2011)Shoaib Mansoor's film Bol (2011) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website
Retrieved 25 June 2020 was awarded the Best Hindi film award in IRDS Film awards 2011 by Institute for Research and Documentation in Social Sciences (IRDS), a Lucknow-based Civil society for raising many social issues including the regressive attitude of a male-dominated society. He has also won Lux Style Award, Roberto Rossellini Award, London Asian Film Festival and was nominated for Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

Lux Style Awards

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mansoor, Shoaib 1951 births Living people Muhajir people Pakistani television directors Pakistani television writers Pakistani songwriters Pakistani composers Pakistani television producers Pakistani film producers Pakistani music video directors Pakistani film directors Recipients of the Pride of Performance Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz Writers from Karachi Musicians from Karachi