Abu Aleeha (born Ali Sajjad Shah),
is a Pakistani filmmaker and writer.
Aleeha started his career as a journalist.
He made his directorial debut with the 2019 film, ''
Kataksha
''Kataksha'' is 2019 Pakistani psychological horror film. Directed and written by Abu Aleeha (in his directorial debut), the film stars Saleem Meraj, Kiran Tabeir, Kasim Khan, Nimra Shahid and Mubeen Gabol as a group of news crew on a mission t ...
,'' which he also wrote''.'' He has since directed and written a variety of films for Pakistani cinema such as ''
Tevar
''Tevar'' () is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by debutante Amit Sharma and produced by Boney Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor, Sunil Lulla, Naresh Agarwal and Sunil Manchanda, based on a script by Sharma and Shantanu Shrivastav. An o ...
'', ''Udham Patakh'', ''
Kukri
The kukri () or khukuri (, ) is a type of knife or short sword with a distinct recurve in its blade that originated in the Indian subcontinent. It serves multiple purposes as a melee weapon and also as a regular cutting/chopping tool throughout ...
'', '' Super Punjabi'', ''Once Upon a Time in Karachi'', ''Shot Cut'', ''Sheenogai'' and ''Daadal''.
His latest film, ''
Taxali Gate'' was released countrywide on 16 February 2024.
Career
He started his career as an
investigative journalist for ''
Daily Pakistan
The ''Daily Pakistan'' () is a daily newspaper in Pakistan, published both in Urdu language and in English.
Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Shami is its chief editor.[Islamabad
Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...]
and
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, third-largest city in the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is a commercial and industrial hub, being the list of cities in P ...
in different Urdu and English newspaper companies, he started working as a content writer and eventually turned filmmaker.
[
In 2021, Abu Aleeha criticized ]nepotism
Nepotism is the act of granting an In-group favoritism, advantage, privilege, or position to Kinship, relatives in an occupation or field. These fields can include business, politics, academia, entertainment, sports, religion or health care. In ...
in the film industry of his country, which explains why he may have been called as a "self-professed rebel against the system”.The Legend of Maula Jatt
''The Legend of Maula Jatt'' is a 2022 Pakistani Punjabi-language action drama film directed by Bilal Lashari and written by Nasir Adeeb. The film is an adaptation and a soft reboot of the 1979 Lollywood film '' Maula Jatt''. It is produ ...
''.
Filmography
Director and Writer
References
External links
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Living people
Film directors from Karachi
Pakistani screenwriters
1981 births