Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad is an

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, writer and producer from

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. He is also co-founder and current CEO of

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-based

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company Exxodus Pictures. His work as a film maker includes Perfect Mismatch,

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and

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Early life and career

Ajmal was born to

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parents in

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. He attended

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and

Art Center College of Design The ArtCenter College of Design is a private art college in Pasadena, California. It was incorporated in 1930 as a degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of both the visual arts and design. ...

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. Ajmal began his career as a concept designer in

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for film, television and commercials. He made his debut in 2000 by creating a commercial for

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called ''Apple Core''. Ajmal then produced a short film ''Alliance'' in 2005 and a

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film It's a Mismatch (now Perfect Mismatch) in 2009. He gained public recognition by his action-horror-thriller film

, released in April 2014. Ajmal has also appeared Television series ''Icon News'' in 2010 and film The Citizen in 2012.

Jinn

The film

was written and produced by Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad. He told in an interview that he was thinking of making 'Jinn' for more than 10 years. He also told that he was listening stories of

since childhood and his mother used to say "If you don't eat your veggies, the Jinn is going to come out of the woods and get you.".

Filmography

;Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zaheer Ahmad, Ajmal Living people American people of Pakistani descent Writers from Detroit American male writers American television directors Muslims from Michigan 21st-century American writers People from West Bloomfield, Michigan Film directors from Michigan Year of birth missing (living people)