Babar Javed () is a

Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

television and film producer and director. He has produced and directed series such as ''

Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan ''Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan'' () is a Pakistani television drama series, directed by Babar Javed and produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Humayun Saeed, based on Umera Ahmad's novel of the same name. The series is about Saba, a woman torn betwe ...

'', '' Qaid-e-Tanhai'', '' Mera Saaein'', '' Main Abdul Qadir Hoon'', '' Aasmanon Pay Likha'', '' Bashar Momin'', ''

Adhoora Bandhan ''Adhoora Bandhan'' is a 2017 Pakistani dramas, Pakistani drama serial directed by Shah Hussain, produced by Babar Javed, and written by Huma Hina Nafees. The drama stars Nauman Masood, Faria Sheikh and Erum Akhtar. and was first aired on 9 Octob ...

'', and '' Mor Mahal'', all under his production company A&B Entertainment that he co-founded with actor turned filmmaker

Asif Raza Mir Asif Raza Mir () is a Pakistani film and TV actor and producer. He is known for his roles in TV plays '' Samundar'' (1983), '' Tanhaiyaan'' (1985) and ''Ishq Gumshuda'' (2010) and the films ''Daaman'' (1980), ''Badaltay Mausam'' (1980), and ...

. Javed has earned eight

Lux Style Awards The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony which has been held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The ceremony celebrates "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, such as Cinema of Pakistan, cinema, television in Pakistan, television, Pa ...

as a director and producer. In 2016, he received his first ARY Film Award nomination for the producing 2015 biopic film '' Manto''.

Career

Javed started his career in 2001 as a director and producer, and later in 2009, Babar co-founded a production company A&B Entertainment with actor

and produced projects for

Hum TV Hum TV HD is a 24-hour Urdu general entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on the Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL). Hum Net ...

ARY Digital ''ARY Digital HD'' () is a Pakistani television network available in Pakistan. ARY Digital was founded by a Dubai-based holding company Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob and Salman Iqbal (ARY). The network is focused towards on Pak ...

, and

Geo TV Jang Media Group (), also known as Geo Group, is a Pakistani media conglomerate and a subsidiary of Dubai-based company Independent Media Corporation. It has headquarters in Printing House, Karachi. It is the publisher of the Urdu language new ...

. Their debut project, ''Diya Jalay'', starring

Samiya Mumtaz Samiya Mumtaz () (born 1970, Karachi), is a Pakistani film and television actress. She has performed in several TV dramas. Her accolades include two Hum Awards and three Lux Style Awards nominations. Early life Mumtaz was born to Khawar an ...

, earned them critical praise, and their claim to fame came with the 2010 ensemble cast drama serial also starring Mumtaz, ''

'', by Umera Ahmed, that earned the duo as producers recognition and positive appraisal. In 2013, the duo merged their production company with

for producing and directing the channel's projects only, prior to the merger they usually created projects for

and

Geo Entertainment ''Geo Entertainment'' or Har Pal Geo is a Pakistani entertainment television channel owned by Geo Television Network was established in May 2002. Its test transmission started on 14 August 2002 on the PAS 10 digital satellite whereas on 1 Octob ...

Filmography

Following is the selected list of Film and TV series Produced and Directed by Javed:

Awards and nominations

References

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Career

Filmography

Awards and nominations

See also

References

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