Shoaib Mansoor (; born 4 February 1951 in Karachi) is a Pakistani television and film director, writer, producer, lyricist and musician.[
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Active in the television industry since 1976, when he produced one of PTV's first programmes to be aired in colours, the music show Jharnay,[
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He became internationally known and popular for directing TV shows including the 1982 classic Ankahi, 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, Alpha Bravo Charlie (1998). Mansoor found further critical acclaim for his musical abilities, writing songs for Vital Signs 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)[ Shoaib Mansoor's second film likely to create ripples Dawn (newspaper), Published 26 December 2010, Retrieved 21 June 2020][
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Career
Shoaib Mansoor or ShoMan (as he calls himself) is among the most influential and famous figures in the Karachi entertainment sector.[ Shoaib Mansoor as producer of TV shows Published 6 June 2011, Retrieved 25 June 2020]
Shoaib Mansoor has also been a successful songwriter and music composer. Back in the 1980s, he introduced the pop sensation Vital Signs to the mainstream media. Besides being Junaid Jamshed's mentor and writing the lyrics for the song Dil Dil Pakistan, 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 Rasheed Naz. 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.[
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In 2007, Shoaib Mansoor debuted as a film director with the critically acclaimed film Khuda Kay Liye released on 20 July 2007 all over Pakistan.
In 2009, he began directing a big budget film Bol, with Atif Aslam, Mahira Khan, Humaima Malick 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 Hum Films on 17 November 2017.
Filmography
Television
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Jharnay (1976)
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Fifty Fifty (PTV sketch comedy) (1979-1984)
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Ankahi (PTV drama series, 1982)
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Music '89 (PTV pop music show, 1989)
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Sunehrey Din (PTV drama series)
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Leadings From The Front (Documentary on cricketer Imran Khan, 1993)
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Geetar '93 (The Vital Signs music video collection, 1993)
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Alpha Bravo Charlie (PTV drama series, 1997)
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Gulls & Guys (PTV travel show, 1999)
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Dhundle Raste (PTV)
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Jharnay (pop music show)
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Junoon Abhi Kum Nahin Huaa
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PTV Awards Ceremony 1986
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Lux Style Award Ceremony 2008
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 Government of Pakistan 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 Awards by the then-President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf on the 43rd anniversary of Pakistan Television in November 2007. In 2007, he received the Silver Pyramid Award from the Cairo International Film Festival 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 Film award in IRDS Film awards 2011 by Institute for Research and Documentation in Social Sciences (IRDS), a Lucknow-based civil society organisation, for raising many social issues including the regressive attitude of a male-dominated society.
Lux Style Awards
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| 3rd Lux Style Awards | Best Video Director | Anarkali | rowspan="3" |
| 7th Lux Style Awards | Best Film | Khuda Kay Liye |
| 11th Lux Style Awards | Best Film | Bol |
| Best Original Soundtrack | rowspan="3" |
| 17th Lux Style Awards | Best Film | Verna |
| Best Film Director |
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