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Shoaib Mansoor
File:Shoaib Mansoor's potrait.jpg
Born
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Other namesShoMan
Occupation(s)Television Producer, Television director, Writer, Musician, Lyricist, Film Director, Record Producer
Years active1980 - Present
AwardsPride of Performance
Sitara-e-Imtiaz
Lifetime Achievement Award
Silver Pyramid Award for Khuda Kay Liye

Shoaib Mansoor, PP, SI (Urdu: شعیب منصور) (born April 14) is a Pakistani film and television producer, director, writer, lyricist and composer whose career began in 1980.

Career

A native of Karachi, Shoaib Mansoor or ShoMan (as he calls himself) is among the most influential and famous figures in the Pakistan showbiz scene. He has written, produced and directed hit TV shows such as Ankahi, Fifty Fifty, Alpha Bravo Charlie, Sunehre Din and Gulls & Guys, which aired on Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV).

Shoaib Mansoor has also been a successful songwriter and music composer and, in the 1980s, introduced the then-pop sensation Vital Signs to the mainstream.[1] Besides being Junaid Jamshed's mentor, he was the backbone for his songs and composed and produced most of the Vital Signs' albums.[1] Between 2001 and 2003, he directed the Supreme Ishq series of songs.

He wrote and composed a number of their hit numbers such as Aitebar. In addition, he directed all Vital Signs videos, producing a music video compilation and movie titled Geetar '93.

In 2007, Shoaib Mansoor debuted as a film director with the critically acclaimed film, Khuda Ke Liye released on 20 July 2007 all over Pakistan. It received the Silver Pyramid Award from the Cairo International Film Festival for 2007.[2]

In 2009, he began directing a big budget film Bol which had Atif Aslam, Mahira Khan, Humaima Abbassi and Iman Ali playing lead roles. The premiere was on 24 June 2011.[3]

Awards & achievements

In recognition of his outstanding services, Mansoor has been decorated with presidential award of Pride of Performance and Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan.[4][5] He has also been awarded PTV Lifetime Achievement Award by the then-President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf on the 43rd anniversary of Pakistan Television in November 2007. Recently in 2007, he received the Silver Pyramid Award from the Cairo International Film Festival for Khuda Ke Liye.[2][6] His film Bol 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.[7]

Television

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Chowk: : Vital Signs: A Personal History
  2. ^ a b Cairo International Film Festival - prizes - Prizes
  3. ^ Jibran. "Bol Movie Release Date, Review, Preview, Cast, Wallpapers, Trailer, Atif Aslam & Shoaib Mansoor" (March 25, 2011)
  4. ^ 137 Pakistanis, 17 foreigners get civil awards -DAWN - National; August 15, 2007
  5. ^ Pakistan Times | National: President Confers 154 Civil Awards on Pakistan Independence Day
  6. ^ Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
  7. ^ "IRDS Awards: Vidya Balan wins best actress for THE DIRTY PICTURE" (Glamsham, 17 January 2012)

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