Mohammed Ehteshamuddin

Mohammed Ehteshamuddin is a director, producer, screenwriter and actor who works in cinema and television. He grew up in Karachi in a neighbourhood with many families from Hyderabad State, including writers. He has said the readings and rehearsals he attended there as a child shaped his interest in art.

He studied commerce at Karachi University and worked for the Sui Southern Gas Company while joining theatre groups including Tehrik-e-Niswan, Katha and Theatre Circle. In 1998 the United Nations Development Programme in Pakistan selected him for a television production course at the Pakistan Television Academy. His short films Shahrukh Khan Ki Maut (2005) and Mein Sawa Paanch Bujay Aai Thi (2006) were shown at the Kara Film Festival.

His television work turned to serious drama. Sadqay Tumhare (2014), Aseerzadi and the film Chambaili (2013) drew Hum Award and ARY Film Award nominations. In 2015 he won the Hum Award for Best Director for Sadqay Tumhare. He followed it with Udaari (2016), a drama about child abuse that was widely praised. Both have pages on this guide.

He also acts. In Chambaili he played a visionary journalist and poet, which earned him nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Star Debut – Male at the 1st ARY Film Awards.

Sadqay Tumhare (2014) aired on HUM TV. Mohammed Ehteshamuddin directed it; the serial is written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar. Also in the cast: Mahira Khan, Adnan Malik and Samiya Mumtaz.

Udaari (2016) aired on HUM TV. Mohammed Ehteshamuddin directed it; the serial is written by Farhat Ishtiaq. Also in the cast: Bushra Ansari, Urwa Hocane and Samiya Mumtaz.