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Shoaib Mansoor is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Music Pakistanais born on 4 april 1952 at Karachi (Pakistan)
Shoaib Mansoor, (Urdu: شعیب منصور; born August 19, 19??;PP, SI) is a Pakistani television and film director, producer, writer, lyricist and music composer. Active in the television industry since 1980, he founded his first success for introducing Vital Signs in the mainstream television after composing and writing the song, Dil Dil Pakistan, in 1987 as well as directing many critically praised drama-hit series in the country's television.
He became internationally known and popular for directing the 1982 classic Ankahi and class comedy series, Fifty Fifty (1980), and the military fiction series, Alpha Bravo Charlie (1998). Mansoor found further critical acclaim for his musical writings songs for Vital Signs in 1990s, and introduced the band nationwide. A versatile artist, he became popular and respected film director after the release of critically acclaimed, Khuda Kay Liye (2007) and Bol (2011). Mansoor won many awards for his work, and is an honorary recipient of state honor, Sitara-e-Imtiaz.
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Shoaib Mansoor
He became internationally known and popular for directing the 1982 classic Ankahi and class comedy series, Fifty Fifty (1980), and the military fiction series, Alpha Bravo Charlie (1998). Mansoor found further critical acclaim for his musical writings songs for Vital Signs in 1990s, and introduced the band nationwide. A versatile artist, he became popular and respected film director after the release of critically acclaimed, Khuda Kay Liye (2007) and Bol (2011). Mansoor won many awards for his work, and is an honorary recipient of state honor, Sitara-e-Imtiaz.
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Filmography of Shoaib Mansoor (3 films)
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August Sun (2003)
, 1h48Directed by Prasanna Vithanage
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Shoaib Mansoor
Rating70%
Ira Madiyama (August Sun) set in Sri Lanka during the mid-1990s and tells three simultaneous stories against the backdrop of the country's savage civil war (1983 – 2009).
Director
Bol (2011)
, 2h45Directed by Shoaib Mansoor
Origin Pakistan
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Feminist films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Humaima Malick, Atif Aslam, Mahira Khan, Iman Ali, Shafqat Cheema, Manzar Sehbai
Rating81%
The film starts by showing the protagonist, Zainab (Humaima Malick), about to be hanged. She tells her story to media right before this happens. She grew up with six sisters, a mother and a father. The father always wanted a son so that the son could help with the financial issues of the family; the father doesn't believe in women being gainfully employed. They have a transgender child (khawajah sara in Urdu) named Syed Saifullah Khan or Saifi (Amr Kashmiri). The father (Hakim) doesn't like Saifi since she is identified as a girl. Saifi is deeply loved by the rest of her family. Zainab is married to a guy who keeps harassing her for not giving birth. Hence, she comes back to her father's house. Zainab's mom keeps having babies that are born dead. Zainab arranges a tubal ligation for her. When Hakim (Manzar Sehbai) finds out, he becomes very angry.
In the Name of God (2007)
, 2h47Directed by Shoaib Mansoor
Origin Pakistan
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Films about Islam, Disaster films, Films about hijackings
Actors Shaan Shahid, Naseeruddin Shah, Fawad Afzal Khan, Fawad Khan, Iman Ali, Hameed Sheikh
Rating82%
Three people on three continents have problems that relate to Pakistani culture and the subsequent misinterpretations of Islam in Pakistan's society.
Scriptwriter
Bol (2011)
, 2h45Directed by Shoaib Mansoor
Origin Pakistan
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Feminist films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Humaima Malick, Atif Aslam, Mahira Khan, Iman Ali, Shafqat Cheema, Manzar Sehbai
Roles Lyricist
Rating81%
The film starts by showing the protagonist, Zainab (Humaima Malick), about to be hanged. She tells her story to media right before this happens. She grew up with six sisters, a mother and a father. The father always wanted a son so that the son could help with the financial issues of the family; the father doesn't believe in women being gainfully employed. They have a transgender child (khawajah sara in Urdu) named Syed Saifullah Khan or Saifi (Amr Kashmiri). The father (Hakim) doesn't like Saifi since she is identified as a girl. Saifi is deeply loved by the rest of her family. Zainab is married to a guy who keeps harassing her for not giving birth. Hence, she comes back to her father's house. Zainab's mom keeps having babies that are born dead. Zainab arranges a tubal ligation for her. When Hakim (Manzar Sehbai) finds out, he becomes very angry.
In the Name of God (2007)
, 2h47Directed by Shoaib Mansoor
Origin Pakistan
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Films about Islam, Disaster films, Films about hijackings
Actors Shaan Shahid, Naseeruddin Shah, Fawad Afzal Khan, Fawad Khan, Iman Ali, Hameed Sheikh
Rating82%
Three people on three continents have problems that relate to Pakistani culture and the subsequent misinterpretations of Islam in Pakistan's society.
Producer
Bol (2011)
, 2h45Directed by Shoaib Mansoor
Origin Pakistan
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Feminist films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Humaima Malick, Atif Aslam, Mahira Khan, Iman Ali, Shafqat Cheema, Manzar Sehbai
Roles Producer
Rating81%
The film starts by showing the protagonist, Zainab (Humaima Malick), about to be hanged. She tells her story to media right before this happens. She grew up with six sisters, a mother and a father. The father always wanted a son so that the son could help with the financial issues of the family; the father doesn't believe in women being gainfully employed. They have a transgender child (khawajah sara in Urdu) named Syed Saifullah Khan or Saifi (Amr Kashmiri). The father (Hakim) doesn't like Saifi since she is identified as a girl. Saifi is deeply loved by the rest of her family. Zainab is married to a guy who keeps harassing her for not giving birth. Hence, she comes back to her father's house. Zainab's mom keeps having babies that are born dead. Zainab arranges a tubal ligation for her. When Hakim (Manzar Sehbai) finds out, he becomes very angry.
In the Name of God (2007)
, 2h47Directed by Shoaib Mansoor
Origin Pakistan
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Films about Islam, Disaster films, Films about hijackings
Actors Shaan Shahid, Naseeruddin Shah, Fawad Afzal Khan, Fawad Khan, Iman Ali, Hameed Sheikh
Roles Producer
Rating82%
Three people on three continents have problems that relate to Pakistani culture and the subsequent misinterpretations of Islam in Pakistan's society.
Sound
Bol (2011)
, 2h45Directed by Shoaib Mansoor
Origin Pakistan
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Feminist films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Humaima Malick, Atif Aslam, Mahira Khan, Iman Ali, Shafqat Cheema, Manzar Sehbai
Roles Music
Rating81%
The film starts by showing the protagonist, Zainab (Humaima Malick), about to be hanged. She tells her story to media right before this happens. She grew up with six sisters, a mother and a father. The father always wanted a son so that the son could help with the financial issues of the family; the father doesn't believe in women being gainfully employed. They have a transgender child (khawajah sara in Urdu) named Syed Saifullah Khan or Saifi (Amr Kashmiri). The father (Hakim) doesn't like Saifi since she is identified as a girl. Saifi is deeply loved by the rest of her family. Zainab is married to a guy who keeps harassing her for not giving birth. Hence, she comes back to her father's house. Zainab's mom keeps having babies that are born dead. Zainab arranges a tubal ligation for her. When Hakim (Manzar Sehbai) finds out, he becomes very angry.