Sarmad Sultan Khoosat

An exceptional actor and an incomparable director in the Pakistani film industry, Sarmad Sultan Khoosat is a phenomenal filmmaker known for the series Shehr-e-Zaat, Humsafar Humsafar is a Pakistani Drama series. It is direct >> Read More... , Mor Mahal Mor Mahal is a fantasy based fictional Pakistani s >> Read More... , films Manto, and Zindagi Tamasha. Born on May 7th, 1979, in Lahore, Punjab, Sarmad Sultan Khoosat is the son of the famous actor and comedian Irfan Khoosat Irfan Khoosat is a famous Pakistani film & televis >> Read More... . His sister, Kanwal Khoosat, is an acclaimed television and theatre director. After completing his Bachelor’s degree, he pursued his Master’s in Psychology at Government College University in Lahore.

Being a bright student, Sarmad Sultan Khoosat also bagged the gold medal in his department. Sarmad Sultan Khoosat’s career began with the sitcom ‘Shashlik’, in which he played the role of Cheeku. The series showed the love-hate relationship between the cousins Cheeku and Mishi, played by Nadia Afgan The mere mention of PTV (Pakistan Television Corpo >> Read More... . They again appeared as an on-screen couple with the sequel of the show ‘ Shashlik Xtra Hot Shashlik is a Pakistani Television sitcom that was >> Read More... .’ Sarmad Sultan Khoosat debuted as a director with the television series ‘ Piya Naam Ka Diya Piya Naam Ka Diya is a romantic drama TV series fr >> Read More... ’ where he also took up an important character. In 2011, he created the drama ‘PaniJaisaPiyar’ featuring Saba Qamar Saba Qamar is a Pakistani Beauty. She is a model. >> Read More... and Mikaal Zulfiqar.

Sarmad Sultan Khoosat gained mainstream popularity when he directed the Pakistani drama ‘Humsafar.’ Considered one of the best dramas to date, Humsafar had Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan Mahira Khan or Mahira Hafeez Khan is a Pakistani a >> Read More... play the lead roles. Revolving around the lives of Akshar Hussain and Khirad, the series gathered enormous attention for its storyline and the cast’s acting. Sarmad Sultan Khoosat appeared in a guest role as Khirad’s professor. He also won the Best Director award at the 12th Lux Style Awards.

Following the success of ‘Humsafar,’ he directed the shows ‘ Ashk Ashk belongs to the romance genre. It was original >> Read More... ,’ ‘MeraYaqeen,’ ‘Shehr-e-Zaat,’ and ‘ Daagh Daagh belonged to drama genre. It was actually a P >> Read More... ’ in 2012. Out of which, ‘Shehr-e-Zaat’ is an iconic television show about a young girl Falak Sher Afgan who discovers the purpose of life after going through a major breakdown. Some of his other famous dramas are ‘Mor Mahal,’ ‘Aakhri Station,’ ‘ Pardes Pardes is a Pakistani drama serial that was teleca >> Read More... ,’ ‘ Main Manto Main Manto is a great Pakistani biography drama sh >> Read More... ,’ and more where he has worked as a director. ‘ Teri Raza The television channel Zindagi launched three new >> Read More... ,’ ‘ Baaghi Click to look into! >> Read More... ,’ ‘MujhayJeenay Do,’ ‘Noor ul Ain’ are a few of the shows in which he acted. In 2015, Sarmad Sultan Khoosat directed his first feature film ‘Manto’ in which he also played the title role. The film did exceedingly well at the box office as well as received applause from the critics.

Besides winning many awards for Leading role, the movie won Best Actor, Best Sound, and Best Editing at the Jaipur International Film Festival. His second film ‘Zindagi Tamasha’ got selected as the official entry for the Best International Film from Pakistan for the 93rd Academy Award. The film also got screened at the 24th Busan International Film Festival and bagged the Kim Ji-seok Award. In 2017, Sarmad Sultan Khoosat won the Pride of Performance Award from the Pakistan President.