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Urdu Director Momina Duraid
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A phenomenal producer and a brilliant director, Momina Duraid is the woman behind the popular Pakistani television dramas Humsafar, Dastaan, Udaari, Shehr-e-Zaat, and more. Hailing from a Pashtun background, Momina Duraid was born on June 30, 1971, in Pakistan. She completed her Master’s in Business Administration from the Lahore University of Management Sciences in 1997. She got married to classmate Duraid Qureshi Duraid Qureshi is a Pakistani producer and the CEO >> Read More... , CEO of Hum Network Ltd. The couple has five children. Her mother-in-law, Sultana Siddiqui Sultana Siddiqui is a Pakistani television directo >> Read More... , is the founder and president of Hum Network Limited.

Coming from a marketing background, Momina Duraid initially started her career in the banking sector. After marriage, she helped her mother-in-law with the finances of her production house. Gradually, she got engrossed with the creation process and got associated with the production side too. With her husband and mother-in-law developing Hum Network, Momina Duraid took care of the production. Her first drama as a producer, ‘Mere Pass Pass,’ did exceedingly well, paving her way into the television industry. In 2010, Momina Duraid decided to adapt the novel Bano, by Razia Butt, into drama.

The drama, Dastaan, is the first of a kind because dramas or movies about partitions are very few. But, breaking all the odds, Dastaan received great appreciation and accolades and is considered one of the best Pakistani television dramas of all time. Being an avid reader, she then wanted to dramatize the novel Humsafar by Farhat Ishtiaq Farhat Ishtiaq is a Pakistani writer, screen write >> Read More... and succeeded in her plan after Farhat Ishtiaq so much. Humsafar, featuring Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan Mahira Khan or Mahira Hafeez Khan is a Pakistani a >> Read More... in the lead role, is one such television show, which every household liked. With a cult fan following, Humsafar took home every award throughout the year.

Momina Duraid retained her throne with the dramas Shehr-e-Zaat and Zindagi Gulzar Hai ‘Zindagi Gulzar Hai’ is a family drama of separati >> Read More... in the year 2012. She has made several hit shows, including Suno Chanda, Yakeen Ka Safar, Mann Mayal Mann Mayal is a romantic drama serial from Pakista >> Read More... , Aangan, Udaari, Bin Roye Click to look into! >> Read More... , and more. She produced the aerial combat-war film Parwaaz HAI Junoon in 2018. Momina Duraid founded her own production house, MD Productions, in 2008, under which she has produced Suno Chanda, Diyar e Dil, Alvida, Udaari, etc. In 2015, she took up the new role as a director with the drama film Bin Roye. The film starred Humayun Saeed Humayun Saeed has been known famously across Pakis >> Read More... and Mahira Khan in the key roles and became a box-office hit by being one of the highest-grossing films.

Her second feature film as director, Superstar, featuring Mahira Khan and Bilal Ashraf Bilal Ashraf is a famous Pakistani Actor. He was b >> Read More... released in 2019. The movie is critically acclaimed and also did great at the box office. Wonder women of Pakistan television, Momina Duraid, is known for bringing out unique concepts filled with messages and also not compromising on the entertainment factor.

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