Sarmad Sultan Khoosat
Birthday: Born in 1979-05-07 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Deathday: Alive
He graduated from Government College University (Lahore) and earned a master's degree in Psychology and a gold medal. He also was a member of the Debating Society of GCU. He rose to prominence during the late 1990s, when he created the sitcom Shashlik which ran for over three years on PTV, while his first television drama as a director was Piya Naam Ka Diya in 2007, in which he acted opposite filmstar Saima Noor and Irum Akhtar. Sarmad then served as executive director for a soap serial named Mujhe Apna Naam-o-Nishan Milay, directed by his sister Kanwal Khoosat. Khoosat's TV drama, Kalmoohi that he wrote and directed, also got good reviews. In 2011, he gained significant prominence and acclaim with the TV drama Pani Jaisa Piyar that aired on Hum TV. It won him the best director award for it on LUX Style Awards. He directed Jal Pari, which was aired on Geo TV. He went on to direct Humsafar for Hum TV, which became an overnight success. His serial Shehr-e-Zaat was especially popular with women.
TV Credits
Pardes
Character: Ahsan
Pardes‘ is the story of Ahsan and Zubeda’s sufferings. Zubeda has to go through intense trauma when her husband Ahsan goes abroad for a job. She battles with the agonies inflicted by the ones closest to her and has to take care of her children as well....
Baarwan Khiladi
Character: Ikhtiyar Ali
A story about a small-town boy, Akbar, who loves cricket and has dream's to play on a national level all his life. His passion leads to his selection in the country’s biggest cricket national league, Lahore Cricket League; upon his journey, he gets to experience it all – the fight against the unjust system, dirty politics, and bias in the industry....
The After Moon Show
Character: Himself
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باغی
Character: Raheem
Young girl's dream of becoming super star turns into a nightmare as she faces unavoidable dark conspiracy....
Dil Kiya Karay
Character: Hussain
Armaan and Saadi are inseparable best friends who love each other to death like brothers. Aiman comes from America and Armaan falls in love with her. However Saadi begins to like Aiman as well and Aiman begins to like Saadi as well, causing Armaan to corner his feelings for her and this causes him to dislike his own mother who has been against Aiman and has been very cunning, which was coming in front of his eyes finally....
Rewind with Samina Peerzada
Character: Himself
Each episode features a Pakistani celebrity interviewed by Peerzada about their journeys, struggles, challenges and success....
Nadia Khan Show
Character: Himself
This show features interviews with celebrities, subject matter experts and members of the public....
Lux Style Awards
Character: Self
The Lux Style Awards is the largest award ceremony held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The awards celebrate "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, and it is the oldest event dedicated to cinema, television, fashion, music and film industry in Pakistan....
Humsafar
Character: Dr. Idrees
Ashar and Khirad are forced to get married due to desperate circumstances. Sara is Ashar's childhood friend and believed she would marry Ashar. Khirad is caught within this love-triangle with other internal and external forces at play....
گناہ
Character: Malik Hayat Khan
A mother and her son's tutor mysteriously disappear, making the community silent with shame and fear. The family remains quiet, leaving everyone wondering where they went. Police investigation reveals a tale of madness and wickedness....
Movie Credits
Zindagi Tamasha | Behind the Film
Character: Self
Sarmad Khoosat talks in detail about his latest directorial venture; 'Zindagi Tamasha'. From the initial idea to the completion of the film and the journey in between....
Motorcycle Girl
Character: Boss
Based on the boundary-breaking motorcycle journeys of Zenith Irfan who, at 20 years of age, is the first Pakistani woman to have made a solo motorcycle journey through the northern regions of the country....
Manto
Character: Saadat Hasan "Manto"
The controversial and troubled Indo-Pakistani writer Saadat Hasan Manto finds his artistic choices challenged by censors....
Circus of Life
Character: Cameo
A devout Muslim who writes, composes, and even records hymns praising the Prophet, Muhammad Rahat Khawaja is a respected elderly man who works in real estate and takes care of his bedridden wife. One day, he attends the wedding of a friend's son, where he inadvertently shows off a dance in front of his friends and family. His dance gets recorded and then uploaded to all social media platforms, which then also gets broadcasted on television. And chaos begins to ensue in his quiet life. Other than...