Shoaib Mansoor is a film and television producer, director, screewriter, lyricist, music composer and record producer whose career began in 1980. A native of Karachi, Mansoor is one of the Pakistan entertainment industry’s most influential figures. Often writing as well as directing his projects, Mansoor has made some of Pakistan’s most popular television productions. His debut film as screenwriter Khuda Ke Liye (2007) which he also directed, was a critical and box-office success.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
