Ayub Khawar
{{Short description|Pakistani television director}}
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| native_name = ایوب خاور
| birth_name = Ayub Khawar
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1948|06|12}}
| birth_place = Chakwal, Pakistan
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| native_name_lang = ur
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| nationality = Pakistani
| occupation = {{hlist|Poet|Author|Television director|Television producer}}
| years_active = 1976 – present
| known_for = Director of TV situation comedy drama Khawaja and Son (1985)
| notable_works =
| awards = Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2014
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Ayub Khawar is a Pakistani poet, author, and television director. He directed many of the TV serials for Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) including Fishaar, Khawaja and Son, Pataal, Qasmi Kahani, and Gulzar Classics.
He is the author of more than 50 books. He also has been nominated two times at the Lux Style Awards for Best TV Director.{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2331333/rendezvous-with-ayub-khawer|title=RENDEZVOUS WITH AYUB KHAWER|newspaper=The Express Tribune (T-MAGAZINE)|date=28 November 2021|author=Muttahir Ahmed Khan}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/564612-can-poetry-translated|title=Can poetry be translated?|date=24 December 2017|author=Arif Waqar|newspaper=The News International newspaper (The News ON Sunday)}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gulf-times.com/story/519528/Man-of-drama|title=Man of drama|work=Gulf News|date=1 November 2016|access-date=21 November 2022}}
Early life
Khawar was born in Chakwal on 12 June 1948. He got his earlier education from there and went on to Karachi for higher studies. He got his Masters degree in Urdu literature from the University of Karachi.
As he finished his basic education in Chakwal, his father was serving in the Pakistan Army in Karachi at that time. He was asked to come to Karachi by his father to live with him. Khawar ended up finishing all his higher education in Karachi.
Career
= Television career =
His career in mass media spans over four decades, from 1976 to 2004 during which he served as head of projects, television producer, and director on Satellite and Terrestrial TV channels. Some of his directorial projects include Khawaja and Son (1985), Nashaib (1995), Pataal (2005), Qasmi Kahani (2007), and Gulzar Classics (2009).{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-l6w49oY73kC&dq=ayub+khawar&pg=PA32 | title=Downfall by Degrees | isbn=9788187649397 | last1=Hussein | first1=Abdullah | year=2003 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakistantribe.com/22165/pakistan-top-ten-best-t-v-directors|title=Pakistan Top Ten best T.V Directors|date=11 November 2014|work=Pakistan Tribe website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028023906/https://www.pakistantribe.com/22165/pakistan-top-ten-best-t-v-directors|archive-date=28 October 2016|access-date=11 November 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.urduvoa.com/a/experts-say-adaptation-is-necessary-for-drama-industry-02may2022/6552399.html|title={{Nq|' پاکستانی ڈراموں میں 'اڈاپٹیشن' کا سلسلہ جاری رہتا تو لوگ آج بھی ناول پڑھ رہے ہوتے'}}|date=2 May 2022|author=Omair Alavi|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612115509/https://www.urduvoa.com/a/experts-say-adaptation-is-necessary-for-drama-industry-02may2022/6552399.html|archive-date=12 June 2022|work=Urdu VOA}}
In 2022, he is serving as the project head of the popular comedy talk show Mazaaq Raat, which broadcasts on Dunya News. He is now settled in Lahore, Pakistan.
= Literary career =
Khawar started writing poems and poetry in his college days. By the end of his education, he was a well-known poet among literary circles. More than 50 books of his have been published which included both poetry and prose, while some of the poetry has been translated into English as well.
He was first introduced to the Indian Urdu-language poet, lyricist and author Gulzar by Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi.
Television
Khawar has directed the following television series:
- Fishaar
- Din
- Inkaar
- Girah
- Hisaar
- Pataal (2005)
- Nasheb
- Daldal
- Apney Prayey
- Ali Baba Aur 40 Chor (TV series)
- Khawaja and Son (1985)
- Ghareeb-e-Sheher
- Yeh Bhi Kisi Ki Beti Hay
- Kaanch ke Par
- Qasmi Kahani (2007)
- Gulzar Classics (2009)
- Dil Lagi (2004)
Selected bibliography
Awards and honours
- Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 2014.[https://tribune.com.pk/story/686532/pakistan-day-celebrations-men-of-letters-heroes-decorated Pakistan Day celebrations: Men of letters, heroes decorated] The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 24 March 2014, Retrieved 11 November 2023
- 2005 - Best TV Director at the 4th Lux Style Awards - for Pataal
- 2006 - Nominated - Best TV Director at the 5th Lux Style Awards - for Yeh Bhi Kisi Ki Beti Hai
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Pride of Performance for Arts}}
Category:University of Karachi alumni
Category:Recipients of the Pride of Performance
Category:Pakistani television directors
Category:Pakistani television producers
Category:People from Chakwal District
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