1st Indus Drama Awards

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The 1st Indus Drama Awards
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Indus Drama Awards Statue and Logo
Awarded forExcellence in drama achievements.
Sponsored by Dulux
Date23 September 2005
1 October 2005 (televised in Pakistan and UAE)
Location PAF Museum
Country Pakistan
Presented byIndus TV Network
First awarded2005
WebsiteIndus Media Group
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The 1st Indus Drama Awards ceremony, presented by Indus TV Network, sponsored by Dulux, took place on 23 September 2005, at PAF Museum, Karachi. The ceremony was recorded, and was scheduled to be televised in Pakistan and UAE on 1 October 2005, by Indus TV. It was produced by chairman Ghazanfar Ali.

Contents

The awards were hosted by actor Shahood Alvi and co-hosted by Sehar Imran.

Ceremony information

The drama awards were a follow-up of the IM Music awards, art of the INDUS NETWORK, which were held at the D.H.A Golf Club. The stage was set against a giant plasma screen and for the first time a live orchestra had been arranged.

The four series competing for the most prestigious honours were 'Maa Aur Mamta', 'Ambulance', 'Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat' and 'Karachi law'. Kamran Qureshi's drama series Maa Aur Mamta was considered most successful with seven awards; Qureshi brought his mother Shagufta Yousuf to receive it on his behalf. Natasha D’souza received her trophy for the best supporting actress in Ambulance. Shafi Mohammad won the best supporting actor for his role in 'Maa aur Mamta'. The best actress in drama series was Shehla Qureshi for her role in Mehak while Humayun Saeed won the equivalent for Mujrim.[ citation needed ]

Further entertainment was provided by Humayun and Sonu, both of whom danced, Sonu to Atif Aslam's remix song 'Woh Lamhe'. Maa and Mamta also won an extra title when Sohail Asghar was conferred a special award for his role of a eunuch called Saima in Murad.

A tribute was performed for Najam-uz-Zaman, who had died in Canada. Najam was a prominent figure in Indus Music and was also one of Indus TV's founding members, besides the current owner, Ghazanfar.

The best serial writer award went to Umera Ahmed for Wajood-e-Laraib. The best actress in a drama serial went to Afreen for role in Azal, for which her male counterpart was Faisal Rehman for his contributions in Azal.

The Best Serial award went to Wajood-e-Laraib. Adnan Siddiqui, Faisal Qureshi, and Fahad Mustafa received the trophy. Adnan dedicated the trophy to his newborn baby, while the rest thanked the crowd for their involvement.

Qavi Khan received a standing ovation for his contributions to the TV world with the late Shahzad Khalil. Ghazanfar himself presented this award to Khalil's wife Badar Khalil. [1] [2] [3]

Awards

Winners are listed first followed by nominees.

Best TV Series Categories
Best TV SeriesBest Director Series
  • Winner: Kamran Qureshi - Maa Aur Mamta [5]
    • Angeline Malik - Ambulance
    • Kashif Jaffri - Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat (Teray Kochay Me)
    • Owais Khan - Karachi law (Anjaam)
Best Actor SeriesBest Actress Series
  • Winner: Shehla Qureshi –Maa Aur Mamta (Mehak)
Best Supporting Actor SeriesBest Supporting Actress Series
  • Winner: Natasha D’souza –Ambulance (Naya Rang) [9]
    • Sara Loren - Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat (Teray Kochay Me)
    • Tehreem Zuberi - Maa Aur Mamta (Mujrim)
    • Ayesha Sana - Karachi law (Anjaam)
Best TV Series WriterSpecial Award
  • Winner: Zafar Mairaj - Maa Aur Mamta (Masoom)
    • Dr. Waseem - Ambulance (Naya Rang) [10]
    • Zoha Hassan - Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat (Teray Kochay Mein)
    • Pervaiz Watto - Karachi law (Anjaam)
  • Winner: Sohail Asghar - Special Award for outstanding performance in Murad (Maa Aur Mamta) [11]
Best Serial Categories
Best SerialBest Director Serial
  • Winner: Wujood-e-Laraib - Sakina Samo
    • Bheegi Palkain - Ghazanfar Ali [12]
    • Azal - Owais Khan
  • Winner: Sakina Samo - Wujood-e-Laraib
    • Irfan Ahmad - Bheegi Palkain [13]
    • Owais Khan - Azal
Best Actor SerialBest Actress Serial
  • Winner: Afreen - Azal [15]
    • Faiza Hasan - Wujood-e-Laraib
    • Fiza Ali - Bheegi Palkain
Best Supporting Actor SerialBest Supporting Actress Serial
  • Winner: Sonia Khan - Bheegi Palkain [17]
Best TV Serial Writer
Best Sitcom Categories
Best Sitcom WriterBest Director Sitcom
Best Actor SitcomBest Actress Sitcom
Best Magazine Show
  • Winner: Rizwan Jaffar

Honorary Indus Drama Awards

The Indus Media Group presented Special Awards during the ceremony. These are usually are not a part of specific category, but a special honor for artists related to drama.

Special Contribution for Script Writing

Special Contribution for Comedy

Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to TV

Special Contributing to Drama

Special Award for Direction of Fifty Fifty

Special Award for outstanding performance in Murad

Special Award for Tribute

Special Award for performance in Fifty Fifty

Multiple awards and nominations

Presenters and performers

The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Presenters

Name(s)Role
Moin Akhter
Mahnoor Baloch
Presenters of the awards for Best Director Drama Series
Rubina Ashraf
Shakeel
Presenters of the award for Best Writer Drama Series
Fariha Pervez
Faisal Qureshi
Presenter of the award for Best Drama Series Award
Firdous Jamal
Sonia Rehman
Presenters of the award for Best Actress Drama Series in a Leading Role
Aijaz Aslam
Badar Khalil
Presenters of the award for Best Actress Drama Series in a Supporting Role
Saba Hameed
Faisal Rehman
Presenters of the award for Best Actor Drama Series in a Leading Role
Arjumand Rahim
Adnan Siddiqui
Presenters of the award for Best Actor Drama Series in a Supporting Role
Irfan Khoosat Presenters of the award for Best Director Drama Serial
Shamil Khan
Sania Saeed
Presenter of the award for Best Writer Serial
Ali Azmat
Saira Kazmi
Presenters of the award for Best TV Serial
Sohail Ansar
Qavi Khan
Presenters of the awards for Best Actress Drama Serial in a Leading Role
Ayesha Omer
Ather Ansari
Presenters of the award for Best Actress Drama Serial in a Supporting Role
Vaneeza Ahmad
Bilal Jaudet
Presenters of the awards for Best Actor Drama Serial in a Leading Role
Sohail Asghar
Arjumand Rahim
Presenters of the awards for Best Actor Drama Serial in a Supporting Role
Maria Wasti Presenters of the award for of Best Director for Sitcom
Sadaf PervaizPresenters of the award for of Best Magazine Show
Humayun Saeed Presenter of Special Award for performance in Comedy Series Fifty Fifty
Irfan Khoosat
Sania Saeed
Presenter of Special Award for Director of Comedy Series Fifty Fifty
Sultana Siddiqui Presenter of Special Award for Outstanding Performance in Acting for Murad
Saira KazmiPresenter of the award for Special Award for Comedy
Atiqa Odho Presenters of the award for Special Award for Tribute (After Death)
Nadeem Saeed
Babra Sharif
Presenter of the award for Special Award for Contribution in Drama
Shakeel Presenter of the award for Special Award for Script Writing
Ghazanfar Ali
Agha Nasir
Presenters of the awards for Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to TV

Performers

Name(s)RolePerformed
Humayun Saeed
with Dance Group [27]
Performeron a musical numbers 'O Baby Dance with me'
'Sali to Mani nahi' by Shehzad Roy
& 'Us ke Ankhon me Jado'.
Fariha Pervez
with Sonu Dangerous [28]
Performeron a musical number 'Dil Ko Na Rokna'.
Sara Loren
with Dance Group
Performeron a musical number 'Kajraray'.
Aijaz Aslam
with Dance Group
Performeron a musical number 'Kajraray'.
Faisal Qureshi
with Dance Group
Performeron a musical number 'Kajraray'.
Sonu Dangerous
with Dance Group
Performeron a musical numbers 'Meri Ankheyan'
'Ap Ke Kashish'
'Woh Lamhay'.
Nad-e-Ali
with Dance Group
Performeron a musical number 'If You Wanna Live your Life'
'Man Oma Deyam'.

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