Sarmad Sultan Khoosat is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and screenwriter. Mainly known for his work as a director and actor in both cinema and television, Khoosat has directed the super-hit TV dramas Humsafar and Shehr-e-Zaat.
The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony which is held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The ceremony celebrates "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, such as cinema, television, fashion, music, sports and film industry. Categories have changed over the years, but most are awarded by panels of judges who are experts in the respective industries, with some "people's choice" awards in the film and TV categories.
Marina Khan is a Pakistani television and film actress, director, and producer. She is one of the most popular actresses of her time and was one of the most successful actresses of 1980s and 1990s. Her television shows include Tanhaiyaan (1985), Dhoop Kinare (1987), Kohar (1991), Nijaat (1993), Tum Se Kehna Tha (1995) and Tanha (1997). She left the industry in mid-2000s and made a comeback from Tanhaiyan Naye Silsile (2012) which was the sequel to her debut series Tanhaiyan. Khan made her film debut with a title role in the 2016 movie Lala Begum.
Saba Qamar Zaman is a Pakistani actress who works predominantly in Urdu films and television. She has won several accolades including two Lux Style Awards and a Hum Award. Qamar is one of Pakistan's most popular and highest-paid actresses. Government of Pakistan honoured her with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in 2012 and Pride of Performance in 2016.
Samiya Mumtaz, is a Pakistani film and television actress. She has performed in several TV dramas.
Sanam Saeed is a Pakistani actress, singer and former model who predominantly works in Urdu cinema and television. She is best known for portraying the role of Kashaf Murtaza in Momina Duraid's Zindagi Gulzar Hai, for which she received numerous accolades, including Lux Style Awards for Best Television Actress.
Sajal Aly is a Pakistani actress and model who predominantly works in television and films. One of Pakistan's highest-paid actress, Aly has received several accolades including five Hum Awards and a Lux Style Award out of thirteen nominations. She was honoured with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by the government of Pakistan.
Dharkan is a Pakistani television series that aired on Hum TV in 2016. It was produced by Momina Duraid under her banner MD Productions and directed by Fahim Burney. It aired Friday nights at 9:10pm PST replacing Sehra Main Safar. It stars debutant Zara Noor Abbas along-with Adeel Chaudhry, Waseem Abbas, Javed Sheikh, and Shameen Khan.
With Samina Peerzada is a Pakistani web television talk show hosted by Samina Peerzada that first aired on 22 December 2017 on YouTube. The series was created by Peerzada in collaboration with Muhammad Adnan Butt, CEO Dot Republic Media. Each episode is separately sponsored and features a Pakistani celebrity interviewed by Peerzada about their journeys, struggles, challenges and success. Each season is titled differently.
Zara Noor Abbas Gill, also known by her married name Zara Noor Abbas Siddiqui, is a Pakistani actress. She is best known for her role as Arsala in Momina Duraid's Khamoshi (2017), and has also acted in serials Dharkan (2016), Lamhay (2018), Qaid (2018), Deewar-e-Shab (2019), Ehd-e-Wafa (2019), Phaans (2021), Badshah Begum (2022) and Jhoom (2023). She made her film debut with Wajahat Rauf's Chhalawa (2019) and later appeared in Asim Raza's Parey Hut Luv in the same year.
Zindagi Tamasha, titled Circus of Life in English, is a 2019 Pakistani drama film directed by Sarmad Khoosat. It premiered at the 24th Busan International Film Festival, and won awards at Busan and at the 2021 Asian World Film Festival in Los Angeles. The film was set to be released in Pakistan cinemas on 18 March 2022, but was postponed indefinitely following widespread protests by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan.
Faiza Gillani is a Pakistani television, theatre and film actress known for her character roles. Made her on-screen debut in 1996, and her notable supporting roles were in Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi, Sannata, Deewangi and Prem Gali. She made her cinematic debut with 2019 crime thriller Laal Kabootar.
Parizaad is a Pakistani television series written by Hashim Nadeem, based on his novel of the same name, directed by Shahzad Kashmiri and produced by Momina Duraid Productions. It first started airing on Hum Television on 20 July 2021. The series stars Ahmed Ali Akbar in the title role alongside Yumna Zaidi, Ushna Shah, Nauman Ijaz, Mashal Khan, Urwa Hocane and Saboor Aly in prominent roles.
Badshah Begum is a 2022 Pakistani television historical drama series produced by Rafay Rashdi and Momina Duraid under the banners of Rafay Rashdi Productions and MD Productions, written by Saji Gul and directed by Khizer Idrees.It features Zara Noor Abbas, Farhan Saeed, Hamza Sohail, Ali Rehman Khan, Yasir Hussain, Shahzad Nawaz, Komal Meer and Saman Ansari in prominent roles.The story revolves around politics, power lust and rivalry among siblings to get the throne.The series aired on Hum TV from 1 March 2022 to 18 October 2022.
Hum Tum is a 2022 Pakistani Ramadan special television comedy drama series, produced by Momina Duraid under her banner MD Productions. Directed by Danish Nawaz and written by Saima Akram Chaudhry, it aired on Hum TV from 3 April 2022 to 3 May 2022, with the last episode airing on the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr 2022. The series starred Ahad Raza Mir, Ramsha Khan, Sarah Khan and Junaid Khan.
Kamli is a 2022 Pakistani drama film directed by Sarmad Khoosat, who co-produced it with Kanwal Khoosat under the banner Khoosat Films. Based on a short film by Mehar Bano, the additional story and dialogues were by Khoosat himself. It stars Saba Qamar, Sania Saeed, Nimra Bucha and debutante Hamza Khawaja in lead roles. Kamli revolves around the intertwining stories of three women and their restrained desires. The film released theatrically on 3 June 2022 and opened to positive reviews from critics.
Jhok Sarkar is a Pakistani television series that originally broadcast on Hum TV. The series was produced by Momina Duraid, directed by Saife Hassan and written by Hashim Nadeem. It stars Farhan Saeed, Hiba Bukhari and Asif Raza Mir in leading roles. According to the writer, the series is a tribute to the unsung heroes of the Police service. The plot revolves around the struggle of a police officer against the deep-rooted social evils in a town, Jhok Siyal.
The 22nd Lux Style Awards were held on 6 October 2023 in Karachi, Pakistan. The ceremony was hosted by Saba Qamar, Dur-e-Fishan Saleem, Fahad Mustafa and Ahmad Ali Butt.
