Shoaib Mansoor

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name = Shoaib Mansoor


caption = Shoaib Mansoor (left) with Junaid Jamshed
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othername = ShoMan
occupation = Television producer, Television director, writer, musician, lyricist, composer, film director, record producer
yearsactive = 1980 - Present
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influenced = Junaid Jamshed, Vital Signs (pop band)
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awards = "Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Life Time Achievement Award, Silver Pyramid Award"

Shoaib Mansoor (Urdu: شعیب منصور), PP, SI, is an acclaimed Pakistani producer, director, writer, lyricist and composer.

Career

Shoaib Mansoor or "ShoMan" (as he calls himself) is one of the most influential and famous figures in the Pakistan showbiz scene. He has written, produced and directed hit TV shows such as "Ankahi", "Fifty Fifty", "Alpha Bravo Charlie", "Sunehre Din" and "Gulls & Guys", all aired on PTV. Between 2001 and 2003, Mansoor directed the "Supreme Ishq" series of songs. Shoaib Mansoor has also been a successful songwriter and music composer. It was Shoaib himself who introduced the 80's Pakistani pop sensation Vital Signs to the mainstream. [http://chowk.com/articles/10653 Chowk: : Vital Signs: A Personal History ] ] Besides being Junaid Jamshed's mentor, he was the backbone to his songs and composed and produced most of the Vital Signs' albums. He wrote and composed a number of their hit numbers such as "Dil Dil Pakistan" and "Aitebar".

In 2007, Shoaib Mansoor debuted as a film director with his critically acclaimed film, titled "Khuda Ke Liye" released on 20th July 2007 all over Pakistan. It received the Silver Pyramid Award from the Cairo International Film Festival for 2007. [ [http://www.cairofilmfest.org/Prizes/default.aspx Cairo International Film Festival - prizes - Prizes ] ]

Awards & achievements

In recognition of his outstanding services, ShoMan has been decorated with presidential award of Pride of Performance and Sitara-e-Imtiaz by Government of Pakistan [ [http://www.dawn.com/2007/08/15/nat8.htm 137 Pakistanis, 17 foreigners get civil awards -DAWN - National; August 15, 2007 ] ] [ [http://www.pakistantimes.net/2007/08/14/national2.htm Pakistan Times | National: President Confers 154 Civil Awards on Pakistan Independence Day ] ] . He has also been awarded PTV Life Time Achievement Award by President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf on the 43rd anniversary of Pakistan Television in November 2007. Recently he received the Silver Pyramid Award from the Cairo International Film Festival for "Khuda Ke Liye". [ [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C12%5C09%5Cstory_9-12-2007_pg9_4 Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan ] ] [ [http://www.cairofilmfest.org/Prizes/default.aspx Cairo International Film Festival - prizes - Prizes ] ]

Television

* "Fifty Fifty" (Sketch comedy)
* "Ankahi" (Television Drama series, 1982)
* "Music '89" (Pop Music Show, 1989)
* "Sunehrey Din" (Television mini-series, 1991)
* "Imran Khan" (TV Documentary, 1993)
* "Geetar '93" (The Vital Signs music video collection, 1993)
* "Alpha Bravo Charlie" (Television mini-series, 1998)
* "Gulls & Guys" (Television Reality show, 1999)

Filmography

* "Khuda Ke Liye" (Film, 2007)

References

External links

*imdb name|2716176|Shoaib Mansoor
* [http://kadnan.com/blog/2007/07/09/shoaib-mansoors-fanatismin-the-name-of-god/ Shoaib Mansoor's fanatismin - In The Name Of God]