Shoaib Mansoor

Shoaib Mansoor (), (born August 19) PP, SI, is a Pakistani prolific 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 who introduced the 80's Pakistani pop sensation Vital Signs to the mainstream.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 Aitebar. In addition, he directed all Vital Signs videos, producing a music video compilation and movie titled Geetar '93.

In 2007, Shoaib Mansoor debuted as a film director with his critically acclaimed film, titled Khuda Ke Liye released on 20 July 2007 all over Pakistan. It received the Silver Pyramid Award from the Cairo International Film Festival for 2007.

In 2009, he began directing a big budget film Bol which will have Atif Aslam, Mahira Khan, Humaima Abbassi and Iman Ali playing lead roles. The film is release on...
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