Waqqas Qadir Sheikh
Pakistani film director
Intro | Pakistani film director | |
Places | Pakistan | |
is | Musician Composer Film director Screenwriter Film producer | |
Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio Music | |
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Birth | 28 July 1980 | |
Age | 44 years | |
Star sign | Leo |
Waqqas Qadir Sheikh is a Dubai-based Pakistani film director, producer, screenwriter, composer and lyricist. He was the producer of the United Arab Emirates' first CGI sci-fi film Xero Error (2010), which was shown at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival. Born in Bahrain and brought up in the UAE, Sheikh joined the film industry as Production Assistant for Warner Brothers for the 2005 American political thriller Syriana.
In 2016, Sheikh was the director for Khwaabon Ke Darmiyaan, an drama series set in the UAE, produced by Zee TV Middle East. He directed 297 episodes of the series which ran from 2016 till 2017. In 2016, Sheikh collaborated with Samra Khan for her debut album Bol.