Sarmad Sultan Khoosat (born May 7, 1979) is a Pakistani actor, film/TV
director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing the TV
dramas Humsafar and Shehr-e-Zaat.He is the son of veteran TV and film
actor, producer and comedian Irfan Khoosat, while his sister Kanwal
Khoosat is also a director, screenwriter and actress.Academically, he
graduated from Government College University (Lahore) and earned a
master's degree in Psychology and a gold medal. He also was a member
of the Debating Society of GCU.He rose to prominence during the late
1990s, when he created the sitcom Shashlik which ran for over three
years on PTV, while his first television drama as a director was Piya
Naam Ka Diya in 2007, in which he acted opposite filmstar Saima Noor
and Irum Akhtar. Sarmad then served as executive director for a soap
serial named Mujhe Apna Naam-o-Nishan Milay, directed by his sister
Kanwal Khoosat. Khoosat's TV drama, Kalmoohi that he wrote and
directed, began airing on PTV in early 2010, also got good reviews. In
2011, he gained significant prominence and acclaim with the TV drama
Pani Jaisa Piyar that aired on Hum TV. It won him the best director
award for it on LUX Style Awards. He directed Jal Pari, which was
aired on Geo TV. He went on to direct Humsafar for Hum TV, which
became an overnight success. His serial Shehr-e-Zaat was especially
popular with women.
director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing the TV
dramas Humsafar and Shehr-e-Zaat.He is the son of veteran TV and film
actor, producer and comedian Irfan Khoosat, while his sister Kanwal
Khoosat is also a director, screenwriter and actress.Academically, he
graduated from Government College University (Lahore) and earned a
master's degree in Psychology and a gold medal. He also was a member
of the Debating Society of GCU.He rose to prominence during the late
1990s, when he created the sitcom Shashlik which ran for over three
years on PTV, while his first television drama as a director was Piya
Naam Ka Diya in 2007, in which he acted opposite filmstar Saima Noor
and Irum Akhtar. Sarmad then served as executive director for a soap
serial named Mujhe Apna Naam-o-Nishan Milay, directed by his sister
Kanwal Khoosat. Khoosat's TV drama, Kalmoohi that he wrote and
directed, began airing on PTV in early 2010, also got good reviews. In
2011, he gained significant prominence and acclaim with the TV drama
Pani Jaisa Piyar that aired on Hum TV. It won him the best director
award for it on LUX Style Awards. He directed Jal Pari, which was
aired on Geo TV. He went on to direct Humsafar for Hum TV, which
became an overnight success. His serial Shehr-e-Zaat was especially
popular with women.
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