Mohammed Ehteshamuddin

Mohammed Ehteshamuddin (Urdu: محمد احتشام الدین‎) is a Pakistani TV director, producer, writer and actor. Ehtesham's short films Shahrukh Khan Ki Maut (2005) and Mein Sawa Paanch Bujay Aai Thi (2006) featured at the 2005 and 2006 Kara Film Festival. In addition, his two dramas and a film, Sadqay Tumhare (2014), Aseerzadi and Chambaili (2013) won Hum Award and ARY Film Award nominations. In 2015, he won the Hum Award for Best Director Drama Serial for Sadqay Tumhare. He currently directed mega drama serial "Aangan" airing on Hum TV.

Mohammed Ehteshamuddin was born in Karachi, growing up in a colony with a lot of migrants from Hyderabad, including many writers, which he says influenced his early artistic inclination, because as a child he used to frequent literary gatherings involving rehearsal of classical plays as well as short-stories and poetry.

He graduated with a degree in commerce from the Karachi University, working for the Sui Southern Gas Company, and also joined various theater groups, including Tehrik-e-Niswan, Katha and Theatre Circle. In 1998, he was selected by United Nations Development Programme, Pakistan for a course in television production at the Pakistan Television Academy, Islamabad.

In 2013 he performed in the movie Chambaili, for which he was nominated in a Best Supporting Actor and Best Star Debut - Male categories at 1st ARY Film Awards.