Momina Duraid | |
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| Born | 30 June 1971 (1971-06-30) (age 53) |
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| Known for | Senior producer and creative head of television networkHum TV CEOMomina Duraid Productions |
| Spouse | Duraid Qureshi[1] |
| Children | 5 |
| Family | Sultana Siddiqui (mother-in-law)[1] |
Momina Duraid (Urdu:مُومِنہ دُرید, born 30 June 1971) is aPakistani director and producer. She is a senior producer and creative head of television networkHum TV and CEO of her own production companyMD Productions. She has produced and created several series includingDastaan (2010),Qaid-e-Tanhai (2010–11),Humsafar (2011–12),Shehr-e-Zaat (2012),Zindagi Gulzar Hai (2012–13),Diyar-e-Dil (2015),Sadqay Tumhare (2015),Mann Mayal (2016),Udaari (2016),Bin Roye (2016),Yaqeen Ka Safar (2017),Suno Chanda (2018) andEhd-e-Wafa (2019).
In 2015, Momina ventured into film direction and co-directedBin Roye. Later that same year, she founded film production house,Hum Films. She is married to Duraid Qureshi and is a daughter-in-law ofHum Network president and founder,Sultana Siddiqui. In 2015, she was named among thePond's list ofMiracle Journey: The 100 Most Inspirational Women.[1][2][3]
Before entering into media, Momina was working as a marketing executive at a bank,[4] she said, "Media was the last thing I thought I would do. My mother-in-law,Sultana Siddiqui, has been definitely associated with the industry as she worked for PTV but at the beginning, I was only looking after finances. I didn’t know that I would be stepping into the creative side of things."[4] She producedSamira Fazal'sMere Paas Paas as her first independent drama series, that earned her critical acclaim. In 2010 she producedpartition based drama seriesDastaan based on the novelBano byRazia Butt, the series starred then newcomerFawad Khan withSanam Baloch playing the title character of Bano.[5]Dastaan received extravagant reception from critics and became one of the most acclaimed series of all time.[6] At1st Hum Awards ceremony serial was awardedHum Honorary Most Challenging Subject Award,[7] and received five nominations at10th Lux Style Awards, winning Best Director forHaissam Hussain[8] Momina then produced number of series and founded her own production companyMomina Duraid Productions and became the senior producer ofHum TV.[9]
In 2011, Momina convincedFarhat Ishtiaq to dramatize her novelHumsafar into atelevision series, which was previously rejected by two production houses.[4] After its releaseHumsafar gained instant popularity and received an overwhelming response from critics and people all over the world.[10] Critics regardedHumsafar as revival of drama industry.[11] Sabahat Zakariya ofDawn News wrote, "IfHaseena Moin was the benchmark of mass popularity back then, thenHumsafar is an indicator of our endemic regressiveness."[12] The series has acult following with huge fan following especially in India, Europe and North America.[13] The series lead actorsMahira Khan andFawad Khan went on to become most popular actors in Pakistani film and television industry.[14]Hum TV honored the craft and crew of serial giving them a specialHum Honorary Phenomenal Serial Award.[15]
In 2015, Momina co-directed her first filmBin Roye under her production houseHum Films, that earned her rave reviews,[16][17] and became the thirdhighest-grossing Pakistani film of all time.[18] After the release ofBin Roye, Hum Films has distributed and produced over fifteen films both domestically and internationally.
In 2016, seven of ten-scheduled drama series that Momina produced including,Dastaan (2010),Humsafar (2011–12),Zindagi Gulzar Hai (2012–13),Sadqay Tumhare (2015) are set to release ononline streaming serviceNetflix.[19][20]
| List of Accolades received by Momina Duraid | ||||||
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| Year | Award / Ceremony | Category | Work | Result | Notes | Ref(s) |
| 2012 | Hum Awards | Best Drama Serial | Shehr-e-Zaat | Won | ||
| 2013 | Best Drama Serial | Zindagi Gulzar Hai | Won | |||
| Best Drama Serial Popular | Won | |||||
| 2014 | Best Drama Serial | Bunty I Love You | Won | |||
| Best Drama Serial Popular | Sadqay Tumhare | Won | shared withSamina Humayun Saeed and Tariq Shah | |||
| 2015 | Best Drama Serial | Diyar-e-Dil | Won | |||
| Best Drama Serial Popular | Won | |||||
| 2010 | Lux Style Awards | Best TV Serial - Satellite | Dastaan | Nominated | ||
| Malaal | Nominated | |||||
| 2012 | Humsafar | Won | shared with Nina Kashif | |||
| Shehr-e-Zaat | Nominated | |||||
| 2013 | Rehaai | Nominated | shared withKashf Foundation | |||
| 2014 | Best Original Soundtrack | Sadqay Tumhare | Nominated | Shared withSamina Humayun Saeed and Tariq Shah | ||
| 2015 | Best Director - Film | Bin Roye | Nominated | |||
| Best TV Play | Diyar-e-Dil | Won | ||||
| Best Original Soundtrack | Won | |||||
| 2021 | Best TV Play | Ehd-e-Wafa | Won | shared withISPR | [33] [34] | |
| Yeh Dil Mera | Won | |||||
| Sabaat | Nominated | |||||
| Pyar Ke Sadqay | Won | |||||