Adnan Kandhar

Adnan Khandar (born 17 December 1986) is a Pakistani photographer, cinematographer and music video director. He is best known for his music videos "Main Sufi Hun" (2013)[1] for which he earned a nomination of Best Music Video Director at 13th Lux Style Awards[2] and Best Music Video at 2nd Hum Awards.[3] Khandar got his second nomination at 3rd Hum Awards for "Shikva" (2014) in the same category.[4] In 2015, Adnan won his first Best Music Video Director award at 14th Lux Style Awards.

Adnan Kandhar
Born (1986-12-17) 17 December 1986
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
OccupationFilm director, film editor, photographer, film producer

Early life and education

Kandhar was born to a Muslim family in Jamshoro Hyderabad, Sindh. He received his early education in Lahore and went on to receive his degree in Arts from National College of Arts (NCA).

Filmography
Music videos
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  • "Main Sufi Hun" – The Sketches
  • "Shikva" – Faakhir
  • "Bol k lab azad hain tere" – Ahsan Pervaiz Mehdi.
  • "Morning with Farah" – Morning with Farah OST.
  • Coke Studio Pakistan (Season 7) – Behind The Scene Director .
  • Nescafé Basement: season 1 – Director OF Photography.
  • Dil Mian chumkey – josh band
  • Tery Bin – kaarma nation band
  • Narrey Narrey – kaarma nation band

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category work Result
2010 SZBASIT Film Awards Best Experimental film Won
2013 Lux Style Awards Best Music Video Director "Main Sufi Hun" Nominated
Hum Awards Best Music Video Won
2014 "Shikva" Nominated
2014 Lux Style Awards Best Music Video Director "Dil Main Chumke" Won
2015 Hum Awards Best Music Video "Kooch" Pending
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References
  1. "Adnan Kandhar – A photographer, director and film maker". Pak Media Leads. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. "13th Lux Style AWards and Winners". Dawn News. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. "2nd Hum Tv Awards Winner List". reviewit. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  4. "3rd HUM TV Awards 2015 Nominations – Viewers Choice". Fatima Sheikh. Latestlifestyle. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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