Faraz Waqar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Faraz Waqar

Pakistani film director and writer

Date of Birth: 21-Jan-1976

Place of Birth: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Profession: writer, film director

Nationality: Pakistan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Faraz Waqar (born 21 January 1976) is a Pakistani filmmaker, writer and director of Pakistan's first ever silent film Meeoww Billi aur World War 3, completed in September 2013.
He is also the winner as an emerging new Director of Pakistan's prestigious HUM TV Awards in 2015 for the Best Short Film - Middle East.
Faraz's latest work includes OTHER-ISTAN - The other face of Pakistan completed in 2016. The era of silent films was already over by the time of the independence of Pakistan in 1947.
The new country inherited a film industry from the days of the British Raj (based mainly in the city of Lahore) that had already been producing 'talkies' or sound films since the 1930s.
The Pakistani film industry (also known today as Lollywood) therefore did not produce any silent films till the year 2013 when Waqar completed his film Meeoww Billi aur World War 3.
The film is an artistic experiment inspired by the era of silent cinema and carries a political message.
It is regarded as the first ever silent film in the history of cinema in Pakistan.