13 Facts About Mehreen Jabbar

Mehreen Jabbar was born on on 29 December 1971, is a Pakistani film and television director and producer based in New York City.

Mehreen Jabbar is a daughter of the Pakistani media-person Javed Jabbar.

Mehreen Jabbar is first cousin of the famous Pakistani-British singer, actor and director, Yasir Akhtar.

Active since 1994, Jabbar established herself as one of the prolific directors of the television.

Mehreen Jabbar's father, Javed Jabbar has been a filmmaker, and a very successful ad man apart from being a former Pakistani senator and a cabinet minister.

Mehreen Jabbar returned to Pakistan, directed and produced drama serials under the banner of TasVeer Productions, almost all of which were critically acclaimed by the Pakistani press.

Mehreen Jabbar has made a number of narrative shorts that have been screened internationally in film festivals as well as on TV.

Mehreen Jabbar's award-winning short films and TV dramas include Marhoom Colonel Ki Betiyaan, Beauty Parlor, Doraha, and Daam, amongst others.

In 2008, Mehreen Jabbar directed her debut feature film Ramchand Pakistani for which she was awarded the 'Global Film Initiative Grant'.

In 2010, Mehreen Jabbar was invited to screen her film at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Mehreen Jabbar has been a member of the National Board of Film Censors in Karachi, a founding member of the KaraFilm Festival in Karachi, Pakistan and a founder member of the NGO WAR.

Mehreen Jabbar is the recipient of several awards for her work and has served as a jury member in many local and international film festivals.

Mehreen Jabbar directed the web drama series Ek Jhoothi Love Story which was released on ZEE5 in October 2020.