Nadeem Baig (director)

For the Pakistani film actor, see Nadeem (Pakistani actor).

Nadeem Baig (born 24 March 1971)^[1] is Pakistani film and television director, producer and writer from Karachi. Baig won the Lux Style Award For Best Director for Punjab Nahi Jaungi.

Nadeem Baig
ندیم بیگ
Born	(1971-03-24) 24 March 1971 (age 54) Lahore, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupations	Director actor producer writer
Years active	1999–present
Known for	Mere Paas Tum Ho (2019) Punjab Nahi Jaungi (2017) Dil Lagi (2016) Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (2015) Pyarey Afzal (2013) Annie Ki Ayegi Baraat (2012)
Notable work	Mere Paas Tum Ho (2019)

He made his film directional debut in 2015 with the highest grosser of the year, Jawani Phir Nahi Ani. He is a frequent collaborator with actor Humayun Saeed and has directed four of the top six highest-grossing Pakistani films of all time.

Career

Nadeem Baig began his career as a television director. He has directed various television serials such as Ladies Park (2011), Omer Dadi Aur Gharwale (2012), Annie Ki Ayegi Baraat (2012) and Pyarey Afzal (2013), 2019's highest-rated drama, which is shown by ARY Digital (Meray Paas Tum Ho) is also on his credit as director.^[2] Baig has also co-produced Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat and Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat.

He made his Lollywood debut with the 2015 comedy film Jawani Phir Nahi Ani which became huge success at the box office and is currently the third-highest-grossing film ever.^[3] His next film was Romantic comedy film Punjab Nahi Jaungi which released on 1 September 2017, it became the second-highest-grossing Pakistani film, collecting over Rs.51 crore at the box office.^[4]

In recent years he has directed Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2, which released on Eid-al-Adha 2018 and broke existing records in Pakistan. It was the highest-grossing Pakistani film at the time of its release and is the 2nd highest currently. His 4th film, London Nahi Jaungi, released in 2022 and became the 3rd highest-grossing Pakistani film of all time.

Films

Year	Film	Director	Actor	Notes
2015	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani	Yes	No	Debut as film director
2017	Punjab Nahi Jaungi	Yes	No	Second-highest-grossing Lollywood film
2018	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2	Yes	No	Highest-grossing Lollywood film
2022	London Nahi Jaunga	Yes	No

Television

Year	Serial	As	Notes
1999	Parda Na Uthao	Director
2005	Late Night with Begum Nawazish Ali	Director
2009	Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat	Co-producer
2011	Ladies Park	Director
	Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat	Co-producer
2012	Omer Dadi Aur Gharwale	Director
	Man Jali	Director
	Annie Ki Ayegi Baraat	Director
2013	Pyarey Afzal	Director	[5]
	Abhi Tou Main Jawan Hoon	Director	Telefilm[6]
2016	Dil Lagi	Director	[7]
2019	Mere Paas Tum Ho	Director
2021 - 2022	Sinf-e-Aahan	Director
2021	Ghabrana Mana Hai	Director
2023	Kuch Ankahi	Director

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref(s)
2012	12th Lux Style Awards	Best TV Director	Man Jali	Nominated
2014	14th Lux Style Awards	Best TV Director	Pyarey Afzal	Won
2015	15th Lux Style Awards	Best Film Director	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani	Nominated
2016	16th Lux Style Awards	Best TV Director	Dil Lagi	Nominated
2016	2016 ARY Film Awards	Best Director	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani	Won	[8]
2017	17th Lux Style Awards	Best Film Director	Punjab Nahi Jaungi	Won	[9]
2018	18th Lux Style Awards	Best Film Director	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2	Nominated
2019	19th Lux Style Awards	Best TV Director	Mere Paas Tum Ho	Nominated

See also

• List of film and television directors
• List of Pakistani television and theatre directors