act, No Time To Sleep, enacting the last 24 hours of a death row prisoner's life, a performance which earned him critical appreciation. He wrote the script for Saqib Malik's upcoming production Ajnabee Sheher Main, while he has two upcoming feature films as director, writing one as well. His feature film, "Zindagi Tamasha" won the Kim Jin Seok award at the Busan Film Festival 2019 as well as the Best Film and Best Actor at the Asian Film Festival 2021. Despite its critical acclaim, his film release was halted in 2020 by the notorious party, TLP which called for it to be censored. Although the film was cleared for release by Pakistani authorities, Khoosat continued to receive death threats calling for the film to be banned. He took to social media to pen a letter to the government of Pakistan and Imran Khan, the Prime Minister-calling for protection against the threats. However, the government halted the release and instead invited TLP members to review the film. COVID-19 and the eventual lockdown further halted cinematic releases. Although the film was selected to represent Pakistan at the Oscars, its release remains a mystery. Filmography Television Webseries Telefilms Films Awards and recognition Pride of Performance Award in 2017 by the President of Pakistan See also List of Lollywood actors References Sarmad Khoosat Film . External links 1979 births Living people Punjabi people Pakistani television directors Urdu film producers Pakistani male television actors Pakistani film directors Pakistani male film actors Pakistani screenwriters Pakistani dramatists and playwrights People from Lahore Recipients of the Pride of Performance