Nadeem Baig (born 24 March 1971)Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: is Pakistani film and television director and producer. Baig won the Lux Style Award For Best Director for Punjab Nahi Jaungi.
He made his film directorial 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 five of the top ten highest-grossing Pakistani films of all time.
Career
Television After completing his college education, Nadeem Baig began his career as an editor at a private television channel in Karachi. He initially gained recognition for producing promos of classic Pakistani films and television serials, including the popular drama Dasht, for Network Television Marketing (NTM). His work at NTM drew the attention of producer Tajdar Alam, who encouraged Baig to shift from editing to production. Following the closure of NTM, Baig worked as the production head at Eveready Pictures and later transitioned into directing with various production houses. He directed Parda Na Uthao, a television play written by Umar Sharif, notable for its innovative use of a multi-camera setup. Baig later produced Family Front for PTV, and went on to work on Hum Sab Umeed Se Hain with Nida Yasir for Geo TV. He eventually joined Aaj TV as head of entertainment, where he produced the satirical talk show The Begum Nawazish Ali Show.
His well-known television serials as director include 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. Baig has also co-produced Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat and Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat.
Cinema 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. His next film was the 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.
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 3rd highest currently. His fourth film, London Nahi Jaungi, released in 2022 and is the 4th highest-grossing Pakistani film of all time.
Filmography
Films Year Film Director Notes 2015 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Debut as film director 2017 Punjab Nahi Jaungi Fifth-highest-grossing Lollywood film 2018 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 Third-highest-grossing Lollywood film 2022 London Nahi Jaunga Fourth-highest-grossing Lollywood film 2023 Teri Meri Kahaniyaan Anthology film; directed Ek Sau Taeeswan2025Love Guru Second-highest-grossing Lollywood film
Television YearSerialDirectorProducerNotes1997Family Front1999Parda Na Uthao 2005Late Night with Begum Nawazish Ali Reality show2009Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat 2011Ladies Park Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat Omer Dadi Aur Gharwale 2012Man Jali Annie Ki Ayegi Baraat 2013Pyarey Afzal Abhi Tou Main Jawan Hoon Telefilm2016Dil Lagi 2019Mere Paas Tum Ho 2021Ghabrana Mana Hai Reality showSinf-e-Aahan 2023Kuch Ankahi Guest role as motorist in Episode 122024Aye Ishq e Junoon 2025Main Manto Nahi Hoon
Awards and nominations {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! |Ref(s) |- | 2012 | 12th Lux Style Awards | Best TV Director | Man Jali
| 2014 | 14th Lux Style Awards | Best TV Director | Pyarey Afzal
| 2015 | 15th Lux Style Awards | Best Film Director | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
| 2016 | 16th Lux Style Awards | Best TV Director | Dil Lagi
| style="text-align:center;"|2016 | 2016 ARY Film Awards | Best Director | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
| style="text-align:center;"|2017 | 17th Lux Style Awards | Best Film Director | Punjab Nahi Jaungi
| 2018 | 18th Lux Style Awards | Best Film Director | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2
| 2019 | 19th Lux Style Awards | Best TV Director | Mere Paas Tum Ho
See also List of film and television directors List of Pakistani television and theatre directors
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