Zuhair Ahmed better known by his stage name Sean Ali(Born 31 December 1986) is a Canadian South Asian from Toronto

Toronto

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, Canada

Canada

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, best known as an Award Winning Producer/Director For his Award Winning Documentary “Triumph – The Achiever” A 9 Time International Film Festival Awarded, And Cannes Film Festival Nominee Director, also working on a new film

Film

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 on Women Rights Called “51% - The movie is releasing in 2010.

He who won 4 Awards including Canadian Government Award for "Best South Asian Singer" in 2004, and was the first Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

i artist to be noted in Eastern Eye Newspaper

Eastern Eye (newspaper)

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, Britain

United Kingdom

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’s Leading South Asian Newspaper.

Early life

Sean Ali was born In Karachi

Karachi

Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

, Pakistan in an Iran

Iran

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ian and Pakistani descent family. At the age of 14 he had started to show talents which were displayed during his years at Milliken Mills High School

Milliken Mills High School

Milliken Mills High School is a high school in the town of Markham, Ontario, Canada. It is one of 29 high schools in the York Region District School Board....

, Markham, Ontario

Markham, Ontario

Markham is a town in the Regional Municipality of York, located within the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. The population was 261,573 at the 2006 Canadian census...

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A Talented Dancer with singing skills formed a band in 2002 with the name of Fanaa. Later in 2004 With the Help of RDB Manj Recorded his hit Single “Na Jee Bhar” in RDB Studios Canada By Manjeet Ral.

Career

Sean Ali released his first hit Album "My Love Story" which had a taste of Old Noor Jehan

Noor Jehan

Noorjehan or Noorjehan was the adopted stage name for Allah Wasai who was a legendary singer and actress in British India and Pakistan. Her career spanned seven decades...

 Style Mixed with modern age music and English Lyrics, After the Success in the singing career he went into the Line of Direction and Modeling

Model (person)

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Sean Ali opened a film entertainment company named "Sean Film Entertainment".He directed Pakistan's first ever documentary on a real life story called "Triumph - The Achiever" which was later nominated in 10 film festival

Film festival

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s including DIFF. He also starred in a modeling camp of Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein

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 In Dubai

Dubai

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. Later in late 2008 also had a channel namely "Shock TV Pakistan".

He is currently working on a movie on Women Rights called “51Percent - The Movie” along with Producer Saman Hasnain

Saman Hasnain

Saman Hasnain , from Lahore, Pakistan, was crowned the second Mrs. Pakistan World on January 2, 2008. Her reign marks great progression in the woman's liberation movement of Pakistan. Hasnain was on the judging panel for the Miss Pakistan World 2007 pageant....

 - Mrs. Pakistan World 2008, and now the President of WIN Pakistan.

Community Work

Sean Ali does various community works and has done extensive work for UNICEF- Canada and volunteering for the town of Markham. He is also working towards opening a charity for Homeless Kids Called "Jagoo Project", and has dedicated 50% of his earnings to the charity itself.

He is currently working with the President of WIN Pakistan- Saman Hasnain on spreading the awareness on women's rights

Women's rights

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 around the world as the board of directors

Board of directors

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 for WIN Pakistan.Sean Ali and Saman Hasnain have started a joint collaboration through there production company

Production company

A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...

 called, "S & S Films Worldwide", to make movies at an international level to bring awareness to issues related to Pakistan and causes that will make a difference around the world. http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/film/in-all-fairness-filmaker-to-educate-women-of-their-rights-1.577834

Awards

Sean Ali received a Canadian government award for best South Asian singer, along with two national awards.
Sean Ali has also received LMA UK Award For Young South Asian Singer.
Along with 9 best International documentary awards for his documentary

Documentary

A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...

 "Triumph - The Achiever" From New Zealand

New Zealand

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, Dubai and Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

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Sean Ali has been a Cannes Film Festival Nominee Director

Appearances and Interviews

• OMNI News On Valentine's Day By Monica Dogra
• Desi UK TV In Good Morning Leeds
• Play TV Pakistan Interview
• Pappu Ban Gaya Gentleman By Vj Jewel Oxygene
• Morning Show With Shagufta Yasmeen (Metro One)
• Morning Show With Rafia Rafiq (Health TV)
• Valentines Days Interview With Sana Humayun (SunTV)

Shows And Concerts

To date has done more than 275 shows in countries like China

China

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, Canada, UK and Pakistan
His first performance being in Canada's Wonderland the biggest stage In the world after Wembley Arena

Wembley Arena

Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...

- UK. Performed 12 big concerts in Karachi in venues like Carlton Hotel, Pearl Continental and Sheraton.

Films and Productions

• Triumph – The Achiever – Documentary (2009)
• 51% - The Movie (2010)Feature Film
• Wish List (2010)Short Film
• Crossing Boderlines(2010)Short Film
• Blind With Vision(2010)Short Film
• Idraak - The Perception (2011)
• Ibrahim (2012)