Waheed Khan
Encyclopedia
Waheed Khan is a documentary
television director
working in British television
.
Of Pakistan
i parentage he originally worked as an actor
but switched careers while waiting for acting roles and becoming a camera operator
worked on documentaries for BBC
Current Affairs
eventually directing and producing documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4
of a public service
nature on a variety of subjects.
Khan is also a director of the 10 part British Asian
BBC 2 arts, culture, lifestyle and entertainment television magazine show Desi DNA
. In September 2007 he began directing The Culture Show which is broadcast on BBC 2 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cultureshow/
A current project being concluded by Khan is a short film entitled Orange People, which concerns the dangers
of obsessive suntanning. 2 writing projects that Waheed is putting the final touches to include a theatre play, 'Easy As Pie' and a feature length screenplay, 'Terra Cotta Path'.
Wahid Khan Swatian Serena Hotel Swat (HR Officer)
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
television director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
working in British television
British television
Public television broadcasting started in the United Kingdom in 1936, and now has a collection of free and subscription services over a variety of distribution media, through which there are over 480 channelsTaking the base Sky EPG TV Channels. A breakdown is impossible due to a) the number of...
.
Of 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 parentage he originally worked as an actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
but switched careers while waiting for acting roles and becoming a camera operator
Camera operator
A camera operator or cameraman is a professional operator of a film or video camera. In filmmaking, the leading cameraman is usually called a cinematographer, while a cameraman in a video production may be known as a television camera operator, video camera operator, or videographer, depending on...
worked on documentaries for BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Current Affairs
Current affairs (news format)
Current Affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast....
eventually directing and producing documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
of a public service
Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom the term "public service broadcasting" refers to broadcasting intended for the public benefit rather than for purely commercial concerns. The communications regulator Ofcom, requires that certain television and radio broadcasters fulfil certain requirements as part of their...
nature on a variety of subjects.
Khan is also a director of the 10 part British Asian
British Asian
British Asian is a term used to describe British citizens who descended from mainly South Asia, also known as South Asians in the United Kingdom...
BBC 2 arts, culture, lifestyle and entertainment television magazine show Desi DNA
Desi DNA
Desi DNA is a British television show on the BBC covering Desi art, culture and entertainment, currently broadcasting its fifth series in 2008....
. In September 2007 he began directing The Culture Show which is broadcast on BBC 2 http://www.bbc.co.uk/cultureshow/
A current project being concluded by Khan is a short film entitled Orange People, which concerns the dangers
Risk
Risk is the potential that a chosen action or activity will lead to a loss . The notion implies that a choice having an influence on the outcome exists . Potential losses themselves may also be called "risks"...
of obsessive suntanning. 2 writing projects that Waheed is putting the final touches to include a theatre play, 'Easy As Pie' and a feature length screenplay, 'Terra Cotta Path'.
Broadcast works
- Desi DNA,(BBC 2)
- Hajj – The Greatest Trip on Earth(Channel 4)
- Dating The Asian Way (BBC)
- Black Ambition (BBC)
- The Colour of Love (BBC)
- Black Britain: Nobody's Child (BBC)
- BodyPackers
- The Search for Mr England (Channel 4)
- Kenyon Confronts (BBC 1)
- The Real Fresh Prince ( BBC 2)
Wahid Khan Swatian Serena Hotel Swat (HR Officer)