# 1st Indus Drama Awards

The 1st Indus Drama Awards ceremony, presented by Indus TV Network, sponsored by Dulux, took place on 23 September 2005, at PAF Museum, Karachi. The ceremony was recorded, and was scheduled to be televised in Pakistan and UAE on 1 October 2005, by Indus TV. It was produced by chairman Ghazanfar Ali.
The awards were hosted by actor Shahood Alvi and co-hosted by Sehar Imran.

## Ceremony information

The drama awards were a follow-up of the IM Music awards, art of the INDUS NETWORK, which were held at the D.H.A Golf Club. The stage was set against a giant plasma screen and for the first time a live orchestra had been arranged.
The four series competing for the most prestigious honours were 'Maa Aur Mamta', 'Ambulance', 'Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat' and 'Karachi law'. Kamran Qureshi's drama series Maa Aur Mamta was considered most successful with seven awards; Qureshi brought his mother Shagufta Yousuf to receive it on his behalf. Natasha D’souza received her trophy for the best supporting actress in Ambulance. Shafi Mohammad won the best supporting actor for his role in 'Maa aur Mamta'. The best actress in drama series was Shehla Qureshi for her role in Mehak while Humayun Saeed won the equivalent for Mujrim.
Further entertainment was provided by Humayun and Sonu, both of whom danced, Sonu to Atif Aslam's remix song 'Woh Lamhe'. Maa and Mamta also won an extra title when Sohail Asghar was conferred a special award for his role of a eunuch called Saima in Murad.
A tribute was performed for Najam-uz-Zaman, who had died in Canada. Najam was a prominent figure in Indus Music and was also one of Indus TV's founding members, besides the current owner, Ghazanfar.
The best serial writer award went to Umera Ahmed for Wajood-e-Laraib. The best actress in a drama serial went to Afreen for role in Azal, for which her male counterpart was Faisal Rehman for his contributions in Azal.
The Best Serial award went to Wajood-e-Laraib. Adnan Siddiqui, Faisal Qureshi, and Fahad Mustafa received the trophy. Adnan dedicated the trophy to his newborn baby, while the rest thanked the crowd for their involvement.
Qavi Khan received a standing ovation for his contributions to the TV world with the late Shahzad Khalil. Ghazanfar himself presented this award to Khalil's wife Badar Khalil.

### Awards

Winners are listed first followed by nominees.
Best TV Series Categories :
| Best TV Series | Best Director Series |
| Winner: Maa Aur Mamta - Iram Qureshi & Kamran Qureshi Ambulance - Angeline Malik Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat - Ghazanfar Ali Karachi law - Ghazanfar Ali | Winner: Kamran Qureshi - Maa Aur Mamta Angeline Malik - Ambulance Kashif Jaffri - Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat (Teray Kochay Me) Owais Khan - Karachi law (Anjaam) |
| Best Actor Series | Best Actress Series |
| Winner: Humayun Saeed - Maa Aur Mamta (Mujrim) Tauqeer Nasir - Maa Aur Mamta (Mazloom) Imran Abbas - Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat (Teray Kochay Me) Talat Hussain - Karachi law (Anjaam) | Winner: Shehla Qureshi –Maa Aur Mamta (Mehak) Ghazal Salam - Maa Aur Mamta (Mazloom) Rubina Ashraf - Maa Aur Mamta (Masoom) Javeria Saud - Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat (Teray Kochay Me) |
| Best Supporting Actor Series | Best Supporting Actress Series |
| Winner: Shafi Muhammad Shah - Maa Aur Mamta (Mannat) Shakeel - Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat (Teray Kochay Me) Sohail Asghar - Karachi law (Anjaam) Adnan Shah (Tipu) - Ambulance (Naya Rang) | Winner: Natasha D’souza –Ambulance (Naya Rang) Sara Loren - Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat (Teray Kochay Me) Tehreem Zuberi - Maa Aur Mamta (Mujrim) Ayesha Sana - Karachi law (Anjaam) |
| Best TV Series Writer | Special Award |
| Winner: Zafar Mairaj - Maa Aur Mamta (Masoom) Dr. Waseem - Ambulance (Naya Rang) Zoha Hassan - Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat (Teray Kochay Mein) Pervaiz Watto - Karachi law (Anjaam) | Winner: Sohail Asghar - Special Award for outstanding performance in Murad (Maa Aur Mamta) |
| Best Serial Categories ||
| Best Serial | Best Director Serial |
| Winner: Wujood-e-Laraib - Sakina Samo Bheegi Palkain - Ghazanfar Ali Azal - Owais Khan | Winner: Sakina Samo- Wujood-e-Laraib Irfan Ahmad - Bheegi Palkain Owais Khan - Azal |
| Best Actor Serial | Best Actress Serial |
| Winner: Faisal Rehman - Azal Adnan Siddiqui - Wujood-e-Laraib Fahad Mustafa - Bheegi Palkain | Winner: Afreen - Azal Faiza Hasan - Wujood-e-Laraib Fiza Ali - Bheegi Palkain |
| Best Supporting Actor Serial | Best Supporting Actress Serial |
| Winner: Faisal Qureshi - Wujood-e-Laraib Farhan Ali Agha - Bheegi Palkain Hameed Sheikh - Azal | Winner: Sonia Khan - Bheegi Palkain Madiha Gohar - Azal Zeba Ali - Wujood-e-Laraib |
| Best TV Serial Writer | |
| Winner: Umera Ahmed - Wujood-e-Laraib Tahira Wasti - Bheegi Palkain Owais Khan - Azal | |
| Best Sitcom Categories ||
| Best Sitcom Writer | Best Director Sitcom |
| Winner: Sajid Hasan Vasay Chaudhry Syed Nabeel | Winner: Ahmed Zain Sajid Hasan Fawad Wyne |
| Best Actor Sitcom | Best Actress Sitcom |
| Winner: Behroze Sabzwari Ismail Tara Ahmad Ali Butt | Winner: Samina Ahmad Mehak Ali Farah Tufail |
| Best Magazine Show | |
| Winner: Rizwan Jaffar | |

## Honorary Indus Drama Awards

The Indus Media Group presented Special Awards during the ceremony. These are usually are not a part of specific category, but a special honor for artists related to drama.

### Special Contribution for Script Writing

* Ashfaq Ahmed

### Special Contribution for Comedy

* Moin Akhtar

### Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to TV

* Shahzad Khalil

### Special Contributing to Drama

* Qavi Khan

### Special Award for Direction of Fifty Fifty

* Shoaib Mansoor

### Special Award for outstanding performance in Murad

* Sohail Asghar

### Special Award for Tribute

* Najam-uz-Zaman (Award received by Najam-uz-Zaman's Mother)

### Special Award for performance in Fifty Fifty

* Zeba Shahnaz

## Presenters and performers

The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.

### Presenters

| Name(s) | Role |
| Moin Akhter Mahnoor Baloch | Presenters of the awards for Best Director Drama Series |
| Rubina Ashraf Shakeel | Presenters of the award for Best Writer Drama Series |
| Fariha Pervez Faisal Qureshi | Presenter of the award for Best Drama Series Award |
| Firdous Jamal Sonia Rehman | Presenters of the award for Best Actress Drama Series in a Leading Role |
| Aijaz Aslam Badar Khalil | Presenters of the award for Best Actress Drama Series in a Supporting Role |
| Saba Hameed Faisal Rehman | Presenters of the award for Best Actor Drama Series in a Leading Role |
| Arjumand Rahim Adnan Siddiqui | Presenters of the award for Best Actor Drama Series in a Supporting Role |
| Irfan Khoosat | Presenters of the award for Best Director Drama Serial |
| Shamil Khan Sania Saeed | Presenter of the award for Best Writer Serial |
| Ali Azmat Saira Kazmi | Presenters of the award for Best TV Serial |
| Sohail Ansar Qavi Khan | Presenters of the awards for Best Actress Drama Serial in a Leading Role |
| Ayesha Omer Ather Ansari | Presenters of the award for Best Actress Drama Serial in a Supporting Role |
| Vaneeza Ahmad Bilal Jaudet | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor Drama Serial in a Leading Role |
| Sohail Asghar Arjumand Rahim | Presenters of the awards for Best Actor Drama Serial in a Supporting Role |
| Maria Wasti | Presenters of the award for of Best Director for Sitcom |
| Sadaf Pervaiz | Presenters of the award for of Best Magazine Show |
| Humayun Saeed | Presenter of Special Award for performance in Comedy Series Fifty Fifty |
| Irfan Khoosat Sania Saeed | Presenter of Special Award for Director of Comedy Series Fifty Fifty |
| Sultana Siddiqui | Presenter of Special Award for Outstanding Performance in Acting for Murad |
| Saira Kazmi | Presenter of the award for Special Award for Comedy |
| Atiqa Odho | Presenters of the award for Special Award for Tribute (After Death) |
| Nadeem Saeed Babra Sharif | Presenter of the award for Special Award for Contribution in Drama |
| Shakeel | Presenter of the award for Special Award for Script Writing |
| Ghazanfar Ali Agha Nasir | Presenters of the awards for Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to TV |

### Performers

| Name(s) | Role | Performed |
| Humayun Saeed with Dance Group | Performer | on a musical numbers 'O Baby Dance with me' 'Sali to Mani nahi' by Shehzad Roy & 'Us ke Ankhon me Jado'. |
| Fariha Pervez with Sonu Dangerous | Performer | on a musical number 'Dil Ko Na Rokna'. |
| Sara Loren with Dance Group | Performer | on a musical number 'Kajraray'. |
| Aijaz Aslam with Dance Group | Performer | on a musical number 'Kajraray'. |
| Faisal Qureshi with Dance Group | Performer | on a musical number 'Kajraray'. |
| Sonu Dangerous with Dance Group | Performer | on a musical numbers 'Meri Ankheyan' 'Ap Ke Kashish' 'Woh Lamhay'. |
| Nad-e-Ali with Dance Group | Performer | on a musical number 'If You Wanna Live your Life' 'Man Oma Deyam'. |