His debut short film SAMOVAR won a prize as 'Best Emerging International Filmmaker' at the 2004 Karachi International Film Festival. His 2006 short film 'Explosions' was shortlisted for the Satyajit Ray Short Film Prize in the UK. In 2010, his debut feature film 'Slackistan', a slice of life drama about well-to-do Pakistani twentysomethings caused a stir at festivals including the Raindance Film Festival, Abu Dhabi Film Festival and IFFI Goa. Sundance Channel bough the TV rights and the film was banned in Pakistan. 'Anima State' is Khan's second feature film set in Pakistan.