Kamran Qureshi

Kamran Qureshi FHEA (born 3 October 1975) is a British film and television director, producer, and academic. Qureshi is known for his films, TV shows and drama series on women, children and intersex issues. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy Advance HE UK. His recent family romantic-drama feature film Only Love Matters (2023) is the first movie in cinema history on the intersex subject set in the UK.

Film
Qureshi started as Digital Video Effects Designer for TV channels and advertising agencies in 1992 and later he joined a television production house Telewise in 1995 as an Editor and Director. His journey into direction with branded programmes: Fanta Candid Camera, Allen Soothers Boom Bastic, Teleworld's Thrill Seekers, Cheer Up, Voyage of Discovery branded TV transmission sponsored by John Player Gold Leaf, Har Dam Tayyar on Military Forces by Embassy, and Ariel Mothers, sponsored by Procter and Gamble.

Qureshi directed branded TV shows, drama serials, documentaries and films. He made his first telefilm on intersex titled Murad (Desire), which brought him first award for Best Director and Best telefilm at the 2003 Indus Telefilm Festival. Then he directed a 13-part TV films series, Maa Aur Mamta' (Motherhood), which won seven awards at the Indus Drama Awards 2005. Later, he directed his first drama serial "Moorat" in 2004 for 7th Sky Entertainment.

Academia
Qureshi is a media and gender studies researcher and has taught at the University of East Anglia (2019-2022), and at Solent University. He works as a peer reviewer for Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.

Selected filmography

 * Only Love Matters (2023)
 * Choti Si Kahani (Sunsilk and Fair & Lovely) - Brand endorsement TV serial
 * Moorat
 * Riyasat a.k.a. Kingdom of Hearts
 * Manzil a.k.a. Her Lost Destination
 * Makan a.k.a. Home a Heaven
 * Sarkar Sahab a.k.a. Evicted Lord
 * Ishq Ki Inteha Aka Unbounded Love
 * Ariel Mothers a.k.a. Ariel Maa - Talk Show
 * Pepsi Top of the Pops - Music Charts
 * Wall's Paddle Pop Kids Club - Kids Show
 * Murad
 * Meharun Nisa