1st Indus Drama Awards


The 1st Indus Drama Awards ceremony, presented by Indus TV Network, sponsored by Dulux, took place on September 23, 2005 at PAF Museum, Karachi. The ceremony was recorded, and was scheduled to be televised in Pakistan and UAE on October 1, 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 shortly previous to the event 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 the male counterpart was Faisal Rehman for his contributions in 'Azal' and the best serial was "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.

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

Series with multiple nominations

The following 4 series received multiple nominations:
NominationsSeries
11Maa Aur Mamta
5Ambulance
7Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat
6Karachi law

Series with multiple awards

The following four series received multiple awards:
AwardsSeries
7Maa Aur Mamta
1Ambulance
0Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat
0Karachi law

Serial with multiple nominations

The following 4 series received multiple nominations:
NominationsSeries
7Wujood-e-Laraib
7Bheegi Palkain
7Azal

Serial with multiple awards

The following four series received multiple awards:
AwardsSeries
4Wujood-e-Laraib
Bheegi Palkain
2Azal

Presenters and performers

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

Presenters

Performers

NameRolePerformed
Humayun Saeed
with Dance Group		Performeron 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		Performeron a musical number 'Dil Ko Na Rokna'.
Sara Loren
with Dance Group		Performeron a musical number 'Kajraray'.
Aijaz Aslam
with Dance Group		Performeron a musical number 'Kajraray'.
Faisal Qureshi
with Dance Group		Performeron a musical number 'Kajraray'.
Sonu Dangerous
with Dance Group		Performeron a musical numbers 'Meri Ankheyan'
'Ap Ke Kashish'
'Woh Lamhay'.
Nad-e-Ali
with Dance Group		Performeron a musical number 'If You Wanna Live your Life'
'Man Oma Deyam'.