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Arham Ikram is a filmmaker from Islamabad, who recently directed a music video for Abdul Hannan which got appreciation by India’s YouTube as well. He has worked at Mashion PK as a multimedia producer. He worked there for two years before moving on to other projects, including directing music videos for Hassan Raheem. Currently, he is the creative director at “plusninetwo” and continues to work on various creative projects.

We invited Arham Ikram to talk about his journey, how he started in this field, and the risks he took to succeed. He shared his experiences in South Korea and how they differ from Pakistan. We also discussed his work as the director of Abdul Hannan’s song “Khushnaseebi” and his collaborations with Hassan Raheem. There are many more interesting topics we covered. Watch the podcast to explore more.

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00:55 Intro

02:24 Plus 92

03:58 Khushnaseebi shooting

08:39 Being a Director

10:00 Working alone vs Teamwork

12:37 Choosing set for Khushnaseebi

15:27 How he visualizes a Music video

16:35 His thoughts on filmmaking

18:28 Advice for filmmakers

19:40 Sar-Phira by Hassan Raheem

21:38 Which camera does he use?

23:01 His first camera

24:10 Different cameras he used

26:08 South Korea vs Pakistan

27:40 Working with Hassan Raheem

29:38 Khayyam’s view on Documentaries

31:00 How money plays role in pursuing passion

33:15 His thoughts on commercial ads

35:08 Khayyam’s passion

36:08 His South Korea Journey

37:30 His experience at college

40:25 Job experience after A-levels

41:23 From Islamabad to Karachi

42:00 Experience in Karachi

44:09 Mashion

46:48 His experience at NGO

50:37 Exposure to internet

52:04 Future plans for Plus 92

54:19 What type of content he looks forward to?

57:27 Why Pakistan doesn’t have good content?

1:00:30 Khayyam’s view on content consumption

1:02:30 Pakistani Dramas

1:04:00 Other country’s content

1:05:49 His favorite countries

1:10:03 His favorite creators

1:11:00 Influencers promoting wrong things

1:12:32 Looking back on the whole podcast

1:14:56 Khayyam’s favorite Youtubers

1:16:26 Arham’s favorite creator

1:19:25 Is Karachi full of content?

1:22:19 Learning from Strangers

1:24:55 Advice for Aspiring filmmakers

1:27:10 Outro