Aftab graduated from National College of Arts Lahore Pakistan (NCA) in 2005-09 from the pioneering batch of film making. He has worked for various top of the line news channels and documentary production houses in a decade long experience as a Director/ Producer and cinematographer.
Serendipity is the magic word that Aftab believes, makes documentary filmmaking a delight. It helps him understand himself and his surrounding in a different way after every project. As a constant process of learning and experimentation, documentary filmmaking has been his biggest passion and source of inspiration.
The range of subjects that Aftab has tackled in his career range from stories about super achievers who overcame their less than perfect circumstances to achieve prominence, nature and environment, women empowerment, governance, law and legislature, history and religion, science, education, sports and various other themes.
His experience in experimenting with the form and style of telling stories has taught him to mold narratives for maximum impact for any story. This has led to his documentaries winning awards in several international festivals for themes ranging from women empowerment, sports, environment and differently abled high achievers.
His documentary “Manchar The Last of the Lake” people, won the Best ecological disaster short at the International Green Film Festival Krakow, Poland.
This documentary also won the Silver Award at the prestigious Handle Climate Change Film Festival, China.
Likewise, his documentaries “Twinkle The Power to Change” and “Niaz A Zest” for life won awards internationally.
Twinkle Power to Change won the Best Documentary Short, Audience Award, Night of the Short film Antwerp, Belgium.
Niaz A Zest for Life won the LAMPA award at United Nations, Geneva. It was also a Jury Winner, 2019 Music Shorts Film Festival Audience Award.
Along with these awards his documentaries have been selected at various festivals around the globe.