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    Mumtaz Hussain. [Luce Index™ Score: 90]. An artist, graphic designer, filmmaker, and writer. In 1979, Mumtaz accepted admission into the prestigious National College of Arts (NCA) in Lahore, Pakistan. While at NCA, Mumtaz decorated the palace of Sheikh Zaid bin Sultan, an architectural landmark in Karachi, Pakistan.

    In 1983, Mumtaz left for London to study European art forms. In 1984 Mumtaz came to New York to pursue graphic design at the School of Visual Arts. Additionally, Mumtaz also studied filmmaking. He has also served as an art director for Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, and Simon & Schuster.

    Mumtaz directed 13 episodes of an informative talk show for channel 9, “Ask a Lawyer.”

    His Urdu book of short stories, Gool Ainak Ka Pechay, Lafzon Main Tasvarian, Peli Pati Chuna Kum, Mumtaz Hussain Dian Chuwian Kahinian (Gurmukhi), and Portrait in Words (English).

    His art film, Soul of Civilization, has been shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Queens Museum of Art, Stony Brook University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of Connecticut. 

    Other films include: 

    • This is my Pakistan for a Pakistani TV Channel, GEO; 
    • Inside You, based on Rumi’s poetry; 
    • Push Button For is based on a Pakistani classic short story.
    • Butterfly Screams. Based on 9/11 

    His first feature film, Art=(Love) 2, received a Merit Award at The Lucerne International Film Festival, Switzerland; Best Cinematography at The Jaipur International Film Festival, India; Platinum Reel Award at The Nevada Film Festival, U.S.A.; Gold Award at the Prestige Film Festival, U.S.A. The film was also officially selected at The Delhi International Film Festival, India, and The Vegas Cine Fest, U.S.A. It will be ready for theatrical release soon.

    His three plays, The Barking Crow, Legal Alien and Virus Bomb, have been performed in New York. His script, The Kind Executioner, received a finalist award at Hollywood Screenplay Contest, Hollywood, and the first award at the Jaipur International Film Festival.

    His paintings and films have been shown at numerous museums, universities, art galleries, and international film Festivals.

    The stories of Mumtaz Hussain are well narrated. Friendly, clean language. The statement is ongoing. If they were satisfied with straight and true realism, still these myths would have awakened their magic, but they did not let the reality become an empty reality; put a layer of magic in it. Call it fantasy, then reality becomes something else. A scholar of talismans would be born. By adopting this color, his legend has achieved a distinguished position.

    Mumtaz Hussain has made his name in literary history by clinching the International Impact Book Award for his English book Portrait in Words. This prestigious accolade, bestowed upon him in 2024, represents a monumental triumph for Pakistani literature on the global platform

    Hussain is an acclaimed Urdu short story writers in league with Manto, Ghulam Abbas, and Asmat Chughtai.

    Portrait in Words | Mumtaz Hussain

    The Alphabet of the Image |
    Mumtaz Hussain’s short stories with paintings

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    Portrait in Words is available on Amazon’s Audible, narrated by Scott LeCote (4 hrs and 36 mins). Order here.

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