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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

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It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from - if you put quality work out there, it will be appreciated.


— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy


#come #matter #out #put #quality

It takes one second to ruin a woman's life.


— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy


#ruin #second #takes #woman

My family restores my sense of ease and keeps me balanced.


— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy


#ease #family #keeps #me #restores

My films are motivated by a keen interest in highlighting issues that affect marginalized populations who are caught in difficult circumstances.


— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy


#caught #circumstances #difficult #difficult circumstances #films

My topics are timely. When an event is happening is when I want to be there... I think it is our duty to challenge the status quo.


— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy


#duty #event #happening #i #i think

Pakistan destroyed its own reputation. If anything, I have improved Pakistan's image.


— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy


#destroyed #i #image #improved #own

The day I won an Emmy was also the day my father passed away. I received a call from my sister on the way to the ceremony and had to turn my car around and catch the first flight back to Karachi.


— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy


#around #away #back #call #car

The Pakistani government and its allies must overhaul their policies in Pakistan.


— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy


#government #must #pakistan #pakistani #policies

What good is my parents' wealth and education and upbringing if I'm not contributing to the world?


— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy


#education #good #i #parents #upbringing

When I'm not working on the ground, spending time with my husband and daughter puts me at ease.


— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy


#ease #ground #husband #i #me






About Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

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Did you know about Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy?

She has been lauded as Pakistan's first female Oscar winner by the press and government [1] [2]. Eventually Bill Abrams the president of New York Times Television gave her her big break. The Pakistani President conferred the Hilal-e-Imtiaz on Obaid-Chinoy on 23 March 2012 for bringing honor to Pakistan as a filmmaker.

She is also the first non-American to win the Livingston Award for Young Journalists. She won an Academy Award for her documentary Saving Face in 2012. com’s list of the 50 Coolest Desis of 2009.

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