I am a Filmmaking Tutor at the School of Digital Arts (SODA), Manchester Metropolitan University, with a research specialism in the nuanced portrayal of masculinities within contemporary world cinemas.

I hold a PhD in Film Studies from the University of the Arts London. My doctoral thesis interrogates the evolving portrayals of masculinity in contemporary Pakistani cinema, situating these shifts within the complex matrix of sociopolitical upheaval, religious discourses, and cultural paradigms. By engaging critically with classical and contemporary masculinity theories, my research deconstructs how cinematic narratives negotiate identity, power, and gender—particularly in relation to the Pakistani state’s instrumentalisation of divergent Islamic ideologies, and their reverberations on cinematic depictions of hegemonic masculinity and gendered subjugation.

Building upon this foundation, my current research expands to transnational perspectives—exploring how geopolitics, religious identity, and cultural memory coalesce to shape cinematic masculinities in global contexts.

I have held academic appointments as Visiting Lecturer in Film and Screen Studies at the University for the Creative Arts (UK) and as Visiting Fellow and Video Instructor at the Lahore School of Economics (Pakistan). My scholarly work has been disseminated at international conferences and in publications addressing, for instance, the evolving tropes of Muslim representation in Bollywood cinema.

I am presently developing a monograph based on my doctoral research, contributing to wider conversations on masculinity, cinematic authorship, and postcolonial subjectivities.

I welcome connections and collaborative opportunities with academics, creatives, and institutions interested in cinema, gender, critical theory, and cultural politics. Let’s connect to reimagine how moving images narrate identity, ideology, and resistance.