Taimoor Akbar

Pakistani content creator

Compiled from 1 recorded interview. Every statement below is drawn from the passage cited beside it.

Taimoor Akbar began creating video reels on an intermittent basis in November and December. He acted in a 28-episode drama that filmed from August to February and in a television commercial in early 2022.

Early life and education

Akbar was born in a city and has lived in Rawalpindi since his birth. His family is originally from Gujrat. He does not consider himself an introvert and developed an interest in acting. During his studies, he noticed a significant improvement in his communication skills. [1]

Akbar shifted his field of study to mechatronics, estimating that his university batch consisted of approximately 100 students. He also pursued an MBA. [1]

Content creation and career

Akbar worked as a business development manager before quitting his job. He began producing video reels intermittently in November and December. During Ramadan in 2021, one of his videos achieved major popularity on Facebook. [1]

After studying how the platform's algorithm operates, Akbar began uploading videos daily to Instagram. Around July and August 2021, he gained between 60,000 and 70,000 followers within a month to a month and a half, eventually reaching 100,000 followers at the end of January. His video content includes material about nineties kids as well as cricket. [1]

In 2022, Akbar created a demo video for a United. Although his professional work proceeded well for about a year, he received numerous brand queries from the start of the year that were subsequently cancelled because of budget issues. He frequently receives messages from individuals seeking employment opportunities. [1]

Acting

Hum TV contacted Akbar to offer him a character role in a television production. He acted in a 28-episode comedy drama whose shooting commenced at the end of August and extended until February. He experienced difficulties when transitioning directly from social media to acting. [1]

In early 2022, Akbar acted in a television commercial. His commercial work includes an advertisement for Nestle and a commercial for Fruita Vitals juice filmed in Karachi. [1]

Views and personal interests

Akbar considers content creation to be the future, while maintaining that not every content creator can be a good actor. He also believes there is a significant shortage of scriptwriters and has estimated the average production cost of a drama to be twenty million rupees. He considered an idea for Pakistani content creators to collaborate on a series season. [1]

Akbar watches Netflix. In sports, he supported Peshawar Zalmi because Shahid Afridi played for the team. [1]

Timeline

2021
A video by Akbar gained major popularity on Facebook during Ramadan, and he acquired tens of thousands of Instagram followers between July and August[1]
2022
Acted in a television commercial and produced a demo video for a United[1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2023-05-31 Taimoor Akbar on why daily uploading changed everything Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Taimoor Akbar?

Taimoor Akbar has lived in Rawalpindi since his birth. He began creating video reels on an intermittent basis in November and December. One of his videos gained major popularity on Facebook during Ramadan in 2021. He gained between 60,000 and 70,000 Instagram followers within a month to a month and a half around July and August 2021. He acted in a 28-episode drama that filmed from August to February and in a television commercial in early 2022.[1]

References

  1. Taimoor Akbar on why daily uploading changed everything . Thought Behind Things , 2023-05-31.
Show the source passages (39 statements)
  1. He was born in a city. पैदा तो मैं रवलपिंडी में ही हुआ था.
  2. His family is originally from Gujrat. लेकिन हम basically जो है ना वह गुजरात से हैं.
  3. He has lived in Rawalpindi since his birth. उस time से पिंडी में ही है.
  4. He shifted his field of study to mechatronics. तो मैंने तब mechatronics भी shift किया
  5. He estimated that his university batch had around 100 students. हमारा batch तो था मेरे ख्याल से around 100 तो होगा.
  6. He pursued an MBA. MBA बड़े मज़ेदार माहौल में की है.
  7. He experienced a significant improvement in his communication skills compared to how he was before. Communication में. मैं बहुत बेहतर हूं. जो के पहले था मैं उसमें बहुत बेहतर हूं.
  8. He does not consider himself an introvert. मैं introvert नहीं कहूंगा अपने आप को.
  9. He had an interest in acting. मतलब as a hobby कह रहा था कि मुझे acting का शोक था.
  10. He worked as a business development manager. Job थी मैं इधर इस्लाम आदमी करता था business development manager की.
  11. He began creating video reels on an intermittent basis in November and December. मेरी ना November December में जागा on and off में reels बनाता रहता था.
  12. One of his videos gained major popularity on Facebook during Ramadan in 2021. तो मैंने एक video मेरी बड़ी hit होगी Facebook के ऊपर. सारी चल गई. Facebook पर, insta पर भी नहीं चली थी. तो तब जो है ना रमज़ान था twenty twenty one का.
  13. He started uploading videos daily to Instagram after studying how the platform's algorithm operates. तो फिर मैंने कहा यार एक फिर मैंने study किया कि यार insta चलता किस तरह work किसने करता है? Algorithm क्या है इसका? तो वह उसके बाद जो है ना मैंने फिर daily videos का start की.
  14. He gained between 60,000 and 70,000 Instagram followers within a month to a month and a half around July and August 2021. तो वह sixty seventy thousand पहुंच गए थे एक महीने में. एक महीने में? एक महीने एक डेढ़ महीने के अंदर. और यह 02/2122? हां यह हुआ था 21 में July August में.
  15. He quit his job. Are you still working? या did you quit your job? नहीं नहीं मैं तो उसी time छोड़ चुका था.
  16. He reached 100,000 Instagram followers at the end of January. मैंने target रखा था June में कि यार मैंने इस साल मैंने अपने भाई मैंने 100 k करने. अच्छा. जो कि मुझे याद है अभी भी January में हुए थे. अच्छा. End पर.
  17. Hum TV contacted him to offer him a character role in a television drama. मुझे फिर थोड़ी कोई एक दो दिन बाद call आती है हम TV की तरफ से यार इसना हमारा आपका number हमने उनसे लिया है तो हम जो है ना आपको एक drama है उसमें एक character देना चाह रही है.
  18. Shooting for the TV drama began at the end of August. June में उन मेरी उनसे बात हुई थी और august के end पर start हुई थी shooting.
  19. Shooting for the 28-episode drama extended until February. drama की shooting जो थी ना हमारी की वैसे तो हो जाती है complete लेकिन अट्ठाईस episodes की हमारी गई है Feb तक.
  20. He acted in a 28-episode drama that filmed from August to February. drama की shooting जो थी ना हमारी की वैसे तो हो जाती है complete लेकिन अट्ठाईस episodes की हमारी गई है Feb तक. August to February? जी.
  21. He acted in a television commercial in early 2022. TVC मैंने किया था [Guest] 22 के start में.
  22. He did a commercial for Nestle. किसका किया था? Nestle का.
  23. He created cricket-related content. मैं cricket का content ही बनाता था ना.
  24. He created a demo video for a United in 2022. मैंने एक as a demo video मैंने इस्लामबाद united को की थी कि यार मैं आपके लिए एक content बनाना चाहता हूं 22 में.
  25. He supported Peshawar Zalmi because Shahid Afridi played for them. start से ही ना मुझे पिशावर ज़ल्मी पसंद थी. Of course. क्योंकि अफरीदी भाई उधर से.
  26. He shot a commercial for Fruita Vitals juice in Karachi. Fruita vitals नहीं है जो उस juice का. हां nice. बस उसकी shoot हुई थी फिर कराची में.
  27. He acted in a comedy drama. मैंने जब drama किया था यह वाला तो यह comedy drama था.
  28. He estimates the average production cost of a drama to be twenty million rupees. Average cost of a drama आप मेरे ख्याल से दो करोड़ का वन जाएगा.
  29. He watches Netflix. आप जितना मैं हूँ मैं Netflix तो देखता हूँ ना.
  30. He considered an idea for Pakistani content creators to collaborate on a series season. पांच से छह महीने पहले मैं एक चीज़ सोच रहा था कि यार पाकिस्तानी creators जितने भी हैं वो एक series बनाएं season जितना होता है उतना बनाएं
  31. He believes that not every content creator can be a good actor. content creator हर हर content creator में ख्याल से अच्छा actor नहीं हो सकता है.
  32. He believes there is a significant shortage of scriptwriters. बाकी script writer की बहुत कमी है.
  33. He frequently receives messages from people asking if he has work available for them. मुझे अक्सर messages आते हैं कि ना लोग मुझे कहते हैं कि क्या नाम है आपके पास हम कोई काम है तो बताएं.
  34. He stated that his professional work had been going quite well for about a year. एक साल से काफ़ी अच्छा चल रहा है.
  35. He received numerous brand queries from the start of the year that were cancelled due to budget issues. मुझे भी इस साल के start से इतनी queries आई हैं, लेकिन वो campaign ही बंद हो जाती है कि मतलब हमारे पास budget की issues आ गई हैं.
  36. Akbar considers content creation to be the future. अगर मैं कहूंगा यार मैंने acting करनी है मैं content creation नहीं छोड़ सकता क्योंकि content creation मेरे ख्याल में future है.
  37. Akbar stated that he faced difficulties when transitioning directly from social media to acting. अगर तो direct आप social media से acting की तरफ जाएंगे ना तो आपको यह मसले तो आऐंगे जो मुझे भी आए थे.
  38. He experienced difficulties when moving directly from social media into acting. direct आप social media से acting की तरफ जाएंगे ना तो आपको यह मसले तो आऐंगे जो मुझे भी आए थे.
  39. He makes videos about nineties kids. मैं जब nineties kids की एक videos बनाता हूं ना. हां. तो उस पर बहुत अच्छी मुझे एक sir engagement आती है.