
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KhayyamSajid Arham Ikram is a filmmaker from Islamabad, who recently directed a music video for Abdul Hannan which got appreciation by India’s YouTube as well. He has worked at Mashion PK as a multimedia producer. He worked there for two years before moving on to other projects, including directing music videos for Hassan Raheem. Currently, he is the creative director at “plusninetwo” and continues to work on various creative projects. We invited Arham Ikram to talk about his journey, how he started in this field, and the risks he took to succeed. He shared his experiences in South Korea and how they differ from Pakistan. We also discussed his work as the director of Abdul Hannan’s song “Khushnaseebi” and his collaborations with Hassan Raheem. There are many more interesting topics we covered. Watch the podcast to explore more. Connect with me: I am making lifestyle and travel content on my second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClRrpV5mCW70_lgyImjDSsA Khayyam's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/khayyamsajidd/ Connect with guest. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatlil.kid/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arham-ikram-a36424212/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arhamikram#khayyamsajid #allovertheplacepodcast #arhamikram00:00 Highlights 00:55 Intro 02:24 Plus 92 03:58 Khushnaseebi shooting 08:39 Being a Director 10:00 Working alone vs Teamwork 12:37 Choosing set for Khushnaseebi 15:27 How he visualizes a Music video 16:35 His thoughts on filmmaking 18:28 Advice for filmmakers 19:40 Sar-Phira by Hassan Raheem 21:38 Which camera does he use? 23:01 His first camera 24:10 Different cameras he used 26:08 South Korea vs Pakistan 27:40 Working with Hassan Raheem 29:38 Khayyam’s view on Documentaries 31:00 How money plays role in pursuing passion 33:15 His thoughts on commercial ads 35:08 Khayyam’s passion 36:08 His South Korea Journey 37:30 His experience at college 40:25 Job experience after A-levels 41:23 From Islamabad to Karachi 42:00 Experience in Karachi 44:09 Mashion 46:48 His experience at NGO 50:37 Exposure to internet 52:04 Future plans for Plus 92 54:19 What type of content he looks forward to? 57:27 Why Pakistan doesn’t have good content? 1:00:30 Khayyam’s view on content consumption 1:02:30 Pakistani Dramas 1:04:00 Other country’s content 1:05:49 His favorite countries 1:10:03 His favorite creators 1:11:00 Influencers promoting wrong things 1:12:32 Looking back on the whole podcast 1:14:56 Khayyam’s favorite Youtubers 1:16:26 Arham’s favorite creator 1:19:25 Is Karachi full of content? 1:22:19 Learning from Strangers 1:24:55 Advice for Aspiring filmmakers 1:27:10 Outro