question: Have both James Wan and Aqeel Ahmed worked as film directors?
answer: yes
context: Title: Shahrukh Khan Ki Maut
  Passage: Shahrukh Khan Ki Maut (Death of Shahrukh Khan), was an award winning super hit Pakistani short film directed and written by Ehteshamuddin and produced by Arjumand Rahim under the production banner of her company "Natasha D'souza".  It was aired in 2005.  It stars Saife Hassan, Tabraiz Shah, Sajid Shah, Aqeel Ahmed, Mehmood Bhatti, Sajid Rafi, Saleem Mairaj, Rashid Farooqi, Sara Umer, Yahya Rashdi, Imran Ali, Shaheer, Shoaib Khan and Arif Khan.  The film is based on life of Murad and his sister but Murad couldn't survive more and eventually dies on accident and other characters have guest appearances in film.
  Title: Saw (franchise)
  Passage: Saw is an American horror franchise distributed by Lionsgate, produced by Twisted Pictures and created by James Wan and Leigh Whannell, that consists of eight feature films and additional media.  In 2003, Wan and Whannell made a short film to help pitch as a potential feature film.  This was successfully done in 2004 with the release of the first installment at the Sundance Film Festival.  It was released theatrically that October.  The sequels were directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, David Hackl, and Kevin Greutert, and were written by Wan, Whannell, Bousman, Patrick Melton, and Marcus Dunstan, and were released subsequently every October, on the Friday before Halloween, between 2004 and 2010.  Both of the creators remained with the franchise as executive producers.  On July 22, 2010, producer Mark Burg confirmed that the seventh film, "Saw 3D", is the final installment of the series.  Lionsgate reportedly expressed interest in continuing the franchise in 2012 with a reboot.  However, in November 2013, it was reported that they were in active development of a sequel.
  Title: Bangladesh Film Directors Association
  Passage: Bangladesh Film Directors Association is the pan-national trade body of film directors in Bangladesh.  The Bangladesh Film Directors Association’s General Secretary is Badiul Alam Khokon.  Mushfiqur Rahman Gulzar is the president of Bangladesh Film Directors Association.
  Title: James Wan
  Passage: James Wan (born 27 February 1977) is a Malaysian-Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer.
  Title: Saw (2004 film)
  Passage: Saw is a 2004 American horror film directed by James Wan.  It is Wan's feature film directorial debut.  The screenplay, written by Leigh Whannell, is based on a story by Wan and Whannell.  The film stars Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Michael Emerson, Ken Leung, Tobin Bell and Leigh Whannell.  In the film, Elwes and Whannell portray two men who awake to find themselves chained in a large dilapidated bathroom, with one being ordered to kill the other or his family will die.  It is the first installment in the "Saw" franchise.
  Title: Aqeel Ahmed
  Passage: Aqeel Ahmed (born 14 July 1987 in London, United Kingdom), also known by his birthname Mohammed Aqeel Ahmed or M Aqeel Ahmed, is an award-winning British film writer and director, as well as founder of his own creative, film & video production company, Ahmco.  He is known for his comic short films and animations, usually highlighting social problems and situations.  His student short film, Alienated (2008), a visual-effects film about an alien trying to be accepted on Earth, was shortlisted for the Virgin Media Shorts Festival 2008, and is up for awards.
  Title: Aqeel Ahmed (boxer)
  Passage: Aqeel Ahmed (born 28 November 1989) is an amateur boxer from Motherwell, Scotland.  He competed in Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth games.  He is the current British Champion 2016, having defended it from the previous year.
  Title: Melbourne Underground Film Festival
  Passage: The Melbourne Underground Film Festival (MUFF) was formed out of disagreements over the content and running of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF).  When director Richard Wolstencroft's film "Pearls Before Swine" was not accepted by the Melbourne International Film Festival, Wolstencroft claimed it was because his film was too confrontational for the tastes of MIFF.As a response to the film's rejection by MIFF, Wolstencroft founded MUFF in 2000 as an alternative independent film festival, featuring mostly genre, controversial, transgressive and avant garde material.  MUFF has been known for controversy with a recent public disobedience screening of Bruce LaBruce's "LA Zombie" gaining worldwide attention including coverage in the "New York Times".  Over the years, the festival has been outspoken on the poor state of the Australia film industry and the need to make more local genre films, and has championed many issues of freedom of speech and outsider politics and ideas.  The festival has also discovered (first world festival to show the work of) Australian directors like James Wan, Greg McLean, Scott Ryan, Spierig brothers, Stuart Simpson, Patrick Hughes, Andrew Traucki, Dave de Vries, David Nerlich, Neil McGregor and many others.  International Guests of MUFF have included Bruce LaBruce, Lloyd Kaufman, William Lustig, Ron Jeremy, American film director Chris Folino, Michael Tierney, Peter Christopherson, Jim Van Bebber, Bret Easton Ellis, Gene Gregorits, Terry McMahon and Geretta Geretta.
  Title: Zahid Ahmed (actor)
  Passage: Zahid Iftikhar Ahmed (born September 20, 1984) is a Pakistani television actor and former RJ.  Ahmed worked as a creative manager for PTV World, and later became an RJ.  Although successful, he left it to pursue a career in acting, and made his broadway debut with a leading role in the play "It Runs in the Family" (2006).  He received widespread acclaim for his portrayal of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Anwar Maqsood's, "Sawa 14 August" and its sequel "Pawnay 14 August" (both 2014).  That same year, he made his television debut with the Hum TV romantic series "Mehram".  His breakout role in the Hum TV series "Alvida" (2015), garnered him the Hum Award for Best Villain, and a nomination for Best Supporting Actor.  Subsequently, he received wide recognition for his portrayal of leading roles in several of the successful series, including "Jugnoo" (2015), "Tum Mere Paas Raho" (2015), "Sangat" (2015), "Zara Yaad Kar" (2016) and "Besharam" (2016).
  Title: Aqeel Ahmed (cricketer)
  Passage: Aqeel Ahmed (born 1 October 1982) is a Pakistani cricketer.  Ahmed is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break.  He was born in Faisalabad, Punjab.
citations: James Wan Aqeel Ahmed