About me 

writer | Artist

Nisha Khan is a Pakistani-Canadian published author, screenwriter and journalist from Toronto, Canada. She was listed by Spotify as “Britney Spears’ Biggest Fan” consecutively from 2020-2023. She enjoys writing dark gritty dramas and too cheesy-for-television rom-coms. 

Get Up, Aisha (2023)
created, produced, written by
Releasing on CBC Gem 2024

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MENTIONS

WBD, Canadian academy select 10 for 2023 writers program
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2023 WBD Access X Canadian Academy Writers Program Cohort

Bad Accountant (2023)
In-development
Co-created, co-written, co-produced by 

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Happy House of Frightenstein (2021)

Episode 6: "Witch Switch" 
Written by Nisha Khan

Shirley & Jamila (2023)
Marble Media
co-created/co-written

Murdoch Mysteries (2022) 
Episode 17 - "Brother, Can You Spare a Crime?"
Written by Nisha Khan

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When Nora, a small-town radio station host gets a call live on air from a girl in distress — the town emerges in chaos as she tries to figure out the identity of the victim. In the age of internet sleuthing, Nora finds herself getting too close for comfort and spiralling out of control in attempts of the truth, even when it turns deadly.

Love with Strangers is a Dramedy about an almost thirty year old Pakistani woman who gets her soul crushed when she proposes to her long-time boyfriend and gets rejected. Determined to find her real life Ryan Gosling in The Notebook, she teams up with her ultra-conservative sister to start their own matchmaking business. Cue the chaos.

Mentions

WBD Access x Canadian Academy Writers Program (2023) Magee TV Diverse Screenwriter Mentorship Award (2020) - IPF and CMF Funding for Short form Web-Series (2020) - MPAC Hollywood Children’s Animation Screenplay Winner (2020) - ReelWorld Asian Film Festival So You Think You Can Pitch? (2019) - Screencraft Short Script Contest Quarterfinalist (2018)

‘Get Up Aisha’: A Wake-Up Call for Mental Illness & South Asian Youth

A Conversation with the creators of Get Up, Aisha - Podcast