Murad at his home in Lahore

Murad completed his matriculation in 1954 with a distinction in Physics and Chemistry. He passed his intermediate from S.M. Science College and pursued a Bachelor of Arts from S.M. Arts College. He had received an acceptance from the University of California, Los Angeles to study filmmaking but decided not to go on the advice of his father. His parents were far too attached to him. His father proposed that he can learn filmmaking by launching his own production house and gain hands-on exposure in the field while simultaneously completing his masters from Karachi University. This is exactly what Murad did. Not only did he manage a production house but also completed his masters in English Literature in second division in 1962.