Murad (film)

Murad

Official poster
Directed by Kamran Qureshi
Produced by Iram Qureshi
Written by Zafar Mairaj
Story by Zafar Mairaj
Starring Sohail Asghar
Qazi Wajid
Nabeel
Zaheen Tahira
Kamran Jilani
Tabraiz Shah
Hareem Qureshi
and Sabir Qureshi.
Music by Mohsin Allah Ditta
Cinematography Irfan Ahsan
Naeem Ahmad
Edited by Adnan Wai Qureshi
Production
company
Evergreen Media Europe
Distributed by Zee TV Network
Indus TV Network
Release dates
  • July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) ( Karachi)
Running time
 50 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language Urdu/Hindi with English Subtitles

Murad, also known as Eunuch's Motherhood, is an Urdu/Hindi language television drama film directed by Kamran Qureshi, written by Zafar Mairaj and produced by Iram Qureshi.[1]

The film is based on the motherhood of a eunuch, the term to describe a transgender person. Sohail Asghar played a role of eunuch called Saima, who kept struggling all life and finally succeeded in winning the love of her adopted son, when he became a father himself.[2]

Murad was awarded Best Telefilm of the year, Kamran Qureshi won Best Film Director Award and first prize of Rs. 500,000 in Indus Telefilm Festival 2003.[3] Sultana Siddiqui presented special award to Sohail Asghar in The 1st Indus Drama Awards 2005, on his outstanding performance in Murad.[4]

The film was broadcast in 2004 on Indus TV Network in Pakistan & UAE and in 2005 on Zee TV UK & United States as part of film series 'Maa Aur Mamta', which consist of 13 films including Murad.[5]

Plot

The story revolves round a eunuch (Hijra) "Saima" who adopts a helpless child 'Murad'. This child does not like her profession of dancing. Saima tries hard to fit in other professions as a male but people tease her at every place. Then she again tries to get job as a woman but fails. She then starts begging to earn her living but when Murad watches her as a beggar on the road, he gets cross. She then sends Murad to hostel and starts dancing again to fulfill the expenses of his studies. She never goes to see Murad so as to avoid his hatred.

The guy goes abroad on scholarship for higher studies. By the end, Saima gets an invitation of Aqiqah (newborn welcoming ceremony) from an unknown person and when they all go there, Saima comes to know that it was "Murad" who called her to show his son and wife about his mother who brought him up with the help of her Ghungroo, and also to thank Saima for all what she did for him.[6]

Cast

External video
The trailer of Murad

Awards

Indus Telefilm Festival 2003

The 1st Indus Drama Awards 2005

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Telefilm have their day - Article: Dawn Images August 10, 2003, Murad".
  2. ↑ "Murad - IMDb - Tagline".
  3. ↑ "Telefilm festivals - She Magazine August 2003 - Murad".
  4. ↑ "Indus Drama Awards - Indus Entertainment officail website - Sohail Ashger".
  5. ↑ "From Maa to Maamta - She Magazine 2004 - Murad".
  6. ↑ "Murad - IMDb - Plot".
  7. ↑ "Special Awards for outstanding performance". dailymotion. Indus TV Network. Retrieved 6 July 2015.

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