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Not to be confused with Nadeem Shahid.

Shahid Nadeem
Born
Shahid Mahmood Nadeem

1947 (1947) (age 77)
Kashmir, British India
NationalityPakistani
Occupation(s)Human rights activist, journalist, playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, television director
Years active1970s-present
Employer(s)PTV (DMD)
Ajoka Theater (Executive Director)
Notable workToba Tek Singh (1992)
Uraan (1995)
Bullah (2001)
Burqavaganza (2008)
Kaun Hai Yeh Gustakh (2012)
SpouseMadeeha Gauhar
ChildrenSavera Nadeem (Daughter)
Sarang (Son)
AwardsList of awards

Shahid Mahmood Nadeem (Template:Lang-ur) (born 1947 Kashmir) is an award-winning Pakistani journalist, playwright, screenwriter, theatre and television director and a human rights activist.[1] He served as the general manager, program director and deputy managing director of the Pakistan Television Corporation. He is currently director of the Ajoka Theater[2] and also director of the PTV Academy.[3]

Early life

Nadeem was born to a Muslim family in 1947 during the partitioning of British India in Kashmir; he later settled in Lahore, Punjab.[4]

Career

Nadeem started his career as a human rights and social activist in Lahore. During the era of Zia-ul-Haq, Shahid was imprisoned three times in 1969, 1970 and in 1979 for his political activism.[4][5] In 1980, he was forced to go abroad and moved to London where he worked for Amnesty International between 1980 to 1988 in London, 1991 to 1993 in Hong Kong, and after that in Los Angeles.[4]

Nadeem has directed and written several plays for the theatre as well as a number of TV series, most of them for PTV.[6][7] The majority of his plays are written in Urdu and Punjabi, but he has also adapted a few English plays.[4] Nadeem also writes for a number of newspapers, among them The Express Tribune.[8]

In 1995, Nadeem directed and wrote two television serials for the Pakistan Television Corporation. One of them is the political drama Zard Dopehar which aired on PTV and starred Shujaat Hashmi and Samina Peerzada. The story circles around a corrupt politician who grew up in a typical middle-class family.[9] Another one of his TV series, Uraan, aired in the same year on PTV and was very popular. Its story focused on the culture and management at Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). It was shot mostly at the Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, but some of it was filmed in Kathmandu, London, Nairobi, New York City and Paris. Shakeel played the lead as a PIA aircraft captain and Faryal Gohar as a senior flight purser.[10]

Nadeem also wrote a hit comedy television series Janjaal Pura for PTV during the 2000s. The serial was directed by Tariq Jamil and lead starred by Savera Nadeem, Mehmood Aslam and Naseem Vicky.[11]

On 23 August 2008 Alhamra Arts Council hosted the launch of Selected Plays published by Oxford University Press (OUP) with the help of Ajoka.[5] The book contains seven of his famous plays Teesri Dastak, Barri, Aik Thi Nani, Kala Meda Bhes, Dukhini, Bulha and Burqavaganza.[12] The book again launched at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), Islamabad on 25 August 2008 with the help of Pakistan Academy of Letters.[13] His book, Selected Plays, a collection of his six famous plays in an English translation was published by OUP in August 2008.[14] Two collections of his Urdu and Punjabi plays has been published.[4]

In 2012 Nadeem wrote a play Kaun Hai Yeh Gustakh,[15] directed by Madeeha Gauhar and first played at Alhamra Arts Council, Lahore on 14 December 2012 by Ajoka Theater group. The play is based on the life of Saadat Hassan Manto, and was well received by audiences. Manto was played by Naseem Abbas.[16] In January 2013 the play was presented at the Akshara Theatre in New Delhi, India.[17] The play was due to be presented at the National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi but was cancelled due to security concerns.[18] In February 2013 play was held at Nishtar Hall, Peshawar by Ajoka.[19]

In 2013 Nadeem started writing the script for the television serial Main Manto based on the real life of Saadat Hasan Manto. The series is directed by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat,[20] with Sarmad Khoosat playing the lead; he is supported by Mahira Khan and Saba Qamar. The serial is currently filming in Lahore.[2]

Personal life

Nadeem has a daughter Savera Nadeem from his first marriage. Savera is a television actress.[7] Later Nadeem married to Madeeha Gauhar and has two sons,Sarang and 'Nirvaan'. Nadeem and Gauhar first met in London when Shahid was working at Amnesty International and Gauhar was a study scholarship by British Council.[21]

Books

Filmography

Films

Films
Year Title director screenWriter Notes
2003 Shararat No Yes
2015 Manto No Yes

Plays

Plays
Year Title Director Writer Notes
1985 Chalk Chakkar No Yes Adaption of The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht
1987 Barri No Yes
1987 Marya Hoya Kutta No Yes
1988 Itt Yes Yes
1989 Choolah No Yes
1990 Jhali kithay jaway No Yes
1991 Teesri Dastak No Yes
1992 Lappar No Yes
1992 Toba Tek Singh No Yes Adaption of Toba Tek Singh by Saadat Hasan Manto
1992 Dekh Tamasha Chalta Ban No Yes
1993 Ek Thi Nani No Yes
1995 Jum Jum Jeeway Jaman Pura No Yes
1998 Bala King No Yes
2000 Dukhini No Yes
Adhoori No Yes
Mainoon Kari Kareenday Ni Mae No Yes
2001 Bullah No Yes
Border Border No Yes
Dukh Darya No Yes
2006 Dushman No Yes
2006 Maon Ke Naam No Yes
2008 Burqavaganza Yes Yes
2008 Hotel Mohenjodaro Yes Yes
2010 Dara Yes Yes
2011 The Dreams Can Come True No Yes
2011 Mera Rang De Basanti Chola No Yes
2011 Amrika Chalo Yes Yes
2012 Rozan-e-Zindan Se No No Editor and selector of the play
2012 Kaun Hai Yeh Gustakh No Yes

Television

Television
Year Title Director screenWriter Notes
1995 Zard Dopehar Yes Yes
1995 Uraan Yes Yes
2008 Janjaal Pura No Yes
2013 Main Manto No Yes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
1989 PTV Silver Jubilee Award Won
2001 PEN International Fellowship Won
2005 Masood Khadarpoosh Award Bulha Won
2010 Pride of Performance Award Literature Playwright Won

References

  1. ^ "Shahid Nadeem, Pakistan's leading playwright and director" (PDF). ifacca.org. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Shahid Nadeem, Sarmad Khoosat produce drama on Manto's life". forpakistan.org. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Selected Plays, Author: Shahid Nadeem, Publisher: OUP". oup.com. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e The Columbia encyclopedia of modern drama. United States: Columbia University Press. 2007. p. 947.
  5. ^ a b Tim Kindseth (23 October 2008). "Cold Plays". Time. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Biography of Shahid Nadeem". 18thstreet.org. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Biography of Shahid Nadeem". Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Stories by Shahid Nadeem for the Tribune". The Express Tribune. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Pakistan Television is a partisan organ of the Pakistani state". California Digital Library. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Drama serial "Uraan", based on PIA by Shahid Nadeem". pakistanitvdrama.com. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  11. ^ "Drama serial Janjaal Pura on PTV". pakistanitvdrama.com. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Alhamra hosts launch of Nadeem's 'Selected Plays'". Daily Times. 24 August 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Ajoka Theatre launches book of selected plays". Dawn. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  14. ^ a b "Selected Plays: Shahid Nadeem". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  15. ^ "Saadat Hassan vs Manto: Bringing Manto to the stage". The Express Tribune. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  16. ^ "Kaun Hai Yeh Gustakh: the best understanding of Manto". The News. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  17. ^ "Pakistani group stages play despite cancellation by NSD". The Hindu. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  18. ^ "Another casualty: 2 Pakistani plays cancelled". The Hindu. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  19. ^ "Paying homage: Remembering the controversy that was Manto". The Express Tribune. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  20. ^ "Playwright Shahid Nadeem aims to rediscover Manto for the audience". The Express Tribune. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  21. ^ "An interview of Madeeha Gauhar by mag4you". mag4you.com. Retrieved 15 April 2013.

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