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Haseena Moin () (20 November 1941 – 26 March 2021) was a Pakistani dramatist, playwright and
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. She wrote several plays for stage,
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, and
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. She was the recipient of the
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award for her services to the
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in Pakistan. She wrote Pakistan Television's first original script '' Kiran Kahani'' aired in the early 1970s. PTV had previously relied upon novel-based scripts for its dramas. She was considered to be the best Urdu playwright and dramatist Pakistan has ever witnessed. Some of the dramas she wrote include ''
Ankahi ''Ankahi'' () is an Urdu television drama serial broadcast by PTV in 1982 and is now considered a cult classic. It was written by Haseena Moin and directed by Shoaib Mansoor and Mohsin Ali. The drama serial featured an ensemble star cast incl ...
'', ''
Tanhaiyaan ''Tanhaiyaan'' (, English: The loneliness) is a 1986 Pakistani drama serial which is now considered a cult classic. '' Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay,'' telecast in 2012, is a sequel to the 27-year-old serial ''Tanhaiyaan''. The drama serial was dir ...
'', ''Kiran Kahani'', '' Dhoop Kinaray'', ''
Aahat Aahat may refer to: * ''Aahat'' (Pakistani film), 1982 Pakistani film * ''Aahat'' (Pakistani TV series), 1991 Pakistani TV series * ''Aahat'' (Indian TV series), 1995 Indian TV series *'' Aahat – Ek Ajib Kahani'', 2010 Indian film See also

...
'', ''
Uncle Urfi ''Uncle Urfi'' was a Pakistan Television Corporation serial drama which first aired in 1972. It had such a powerful appeal for viewers of all age groups that it turned into an instant hit. The 26-episode (each with a run-time of 30 minutes) ser ...
'', ''
Shehzori ''Shehzori'' (Urdu: شہزوری) is a Pakistani Urdu-language television series that aired in 1974. It was the debut serial of the playwright and scriptwriter Haseena Moin, who went on to become the most famous and successful drama writer of P ...
'', '' Kohar'', '' Des Pardes'', ''Pal Do Pal'', ''
Aansoo ''Aansoo'' () is a Pakistani drama television series aired on Pakistan Television in 2000. The drama was written by Haseena Moin and directed by Ali Rizvi. The drama became popular because of its interesting and romantic story line and the beaut ...
'', ''Kasak'', ''
Parchaiyan Parchhaiyan may refer to: * ''Parchhaiyan'' (film), a 1972 Indian Hindi-language drama film by Sharankumar Chand, starring Vinod Khanna and Bindu * ''Parchhaiyan'' (Indian TV series), a 2002 Hindi language drama-series * ''Parchaiyan'' (Pakistan ...
'' and ''
Parosi ''Parosi'' () is a Pakistani drama serial aired on NTM in 1990. The drama was written by Haseena Moin and directed by Raana Sheikh. It was filmed in Islamabad and Murree. It starred Khalida Riyasat, Marina Khan, Badar Khalil, Ali Ejaz, Saleem ...
''. Other works include ''Mere Dard ko Jo Zuban Milay'', ''Kaisa Yeh Junoon'', ''
Dhundle Raste ''Dhundle Raste'' is a Pakistani telefilm featuring Vital Signs, a popular Pakistani pop music group. It was written by Haseena Moin and directed by Shoaib Mansoor, the famous duo who had previously written and directed the epic ''Ankahi''. The ...
'', ''Shayad ke Bahar Aaye'', ''Mohim Joo'', ''Tum Se Mil Kar'', ''
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'' and ''
Zair, Zabar, Pesh ''Zair, Zabar, Pesh'' () is a 1974 Pakistani television series written by Haseena Moin and directed by Ishrat Ansari and produced by Shireen Khan and Zaheer Khan. Synopsis The story is about Sabeen ( Roohi) and Khadim (Shakeel); both of them ...
''.


Early life

Moin was born in
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on 20 November 1941. She received her early education in her ancestral region and, after the
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of Pakistan in 1947, migrated with her family to Pakistan. She lived for a number of years in
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, then moved to
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and, in the 1950s, settled in
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, where she graduated from the Government College for Women in 1960 and earned her
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in History from
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in 1963. Her yearning for writing was visible right from the time she was in the final years of her schooling, as from 7th standard, beside other school activities she got selected to write a weekly column by the title of BHAI JAN for a local journal.< She wrote plays for
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Karachi's "Studio Number 9." Professionally, she took up the educational pursuits and started teaching. She rose to the level of Principal. It was in 1969 that Iftikhar Arif, Head of the Script Dept. at PTV-Karachi Centre, called Moin and offered her the chance to write a play for the then-forthcoming EID. Initially, Moin was nervous but took courage to pen down a play. The cast was also decided by her with Kunwar Aftab Ahmed as the director. Hence came ''Eid Ka Jorra'' with Neelofer Aleem and Talat Hussain in the lead, supported by Khalid Nizami and Ishrat Hashmi.


Career


Pakistan television

Most of the plays of PTV like ''
Shehzori ''Shehzori'' (Urdu: شہزوری) is a Pakistani Urdu-language television series that aired in 1974. It was the debut serial of the playwright and scriptwriter Haseena Moin, who went on to become the most famous and successful drama writer of P ...
'', ''
Zair, Zabar, Pesh ''Zair, Zabar, Pesh'' () is a 1974 Pakistani television series written by Haseena Moin and directed by Ishrat Ansari and produced by Shireen Khan and Zaheer Khan. Synopsis The story is about Sabeen ( Roohi) and Khadim (Shakeel); both of them ...
'', ''
Uncle Urfi ''Uncle Urfi'' was a Pakistan Television Corporation serial drama which first aired in 1972. It had such a powerful appeal for viewers of all age groups that it turned into an instant hit. The 26-episode (each with a run-time of 30 minutes) ser ...
'', ''
Ankahi ''Ankahi'' () is an Urdu television drama serial broadcast by PTV in 1982 and is now considered a cult classic. It was written by Haseena Moin and directed by Shoaib Mansoor and Mohsin Ali. The drama serial featured an ensemble star cast incl ...
'', ''
Tanhaiyaan ''Tanhaiyaan'' (, English: The loneliness) is a 1986 Pakistani drama serial which is now considered a cult classic. '' Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay,'' telecast in 2012, is a sequel to the 27-year-old serial ''Tanhaiyaan''. The drama serial was dir ...
'', ''Parchaieyen'', ''
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'', ''Dhund'', '' Dhoop Kinarey'', ''Aahat'', ''Kasak'', ''Pal Do Pal'' and ''Tere Ajane Se'' were written by her. Her play ''Gurya'' which was directed by Shirin Khan with cast members Manzoor Qureshi, Shahla Ahmad Bina of ''Uncle Urfi'',
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and Raju Jamil, won an award at the Global TV Plays Festival in Tokyo for best script and direction. She was the writer of the first coloured drama of Pakistan, aired on PTV called ''Parchaiyan'', which was directed by
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. She also wrote Pakistan's first original script 'Kiran Kahani' aired in the early-1970s. Before this, PTV used to rely on novel-based scripts. Most of the people at that time were not confident with the experiment but it was Mohsin Ali who encouraged her to write it. It starred Roohi Bano in the lead with Manzoor Qureshi, Begum Khursheed Mirza,
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and many more.


Indian television

Her drama serial ''
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'' aired in 1987. A loosely based remake of the series was later made in India by the name of ''Kuch Toh Log Kahenge'' and it aired from 2011 to 2013. It was re-written by popular Indian writer Kamlesh Pandey, who stated that by remaking this play he had paid tribute to Haseena Moin. Even ''Tanhaiyan'' was quite popular. These shows are still remembered amongst the Indian masses. She wrote a play for India called ''Tanha'', which became widely popular during its run. She also wrote a play for
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called '' Kash-m-kash'', Arshad Mahmood composed and Tina Sani sang the title song of the play.


Films


Lollywood

Moin wrote the script for the 1978 film ''Yahan Se Wahan Tak'', starring
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. The film was produced and directed by
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, starring
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and Usman Peerzada. The film was acclaimed and won prestigious national awards. In 1998, Moin wrote ''Kahin Pyar Na Ho Jaye''. The film was directed by
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and the cast included
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, Shaan and
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. Before release, the film was heavily hyped and was expected to be a success but eventually could not perform well at the box office.


Bollywood

Moin was the first Pakistani writer to write for a
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film.
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wanted her to write the dialogues for his dream project ''
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'', which was released in 1991. He wanted Hina Durrani to be the lead heroine in ''Henna'' after meeting her in
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during her visit with her mother
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in 1982 but she refused then he wanted to cast
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in the title role of the film but after she refused, Haseena Moin recommended
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as the leading lady, thus Zeba was cast in the title role of ''Henna''. The film was a box office success and was also chosen as India's entry for the ''Best Foreign Language Film'' at the
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. Initially she was hesitant to write for a Bollywood film. During the pre-production stages Raj Kapoor died and the project was taken over by his son
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. But when the film was about to be released, the
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incident broke out and Moin wrote a letter to Randhir Kapoor in which she requested that her name should not be used to promote the film and neither should her name be mentioned in the credits as it may hurt her fans in Pakistan, thus her name was not mentioned in the credits nor was the film was promoted using her name but she was acknowledged at the end of the film. Although this incident brought a lot of loss to her, she stated in an interview that "she can do any thing for her country and sacrificing a film was very little thing for her she could also give her life for her country".


Genres

Moin wrote different types of drama. She has written comedies like ''Shehzori'', ''Uncle Urfi'', ''Tanhaiyaan'' with best comic characters in her plays, like Mamoo, Timmy and Moby in ''Ankahi''; Qabacha, Bukrad and Aapa Begum in ''Tanhaiyan'', Gazi Apa in ''Uncle Urfi'' to tragedies like ''Parchaiyaan''. From romantic dramas like ''Dhoop Kinaray'', ''Ankahi'', ''Kohar'' to family dramas like ''Aansoo'', she has also written several plays based on social issues like the super hit ''Aahat''. It was based on family planning and was directed by Sahira Kazmi. Her play ''Des Pardes'' was based on the lives of people living in Scotland and the problems they have to face. ''Chup Darya'', a telefilm starring Sania Saeed, was based on Karachi's conditions, and ''Shayad ke Bahar Aye'' was based on women's rights. She has also written historic plays like ''Tansen'', ''Meray Dard ko jo Zuban Mile,'' and the recent ''Anjaane Nagar''. Her other plays include ''Parosi'', ''Pal do Pal'', ''Kasak'' based on the life of a single parent, ''Dhundle Raaste'' and many more.


Recurring collaborators


Directors

Many of Moin's plays have been directed by Mohsin Ali. Starting from her first play Shehzori to Mohsin's last play Ik Naye Morr Pe, they had worked together in more than 10 plays. Other directors with whom Moin had repeatedly worked include Shoaib Mansoor (his debut play Ankahi and the long play Dhundle Raaste), Sahira Kazmi (she directed Haseena's two plays Dhoop Kinare and Aahat and she directed her first play Choti Choti Baatein which was also written by Moin. Sahira also acted in Haseena's Parchaiyan, M Zaheer Khan (he directed several episodes of Zer Zabar Pesh), he also directed Kohar, Aania and the remake of Kiran Kahani. Shirin Khan directed some early plays of Moin which include Uncle Urfi, Zer Zabar Pesh, Kiran Kahani and Gurya, Raana Sheikh (she directed Parosi, Shayad ke Bahar Aye and Kaisa Yeh Junoon), Ali Rizvi (he directed the Aansoo and Des Pardes as well as Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Mile).


Later work

Her drama serial ''Saare Mausam Apne Hain'' aired on
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in late 2012. The drama was directed by Ali Rizvi. Meri Behan Maya, another play by Moin, also aired from 17 September 2012 to 11 January 2013 on
Geo TV Jang Media Group (), also known as Geo Group, is a Pakistani media conglomerate and a subsidiary of Dubai-based company Independent Media Corporation. It has headquarters in Printing House, Karachi. It is the publisher of the Urdu language new ...
. It was directed by Azfer Ali. The play was well-received and Annie Jafry was appreciated for her performance as Maya. In 2012, a sequel to one of her most popular drama serials, ''
Tanhaiyaan ''Tanhaiyaan'' (, English: The loneliness) is a 1986 Pakistani drama serial which is now considered a cult classic. '' Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay,'' telecast in 2012, is a sequel to the 27-year-old serial ''Tanhaiyaan''. The drama serial was dir ...
'' was produced. ''
Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay ''Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay'' (also known as Olper's Tanhaiyaan: Naye Silsilay) is a Pakistani romantic social drama serial directed by Marina Khan that aired on ARY Digital and Pakistan Television Corporation. It is a sequel to the 27-year-ol ...
'' aired from 20 October 2012 to 19 January 2013 on PTV and
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simultaneously. Moin wrote the first 7 episodes and then had to go abroad, so she allowed Mohammad Ahmed to write the rest of the episodes, with a plan to write the final episode when she returned. But by the time she returned, the entire serial was written and many changes were made to the episodes she had previously completed. She was disappointed and asked the producers to remove her name from the serial, but due to copyright issues her name could not be removed. Moin has said she had nothing to do with ''Naye Silsilay'' and was very disappointed by the outcome. A serial titled ''Anjaane Nagar'' started airing on TV ONE from May 2013. It was a period play set in 1939 and was shot at beautiful locations in
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and the Northern Areas. It was directed by veteran director Khawaja Najam ul Hassan. It received critical acclaim upon its release. An Eid telefilm titled ''Ooper Gori Ka Makaan'' aired from
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in 2013. The telefilm was a romantic comedy and was directed by Yasir Nawaz. The cast included Neelam Munir and Junaid Khan in the lead roles. Her serial ''Mohabbat Ho Gai Tumse,'' a story of four friends aired from TV ONE in August 2015. It was directed by the channel's chairperson Seema Taher Khan and starred Adnan Siddiqui, Deeba Naz, Zhalay Sarhadi, Azfer Rehman and Hira Tareen in lead roles.


Awards and achievements

Moin visited won the
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Award in 1987 for her services to the performing arts in Pakistan. It is one of the highest civil awards conferred by the Pakistan Government. She had won many other awards including the Woman of the Year award. In 1975 she also won an award at the Global TV Plays Festival in Tokyo for best script and direction for her play Gurya. She had won accolades at nearly every year's Lux Style Awards as well as
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, during the late 1980s Moin Akhtar gave a tribute to her at a PTV awards ceremony. She had also appeared in many talk shows such as Anwar Maqsood's LG TV SHOW and Marina Mornings and many other numerous morning shows and chat shows. Most recently she appeared in The Big Show on CNBC alongside another legendary writer
Fatima Surayya Bajia Fatima Surayya Bajia (; 1 September 1930 – 10 February 2016) was an Urdu novelist, playwright and drama writer from Pakistan. She was awarded various awards at home and abroad, including Japan's highest civil award, in recognition of her work ...
.


Politics and other work

With the increasing popularity of
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's political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf many famous people including Haseena Moin had joined this political party.


Death

Moin died on 26 March 2021 at the age of 79 in
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. She had been battling cancer for the past few years, however, the immediate cause of her death has not been revealed. She was last spotted in Karachi Arts Council on 22 March 2021 when she got her first Corona vaccine, just 4 days before her death. As mentioned in the local newspaper ''The News'', she shared her experience with the fans, saying “I have just got the coronavirus vaccine. I want to tell everyone it’s not painful at all”. Her funeral prayers were held on Friday, in the area of North Nazimabad in
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.


Filmography


Television


Cinema


References


External links

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