Sarmad Sehbai (born 1945 in Lahore[1][2]) is a Pakistani poet, playwright, film and theatre director, worked in Urdu, Punjabi and English languages.[3][4][5][6]

Early life and education

Sarmad Sehbai was born in Lahore, Punjab, British India in 1945.[1] He studied at Government College Lahore, where he was known for his Urdu poetry.[1]

Career

Sarmad first made his career breakthrough in 1968 by getting a job with PTV as a scripts producer.[5] Then Sarmad Sehbai appeared on the Pakistani literary scene as a poet and made his theatre debut in the early 1970s.[5] His poetry collection includes Neeli Kay Su Rung, Un Kahi Baton Ki Thakan, Mulaqat, Raja ka Beya. He adapted Manto's Naya Qanoon and Toba Tek Singh for Pakistan Television. He wrote theater play The Dark Room,[5] two Punjabi-language plays Panjawan Chiragh, Auss Gali Na Jaween and a documentary Mughals of the Road.[5][7]

His movie as a writer was Mah e Mir (2016 film) which was a 2016 Pakistan nomination in the foreign language Academy Awards in the United States.[8]

Sarmad Sehbai also wrote a TV play Mor Mahal (2016 TV serial) released by Geo TV and nationally aired on Pakistani television in 2016. This TV drama serial portrays the pre-colonial era in old India and is directed by Sarmad Khoosat. Play's name translates in English as Peacock Palace.[4]

Actor Manzar Sehbai is his brother.

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ a b c Sarmad Sehbai Poetry - Sarmad Sehbai Shayari, Urdu Ghazal, Nazam Collection UrduPoint website, Retrieved 21 October 2021
  2. ^ "Sarmad Sehbai: A leading modern Urdu poet and playwright from Pakistan". rekhta.org website.
  3. ^ "Sarmad Sehbai: The rebel-artiste returns". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 11 November 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b Sadaf Haider and Sadaf Siddique (6 May 2016). "For Sarmad Sehbai, films like Mah e Mir seek to subvert Pakistan's contempt for itself". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e Ali Khan. "Our whole culture reeks of sickening nostalgia: Sarmad Sehbai (original interview published in October 1984, updated 11 April 2019)". Dawn Group of newspapers (Herald magazine). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. ^ Altaf Hussain Asad (June 2011). "Interview: Sarmad Sehbai". Newsline (magazine). Retrieved 21 October 2021. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ Sarwat Ali (31 January 2021). "The accidental playwright - Sarmad Sehbai's Aarhay Terchay Aainay explores his journey of becoming an acclaimed playwright". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Mah-e-Mir selected as Pakistan's official submission to 2017 Oscars". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 22 September 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  9. ^ (Associated Press of Pakistan) President confers civil awards Dawn (newspaper), Published 24 March 2021, Retrieved 22 October 2021

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