Playwright Ashfaq Ahmed remembered on 22nd death anniversary
“It has been 22 years since the death of great writer, brilliant thinker and enlightened leader Ashfaq Ahmed as his fans are observing his death anniversary on Monday (today). Iconic writer, playwright …”
Iconic writer, playwright and broadcaster Ashfaq Ahmad wrote dozens of TV dramas and hosted famous program of Radio Pakistan “Talqeen Shah”. His famous PTV plays were “Munchaley ka Soda” “Aik Muhobaat Sao Afsaney” “Tota Kahani” “Hairat Kada” and “Afsaney”.
He authored several acclaimed books, including Zavia, Aik Mohabbat Sau Afsanay, Gadariya, and Tota Kahani, which are considered milestones in Urdu prose. On television, Ahmad penned the script of several plays that went on to become popular with audiences including, Uchhay Burj Lahore De, Tali Thallay, and Tota Kahani.
He also made a feature film called “Dhop aur Saya” in the 1960s. Ashfaq Ahmed married Banu Qudsia, who was also a well-known author and literary personality. He received both the Presidential Pride of Performance award (Sadarti Aizaz Barai-Husn-Karkardagi) and Sitar-e-Imtiaz.
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Ashfaq Ahmad died on September 7, 2004, in Lahore at the age of 79. Ashfaq Ahmad’s drama series Aik Mohabbat Sau Afsaanay and his TV show Zaavia comprising of his lectures on self-actualization, used to go on air during the golden era of Pakistan Television.
This series proved to be a beacon of light for the Pakistani society. The husband and wife were ineluctable figures in the field of Urdu literature.
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