''Murad'', also known as ''Eunuch's Motherhood'', is an

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language

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directed by Kamran Qureshi, written by

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and produced by Iram Qureshi. The film is based on the motherhood of a

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, the term to describe a

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person.

Sohail Asghar Sohail Asghar (15 June 1954 – 13 November 2021) was a Pakistani TV, Film and Theater actor. Life Sohail was born in Lahore, Pakistan. After completing his education he joined Radio Pakistan. He worked as Radio Jockey from 1978 to 1988. He wa ...

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. 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. Sultana Siddiqui presented special award to Sohail Asghar in

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2005, on his outstanding performance in Murad. The film was broadcast in 2004 on Indus TV Network in

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& UAE and in 2005 on

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UK & United States as part of film series 'Maa Aur Mamta', which consist of 13 films including Murad.

Plot

The story revolves around a hijra, Saima, who adopts a child, Murad. Murad dislikes Saima's work as a dancer. Saima tries hard to fit into other professions as a male but people mock her. She then tries and fails to get job as a woman. She takes to begging on the street to earn her living, but this angers Murad. She then sends Murad to hostel and starts dancing again to cover the cost of his education. To avoid his hatred and disapproval, she never visits. Murad accepts a scholarship and goes abroad. Later Saima receives an invitation to an aqiqah (newborn welcoming ceremony) from an unknown person. She accepts, and when she arrives at the party, Saima learns that it was Murad who invited her, so that she could meet his wife and son, and to thank her for all what she had done for him.

Cast

as Saima * Qazi Wajid as Bobo * Nabeel Zafar as Naddo *

Zaheen Tahira Zaheen Tahira (1931 – 9 July 2019) was a Pakistani film and television actress, producer and director. She also worked for Radio Pakistan and on stage. Early life She was born in 1931 in Lucknow, India (according to some sources, she was ...

as Grandma * Kamran Jilani as Murad (Adult) * Tabraiz Shah as Murad (young) * Hareem Qureshi as Murad (Baby) * Sabir Qureshi as School headteacher

Awards

Indus Telefilm Festival 2003 * Winner: Best TV Film Award - Iram Qureshi * Winner: Best Writer TV Film Award -

* Winner: Best Director TV Films Award - Kamran Qureshi

2005 * Winner: Special Award for outstanding performance in Murad - Sohail Asghar * Winner: Best TV Series Award for Maa Aur Mamta * Winner: Best TV Series Writer Award for Maa Aur Mamta * Winner: Best TV Series Director Award for Maa Aur Mamta

References

External links

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Official Facebook: Murad aka Eunuch's Motherhood

Director's website

Sohail Asghar's interview

Talat Hussain's interview

Qazi Wajid's interview

Nabeel Zafar's interview
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