Bashir Niaz

Bashir Niaz
Bashir Niaz
Born	9 July 1936; Gujranwala, British India
Died	5 August 2022 (aged 86); Lahore, Pakistan
Alma mater	Government Islamia College, Lahore
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	1963 – 2002
Children	4
Awards	15 Nigar Awards during his career

Bashir Niaz (9 July 1936 – 5 August 2002) was a Pakistani film story, dialogue, and screenwriter. He is known for writing scripts/dialogues for blockbuster movies like "Diya aur tofaan" (1969), Aina (1977), and Bandish (1980). He won a total of 15 Nigar Awards as a dialogue/scriptwriter during his career.

Early life

Bashir Niaz was born on 9 May 1936, in Jamke Chattha, Gujranwala District, Punjab, British India (now Punjab, Pakistan). He graduated from Government Islamia College, Lahore. Then he joined journalism and worked for several magazines and journals. Later he turned towards film journalism and served for weekly Nigar.^[1]

Career

Bashir Niaz started his career as a screenwriter in 1963 when he wrote a script for movie, "Chhoti Behan". Initially he teamed up with directors like Shabab kiranvi, K. Khurshid, and Haider Chowdhri. Later he developed a professional understanding with the director Nazar-ul-Islam.
Bashir Niaz was known as "the magician of dialogues" and he was exceptionally good at creating witty, emotional, and dramatic dialogues for general public.^[1] In 1980, he was asked to write a Pakistani version of a Hollywood film Random Harvest (1942) and he came up with a brilliant script for "Bandish", a platinum jubilee hit of the year.^[2]^[3] During his long career as a screenwriter, he wrote stories and dialogues for many successful Urdu and Punjabi films.

Filmography

Some of the popular films of Bashir Niaz as a writer are:

Ehsaas (1972)
Naukar Wohti Da (1974)
Aina (1977)
Ambar (1978)
Parakh (1978)
Zindagi (1978)
Shola (1978)
Khushboo (1979)
Bandish (1980)
Noukar te maalik (1982)
Doorian (1984)
Dhee rani (1985)
Hum eik hain (1986)
Janbaaz (1987)
Mukhra (1988)^[4]
Zakhmi Aurat (1989)
Chahat (1992)
Rani Beti Raaj Kare Gi (1994)

Awards

Bashir Niaz received his first Nigar Award for movie, "Ehsaas" (1972). Then,as a story/dialogue/screenwriter, he won record 15 Nigar Awards from 1972 to 1994 for both Urdu and Punjabi films .^[1]^[5]^[4]

Death

Bashir Niaz suffered from first heart attack in 2002. He died on 5 August 2002 at age 63, in London and was buried in Samanabad graveyard, Lahore.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "بشیر نیاز : ایک شاندار مکالمہ نگار". Roznama Duniya. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "Lok Virsa screening 'Bandish' on August 26". The News. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "Bandish: Pakistan's Superhit Movie". ALL THINGS PAKISTAN. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Pakistan's 'Oscars': The Nigar Awards". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ "THE NIGAR AWARDS 1972 - 1986". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2021.