Amjad Islam Amjad
Amjad Islam Amjad امجد اسلام امجد PP SI | |
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Born | (1944-08-04)4 August 1944 Lahore, Punjab, British India |
Died | 10 February 2023(2023-02-10) (aged 78) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani (1947–2023) |
Alma mater | Government Islamia College Civil Lines, Lahore |
Occupation(s) | Poet, lyricist |
Known for | Poetry, drama, writing, editorial writing |
Spouse | Firdous Amjad |
Children | Ali Zeeshan Amjad |
Awards | Pride of Performance in 1987 Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award (1998) Hilal-i-Imtiaz (2023) |
Website | amjadislamamjad |
Amjad Islam Amjad, PP, Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Urdu: امجد اسلام امجد; 4 August 1944 – 10 February 2023) was a Pakistani Urdu poet, screenwriter, playwright and lyricist.[1][2][3][4]
The author of more than 70 books,[5] he received many awards for his literary work and screenplay for TV, including Pride of Performance and Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Awards. Later on, he also received the prestigious Tamgh-e-Imtiaz in 1998.[1][2][6]
Early life and education
Amjad was born in Lahore, Punjab in British India (now Pakistan).[1][7] His family originally belonged to Sialkot.[8] He received his secondary education in Lahore, and graduated from Government Islamia College Civil Lines, Lahore. He was also member of the college cricket team and participated in the inter collegiate tournament. He gained a Masters of Arts degree in Urdu literature from Punjab University.[4]
Career
Professional career
He began his career as a lecturer in Govt. M.A.O. College Lahore.[4] He worked as a director at Pakistan Television Corporation from 1975 to 1979, before returning to teaching.[7][4][9]
In 1989, Amjad was appointed Director General of the Urdu Science Board. He had also worked as a project director of the Children Library Complex.[1][4]
Literature
He has written many columns, translation, criticism and essays while his main focus remained writing nazms, a type of Urdu poetry.[7]
Television scriptwriter
Amjad is the writer of many drama series for Pakistan Television Corporation including Waris. Among his most notable dramas are Dehleez, Samandar, Raat, Waqt and Apnay Log.[1]
Lyricist
He wrote the lyrics of Mann Ki Lagan for the 2003 movie Paap, the song which launched the Bollywood career of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.[10]
Journalism
In June 2008, he joined Urdu newspaper Daily Express[11] and wrote column with the title of Chasham-e-Tamasha.[11]
Illness and death
Amjad died from a cardiac arrest on 10 February 2023, at the age of 78.[12][13]
Legacy
Amjad Islam Amjad has been a vital part of the literary world. some of his famous dramas include; Varis, Din, Fishar and many more. In 1975, his famous TV drama Khuwab Jaagtay Hain won an award.
He also translated the poetries of the African poets in Urdu called Kale Logon ki Roshan Nazmein.
In December 2019, Amjad received the Necip Fazil International Culture and Art Award in Istanbul, Turkey.[14]
Amjad Islam Amjad also wrote dramas based on criticism. He has been honoured with many national and international awards.[6] He was a member of Blessing for All foundation.[15][16][17][18]
Awards and honours
- Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan (1998)[1][2]
- Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan (1987)[1][2]
- National Hijra Iqbal Award (Best Book of Poetry: Fishaar) (1982)[citation needed]
- Writers Guild Award (Best Translation Work: Aks) (1976)[citation needed]
- Best Playwright, PTV Awards (1980, 1984, 1998, 1999 and 2001)[19]
- Karachi Arts Council Award, (Best Book of Prose: Nai Puraney) (1991)[citation needed]
- Special President Award (TV Serial: Waris) (1980)[citation needed]
- Best Nazam Nigar of the Year "Biaaz" Award (2005)[citation needed]
- Best Film Writer Nigar Award (2 Awards) (1982–1987)[20]
- Agfa Award (1987)[citation needed]
- Bolan Award (2 Awards) (1987–1995)[citation needed]
- TV Serial Waris (Published in Chinese Language) (1987)[citation needed]
- TV Serial Waris (Dubbed in Chinese Language & Telecasted on Chinese TV National Network) (1988)[citation needed]
- Amjad Islam Amjad Art & Personality (Compilation Of Writings About Art & Personality of Amjad Islam Amjad) (1996)[citation needed]
- Special Edition of Monthly ”Chahaar Su" (2001)[citation needed]
- Special Edition of Monthly "Biaaz" (2003)[citation needed]
- Jashn-E-Amjad Islam Amjad, Doha- Dubai (2001)[citation needed]
- PTV Awards (12 total including Silver Jubilee Award) (1989)[2]
- Recipient of Graduate Awards (16 Awards total as 'Best Writer') (1975 To 2000)[1][2]
- National Award, Best Book of Poetry "Sahilon Ki Hawa" (2000)[citation needed]
- Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi Award, Best Book of Poetry "Yaheen Kaheen" (2006)[citation needed]
- 20th Aalmi Frogh-e-Urdu Adab Award (2016)[21]
- Necip Fazil International Culture and Art Award[22]
- Hilal-i-Imtiaz Award by the President of Pakistan (2023)[23]
Bibliography
PTV drama serials
- Waris (1979 to 1980)[1][2]
- Dehleez (1981)[1]
- Samandar (1983)
- Waqt (1986)
- Fishaar
- Raat [1]
- Din (1992)[1]
- Eendhen
- Inkaar
- Chacha Abdul Baqi (short)
- Daman Ki Aag (short)
- Lahu Meain Phool (short)
Private serials
- Agar
- Girah
- Zamana
- Bandagi
- Sheeraza
- Sher-Dil
Long plays (PTV)
- Bazdeed
- Dukhon Ki Chadar
- Apnay Log
- Laikin
- Dhund Ke Uss Par
- Sham Se Pehley
- Nizam Lohaar
- Ghanti
- TV, TV
- Ye Kinara Chala Ke Naau Chali
- Baazgasht
- Abhi Tou Mein Jawan Hun
- Mutthi Se Phisalti Rait
- Aag Sab Ko Jalati Hai
- Johar
- Nazdeek
Short plays (25 minutes, PTV)
- Jo Yun Hota Tou Kya Hota
- Aap Kal Aaiye
- Taale Mand Ki Pareshaniyan
- Deewar Ke Iss Par-Uss Par
- Makan Ki Talaash Mein
- Shauq Bohat Hai
- Sheesha-O-Sang
General plays (50 minutes, PTV)
- Aakhri Khawab (1973)[1]
- Barzakh (1974)[1]
- Moum Ki Guriya (1974)[1]
- Khwab Jagtey Hain (1975)[1]
- Ya Naseeb Clinic
- Balkani
- Sauda
- Ahl-E-Nazar
- Shabzad
- Rubaroo
- Suragh E Sahar
- Pichli Raat Ka Chand
- Sawaal
- Mere Bhi Hain Kuch Khwab
- Gardish
- Jaras
- Bachon Ka Bagh
- Ehsas E Ziyan
- Apna Ghar
- Zindagi Ke Miley Mein
- Ulti Churri
- Sooraj Bhi Tamashai
- Paras Pathar
- Doosra Qadam
- Apney Hissey Ka Bhouj
- Tawaan
- Isi Ka Naam Duniya Hai
- Ghairon Se Kaha Tum Ne
- Idher Udher Se
- Zero Point
- Abhi Nahi Kabhi Nahi
- Tasalsul
- Girti Hui Deewar
- Aakhri Tamatar
- Qutab Sitara
- Qafla E Sakht Jan
- Ghar
- Pewasta Reh Shajar Se
- Phir Yun Huwa[1]
- Apni Khudi Pehchaan
- Mere Khawab Reza Reza
- Bakrey Ki Shadi
- Basharat
- Zero Point 2
- Bara Andhera Hai
- Eesaar
- Eid Ka Tohfa
Adapted plays
- Kan Russ
- Bandagi Bechargi
- Bura Aadmi
- Aks Aur Aainey
- Dehaktey Khwab
- Waris[1]
- Manzil Hai Kahan
- Gard Bad E Hayat
- Rifi Ki Duniya
- Ehsaan
- Sannata
- Baitey Baitiyan
- Amar Bail
- Hisaab
- Summander Ke Nichey
- Dou Gaz Zameen
- Namak Haram
- Ghanti
- Bara Andhera Hai
- Barf Mein Lagi Aag
- Chacha Abdul Baqi
- Lahu Mei Phool
Punjabi plays
- Nehle Te Dehla
- Khauta Sikka
- Bhukh
Plays for children
- Jadu Ki Sheeshi
- Bahadur Shehzada
- Daal Mei Kala
Stage plays
- Ghar Aya Mehmaan
- Dastak
- Kis Ko Keh Rahe Ho
Short films
- Doosri Taraf
- Beneath The Sea
Tele film
- Aaina
Audio albums
- Muhabbat Aisa Darya Hai
- Hum Us Ke Hain
- Raat Sammundar Mein
- Mere Bhi Hain Kuch Khawab
- More than 150 of his songs for films, TV And radio have been recorded by singers Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Ustad Hamid Ali Khan, folk and sufi songs performer Abida Parveen, ghazal singers Ghulam Ali, Iqbal Bano, Jagjit Singh, Noor Jehan and many other singers.[2]
Publications
Publication | Type | Year |
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Barzakh[2] | Poetry | 1974 |
Aks | Translation of Modern Resistance Poetry Of Palestine | 1976 |
Saatwan Dar | Poetry | 1978 |
Waris[2] | TV Serial | 1980 |
Kalay Logon Ki Roshan Nazmein | Translations of the Blacks' Poetry From US & Africa | 1981 |
Dehleez | TV Serial | 1982 |
Fishar | Poetry | 1982 |
Shaher Der Shaher | Travelogue | 1988 |
Zara Phir Se Kehna | Poetry | 1988 |
Aankhon Mein Tere Sapney | Lyrics | 1989 |
Chashm-E-Tamasha | Columns | 1990 |
Lahu Mein Phool | Adapted Plays | 1990 |
Nai Puraney | A new Look on Classic Urdu Poetry | 1991 |
Apney Log | Long Plays | 1991 |
In The Last Days Of Autumn | English Translation of Selected Poetry | 1991 |
Khizaan Ke Akhri Din | Collected Works (Poetry) | 1991 |
Yeh Afsaney | Selection And Criticism of Short Stories | 1992 |
Kehkashan | Anthology of Urdu Poetesses | 1992 |
Us Paar | Poetry | 1992 |
Resham Resham | Travelogue | 1992 |
Waqt | TV Serial | 1993 |
Itne Khwab Kahan Rakhun Gaa | Poetry | 1994 |
Ya Naseeb Clinic[2] | Comedy Plays | 1995 |
Khatay Meethay | Columns | 1995 |
Sapne Baat Nahi Karte | Lyrics | 1995 |
Din | TV Serial | 1995 |
Raat | TV Serial | 1995 |
Samundar | TV Serial | 1997 |
Baarish Ki Awaz | Poetry | 1997 |
Dakhtey Chale Gaey | Columns | 1998 |
Sahar Aasar | Poetry | 1998 |
Nayi Aankhen Purane Khwab | Columns | 1999 |
Sapne Kaise Baat Karein | Lyrics | 1999 |
Jahannam Ki Dasween Gehrai | Translation | 1999 |
Mere Bhi Hain Kuch Khwab | Collected "Nazmein" | 1999 |
Hum Us Ke Hain | Collected "Ghazlein" | 1999 |
Sahilon Ki Hawa | Collected "Ghazlein" | 1999 |
Sahilon Ki Hawa | Poetry | 2000 |
Bandagi | TV series | 2001 |
Chaoon | Columns | 2002 |
Phir Yun Huwa | Poetry | 2003 |
Mohabbat Aisa Dariya Hai | Selected Poems | 2004 |
Saat Din | Travelogue | 2004 |
Autograph | Selection Of Majeed Amjad's Poetry | 2004 |
Tere Dhayaan Ki Taiz Hawa | Selected Poems | 2004 |
Desperate In Love | Selected English Translations | 2004 |
Love Encompasses All | English Translations | 2005 |
Yahin Kahin | Poetry | 2006 |
Teesrey Pehar Ki Dhoop | Columns | 2007 |
Khwab Jagte Hein | Selected Plays | 2007 |
Sapno Se Bhari Aankhen | Collected Lyrics | 2008 |
Chalo Japan Chaltey Hein | Travelogue | 2008 |
Asbab | Hamd-O-Naat | 2008 |
Yeh Mera Shehr-Esukhan | Selection of Parveen Shakir's Poetry | 2008 |
Nazdeek | Poetry | 2009 |
Dhund Ke Us Paar | Columns | 2009 |
Raat Samundar Mein | Selection of Ghazals | 2010 |
Sham Saray | Poetry | 2012 |
Koi Din Aur | Columns (Condolence) | 2012 |
Shifting Sands | Translations In English | 2011 |
Baatein Kerte Din | Poetry | 2014 |
Kara Bayu | Translations in Turkish | 2014 |
Cento Poesie D’amore | Translations in Italian | 2014 |
Geet Hamaray | Songs For Children (3 Volumes) | 2015 |
Girah | TV Serial | 2017 |
Chirag E Rehguzar | Columns | 2017 |
Safar Parey | Travelogues | 2018 |
Zindagi Ke Meley Mein | Poetry | 2018 |
Such Ki Talaash Mein | Criticism | 2018 |
Al Hub-O-Nahar | Translations In Arabic | 2018 |
See also
- List of Pakistani poets
- List of Pakistani writers
- List of Urdu language poets
- List of Urdu language writers
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Muttahir Ahmed Khan (12 August 2011). "Candid chat with Amjad Islam Amjad". Pakistan Today (newspaper). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Ally Adnan (September 2016), "Interview: Amjad Islam Amjad" NewsLine (monthly magazine), Published September 2016, Retrieved 26 November 2020
- ^ "ھولینڈ کی خبریں (News coverage of Amjad Islam Amjad in Holland)". Daily Dharti.com website. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Amjad Islam Amjad". Karachi Literature Festival.Org. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Literary icon Amjad Islam Amjad passes away in Lahore". The Express Tribune. 10 February 2023.
Apart from being the author of more than seventy books, he is the subject of more than ten more, each written by authors and critics globally-renowned in their own right.
- ^ a b "Writer and poet Amjad Islam Amjad dies in Lahore". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Bilal Tanweer (2 August 2017). "Governments are temporary and one should disagree with them: Amjad Islam Amjad". Herald and Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ Tariq, Aamir (10 February 2023). "Profile: Amjad Islam Amjad". Daily Pakistan.
His ancestors belonged to Sialkot known for sports and diverse cultural activities. He received his earlier education in nearby school, completed his graduation from Govt. Islamia College Lahore and masters in Urdu literature from Punjab University.
- ^ "Interview". Contact Pakistan.com website. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Did you know? Bollywood's 'Man Ki Lagan' was written by Amjad Islam Amjad". The Express Tribune. 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Profile of Amjad Islam Amjad (scroll down on the list to read his profile)". The Daily Express. Express News. 31 May 2009. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "A huge loss: Pakistanis mourn Amjad Islam Amjad's demise". The Express Tribune. 10 February 2023.
- ^ Noted Poet Amjad Islam Amjad passes away
- ^ Naveed Siddiqui (22 December 2019). "Renowned writer Amjad Islam Amjad receives prestigious Turkish award". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Blessing for all established to highlight life of Prophet Muhammad". pakobserver.net/. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "'Blessing for All' Foundation set up to highlight life of Holy Prophet". pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "'Blessing for All' highlighting message of Holy Prophet (PBUH)". dailytimes.com.pk/. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "'Blessing for All Foundation' documentary highlights women's rights in Islam". en.dailypakistan.com.pk/. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Profile: Amjad Islam Amjad". Daily Pakistan Global. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Ali, Umair (10 March 2023). "Unmatched Amjad Islam Amjad". ARY NEWS. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Tribune, Qatar; webmaster (30 October 2016). "Javed Akhtar, Amjad Islam Amjad honoured for contribution to Urdu". Qatar Tribune. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Tête-à-tête with Amjad Islam Amjad | The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "President confers Pakistan civil awards on 253 personalities". Dunya News. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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