Anwar Maqsood

Anwar Maqsood
انور مقصود

Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) in 2013
Pride of Performance in 1994
Anwar Maqsood; انور مقصود; Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) in 2013; Pride of Performance in 1994
Spouse	Imrana Maqsood عمرانہ مقصود
Children	Bilal Maqsood (son) ; Arjumand Ahmed (daughter)
Relatives	Zubaida Tariq (sister); Fatima Surayya Bajia (sister); Zehra Nigah (sister); Sarah Naqvi (sister);

Anwar Maqsood Hameedi (born 7 September 1939,

satirist, humorist, and infrequent actor. He was well known for his drama write-ups for PTV in the late 1970s and 1980s.^[1]

Early life and family

Anwar Maqsood was born on 7 September 1939 in

PIB Colony, Karachi with his siblings and family.^[2]

Maqsood belongs to a prominent family of Pakistan and some of his siblings are well known in their own right: his sister,

Chief Secretary Sindh; and his sister Zubaida Tariq was a cooking expert and chef. His wife, Imrana Maqsood, is a known novelist and his son, Bilal Maqsood is a rock artist, lead guitarist and vocalist of former rock band Strings. He has one daughter.^[2]^[1]

A book on the life and work of Anwar Maqsood titled Uljhey Suljhey Anwar (الجھے سلجھے انور) was written by his wife, Imrana Maqsood.

Career

Anwar Maqsood has been associated for many years with PTV where he served as a presenter for a variety of their Television programs including Studio Dhai and then Studio Ponay Teen along with Show Sha and various other shows.^[2]

Works

Maqsood is often regarded as one of the leading

Pakistani satirists/writers as well as highly respected in social and showbiz industry of Pakistan. Anwar Maqsood is often given credit for encouraging talented television actors like Bushra Ansari and Moin Akhter.^[2] He wrote various successful plays for television industry, including:^[3]^[4]

Network	Name	Genre	Type	Year
Pakistan Television Corporation	Aik Sachi Chuk	Comedy	Long play
	Aik Thi Safia		Long play
	Amma		Long play
	Aangan Terha	Comedy	Drama serial
	Chun Chunao	Comedy	Drama serial
	Dour-e-Junoon (Drama 83)		Long play
	Fifty Fifty	Comedy	Sketch comedy
	Fanooni Latifey	Comedy	Long play
	Half Plate	Comedy	Long play
	Iss Tarah To Hota Hai	Comedy	Drama serial
	Karim Sahab Ka Ghar (Sachi Kahaniyan)	Comedy	Long play
	Nasri Ganey	Comedy	Long play
	Show Time	Comedy	Stage show
	Show Sha	Comedy	Stage show
	Silver Jubilee		Stage show
	Studio Dhaai		Stage show
	Studio Ponay Teen	Comedy	Stage show
	Talaash		Drama serial
	Zia Mohi-ud-Din Show^[2]	Comedy	Stage show	1969–1973
	Yeh Kahan Ki Dosti Hai		Long play	1988
Network Television Marketing	Studio Chaar Bees	Comedy
	Sitara Aur Mehrunissa	Romance	Drama serial
	Nadan Nadia	Comedy	Drama serial
	Colony 52		Drama serial
ARY Digital Network	Loose Talk	Comedy	Talk show
ARY Digital Network	Majoo Mian
Express Entertainment	Hum Pe Jo Guzarti Hai
Other	Pawnay 14 August	Satire	One-act play	2012
	Sawa 14 August	Satire	One-act play	2013
	Anwar Maqsood ka Dharna	Satire	Play	2014
	Siachen	Satire	Play	2015
	Saadhay 14 August	Satire	Play	2022

He also wrote the lyrics of Nestlé Nido Young Stars theme, "Meri Pyari Ammi Jaan" (English: My Dear Mother)

Education

Anwar Maqsood received his education in Pakistan. He completed his matriculation from St. Patrick's High School, Karachi. He then went on to study at the Sindh Muslim Government Law College, also in Karachi. He graduated with a degree in Law and began his career as a lawyer. However, he soon realized that his true passion was in the field of creative writing and entertainment, and he transitioned into the field of scriptwriting, television hosting, and comedy.

Awards

Pride of Performance Award by the Government of Pakistan in 1994^[2]
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2013^[5]

PTV Superstar award at PTV Awards in 2000^[6]
Lifetime Achievement Honour at 4th Pakistan Media Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award at the 3rd Hum Awards^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Profile: Witticism, criticism". Dawn. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rehman, Maliha (15 May 2011). "Cultural Dynasty: The Maqsood family". The News International. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
^ Rao, Maliha S (25 October 2013). "Sawa 14 August – bringing history to the theater". Dawn. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
^ "Anwar Maqsood is a bigger and better writer than Woody Allen: Sajid Hasan". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 25 October 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
^ "Civilian awards: Presidency issues list of 192 recipients". The Express Tribune. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^ "PTV World Awards", PTV (News), archived from the original on 18 January 2022, retrieved 22 February 2022
^ "HUM TV Awards 2015: 'Sadqay Tumhare' a clear winner". Dawn. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

External links

Anwar Maqsood at
IMDb

[Dawn2-1] "Profile: Witticism, criticism". Dawn. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

[TNI-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rehman, Maliha (15 May 2011). "Cultural Dynasty: The Maqsood family". The News International. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

[Dawn1-3] Rao, Maliha S (25 October 2013). "Sawa 14 August – bringing history to the theater". Dawn. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

[4] "Anwar Maqsood is a bigger and better writer than Woody Allen: Sajid Hasan". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 25 October 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

[5] "Civilian awards: Presidency issues list of 192 recipients". The Express Tribune. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

[6] "PTV World Awards", PTV (News), archived from the original on 18 January 2022, retrieved 22 February 2022

[7] "HUM TV Awards 2015: 'Sadqay Tumhare' a clear winner". Dawn. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

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