Hameed Akhtar

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Hameed Akhtar
Born
Akhtar Ali

12 March 1923
Pakistani
Occupation(s)Journalist, writer
Known forJournalist, columnist[2]
ChildrenSaba Hameed (daughter)
Huma Hameed (daughter)
Lalarukh Hameed (daughter)
RelativesWaseem Abbas (son-in-law)
Faris Shafi (grandson)
Meesha Shafi (granddaughter)
Ali Abbas (grandson)
AwardsPride of Performance

Hameed Akhtar (12 March 1923 – 17 October 2011), was a newspaper columnist, writer, journalist and the

Progressive Writers Association in Pakistan.[3] He was also the father of TV actresses Saba Hameed, Huma Hameed and Lalarukh Hameed.[1]

Early life

Hameed Akhtar finished his basic education in Ludhiana area and was a childhood friend of the now renowned poets Sahir Ludhianvi and Ibn-e-Insha in his school years.[2] Later, his family migrated to Pakistan. His birth name was Akhtar Ali which he changed to Hameed Akhtar in high school.[2]

Career

After the

Awards and recognition

Books and film scriptwriter

  • Aashnaayian Kia Kia[2]
  • Kaal Kothri – this book was a memento of his time in jail[3][2]
  • Royedad-e-Anjuman
  • Sukh Ka Sapna (film script written for this 1962 film)[2]
  • Paraaye Aag (film script written in 1971)[2]

Death and legacy

He died on 17 October 2011 in Lahore, Pakistan after a long battle with cancer at age 88.

Saba Hameed. Saba Hameed first married Syed Pervaiz Shafi. They were later separated and divorced. They had a daughter, actress Meesha Shafi and a son, music performer Faris Shafi. She later married TV actor Waseem Abbas, with whom she had a son named Ali Abbas, also an actor.[1]

After his death, veteran Pakistani journalist and human rights activist

I. A. Rehman called him an enlightened person who was an excellent journalist, a good short story writer and a filmmaker.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Saba Hameed's Talented Family Tree – Reviewit.pk website". 10 October 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Obituary: Hameed Akhtar passes away – The Express Tribune newspaper". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 17 October 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Hameed Akhtar passes away". Pakistan. Dawn. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. ^ Hameed Akhtar's award info on Dawn (newspaper) Published 16 August 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2019