Neelay Hath (Urdu: نیلے ہاتھ, lit. 'Blue Hands') is a 1989 Pakistani television series written by Shahid Nadeem and directed by Muhammad Azeem.[1][2] The drama was aired during Benazir Bhutto's government.[3] The series was also popular in India.[4]
| Neelay Hath | |
|---|---|
| نیلے ہاتھ | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Shahid Nadeem |
| Directed by | Muhammd Azeem |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Muhammd Azeem |
| Original release | |
| Network | PTV |
| Release | 1989 – 1989 |
Synopsis
editThe story revolves around Nabeela Noman an educated girl and also a member of an organization for women's equal rights.[5][6] She is imprisoned on false charges and she meets three prisoners who are incarcerated on various false charges[2]
Cast
edit- Madeeha Gauhar as Nabeela Noman[7][1]
- Uzma Gillani as Zulekha
- Saba Hameed as Parveen
- Roohi Bano as Zainab
- Bushra Ansari as Jameela
- Arifa Siddiqui as Sakeena
- Bindiya as Sajida Hameed
- Faryal Gohar as Zarmeen
- Khayyam Sarhadi as Rashid
- Talat Siddiqui as Sakeena's Mother
- Mehboob Alam as Jeevan
- Irsa Ghazal as Rano
- Naima Khan as Bari Phuppo
- Nirvaan Nadeem as Jameela's son
- Asim Bukhari as Noman Siddiqui
- Fareeha Jabeen as Police Woman
- Tani Begum as Rani
- Mehmood Aslam as Manzoor
- Jazba Sultan as Ruqayya
- Mansoor Baloch as Kamran
- Jameel Fakhri as Khanu
- Haseeb Pasha as Jilani
- Uzra Butt as Mai Jee
- Kanwal as Amna
- Ismat Tahira as Sudhi
- Tauqeer Nisar as Murad
- Tasneem Kausar as Nazeer Bibi
- Najma Begum as Clothing Supervisor in Jail
- Altaf ur Rehman as Parveen's Father
- Khalida Arjumand as Sajida's Mother
- Aurangzeb Leghari as Abdul Kareem
- Yusaf Ali as Rehmat
- Jevan Sultan as Deputy
- Sikandar Shaheen as I.G
- Khalid Butt as Muhammad Deen
- Mehwish Apa as Prisoner
- Roohi Khan as Zeenat Ara
- Basit Khan as Rizwan
- Parvez Raza as Mukhtar
- Munir Nadir as Chaudhry Bichoo
- Inam Khan as Anwar
- Hamid Mehmood as Lal Deen
- Noman Shah as Adil
- Salma Khan as Shehzadi
- Tahira Saleem as Mrs Tauqeer
- Veena Khan as Hajra
Production
editThe series was based on Barri (The Acquittal) written by Shahid Nadeem stage play based on four female prisoners incarcerated on various false charges.[2] It gained critical acclaim in both Pakistan and India and then Shahid wrote the television serial called Neelay Hath.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Pk, Voice (25 April 2021). "Remembering Madeeha". Voicepk.net. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d "A Dark Stage". Newsline Magazine. 4 November 2022.
- ^ Rape in Pakistan. Simorgh, Women's Resource and Publication Centre, Lahore, Pakistan. p. 55.
- ^ India International Centre Quarterly, Volume 24. India International Centre, New Delhi. p. 256.
- ^ Sen, Geeti (18 October 2022). Crossing Boundaries. Orient Longman, New Delhi. p. 25. ISBN 9788125013419.
- ^ The Herald, Volume 22, Issues 7-12. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 139.
- ^ "مدیحہ گوہر کی تیسری برسی کے موقع پر آن لائن میموریل تقریب کا انعقاد". Daily Jang. 27 March 2022.
External links
edit- Neelay Hath at IMDb
