THE MYSTERY BEHIND WAHEED MURAD

THE MYSTERY BEHIND WAHEED MURAD 28th death anniversary of the under-rated genius of Pakistan Silver Screen that is none other than Waheed Murad, will be observed on Nov.23. The ever green chocolate hero of Pakistan Film Industry is still remembered and recognized.His reminiscent is still alive in the hearts of thousands of his admirers.Waheed Murad was a film maker who presented the anatomy of Pakistan society through his films then how he couldnt have remained indifferent to the rift between West and East Pakistan. So this was the theme of one of his films named SAMANDAR[1968], since the sea and not the land connected the two wings of then Pakistan. For the female title role he invited the Bengoli actress Shabnam from East Pakistan who had never worked in West Pakistan before. In this film Waheed was suggesting that the only moral ground for asking the East to give up on the six points for the sake of federation, was that the politicians of West Pakistan should agree in return to let the next prime minister be from East Pakistan. This leaves us with a nagging question about who the real Waheed Murad was__the one we watched on screen as the Chocolate Hero or the genius who stayed behind in dark and played around with our emotions?