Aahat and
Tansen in the early 1990s.
The playwright was considered way ahead of her times because of the way she both entertained and educated the audience, all at the same time. Being an educationist was a part of her personality, but being a playwright was something she excelled at. Her heroines stood shoulder-to-shoulder to men, she was her own master who knew how to get the job done and mostly ended up in happily-ever-after endings (except for in
Uncle Urfi). Like Fatima Surayya Bajiya, every actress wanted to play her heroine; but unlike Bajiya, she leaned more towards comedy than serious issues.
In her heyday, film star Neelo had the sass, the moves and the charisma to make it big in movies.
The 1960’s belonged to Neelo who could act, dance, had a captivating smile, and also had multiple hits to her credit. Photos: Guddu Film Archive
When the history of Pakistan’s film industry is compiled, the 1960s would be considered the most productive decade for films. The ’50s were the teething years for the industry while the ’70s were marred by the VCR invasion and action-based meaningless films.
The swinging ’60s saw many stars-in-the-waiting begin their career, who went on to rule filmdom for over two decades. Muhammad Ali, Waheed Murad, Nadeem, Zeba, Shabnam, Rani and many others all started out in the ‘sixties. However, the decade really belonged to one actress who could act and dance, had a captivating smile, could be termed a sex symbol and also had multiple hits to her credit. It was none other than Neelo.
156th birthday of Islamia College founder observed
Sahaibzada Abdul Qayum Khan worked day and night to educate his fellow Pakhtuns
Roos-Keppel Hall in Islamia College. PHOTO: EXPRESS
SWABI:
The 156th birthday of the founder of Islamia College Peshawar was observed enthusiastically in his native village in Topi, Swabi here on Sunday.
While in addressing the ceremony Vice Chancellor Islamia College Peshawar Prof Dr Jehan Bakht paid rich tributes to Sir Sahaibzada Abdul Qayum Khan saying that he worked day and night to educate his fellow Pakhtuns and established Islamia College to this end.
“Had he not established a stalwart institute like Islamia College, there would be no education for decades to come in this region. He was a visionary who wanted an educated Pakhtun race and worked day and night to achieve this,” said Bakhat, adding that Islamic College was still playing it role and had experienced tremendous growth after the creation of Pakistan.