Bedil Masroor
Sindhi TV producer and a popular writer and singer
Bedil Masroor | |
|---|---|
بيدل مسرور بدوي | |
| Born | (1947-07-11) July 11, 1947 (age 77) Shikarpur, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Occupation(s) | Television producer, television director, writer, poet, musician, lyricist, and record producer |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Television | Dil Ji Duniya Hathen Gul Mendi Mohabatoon Ke Safeer Roshan Tara |
| Spouse | Beena Masroor |
| Children | 7 |
| Parent | Faqeer Ghulam Ali Masroor |
| Awards | Shaikh Ayaz Award |
Bedil Masroor (Sindhi: بيدل مسرور بدوي ; born July, 1947) is a PTV producer and a writer and singer of Sindhi poetry.[1][2][3]
Personal Life and Education
Early life
His father, Faqeer Ghulam Ali Masroor, was a Sufi poet who used to sing his own ‘kalam’.[4] Masroor inherited this tradition from his father and began to write his own poetry.
Education
He attended primary school Kasai Muhalla Shikarpur and Government high school Shikarpur.[citation needed] Masroor was born at ShikarPur and graduated from the University of Sindh.[5]
Kidnapping of Son
On July 18, 2023, His son Hans Masroor, 43, was kidnapped by people wearing police-like uniforms onShahrah-e-Faisal outside his Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) office in the FTC building.[6]
Background
According to Bedil Masroor, his son left his office at 8:45pm in his car. Unknown people travelling in a White Vigo stopped him at Shahrah-e-Faisal and kidnapped him. Later, Bedil, filed a FIR at Saddar Police Station, Karachi.[6]
Investigation
Police was able to obtain two CCTV footages. One footage shows Hans Masroor getting out of the FTC building and another one shows his car being escorted by white vigo.[6]
Aftermath
Sindhi Adabi Sangat an organization of the writers of Sindhi language demanded immediate release of Hans Masroor.[7]
Career
He joined PTV as a producer in 1974.[5] He produced many prominent Sindhi and Urdu Dramas, these included Hathen Gul Mendi, Dil Ji Duniya, Mohabatoon Ke Safeer.[5] He had also presented programmes in Brahvi language when he was posted in PTV Quetta station.[citation needed]
Awards
He was awarded with "Shaikh Ayaz Award" from Shah Abdul Latif University[8]
Bibliography
- Ranwal Ramzun Waro
- chahtin jay tiwatay tay[9]
- Kaliyat-e-Masroor[10]
- Shaheed-e-Haq Mansoor Hallaj[11]
References
- ^ Rafi, Haneen (12 April 2015). "From the common man's hut, to the palaces". Dawn. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Concert held in Shaikh Ayaz's memory". Pakistan Press Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "HYDERABAD: English translation of Ayaz soon". DAWN. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ Badvi, Faqeer Mian Ghulam Ali “Masroor” (2011). "Heer Ranjho". International Research Journal of Arts & Humanities (IRJAH). 39. ISSN 1016-9342.
- ^ a b c asim.siddiqui (27 November 2015). "Learning Sindhi through Song and Music". Habib University | News & Media. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Ali, Imtiaz (20 July 2023). "Poet Bedil Masroor's son goes 'missing' in Karachi". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "SAS demands release of Hans Masroor". Pakistan Observer. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Shah Abdul Latif University". Archived from the original on 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Books - Library". lib.sindh.org. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Bedil Masroor (1995). ڪليات مسرور - فقير غلام علي "مسرور" بدوي (حصو پهريون) (in Sindhi). Masroor Publication, Karachi.
- ^ Bedil Masroor Badwi (2011). Shaheed-e-Haq Mansoor Hallaj (Urdu).
