Bashir Niaz
Bashir Niaz was a Pakistani film story, dialogue, and screenwriter. He is known for writing scripts/dialogues for blockbuster movies like Diya aur tofaan, Aina, and Bandish. He won a total of 15 Nigar Awards as a dialogue/scriptwriter.
Early life
Bashir Niaz was born on 9 May 1936, in Jamke Chattha, Gujranwala District, Punjab, British India. He graduated from Government Islamia College, Lahore. Then he joined journalism and worked for several magazines and journals. Later he turned towards film journalism and worked for the weekly Nigar.Career
Niaz started his career as a screenwriter in 1963 by writing a script for the movie Chhoti Behan. Initially he teamed up with directors like Shabab Kiranvi, K. Khurshid, and Haider Chowdhri. Later he developed a professional understanding with the director Nazar-ul-Islam.Niaz was known as "the magician of dialogues", and was good at creating witty, emotional, and dramatic dialogues for the general public. In 1980, he was asked to write a Pakistani version of the Hollywood film Random Harvest. He wrote the script for Bandish, a platinum jubilee hit of the year. During his long career as a screenwriter, he wrote stories and dialogues for many successful Urdu and Punjabi films.
Filmography
Some of the popular films of Bashir Niaz as a writer are:Ehsaas Naukar Wohti Da Aina Ambar Parakh Zindagi Shola Khushboo Bandish Noukar te maalik Doorian Dhee rani Hum eik hain Janbaaz Mukhra Zakhmi Aurat Chahat- ''Rani Beti Raaj Kare Gi''