Ghulam Abbas

Ghulam Abbas was a Pakistani writer, magazine editor, and translator. On 17th November 1909, he was born in Amritsar, British India. He has written several story books and poems for children especially, he mainly wrote fictional books. He was observant and picked the plot for his story from his surroundings. Then, he used to develop stories based on the plot, and it was so engaging that readers always found themselves lost in it. He used simple language for his writing, and his narration was direct and easy. At first, his story seems way simpler, but as you go ahead and read further, you'll find it always has a deep meaning hidden behind it. One of his most successful stories is Overcoat. When you first read it, it appears to be very simple, but the more you read it, the more layers it unfolds about society’s norms. His characters are not pre-planned, but he was a great observant.

He picked his characters from his environment and surroundings. He described his cast in the most honest ways because he didn't only want to put a good side of the character front. But, he also used to put forward the character's worst side. He never tried to idealize a character, he presented it exactly the way it should be. He was a magical writer who knew how to bring his imagination into reality. On 2 November 1982, he was born in Karachi, Pakistan. He wrote a book called Anandi. The book was later adapted into a Bollywood film. In 1983, the film Mandi got released. Shyam Benegal Shyam Benegal is a renowned Indian director and sc >> Read More... directed the film, and Satyadev Dubey A versatile personality, also, called often as ‘Th >> Read More... , Shama Zaidi Shama Zaidi is an Indian costume designer, screenp >> Read More... , and Shyam Benegal wrote the screenplay for the film. It is based on a short Urdu story written by Ghulam Abbas. The film starred Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi is a film actress of Indian origin an >> Read More... , Smita Patil This versatile actress was born on the 17th of Oct >> Read More... , Nina Gupta, Ila Arun Ila Arun is of the star sign Pisces being born on >> Read More... , Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah is an experimental actor and asso >> Read More... , Kulbhushan Kharbanda Proudly known for his role as the ingenious bald v >> Read More... , and Amrish Puri.

Ashok Mehta managed the cinematography department, and Vanraj Bhatia Vanraj Bhatia was born on 31st May 1927. He is a w >> Read More... composed the music for the film. In 1984, the film won the National Award for Best Art Direction. The film premiered in 1983 and 1984’s Hong Kong and London Film Festival. It also became a short film with the highest number of Filmfare awards. Bhisham M. Bijlani, Lalit M. Bijlani, Freni Variava, and Silloo F. Variava produced the film, and Bela Agha, Lilabai Deshpande, Vishwanath Govekar, Mallika Samuel, Mariam, Samuel, and Ajit Vengurlkar handled the makeup department. Samir Chanda Samir Chanda was a popular Indian director and pro >> Read More... and Paltu Dev Sharma managed the art department, and Vijay Bhope Vijay Bhope is a sound engineer who works in the B >> Read More... , Mangesh Desai Mangesh Desai, also known as Mangesh is a great In >> Read More... , Hitendra Ghosh Hitendra Ghosh is an Indian sound designer who wor >> Read More... , Mohammed Hussain Kalsikar, and Kuldip Sood handled the sound department.