Haseena Moin

Haseena Moin born on November 20, 1941, in Kanpur, United Provinces, British India, was a Pakistani dramatist, playwright, and scriptwriter. She has penned several dramas for stage, radio, and television. She graduated from the Government College for Women in 1960 and pursued her Master of Arts in History from Karachi University in the year 1963. She explored her potential in writing during her school days and she got the chance to write a weekly column by the title of BHAI JAN for a local journal. Her passion for writing continued and she wrote plays for Radio Pakistan Karachi's "Studio Number 9".

Most of the plays on Pakistan Television like Shehzori, Zair, Zabar, Pesh, Uncle Urfi Uncle Urfi is a Pakistani serial based on romance, >> Read More... , Ankahi, Tanhaiyaan, Parchaieyen, Bandish, Dhund, Dhoop Kinarey, Aahat, Kasak Kasak is daily soap television show which entertai >> Read More... , Pal Do Pal and Tere Ajane Se were written by her. The first colored drama in Pakistan which was aired on PTV called ‘ Parchaiyan Parchaiyan is an Urdu-language drama television se >> Read More... ’ was written by Moin. In the early 1970s, she wrote the script for ‘ Kiran Kahani Story soon >> Read More... ’. IN 1987, she even wrote a drama serial ‘ Dhoop Kinare Dhoop Kinare is an Urdu TV medical drama series on >> Read More... ’. She became popular through the play written for India called ‘ Tanha Tanha was a drama series which was telecasted by S >> Read More... ’. 

Her passion for writing has crossed boundaries and she excelled in Lollywood as well as Bollywood. In the year 1978, Moin became the scriptwriter for the film ‘Yahan Se Wahan Tak’, starring Waheed Murad He was a Pakistani movie actor cum producer. He wa >> Read More... . She was the dialogue writer for the film ‘Nazdekiyan’ directed by Usman Peerzada Usman Peerzada was born on June 24, 1950, in Lahor >> Read More... and released in the year 1986. In 1998, Moin wrote ‘Kahin Pyar Na Ho Jaye’ directed by Javed Sheikh Javed Sheikh is one of Pakistan’s actor, producer, >> Read More... . She was the first Pakistani writer to write for a Bollywood film. Moin wrote dialogues for Raj Kapoor’s dream project ‘Henna’ which was released in the year 1991. The film was a huge success and was also chosen as India's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars.

Moin was the author of various types of drama ranging from romantic dramas like ‘Dhoop Kinaray’, ‘Ankahi’, and ‘Kohar’ to family dramas like ‘ Aansoo Aansoo is a Pakistani romantic drama television se >> Read More... ’, she has also written several plays based on social issues like the super hit Aahat. Some of her famous plays include ‘ Parosi Parosi is a Pakistani serial that was telecasted o >> Read More... ’, ‘Pal do Pal’, ‘Kasak’, ‘Dhundle Raaste’ and many more. She has secured various accolades for her talent in writing. She was the recipient of the Pride of Performance award. She was also recognized as the best playwright and dramatist, Pakistan has ever witnessed. Moin died on March 26, 2021, in Karachi, due to cancer.