Sarmad Sehbai
Sarmad Sehbai (Urdu: سرمد صہبائی; born 1945)[1][2] is a Pakistani poet, playwright, film and theatre director, who has worked in Urdu, Punjabi and English.[3][4][5][6] Early life and educationHe was born in Lahore, Punjab, British India, and pursued his studies at Government College Lahore, where he gained recognition for his Urdu poetry.[1] Actor Manzar Sehbai is his brother. CareerTelevision and movie scriptsSarmad first made his career breakthrough in 1968 by getting a job with PTV as a scripts producer.[5] He adapted Manto's Naya Qanoon and Toba Tek Singh for Pakistan Television. He wrote the play Mor Mahal in 2016 for television[4] and the same year produced the script of the film Mah e Mir, Pakistan nomination in the foreign language Academy Awards in the United States.[7] Poet and playwrightSarmad Sehbai appeared on the Pakistani literary scene as a poet and made his theatre debut in the early 1970s.[5] His poetry collection includes Neeli Kay Su Rung, Un Kahi Baton Ki Thakan, Mulaqat, Raja ka Beya. He wrote theater play The Dark Room,[5] two Punjabi-language plays Panjawan Chiragh, Auss Gali Na Jaween and a documentary Mughals of the Road.[5][8] NovelistIn late 2024 Sarmad Sehbai released his first English-language novel, The Blessed Curse, a fiction which serves as a satire on the contemporary conditions of Pakistan, and it received critical acclaim from writers such as Mohammed Hanif and Mohsin Hamid.[9] Awards and recognition
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