Teray sheher ki galyaan choroon kaisay
**Dil yahan, rooh yahan, jaan yahan.**Pakistani show business is rich with tales of legendary artists who risked all to chase their dreams. Their vision and perseverance won them success. Here is a true-life story of one such actor, the great Waheed Murad. ‘The brain is wider than the sky.’ Said Emily Dickinson. Let us explore how the great Waheed Murad used his intelligence to come up with the greatest movies of all time. Waheed Murad was born with a silver spoon in his mouth on Wednesday, October 2, 1938 in Karachi. He was the only child of Nisar Murad and Shireen Murad. Nisar Murad used to be a reputed film distributor in his time. Waheed Murad, who is popularly known as Veedu, passed his matriculation examination in 1954 from the Colaso School Karachi. He received his bachelor’s degree from S.M. College and master’s degree in English literature from Karachi University in 1963. Waheed Murad stepped into Pakistani cinema as a filmmaker. His first film as producer was ‘Insaan badalta hai’, in 1961. His second production was ‘Jab say dekha hai tumhain’, in 1963. Noticed by visionary film director, S.M. Yusuf, Waheed Murad was offered a secondary role in the film ‘Aulad’. Hence, Waheed Murad debuted as an actor in the film ‘Aulad’, in 1962, in which he played the screen son of Habib and Nayyar Sultana. He was always ambitious and motivated, and he passed on his optimism and faith to his colleagues. He incorporated the essentials of the movie business rapidly. Waheed Murad played a side role in Daman in 1963. He learned some thing new every day and shared his thoughts with his co-workers. ‘Now that the Pakistani public is acquainted with me I will endeavor to work even harder.’ Waheed Murad said modestly in the early 1960s. ‘Heera aur pathar’, golden jubilee, was his first film as lead actor, in 1964, which established Waheed Murad as hero and put him on the road to lasting fame. Waheed Murad was married to Salma on Thursday, September 17, 1964, in Karachi. His daughter, Aasia, died in infancy, and both Waheed Murad and Salma were inconsolable. However, their two children, Aalia and Adil brought happiness and comfort to their lives. Waheed Murad’s romantic-tragic characters created Pakistani cinema’s most enduring and beloved personas. Essentially, Waheed Murad’s movies are the essence of his creative spirit, the vital force of the human heart. Also, partly it was the sheer novelty of him. Waheed Murad was an actor who stood out in 1964. His role came precariously close to reality in the film ‘Doctor’, in 1964. Waheed Murad was very fond of reading English novels and his favorite poet was Keats. His hobbies included playing cricket, listening to music and photography. Renowned Egyptian singer, Umme-e- Kulthum, was his favorite singer. Reverting to the show business, movies like ‘Eid Mubarak’, 1965 and ‘Kaneez’, 1965, are still fresh in the minds of moviegoers. They have stories to tell. For the sake of record, Waheed Murad and Zeba paired off in seventeen movies.
In fact, Waheed Murad captured the high spirits of one of the country’s most- loved songs, while picturing ‘Akele na jana’ on him and Zeba. He was absolutely, unequivocally as successful as an actor could be in the Pakistani movies. Of all the artists we have seen, none hold a place in our hearts like Waheed Murad. He has achieved almost reverential status and rightly so. His role of a dedicated doctor in ‘Insaniyat’, 1967, golden jubilee, was remarkable enough to attract a huge crowd to the cinema halls. Perhaps, Waheed Murad was never closer to perfection as he was in ‘Insaniyat.’ At this point, dear reader, let me concede one truth regarding Waheed Murad: He loved to drive very fast. He mostly drove a Mercedes and a Volk’s wagon