Ahmed Bashir, was a famous columnist and novelist. He also made an art movie ‘Neela Parbat’ in Pakistan. Ahmed Bashir’s sister Parveen Atif is also well known personality in literary circles.
Ahmed Bashir’s daughter Neelam Ahmed Bashir wrote beautiful short stories in Urdu and also dramatised some of the classics including Bano Qudsia’s ‘Kallo’.
Ahmed Bashir’s other daughters are in showbiz including Bushra Ansari, who tried her luck in drama writing and got recognition for her scripts. Her first project as a writer ‘Neeli Dhoop’ was a bold attempt to address old age marriage of a widow.