Neelay Hath
| Neelay Hath | |
|---|---|
| نیلے ہاتھ | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Shahid Nadeem |
| Directed by | Muhammd Azeem |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Muhammd Azeem |
| Original release | |
| Network | PTV |
| Release | 1989 – 1989 |
Neelay Hath (Urdu: نیلے ہاتھ, lit. 'Blue Hands') is a 1989 Pakistani television series written by Shahid Nadeem and directed by Muhammad Azeem.[1][2] The drama was aired during Benazir Bhutto's First Government.[3] The series was also popular in India.[4]
Synopsis
The story revolves around Nabeela Noman, an educated girl who is also a member of a women's rights organisation. She is imprisoned on false charges. Nabeela meets three prisoners who are imprisoned on different false charges.[5][6][2]
Cast
- Madeeha Gauhar as Nabeela Noman[7][1]
- Uzma Gillani as Zulekha
- Saba Hameed as Parveen
- Roohi Bano as Zainab
- Bushra Ansari as Jameela
- Arifa Siddiqui as Sakeena
- Bindiya as Sajida Hameed
- Faryal Gohar as Zarmeen
- Khayyam Sarhadi as Rashid
- Talat Siddiqui as Sakeena's Mother
- Mehboob Alam as Jeevan
- Irsa Ghazal as Rano
- Naima Khan as Bari Phuppo
- Nirvaan Nadeem as Jameela's son
- Asim Bukhari as Noman Siddiqui
- Fareeha Jabeen as Police Woman
- Hina Shaheen as Wakeel
- Tani Begum as Rani
- Mehmood Aslam as Manzoor
- Jazba Sultan as Ruqayya
- Mansoor Baloch as Kamran
- Jameel Fakhri as Khanu
- Haseeb Pasha as Jilani
- Uzra Butt as Mai Jee
- Kanwal Nauman as Amna
- Ismat Tahira as Sudhi
- Tauqeer Nisar as Murad
- Tasneem Kausar as Nazeer Bibi
- Najma Begum as Clothing Supervisor in Jail
- Altaf ur Rehman as Parveen's Father
- Khalida Arjumand as Sajida's Mother
- Aurangzeb Leghari as Abdul Kareem
- Yusaf Ali as Rehmat
- Jevan Sultan as Deputy
- Sikandar Shaheen as I.G
- Khalid Butt as Muhammad Deen
- Mehwish Apa as Prisoner
- Roohi Khan as Zeenat Ara
- Basit Khan as Rizwan
- Parvez Raza as Mukhtar
- Munir Nadir as Chaudhry Bichoo
- Inam Khan as Anwar
- Hamid Mehmood as Lal Deen
- Reena as Zarmin
- Noman Shah as Adil
- Salma Khan as Shehzadi
- Tahira Saleem as Mrs Tauqeer
- Veena Khan as Hajra
Production
Neelay Hath was based on play Barri (The Acquittal), which was written by Shahid Nadeem and staged by Madeeha Gauhar for Ajoka.[2] The critical success of the play in Pakistan and India prompted Nadeem to adapt the play for television.[2]
References
- ^ a b Pk, Voice (25 April 2021). "Remembering Madeeha". Voicepk.net. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d Deneb Sumbul (4 November 2022). "A Dark Stage". Newsline Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 September 2025.
- ^ Rape in Pakistan. Simorgh, Women's Resource and Publication Centre, Lahore, Pakistan. p. 55.
- ^ India International Centre Quarterly, Volume 24. India International Centre, New Delhi. p. 256.
- ^ Sen, Geeti (18 October 2022). Crossing Boundaries. Orient Longman, New Delhi. p. 25. ISBN 9788125013419.
- ^ The Herald, Volume 22, Issues 7-12. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 139.
- ^ "مدیحہ گوہر کی تیسری برسی کے موقع پر آن لائن میموریل تقریب کا انعقاد". Daily Jang. 27 March 2022.
External links
- Neelay Hath at IMDb