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| Director Haider Imam Rizvi, who has dozens of popular television and movies and plays and serials to his credit, told the gathering he and his team had been reduced to tears several times during the filming of the poignant scenes in the drama serial. "In my opinion, the production of 'Sipahi Maqbool Hussain' is more significant than all the 40 serials that I have produced in my entire career," Rizvi said.<ref name="paktribune">{{Cite web |url=http://www.paklinks.com/gs/showbiz-pakistan/284016-sipahi-maqbool-hussain-based-true-story.html |title= |
Director Haider Imam Rizvi, who has dozens of popular television and movies and plays and serials to his credit, told the gathering he and his team had been reduced to tears several times during the filming of the poignant scenes in the drama serial. "In my opinion, the production of 'Sipahi Maqbool Hussain' is more significant than all the 40 serials that I have produced in my entire career," Rizvi said.<ref name="paktribune">{{Cite web |url=http://www.paklinks.com/gs/showbiz-pakistan/284016-sipahi-maqbool-hussain-based-true-story.html |title=Sipahi Maqbool Hussain (Based on True Story) |access-date=25 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222131850/http://www.paklinks.com/gs/showbiz-pakistan/284016-sipahi-maqbool-hussain-based-true-story.html |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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For other uses, see Maqbool Hussain.2008 Pakistani TV series or program
| Sipahi Maqbool Hussain | |
|---|---|
 The opening title screen for Sipahi Maqbool Hussain | |
| Created by | ISPR Interflow Communications Limited |
| Written by | Haider Imam Rizvi |
| Directed by | Brigadier Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi |
| Starring | Raja Haider, Batin Farooqi, Riaz Mastana, Hassan Niazi, Reeja and Ghazala Butt |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Haider Imam Rizvi |
| Running time | approx 40 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV One, PTV |
| Release | 20 April 2008 (2008-04-20) |
Siphai Maqbool Hussain (Template:Lang-ur, lit. 'Maqbool Hussain the Soldier') co-produced by Brig Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi from ISPR and Interflow Communications Limited is a Pakistani miniseries, aired during the month of April 2008, simultaneously on TV One and PTV, that narrates the true story of a Pakistani soldier, Maqbool Hussain, who was injured and taken prisoner by the Indian Army in the 1965 war and spent 40 years in Indian jails. He was released as a civilian prisoner in 2005. During his imprisonment, Hussain was said to be subjected to terrible human rights abuses. The drama pays tribute to Sepoy Maqbool Hussain as an icon of resilience and steadfastness. It is directed by Brigadier Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi and Haider Imam Rizvi.
Plot
As the story unfolds, Maqbool Hussain, bearing army No 335139, is shown being hit by enemy fire on the Line of Control at the start of the 1965 war. Subsequently, he is taken prisoner by the Indian army, who deny him Prisoner of War status. Trained in the traditions of the Pakistan Army, Maqbool Hussain faces great suffering and refuses to share any information about his country with his captors — so much so that when they cut out his tongue, he writes Pakistan Zindabad (long live Pakistan) in his own blood. Maqbool Hussain also beaten into becoming mentally ill during his four decades of incarceration.
Director's comments
Director Haider Imam Rizvi, who has dozens of popular television and movies and plays and serials to his credit, told the gathering he and his team had been reduced to tears several times during the filming of the poignant scenes in the drama serial. "In my opinion, the production of 'Sipahi Maqbool Hussain' is more significant than all the 40 serials that I have produced in my entire career," Rizvi said.
See also
References
- ^ "Tribute paid to Sipahi Maqbool Hussain at Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC)". Daily Times (newspaper). 16 October 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ To Sipahi Maqbool Hussain with love The News International (newspaper), Published 6 June 2008, Retrieved 25 June 2020
- "Sipahi Maqbool Hussain (Based on True Story)". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
External links
- COAS Kayani paying tribute to Maqbool Hussain
- Fair & Square: To Sepoy Maqbool Hussain with loveb y Mian Saifur Rehman
- The story of Sipahi Maqbool Hussain – Indo-Pak War 1965
- Watch Complete Drama Sipahi Maqbool Hussain (2008)
- Urdu-language television shows
- Pakistan Television Corporation original programming
- Military of Pakistan in fiction
- 2000s Pakistani television series
- 2008 Pakistani television series debuts
- Indian Armed Forces in fiction
- Television shows set in India
- Kashmir conflict in fiction
- Inter-Services Public Relations media productions
- Inter-Services Public Relations dramas
- Inter-Services Public Relations films