Zafar Mairaj
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Zafar Mairaj born on 11 October 1968, at Quetta
, Balochistan
, is an acclaimed Pakistani drama
writer
, lyricist
, and short story
writer. He primarily writes in Urdu
, but has also written in Brahui
, and Balochi
. He has written more than 50 dramas i.e. drama serials, drama series, short plays and telefilms, for National television PTV
(Pakistan Television) as well as for most of the private channels in Pakistan
like Geo TV
, AAJ TV
, ARY Digital
, Indus Vision, TVOne Global, Hum TV
etc. He has been nominated for several National Drama awards and won a number of them.
. He got the Bachelors degree in civil engineering
from Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology, Khuzdar
. Presently, serving as the head of civil department in Government College of Technology, Quetta.
His earliest interaction with literature was as a tot, when his grandmother would read the works of Hafiz
, Roomi and Jami
to him in his early childhood. That resulted in producing a passion in him about literature especially writing. This passion led him in penning short stories, and columns in different magazines and newspapers, and participating in several literary events, while he was a college student. He worked as a journalist
for a while until he wrote his first long play "AMARBAIL" for PTV
in 1991, which got him his identity as a drama writer.
Quetta
is the largest city and the provincial capital of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" due to the diversity of its plant and animal wildlife, Quetta is home to the Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, which contains some of the rarest species of wildlife in the...
, Balochistan
Balochistan
Balochistan or Baluchistan is a region which covers parts of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. It can also refer to one of several modern and historical territories within that region:...
, is an acclaimed Pakistani drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
, and short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
writer. He primarily writes in Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
, but has also written in Brahui
Brahui
The name Brahui may refer to:*The Brahui language*The Brahui people...
, and Balochi
Balochi language
Balochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan, Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan. It is also spoken as a second language by some Brahui. It is designated as one of nine official languages of Pakistan.-Vowels:The Balochi vowel...
. He has written more than 50 dramas i.e. drama serials, drama series, short plays and telefilms, for National television PTV
Pakistan Television Corporation
The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...
(Pakistan Television) as well as for most of the private channels in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
like Geo TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...
, AAJ TV
AAJ TV
AAJ TV is a 24 hour Pakistani news television channel. Aaj in English means "Today".-Channel and its Programmes:AAJ News was initially started on March 23, 2005 by the Business Recorder Group...
, ARY Digital
ARY Digital
ARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the...
, Indus Vision, TVOne Global, Hum TV
Hum TV
Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish...
etc. He has been nominated for several National Drama awards and won a number of them.
Early life
He was born in Syed (Mashwani) house fathered by Mohammad Mairaj. He matriculated from Helper public school, Quetta and for intermediate he went to Tameer-e-Nau Public College, QuettaTameer-e-Nau Public College, Quetta
Tameer-e-Nau Public College is an educational institution in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan. The campus is situated in the centre of the provincial capital city of Quetta. The Principal has been awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz for distinguished merit and national and international levels.-...
. He got the Bachelors degree in civil engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
from Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology, Khuzdar
Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology, Khuzdar
Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology, Khuzdar, or UET Khuzdar is an engineering universities of Pakistan, and offering Bachelor and Master degrees. Students of the institute are popularly referred to as a BUETIANs....
. Presently, serving as the head of civil department in Government College of Technology, Quetta.
His earliest interaction with literature was as a tot, when his grandmother would read the works of Hafiz
Hafiz
Hafidh |f.]] ḥāfiẓa), literally meaning 'guardian', is a term used by Muslims in modern days for someone who has completely memorized the Qur'an.-Overview:...
, Roomi and Jami
Jami
Nur ad-Dīn Abd ar-Rahmān Jāmī also known as DJāmī, Mawlanā Nūr al-Dīn 'Abd al-Rahmān or Abd-Al-Rahmān Nur-Al-Din Muhammad Dashti who is commonly known as Jami , is known for his achievements as a scholar, mystic, writer, composer of numerous lyrics and idylls, historian, and one of the greatest...
to him in his early childhood. That resulted in producing a passion in him about literature especially writing. This passion led him in penning short stories, and columns in different magazines and newspapers, and participating in several literary events, while he was a college student. He worked as a journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
for a while until he wrote his first long play "AMARBAIL" for PTV
Pakistan Television Corporation
The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...
in 1991, which got him his identity as a drama writer.
Career
His first drama was a turning point in his life as he got his identity as a Professional Drama writer of Pakistan and carved a name for himself in the field of writing to his distinctive style. Not surprisingly, he chose the problems of the Lower Middle Class as a theme for his writing, as he himself belonged to the same deprived class of the society. A social theme along with bold and blunt style of writing about life's harsh realities makes him stand out from other writers. Beside that he tries to enlighten the culture, tradition, and customs of the respective class. One thing that is common in creations is that instead of making speeches, he likes to romanticize the human relationships. Till now he has written more than 50 dramas of several genres for different TV channels. He has been awarded many prestigious National Drama awards for his work.For PTV
| Drama | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Amarbail | 1991 | |
| Shantul (in Balochi language Balochi language Balochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan, Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan. It is also spoken as a second language by some Brahui. It is designated as one of nine official languages of Pakistan.-Vowels:The Balochi vowel... ) |
1994 | |
| Shantul ( in urdu Urdu Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an... language) |
1995 | |
| Safar | 1995 | |
| Ijazat | 1997 | |
| Dozakh | 1997 | |
| Daddy | 2001 | |
| Kisay Wakeel karain | 2001 | |
| Werdi | 2004 | |
| Masuri | 2004 | |
| Ladla | 2005 | |
| Koh zade (independent play on 2005 Kashmir earthquake 2005 Kashmir earthquake The 2005 Kashmir earthquake was a major earthquake centered in Pakistan-administered Kashmir known as Azad Kashmir, near the city of Muzaffarabad, affecting Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It occurred at 08:52:37 Pakistan Standard Time on 8 October 2005... ) |
2006 | |
| Pakistan ka matlab kya...! ( independent play) | 2007 | |
| Lyari Lyari Lyari is one of the neighbourhoods of Lyari Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.There are several ethnic groups in Lyari including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim... express |
2007 | |
| Darwaza | 2009 | |
| Intezar | 2010 | |
| Ghar ki khatir | 2010 |
For Satellite channels
| Drama | Year | Channel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajnabi | 1996 | Zee tv Zee TV Zee TV is an India-based satellite television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, which broadcasts various programmes in Hindi and other regional languages of India. Broadcasting is also present in various nations of South Asia, Europe, the Middle East,... |
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| Allap | 2002 | Indus TV Network Indus TV Network Indus is an independent television network based in Pakistan.-Indus Vision:Indus Vision is Pakistan’s first independent satellite channel and a general entertainment channel... |
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| Sufaid posh | 2004 | Geo tv Geo TV Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002... |
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| Muqadddas | 2005 | ARY tv | |
| Maa aur Mamta (Drama series) | 2006 | Indus Vision | |
| Vanee | 2007 | Geo TV Geo TV Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002... |
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| Shikwah | 2007 | Geo TV Geo TV Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002... |
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| Aurat Aur Chardiwaari (drama series) | 2007 | ARY TV | |
| Mehmaan | 2008 | ARY TV | |
| Mann se pocho | 2008 | TV ONE TV ONE TV One is the flagship network of New Zealand state broadcaster Television New Zealand . It was the first major television network in New Zealand, starting out from 1960 onwards as individual stations in major centres and eventually networking to become NZBC TV in 1969... |
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| Mulaqat | 2009 | Hum TV Hum TV Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish... |
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| Ishq ki inteha | 2009 | GEO TV Geo TV Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002... |
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| Zafar mairaj ki kahaniyan ( drama series) | 2010 | Hum TV Hum TV Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish... |
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| Palki | 2011 | Hum TV Hum TV Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish... |
Awards and nominations
| Drama | Year | Award | Nominated/Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shantul | 1996 | PTV PTV PTV may refer to:Television*Pakistan Television Corporation, a state-run broadcaster of Pakistan**PTV News, a 24-hour state news channel*"PTV" , a 2005 Family Guy episode... award |
winner (best writer drama serial} | |
| Ijazat | 1997 | PTV PTV PTV may refer to:Television*Pakistan Television Corporation, a state-run broadcaster of Pakistan**PTV News, a 24-hour state news channel*"PTV" , a 2005 Family Guy episode... award |
nominated (best writer drama serial} | |
| Kisay wakeel karain | 2001 | PTV PTV PTV may refer to:Television*Pakistan Television Corporation, a state-run broadcaster of Pakistan**PTV News, a 24-hour state news channel*"PTV" , a 2005 Family Guy episode... award |
nominated (best writer drama serial) | |
| Masuri | 2004 | PTV PTV PTV may refer to:Television*Pakistan Television Corporation, a state-run broadcaster of Pakistan**PTV News, a 24-hour state news channel*"PTV" , a 2005 Family Guy episode... award |
nominated (best writer drama serial) | |
| Kohzade | 2006 | PTV PTV PTV may refer to:Television*Pakistan Television Corporation, a state-run broadcaster of Pakistan**PTV News, a 24-hour state news channel*"PTV" , a 2005 Family Guy episode... prize |
winner (best writer independent play) | |
| Maa aur mamta | 2006 | Indus drama award | winner (best writer drama series) | |
| Pakistan ka matlab kya! | 2007 | PTV PTV PTV may refer to:Television*Pakistan Television Corporation, a state-run broadcaster of Pakistan**PTV News, a 24-hour state news channel*"PTV" , a 2005 Family Guy episode... prize |
winner (best writer independent play) | |
| Aurat aur chardiwari | 2007 | Indus drama award | winner (best writer drama series) | |
| Vanee | 2007 | Lux Style Award | nominated (best drama serial) | |
| Lyari Express | 2007 | Lux Style Award | winner (best Drama serial) | |
| Lyari express | 2007 | PTV PTV PTV may refer to:Television*Pakistan Television Corporation, a state-run broadcaster of Pakistan**PTV News, a 24-hour state news channel*"PTV" , a 2005 Family Guy episode... award |
winner (best writer drama serial) | |
| Pehla pathar | 2008 | PTV PTV PTV may refer to:Television*Pakistan Television Corporation, a state-run broadcaster of Pakistan**PTV News, a 24-hour state news channel*"PTV" , a 2005 Family Guy episode... prize |
winner (best writer telefim) | |
| Darwaza | 2010 | PTV PTV PTV may refer to:Television*Pakistan Television Corporation, a state-run broadcaster of Pakistan**PTV News, a 24-hour state news channel*"PTV" , a 2005 Family Guy episode... award |
nominated (best writer drama serial) | |
| Darwaza | 2010 | Lux Style Award | Nominated (best drama serial) |