From where Zia Mohiuddin Bazm departs

Zia Muhyiddin is no longer among us. He was ninety-two years old.

Zia Muhyiddin, the magician of words, was the last letter in giving sound meaning to words. There is no doubt that he brought the importance of Urdu and English literature to light from the heights of heaven. His mastery of this field brought it to perfection.

The magic of Zia Muhyiddin’s Sahar Afarin style of narration was that people who had the chance to pay for the already known poetry and prose works in his language used to spend tickets to attend his programs.

It is also a fact that his style played a key role in making many people literate who were not inclined towards it. Through his art and voice, Zia Mohiuddin for years Pakistani and He has been associated with British cinema and television as an actor, voice actor, director and producer. He had international fame as a well-known TV anchor, director, singer and writer.

Be it Urdu or English, he is credited with correct pronunciation and effective presentation of historical references. He had the magical ability to mold words and the desired impression from them into tone. Those who listen to and read Zia Mohiuddin, who has a strong grasp on every subject, cannot remain captivated by his personality.

He was associated with the theater and film industry for almost 67 years. The proof of his love for theater and performing arts is present in the form of Napa. He founded an academy named Napa in Karachi where students with passion for arts were taught.

Zia Mohiuddin was born on June 20, 1931 in Lyallpur, now Faisalabad, in British India before the establishment of Pakistan. His father Khadim Mohiuddin was associated with the field of teaching. He inherited his love for art. His father has the distinction of being the writer and dialogue writer of Pakistan’s first film Teri Yaad.

He received acting training from London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in the 50s. He graduated from Government College Lahore in 1949 and went to Australia for further education and then to England where he joined the Royal Academy of Theater Arts.

He returned to Pakistan in 1956, but soon returned to England on a scholarship, and this trip led him to study directing.

In 1960, E.M. Foster’s famous novel ‘A Passage to India’ was staged, and by playing the role of Dr. Aziz in it, he gained the attention of the audience.

In 1962, he got an opportunity to work in the film ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ and he played a memorable role in this film, after which the doors of theater and Hollywood were opened for him and he played roles in many films. what During his stay in Britain, Zia Mohiuddin also presented a weekly program titled “Here and Now” for a major television station there.

This program was not for any particular class, the contents were very wide and varied. He was associated with many British channels. Instead of accepting all kinds of roles in acting, Zia Mohiuddin only accepted those roles in which he was sure of the best acting. In 1970, Zia Mohiuddin came to Pakistan where he hosted a stage program called ‘Zia Mohiuddin Show’ for Pakistan Television.

It was a show in the history of PTV which not only set new popularity records but also set the standard for stage shows for the future. The show rightly proved to be a ‘trendsetter’. During the government of Pakistan People’s Party, he was appointed as the director of PI Arts Academy.

Meanwhile, he married the famous dancer Naheed Siddiqui. Among the programs that Zia Mohiuddin has presented on Pakistan Television are ‘Pyal’, ‘Chacha Chhakan’, ‘Zia Ke Saath’, ‘Jo Jaane Whe Jite’ and ‘Dhan Hamari Tumhu Naam Hui’. Zia Mohiuddin was associated with the National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) from 2005 to 2021 as founder and head.

During this time, he worked a lot for the promotion of literature. In 2022, he also taught classical theater to students by presenting Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet in Urdu. After that, he voluntarily resigned from this position and started his services. were giving voluntarily.

While giving an interview to a foreign organization, he said that he was disappointed with the quality of dramas produced in Pakistan and the last time he saw a Pakistani drama was in 1981. He said that ‘I don’t watch dramas at all. No shortage is felt, heard but they are very good.

I sometimes watch the news otherwise I rarely watch TV. Sometimes I watch news on Al Jazeera, sometimes I also watch BBC. I study, if I fall asleep by two o’clock, fine, if not, no.’

He was suspicious that wrong pronunciation is spoken on Pakistani TV. He referred to Malik, Malik and Malik and said that the word and the meaning change with Zabar Zir and Pesh.

He had said that ‘various words that we mispronounce in general and in TV dramas, such as grave, worry, patience, etc.

He said, “Professionalism is like faith to me.” He said in an interview that he has rarely been satisfied with his work.

Yes, there are two or four that I am fond of, but the point is that the scale changes over time, in my own eyes, it has not reached the scale that I expected. No matter what the intention is, but if the action is not possible, these two things often do not meet.’

In view of his services related to literature, he was awarded Hilal Imtiaz in 2012 and President Emeritus in September 2021.

Zia Mohiuddin had three marriages with whom he has four children. His third wife Ezra Mohiuddin is also related to showbiz industry.

He married Ezra Mohiuddin in 1994 with whom he has a daughter. Ezra Mohiuddin used to upload pictures and videos with her husband Zia Mohiuddin on Instagram from time to time.

Zia Mohiuddin was made the director of ‘PIA Arts Academy’ during Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s regime in the 1970s.

It was here that he met Naheed Siddiqui, who excelled in dancing. She regularly performed at the academy and after some time this same Naheed became his second wife. Zia Mohiuddin’s first wife was Sarwar Zaman, with whom he had two sons.

Zia Mohiuddin was under treatment in a private hospital in Karachi for a few days due to poor health.

In the past few days, he was admitted to the hospital due to fever and severe abdominal pain, where after an ultrasound, it was found that he had a defect in his intestine, on which his intestine was operated.

After the operation, Zia Mohiuddin was shifted to the intensive care ward of the hospital where he died during treatment.

How do we read poetry?

Zia Mohiuddin used to say, “We read poetry very badly, I have to say with regret. We understand that we are not reading poetry until each word is hammered. We read poetry, not read it.

One of the problems with our poetry is that we don’t have Arabs, punctuation, which is called comma, semi-colon, question mark, etc., so I have heard twenty times well-educated people misread poems. There are countless poems of Ghalib, in which we do not take the slightest precaution without any trouble.