Neelay Hath Explained

Native Name:	Urdu: {{Nastaliq|نیلے ہاتھ
Genre:	Drama
Director:	Muhammd Azeem
Starring:	Madeeha Gauhar Uzma Gillani Arifa Siddiqui Bindiya Faryal Gohar Saba Hameed Bushra Ansari
Country:	Pakistan
Language:	Urdu
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	19
Producer:	Muhammd Azeem

Neelay Hath (Urdu: {{Nq|نیلے ہاتھ) is a 1989 Pakistani television series written by Shahid Nadeem and directed by Muhammad Azeem.^[1] The drama was aired during Benazir Bhutto's government.^[2] The series was also popular in India.^[3]

Synopsis

The story revolves around Nabeela Noman an educated girl and also a member of an organization for women's equal rights.^{[4] [5]} She is imprisoned on false charges and she meets three prisoners who are incarcerated on various false charges

Cast

• Madeeha Gauhar as Nabeela Noman^{[6] [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
• 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 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
• Noman Shah as Adil
• Salma Khan as Shehzadi
• Tahira Saleem as Mrs Tauqeer
• Veena Khan as Hajra

Production

The series was based on Barri (The Acquittal) written by Shahid Nadeem stage play based on four female prisoners incarcerated on various false charges. It gained critical acclaim in both Pakistan and India and then Shahid wrote the television serial called Neelay Hath.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pk . Voice . 2021-04-25 . Remembering Madeeha . 2022-05-09 . Voicepk.net . en-US.
2. Book: Rape in Pakistan. Simorgh, Women's Resource and Publication Centre, Lahore, Pakistan. 55.
3. Book: India International Centre Quarterly, Volume 24. India International Centre, New Delhi. 256.
4. Book: Sen . Geeti . Crossing Boundaries . 18 October 2022 . Orient Longman, New Delhi . 25 . 9788125013419 . en.
5. Book: The Herald, Volume 22, Issues 7-12. Pakistan Herald Publications. 139.
6. Web site: مدیحہ گوہر کی تیسری برسی کے موقع پر آن لائن میموریل تقریب کا انعقاد. Daily Jang. March 27, 2022.
7. Web site: A Dark Stage. Newsline Magazine. November 4, 2022.