Highlighting epic tale of Sepoy Maqbool Hussain

LAHORE - An awards ceremony was held at the DHA Auditorium for the cast and crew of TV play 'Sepoy Maqbool Hussain'. The play brings to light the epic tale of Hussain, a war veteran, who endured rigours of captivity for 40 years in India.

Commander Lahore Corps Lt Gen Ijaz Ahmed Bakhshi was the chief guest at the function organised by Inter Services Public Relations and Interflow. The show was conducted by TV star Noorul Hassan and Aliya Shah and attended by people from different walks of life including civil and military officers, media representatives, corporate executives and entrepreneurs.

The award recipients included director Haider Imam Rizvi, producer and chairman of Interflow Tahir A Khan, executive producer Seema Tahir Khan, script writer Wasi Shah, lyricist Khalilullah Farooqi, organiser of the show Asad Mahmood, editor Qaiser Ali, associate director Asif Waheed, Hassan Niazi (for playing the lead role of Maqbool Hussain), Ghuan Mushtaq (for playing Maqbool Hussain 40 years after captivity), Sabah Faisal (for playing the role of doctor), Reja (for playing Hindu girl), Niaz Ahmed (composer of title song) and Raja Haider (for playing role of Col Khanna). Shafqat Amanat was given award for singing the title song '