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MARIA AUR BALAJ
teleplay written by A.D.Balouch
directed by SHAHID NADEEM
duration 75 minutes
Maria aur Baloach is the story of a young western woman of Pakistani origin who comes to Balouchistan on behalf of a funding body, in search of a missing school. Her journey through the desert with the enigmatic yet kind Baloach(Balaich) also becomes a journey of self - discovery. While locating her school she learns about the mysterious, customs and practices of the Baloachi tribal people. The way is set amidst the barren but striking beautiful landscape of Balouchistan.

TAAQUB
teleplay written by A.D.Balouch
directed by SHAHID NADEEM
duration 75 minutes
A 10 episodes 25 minutes serial about the ancient custom of Siah-Kari (Honour Killing). A village notable is on the run after killing his driver suspected of having illicit relations with his sistrt. He is chasing the sister(and her husband who is on her side), while the Assistant Commissioner is after this gentleman killer. During this chase, the AC discovers a gentleman killer instinct in him.

CHOOLAH & CHARDEVARI
teleplay written by SHAHID NADEEM
directed by MADEEHA GAUHAR
duration 65 minutes
The theme of the play is the oppression of ordinary women in Pakistan, who are confined in the four walls of the house, spending most of their time in the kitchen with the choolah. The play very sensitively portrays the uneventful and oppressive life of an urban lower class housewife and her ambivalent relationships with her mother-in-law, husband and her son. A significant aspect of her life is her contact with the outside world: the vendors, the sweeperess, the postman, the neighbors, who are the only sources of fresh air and the news of the outside world.
A major focus of the story is so - called stove - deaths, which in many cases are suicides by desperate wives or murders by in-laws. This issue is projected by the news about the case of Sakina who is at the deathbed after one such "accident". The greed for dowry and the maltreatment of brides, who do not bring enough dowries, are highlighted in the play.
Another issue brought out in the play is separate lives of men and women in our society and lack of recognition of the contribution of women as workforce.

MUJAHID
teleplay written by NADEEM SHAHID
directed by NADEEM SHAHID
The theme of “Mujahid” is unusual but extremely relevant to present-day Pakistan. A store of tow friends who have returned from Afghanistan where they had honed to fight as “Jehadis”, the film follows “Reintegration” of the two young men into mainstream society. The film attempts to understand the frustration and lack of hope for our youth which leads them to take the extremist causes.

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