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Abstract

"Ahmad Bashir was a renowned journalist and a literary icon of Urdu. He wrote essays / articles and columns equally in English and Urdu. Among the various of his journalistic and literary facets, sketch-writing, novel-writing and editorial-writing are worth-mentioning. He got education in film-making from America, and then started film-making and direction in Pakistan. He produced few documentaries, and made the first and the last to date belly film of Pakistan "Chirree Kahaani" that achieved an award in belly film festival of Iran. He chose journalism for making his livelihood, and learnt journalism from Charagh Hassan Hassrat in the daily "Amroz". He was called the founder of Urdu feature-writing. He wrote his debut feature on Gaamma Pehalwaan. After the daily "Amroz", he started writing for the weekly "Qandeel". He never sticked long to a newspaper owing to his truthfulness and ideological thoughts. He was a staunch socialist and flag-bearer of social justice.
References:

Shoaib Aadil, “Wo Aik Mard Dana Tha”, Mashmoola: Mahnama Naya Zamana, Lahore: February 2005, P.35
Ahmad Bashir, “Khon-e-Jigar Hone Tak”, Lahore: Awaz Ashat Ghar, P.10
Ibid, P.11
Imtiaz Aalim, Bad-e-Mukhlif Siyah, Mashmoola: Mahnama Naya Zamana, Lahore: February 2005, P.37
Ahmad Bashir, “Khon-e-Jigar Hone Tak”, P.10
Ibid, P.22
Ibid, P.29-30
Ibid, P.24
Ata Ullah Siddique, Mashmoola: Sang Rabastand wa Sag Ra Kashadand, Khon-e-Jigar Hone Tak, P.32
Ahmad Bashir, “Khon-e-Jigar Hone Tak”, P.10
Ibid, P.33
Ibid, P.67
Ibid, P.73
Ibid, P.93
Ibid, P.95
Azhar Javed, Oper Se Pathar Andar Se Mom, Mashmoola: Mahnama Naya Zamana, Lahore: February 2005, P.47
Ahmad Bashir, “Khon-e-Jigar Hone Tak”, P.111
Ibid, P.174
Ibid, P.217
Ibid, P.258
Shoaib Aadil, “Wo Aik Mard Dana Tha”, Mashmoola: Mahnama Naya Zamana, P.35
Shoaib Aadil, Aghaz, Mashmoola: “Khon-e-Jigar Hone Tak”, Lahore: Awaz Ashat Ghar, P.5-6
Tanveer Qaiser Shahid, Taaqub, Column Mashmoola: Roznama Pakistan, Lahore: 12 January 2005
Ahmad Bashir darasal maidan Ilm-o-Adab-o-Sahafat ma Khatron kay Khiladi thay aur har mushkil aur preshani ki ankhon mai ankhen dal kr wo “So What” ka Nara Mastana lga kar zindagi karne kay amal ko bila khof-o-Khatar jari rkhtay the.
Majeed Ahmad, “Ahmad Bashir ki Yad ma” Mashmoola: Mahnama Naya Zamana, Lahore: December 2005, P.45