Adnan Siddiqui and Mahira Khan have paid rich tributes to Haseena Moin who passed away this morning at the age of 79.
Remembering Moin, Siddiqui said: “No amount of adjectives would do justice to the immense talent of Haseena Moin or Haseena Apa as she was lovingly called. Her acclaimed writings brought a refreshing angle to dramas and plays, positioning women as independent and empowered.”
“That was the time when hashtags didn’t drive feminism, real work did,” continued Adnan. “Her characters – be it the sisters in Tanhaiyaan, Dr Zoya in Dhoop Kinare [or] Shehzori’s Tara – broke glass ceilings in a conservative Pakistan of the time.”
Praising Moin’s heroine’s, the actor further said: “Young women who were not afraid to speak their minds, believed in equality of genders and typecast emancipation in the truest sense of the word. They were never a second fiddle in any of Apa’s stories. Instead, they emerged stronger than the men.”
Adnan also said that he felt “privileged to have worked in one of her dramas serial, Pal Do Pal and a long play Chup Daria.“
“Though my favourite memories of Haseena apa would always be tuning into PTV to watch Zara and Sanya manoeuvre through life courageously and independently,” he concluded.
Similarly, Mahira also remembered Haseena fondly, admiring her strong work.
“There will never be another like Haseena Moin Sahiba,” said Mahira. “You shall live for generations to come.. through your service to this nation and our industry.”
Other celebrities who remembered Moin include Faysal Quraishi, Imran Abbas, Sanam Saeed, Usman Mukhtar and Fahad Mustafa.
