My father Faiz: Pakistan鈥檚 revolutionary poet, part 1
Salima Hashmi grew up witnessing the radical poetry of her father Faiz. It inspired her own career in performance, creating Pakistani TV鈥檚 first ever political satire show.
Salima Hashmi grew up in Lahore witnessing the radical poetry of her celebrated father, Faiz Ahmed Faiz. It inspired her own path into art and performance, creating Pakistani TV鈥檚 first ever political satire show, Such Gup.
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Maryam Maruf
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(Photo: Salima Hashmi with her father Faiz Ahmed Faiz, 1956. Credit: Faiz Foundation)
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