Murad (2003)

Directed by

Kamran Qureshi

Genre

LGBTQ-related film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

50 min

Rated

G

Rating

8.6 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A transgender woman named Saima struggles through life and eventually earns the love of her adopted son when he becomes a father. The film follows her journey of motherhood and acceptance.

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What happens

Murad, also known as Eunuch's Motherhood, is a 2003 Urdu/Hindi language television drama film directed by Kamran Qureshi, written by Zafar Mairaj and produced by Iram Qureshi. The film is based on the motherhood of a eunuch, the term to describe a transgender person. Sohail Asghar played the role of a eunuch called Saima, who kept struggling all life and finally succeeded in winning the love of her adopted son, when he became a father himself. Murad was awarded Best Telefilm of the year, Kamran Qureshi won Best Film Director Award and first prize of Rs. 500,000 in Indus Telefilm Festival 2003. Sultana Siddiqui presented special award to Sohail Asghar in The 1st Indus Drama Awards 2005, on his outstanding performance in Murad. The film was broadcast in 2004 on Indus TV Network in Pakistan & UAE and in 2005 on Zee TV UK & United States as part of film series 'Maa Aur Mamta', which consist of 13 films including Murad. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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