Mustansar Hussain Tarar
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Mustansar Hussain Tarar (Urdu: مستنصر حسين تارڑ) ( March 1, 1939) is one of the most famous personalities of Pakistan. He is a famous actor, writer, compere and a media personalitiy. His first book Nikley Teri Talaash Main, a travelogue of Europe was published in 1971, he has so far over forty titles to his credit which include all genre of literature; travelogues, novels, short stories and collection of his newspaper columns and Television dramas. He has been the best-seller fiction writer of Pakistan for the last fifteen years.
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[edit] Early life
Mustansar was born in Jokalian,district * Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab, Pakistan. He spent his early childhood in this village. However he was destined to live some precious moments of his life in the lively city Lahore.So the fate played its tricks , and his family moved from * Mandi Bahauddin to culturally rich Lahore.There , the work of his father also flourished and his store got so much popularity that it was known in the whole sub-continent. Mustansar got his schooling from Mission High School and Muslim Model High School. Both of these schools were located at Rang Mahal , Lahore. He , then got admission in Government College Lahore , a college that owne the credit to polish several intellects of Pakistan.In somewhat around 1950's , he went to London for higher studies. In London, he spent much of his time in watching and enjoying movies , doing theatre and reading books. In 1957 he attended the World Youth Festival in Moscow.
[edit] Career
Returning London, he met Majeed Nizami the editor of Nawai waqt , the famous Pakistani newspaper. During those days Majeed was in London as a reporter for the newspaper. He suggested Mustansar to write a travelogue of Russia .This marks the starting of Mustansar's literary life. His first literary writing was a travelogue , " London Say Moscow Taq " that was published in three episodes. After this literary endeavour he returned to his homeland , Pakistan.For a short period he looked after the business of his father. Meanwhile he got the chance to act for PTV.He also succeeded in establishing himself as a good actor. It's testimony is that Ashfaq Ahmed chose him to act for one of his plays , Qurat-ul-Ain' . In 1969 he travelled seventeen European countries. On his return he wrote the travelogue , ' Niklay Teri Talash Main ' (نکلے تیری تلاش میں).This travelogue has been included by the Moscow University as a content of Urdu course. After the completion of this literary pearl , he remained busy in the research work that meant for another literary creation , the travelogue , ' Undlas May Ajnabi ی(اندلس میں اجنبی.His first novel was , Pyar Ka Pehla Sher ' (پیار کا پھلا شھر) that is still the best-seller. He wrote this novel by sitting in one of the shops located in the extreme hustle bustle of ' Guwal-Mandi ', Lahore During 1980's he chose the northern areas of Pakistan to be infused in the charismatic beauty with his son Saljook. He wrote twelve travelogues based on the Northern areas of Pakistan. A lake in Fairy Meadows , a location of northern area of Pakistan has been named after Mustansar Hussain Tarar as , 'Tarar lake'.
[edit] His Nature
Mustansar is a very original person and dislikes the artificiality of life. He is a romantic person.Beauty influences him to a large extent. Heart-enchanting faces , spectcular scenery , beautiful poetry and healthy horses produces irresistible impact in Mustansar's realm of life. He enjoys using Punjabi in his daily use and also in his writings. His fvourite writers are Leo Tolstoy & Russel . Shah Hussain, Iqbal and Ghalib are his favourite poets.
[edit] Cha Cha Jee
He was a host of PTV's live morning transmission Subuh Bakhair (Urdu: صبح بخیر) (Good Morning) for many years. His unconventional and down-to-earth style of comparing earned him great popularity among people from all circles of life. He is one of the most recognized personality among children as he spent a big part of transmission time addressing exclusively children. He proclaimed himself Cha Cha Jee (Urdu: چاچا جی) (paternal uncle) of all Pakistani children and soon became known by this title. He often told on TV that even adults called him Cha Cha Jee in letters and in person.
Currently he writes a weekly column for Akhbar-e-Jehan, he also writes a fortnightly column for the English language daily "Dawn" and a weekly column for an Urdu language daily "Jinnah".
[edit] Books
He is the author of more than 17 travelogs and many novels. His novel Raakh was nominated as one of the best in the history of sub-continent South-Asia. His books include:
- Andulus Mayn Ajnabi (اندلس میں اجنبی) (Stranger in Spain)
- Bahhao (بھا و) (Flow)
- Bay Izti Kharab (بے عزتی خراب) (Insulting dishonor) - This phrase is deliberately wrong and commonly used this way in local communities, thus the book name.
- Berfeeli Bulandiyan (برفیلی بلندیاں) (Snowy Heights)
- Carvan Sarai (کارواں سرایےؑ) (Caravan Motel)
- CHIK CHUK (چک چک) (Remove the curtain)
- CHITRAL DASTAAN (چترال داستان) (Chitral Tale)
- Dais Huwaa Perdais (دیس ھٗوے پردیس) (Homeland becomes foreign land)
- Deyo Saai (دیوسا یی)
- Dakia aur Jolaha (ڈاکیا اور جولاھا) (Postman and cloth-maker)
- Gadhay Hamaray Bhai Hain (گدھے ھمارے بھایی ھیں) (Donkeys are our brothers)
- Guzara Naheen Hota (گزارا نھی ھوتا) (Hard to get by)
- Gypsi (جپسی)
- Hazaron Hain Shikway (ھزاروں ھیں شکوے) (Have thousands of complaints)
- Hazaron Raastay (ھزاروں راستے) (Thousands of paths)
- Hunza Dastaan (ھنزھ داستان) (Hunza Tale)
- K-2 Kahani (کے ٹو کھانی) (K2 Story)
- Kaalaash (کالاش)
- Khana Badosh (خانھ بدوش) (Gypsi)
- Moorat (مورت) (Idol)
- Mun Wal Kabbey Shariff (منھ ول کعبے شریف دے) (Face towards Qibla)
- Nanga Parbat (نانگاپربت) (named after the mountain)
- Nepal Nagri (نیپال نگری) (Land of Nepal)
- Niklay Teri Talash Main (نکلے تیری تلاش میں) (Out in your search)
- Pakhairoo (پکھیرو) (Birds)
- Parinday (پرندے) (Birds)
- Parwaz (پرواز) (Flight)
- Payar Ka Pehla Shehr (پیار کا پھلا شھر) (Love's first city)
- Putli Peking Ki (پتلی پیکنگ کی) (Monument from Peking)
- Qilaa Jangi (قلعھ جنگی) (Fortified war)
- Qurbat-e-Merg Main Mohabbat (قربت مرگ میں محبت) (Love in the vicinity of death)
- Raakh (راکھ) (Ash)
- Safar Shumal Kay (سفر شمال کے) (Travels of the north)
- Shamshaal Baimesaal (شمشھال بیمثال) (Extraordinary Shamshaal)
- Shehpar (شھپر) (Wings)
- Shuter Murgh Riasat (شتر مرغ ریاست) (Ostrich State)
- Snow Lake (سنو لیک)
- Sunehri Ullo Ka Shaher (سنھری الو کا شھر) (The city of golden owl)
- Yaak Saraey (یاک سرایے) (Yaak Inn)
[edit] Drama
He is also the author of many famous drama serials for PTV.
- Aik Haqeeqat Sau Afsaney (One Reality (and) One Hundred Stories)
- Hazaron Raastey (Thousands of Paths)
- Parinda (Bird)
- Shehpar
- Sooraj Ke Sath Sath (Along with Sun)
- Kelash (Name of a tribe)
