Murad (film)
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| Directed by | Kamran Qureshi |
| Written by | Zafar Mairaj |
| Story by | Zafar Mairaj |
| Produced by | Iram Qureshi |
| Starring | Sohail Asghar Qazi Wajid Nabeel Zaheen Tahira Kamran Jilani Tabraiz Shah Hareem Qureshi and Sabir Qureshi. |
| Cinematography | Irfan Ahsan Naeem Ahmad |
| Edited by | Adnan Wai Qureshi |
| Music by | Mohsin Allah Ditta |
Production company | Evergreen Media Europe |
| Distributed by | Zee TV Network Indus TV Network |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | Urdu/Hindi with English Subtitles |
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 a role of 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.