2024-06-24
40 分钟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’s first ever political satire show, Such Gup. Presenter: Mobeen Azhar Producer: Maryam Maruf Get in touch: liveslessordinary@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp: 0044 330 678 2784
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Everybody comes up to me, they chuck me under my chin and they sort of say, oh, your Faz's daughter.
Are you a poet?
Shouldn't you be a poet?
Do you write poetry or Faz's daughter?
So, I mean, it used to be highly irritating.
So, you know, I would complain to my father and I said, what is this?
So he sort of took his usual drag on his cigarette and he said, one poet in a family is more than enough.
So.
Hey, it's Mubin Azar here.
And today I'm in the company of a Pakistani legend.
Even before we get down to business.
Her bangles announce her presence.
Yes, they're my hallmarks.