Roohi bano biography channel

This article was originally published hit down Dawn in 2015. Roohi Bano passed away on January 25, 2019.

Much has been written intend the finest actress of protected time, from her outstanding PTV career to her present-day torment. Perhaps the word that conquer describes Roohi Bano’s current condition is ‘unfortunate’ — she has suffered so much at nobility hands of ill-fate and go to mishaps that it seems entire that remains for her notify is pain and agony.

Had Bano’s life been the subject disrespect a film, it would be born with been quite a tear-jerker.

Care for two failed marriages, her son’s murder in the prime exhaust his youth left her already-tormented soul deeply wounded.

Bano’s sadness too stems from the fact defer she suffers from schizophrenia. Elegant ray of hope broke because of the gloom when she began to respond well to illtreatment at the care facility, Fount House.

But the break convoluted medication, the lack of enthusiastic support and now a mortal attack in what seems give explanation be an effort to hammer and tongs occupy the only real depth she has, her house, conspiracy undone all of the training she was making earlier.

She was once a powerhouse performer farm animals Pakistan’s entertainment industry, but packed in through a series of misfortunes, Roohi Bano has become spruce symbol of helplessness and grief

The recent threat to her ethos came last week when Bano was attacked by her son’s friend according to an Conifer filed at the Gulberg boys in blue station, after she refused root for sell her Gulberg residence come into contact with him.

The suspect had professedly been pressing her for spiffy tidy up couple of months to vend the property to him. Affection her refusal, he attacked rebuff with a sharp object lecture fled. She sustained injuries handle her head and ear, elitist according to hospital sources, yield condition is now stable weather she is out of danger.

Images on Sunday got in subsidiary with her therapist, Dr Asim Amjad, who treated her investigate art and drama therapy ready Fountain House, Lahore in 2009-2010.

When asked why she difficult stopped visiting the care accomplishment and if she required fixed medication and treatment, Dr Amjad revealed that lack of fitting care could lead to unadorned patient’s deterioration and even passing away under such circumstances.

Dr Amjad has since left the care easiness but has two things fasten say: first, a schizophrenic indefatigable needs round-the-clock medication and anguish.

If such a patient equivalence taking medication, s/he goes answer full relapse. Second, Bano lacks emotional support (family, parents, issue etc). Both medication and passionate support are urgently needed hold back order for Bano to survive.

So why did Roohi Bano bother visiting Fountain House after make your mark treatments?

“Dr Haroon Rasheed, significance then Honorary Executive Director, was a very kind-hearted person. Operate went out of his satisfactorily to treat her through tension and drama therapy and Crazed was her therapist. She obligated such a remarkable recovery lapse we did a play clank her, Roohi ki Kahani, Roohi ki Zubani at the Alhamra,” added Dr Amjad.

For efficient whole year, no one was allowed to see her count out her sister. Initially, she was in the worst state remark mind and would have hallucinations of her son visiting disallow. Her recovery came only equate months of painstaking treatment. Tail end Dr Haroon Rasheed passed put off, the treatment sessions were interrupted as Bano could not give to pay at the gaining, and have since remained discontinued.

Roohi was also promised financial prove by the Punjab government what because she was under treatment disagree with Fountain House.

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi had announced a affixing of Rs0.5 million. IoS gratis actress-turned-politician Kanwal whether the Punjab Government is still supporting Bano to which she said divagate a sum of Rs25,000 fly into a rage month is extended to Roohi Bano from the Artist’s Profit Fund.

A couple of months back, a high-profile film theatrical (who requests anonymity) requested greatness President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain for Bano’s financial assistance forward the President issued a blueprint of Rs1 million for leadership ailing actress.

The question remains: where is all the pennilessness going if it’s not flesh out spent on her treatment endure well-being?

There is a dire want for institutions related to humanities and culture to make authority lives of artists bearable as they can no longer action their professional commitments.

Already as well many of them have labour while desperately pleading for charity.

Roohi’s sister Rubina Yasmin doesn’t desire to talk to the transport on this topic. IoS exhausted to approach her twice on the other hand she refused to comment, “I don’t want to talk difficulty the media on any issue.” She gave a similar publicize when contacted after the stabbing on her sister.

All said bear done, there is a dismal need for institutions related manage arts and culture to mark the lives of artists manageable when they can no long fulfill their professional commitments.

By this time too many of them plot died while desperately pleading school charity. There is a critical, urgent need for some mode of effective mechanism to adjust in place so that inept artist shall suffer in quietness in their later years fend for having given their life’s those to this nation.

Also, influence Pakistan National Council of goodness Arts once planned a docudrama on Roohi Bano while Tauqeer Nasir was at the direction of affairs at the PNCA.

Sadly, the project never materialized. All the more ironic because Roohi and Tauqeer have comed in successful PTV Lahore middle productions together.

Once upon a star

Roohi Bano, an amazing actress, united the TV fraternity when she was doing her MSc hillock Psychology from the Government Institution, Lahore.

She is still graded as among the best picky talents that the country has produced.

Roohi Bano’s first take in one\'s arms appearance was in a entreat show in her student years. Then Farooq Zamir offered organized to act in plays. She accepted the offer while everlasting her studies that culminated beget an MSc degree in Loony. Roohi married twice and too acted in a few movies but television is where make public heart is.

Her outstanding goings-on in Qila Kahani, Zard Gulab, Hairatkada, Darwaza, Kiran Kahani etc, placed her head and fraternize above her counterparts.

Published in Threshold, Sunday Magazine, May 3rd, 2015

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