PNCA To Pays Tribute To "Uncle Sargam" On May 20
Anees Ahmed (@Aneesah05582539) Published May 18, 2021 | 01:34 PM
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ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th May, 2021 ) :c.
Director General PNCA Dr Fouzia Saeed, Film Expert and Incharge PNCA Film Section Ijaz Gul, Salima Hashmi, Arshad Mahmood, other personalities and members of his family would shed light on the life and contributions of prominent puppeteer.
He was died of cardiac arrest at the age of 75 on Friday.
"Farooq Qaiser, best known as Uncle Sargam, was a household name for Pakistani kids of the 80s and 90s", said DG PNCA.
She said his departure is a huge loss for the country, adding that he will remain in our hearts forever.
Farooq Qaiser aka Uncle Sargam (born October 31, 1945) in Lahore was a famous artist, newspaper columnist, tv show director, puppeteer, script writer and voice actor.
Qaiser was well known for his fictional puppet Uncle Sargam introduced in 1976 in children's television show Kaliyan.
Farooq Qaiser was also a phenomenal cartoonist, newspaper columnist and writes for the newspapers, famous for his column-writing name Meethay Karelay. Farooq Qaiser served on the board of Governors at the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage, (Lok Virsa) in 2015.
During his last days, he was working as an expert in PNCA, Islamabad and looking after their Puppetry Programs.
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