External links
- Neelay Hath at IMDb
| Neelay Hath | |
|---|---|
| نیلے ہاتھ | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Shahid Nadeem |
| Directed by | Muhammad Azeem |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Muhammad Azeem |
| Original release | |
| Network | PTV |
| Release | 1989 – 1989 |
Neelay Hath (Urdu: نیلے ہاتھ, lit. 'Blue Hands') is a 1989 Pakistani television drama series written by Shahid Nadeem and directed and produced by Muhammad Azeem. It was adapted from the stage play Barri (The Acquittal), written by Nadeem and first produced by Ajoka Theatre in 1987, directed by Madeeha Gauhar. The series aired on PTV during the first government of Benazir Bhutto. It was also broadcast in India.
Nabeela Noman, an educated woman and member of a women's rights organisation, is imprisoned on false charges. In prison, she encounters four other women who have also been falsely imprisoned: an activist, a mother detained in place of her wanted son, a woman charged with dancing at a shrine, and a young woman who killed her husband.
Neelay Hath was adapted from Barri (The Acquittal), a stage play written by Shahid Nadeem and first produced by Ajoka Theatre in 1987 under the direction of Madeeha Gauhar. The play portrays four women held in a prison cell on different charges and was produced to draw attention to the conditions of women prisoners and gender discrimination in Pakistan's legal system. Following the play's critical success in Pakistan and India, Nadeem adapted it as a television serial. The play has subsequently been staged in various cities in Pakistan, India, and the United States.
