Barely after 24 hours, Handsome Kashmiri hero of yesteryears lovingly called as heartthrob of Kashmir name given by legendary Dilip Kumar in 1979 and great Amitabh Bachan calling him proudly Kashmiri left this world with sadistic smile.
Good Morning Kashmir, interviewed Pervez Masoodi Kashmiri actor who worked in Bollywood as hero. Those days his looks earned him a name of heartthrob. Only after 24 hours he left for heavenly abode after talking his heart out with me.
Like other hundreds of actors and artists associated with Film and Television have been in a state of catastrophe since 2011. Pervez died without his due long pending payment with Doordarshan. He was forced to work as a manager with a businessman to feed his family.
Before Pervez, Syed Gulzar Razvi, Rashid Farash, Tasleem Khan, Saleem Khan, Farooq Afaq left this world without taking their payments for which they went from pillar to post.
It was early nineties when the artist community came forward and worked without fear when people related to the field working as employees Srinagar Doordarshan and All India Radio Srinagar were transferring themselves to safer places in the country. But these freelancers at the risk of lives worked 24*7 to keep both the stations going.
Instead of acknowledging their contribution their work and payments were stopped in 2010 by Prasar Bharati. It was the time when 2008, and 2010 political situation here took ugly turn, then Director Rafeeq Masoodi after a nod from Mandi House according to communications engaged maximum number of freelancers with productions. But it is reliably learnt some inside officials sabotaged the whole process by inviting CBI. The agency investigated everything thoroughly and found most of the complaints as fake. The process was given name as Bohri Productions. It was like giving dog a bad name and killing them.
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has resolved several complex and complicated issues with resolve and commitment. It is requested that his good offices will look into this human tragedy which is taking away brilliant actors and artists from us. Kindly take up the matter urgently so that hundred of families are saved from starvation.
It is a shock difficult to bear. Javed Shah
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