PNCA to Commemorate Sadequain’s 35th Anniversary on February 10
Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), Islamabad will commemorate Sadequain's 35th anniversary by launching the book SADEQUAIN-ISM 101 and showing the Docu-Film Raaz-e-Fun on February 10, 2022.
The ceremonies will be conducted at PNCA from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
SADEQUAIN Foundation USA announced the publication of its new book titled SADEQUAIN-ISM-101 in commemoration of Sadequain’s 35th anniversary on February 10, 2022. The primary focus of this 450-page book is Sadequain’s perceptions, in which he draws inspiration from the wisdom of Sufi traditions, which for centuries have represented some of mankind’s purest instincts. As archetypal expressions of mystic vision, his philosophy transcends our latent susceptibilities. They hold a beacon to the path of enlightenment, guide through the gateway of spiritual freedom, and provide a conduit to transpersonal truth.
Docu-Film Raaz-e-Fun
SADEQUAIN Foundation USA announced its new Docu-Film on Sadequain’s Life and Art to be released on February 10, 2022, on Sadequain’s 35th anniversary.
Sadequain has been the subject of numerous documentaries in the past by institutions such as PTV’s 13-episode serial titled Mojiza-e-Fun, PNCA, GEO TV, and others, but Raaz-e-Fun surpasses all its predecessors in its tone and tenor.
The 30-minute Docu-Film is written, narrated, and directed by acclaimed award-winning writer and director Waseem Amrohavi. He takes the viewer on a blissful odyssey traversing Sadequain’s initial forays into calligraphy and poetry at a young age, then later in life focusing on painting and his meteoric rise on the world stage.
Waseem Amrohavi, narrating in chaste Urdu, delves into the depth of Sadequain’s genius exemplified in his murals spread over Pakistan, India, the Middle East, Europe, and America, he decodes Sadequain’s mysteries shrouded in interpretations of Ghalib’s and Iqbal’s poetry, and unravels the beauty and the bounty of Sadequain’s painterly calligraphies in what Sadequain referred to as Khatt-e-Sadequaini or Sadequain’s font.
The Docu-Film shows that Sadequain in his lifetime was a celebrity and a household name in Pakistan. He gave more to the nation than any man or woman. But within a few years after he passed away, his name faded from the collective memory of the nation. He should have been the face of the nation recognized around the globe, but sadly, he became a stranger in his own country, an unsung hero.
Waseem Amrohavi was assisted in his efforts by a world-class team of scriptwriters, music composers, graphic designers, and editors.
It is hoped that this Film will be helpful in analyzing the imagery in Sadequain’s art and establishing the links to appropriate historical and cultural context.
Established in 2007, SADEQUAIN Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to discovering, preserving, and promoting Sadequain’s art globally. To that end, the Foundation has published 25 books on Sadequain’s life and work and curated more than 100 seminars and exhibitions around the globe resulting in resurrection of Sadequain from obscurity.
Dr. Salman Ahmad is an electrical engineer by profession. He spent more than thirty years working on nuclear missile technology in senior executive positions in the United States and was the founder and president of an electronics communications company for seven years. He founded the SADEQUAIN Foundation in June 2007 to catalog Sadequain’s work and introduce it to the world. He has authored 24 books on Sadequain; some of their titles are (1) SADEQUAIN-ISM 201, (2) The legend of SADEQUAIN – Renaissance of Calligraphic Art, (3) SADEQUAIN: Strokes of Picasso - Scale of Michelangelo, (4) Mystic Expressions by SADEQUAIN – An Odyssey to Exaltation with Ghalib, Iqbal, Faiz, and Sadequain, (5) Realism to Calligraphic Cubism – The Legacy of SADEQUAIN from Paris to Pakistan, (6) Ghalib and Sadequain (in Hindi), (7) Trails of the Lost Art of Sadequain, and (8) The Saga of SADEQUAIN. There are many more books in the pipeline.
