Bashir Niaz

Bashir Niaz
Born9 July 1936
Died5 August 2002(2002-08-05) (aged 66)
Lahore, Pakistan
Alma materGovernment Islamia College, Lahore
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1963–2002
Children4
Awards15 Nigar Awards

Bashir Niaz (9 July 1936 – 5 August 2002) was a Pakistani film story, dialogue, and screenwriter. He is known for writing scripts/dialogues for blockbuster movies like Diya aur tofaan (1969), Aina (1977), and Bandish (1980). He won a total of 15 Nigar Awards as a dialogue/scriptwriter.