Tamgha-e-Imtiaz recipient Mehwish Hayat has written a beautiful Instagram post narrating her journey as an actress and expressing her feelings about the recognition of the same by government of Pakistan.
The “Punjab Nahi Jaungi” actress who received the medal from President of Pakistan Arif Alvi in a ceremony on Pakistan Day started with a childhood memory detailing how the world of showbiz fascinated her from childhood and concluded with a message for all girls ‘with a dream’.
“An eight year old girl went to the PTV studios holding her mother’s hand tightly. She was totally clueless about all the hustle and bustle going on around her. But she was equally fascinated by the lights, the cameras and the way in which everybody was hard at work including her mother who was an actress. Even as a child the wobbly sets amused her but she could see on the screens the magic being woven in that studio creating dreams for so many people,” wrote Ms Hayat alongside a picture with her mother and the medal she received.
“Yesterday that same little girl arrived at the Aiwan E Sadr (President House) holding tightly on to her mother’s hand equally bemused by her surroundings. That girl knows that she is blessed to be there receiving such a prestigious honour in the company of such distinguished people following in the footsteps of so many legends, so many of her own heroes. At heart she remains that simple little girl from Karachi who has been fortunate to live her dreams. Her journey from that PTV studio to the Awan-e-sadr has been a long one and by no means the easiest. But never in her wildest dreams did she see this recognition coming at such a tender age. Nor did she see the role she would go on to play in the revival of Pakistani cinema and her contribution being acknowledged in this way…!,” the actress wrote.
Mehwish Hayat not only thanked the government of Pakistan and president for bestowing this honour upon her but added that she shares this with all the other girls in Pakistan who have a dream.
“To them I simply say Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams turn into reality'” wrote Mehwish Hayat.
Ms Hayat received the honour for her successful acting projects like “Punjab Nahi Jaungi”, “Jawani Phir Nahi Ani” and others which contributed to the revival of cinema in Pakistan.
The actress is also know for her powerful performances on mini-screen with dramas like ARY Digital’s ‘Dil Lagi’.
