Renowned Entrepreneur and technology enthusiast, Rehan Allahwala claims Fatima Surayya Bajia as his heroin. Rehan Allahwala made a short documentary on Fatima Surayya Bajia in which he describes how spending time with her has brought so much positivity, energy, and more understanding to life.
About Fatima Surayya Bajia
Fatima Surayya Bajia was an Urdu novelist, playwright, and drama writer from Pakistan. She was born on Sep 1, 1930, in Hyderabad, British India. She was honored with the Pride of Performance Award in 1996 for her services to the performing arts in Pakistan. It is one of the highest civil awards conferred by the Pakistan Government. She was also awarded Japan's highest civil award in recognition of her works. She remained Advisor to the Chief Minister of Sindh province in Pakistan. Most recently she appeared in The Big Show on CNBC alongside another legendary writer Haseena Moin. In 2013, she was awarded Hilal-i-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan.
On 22 May 2012 Bajia's biography, titled Apki Bajia (Your Bajia) was released. The book had been written by Syeda Iffat Hasan Rizvi after six years of research.
She died of throat cancer on February 10, 2016, and was buried at the Gizri graveyard in Karachi, Pakistan.