Aban Zafar
Aban Zafar is a Pakistani telefilm which was aired on the occasion of Eid in 2008 on Ary Digital. The telefilm is written by Muhammad Ahmed and directed by Erum Binte Shahid. Main cast include Faisal Rehman and Sania Saeed. Cast and characters * Sania Saeed portrays Aban, who goes to visit her parents cottage house. Aban's parents live abroad and she has lost contact with them. It's been six years since her husband died leaving behind his pregnant wife alone in Karachi. * Faisal Rehman portrays Zafar Mehmood, who is a police officer and looks after 8 orphaned children. Zafar couldn't marry his girl friend because she didn't want to have kids, whereas Zafar loved kids so much that he could happily make his home an orphanage for kids. * Naveed Jaffri plays a junior police officer who sells insurance as a part-time job, and keeps bugging Aban to buy one for herself. * Rubina Ashraf had made a special appearance as Aban's mother and Muhammad Ahmed has done a voice role as Aban's dad ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Title Screen
A title sequence (also called an opening sequence or intro) is the method by which films or television show, television programmes present their title and key filmmaking, production and cast members, utilizing conceptual visuals and sound (often a opening theme song with visuals, akin to a brief music video). It typically includes (or begins) the text of the opening credits, and helps establish the setting and tone of the program. It may consist of live action, animation, music, still images, and/or graphics. In some films, the title sequence is preceded by a cold open. History Since the invention of the cinematograph, simple title cards were used to begin and end silent film presentations in order to identify both the film and the production company involved, and to act as a signal to viewers that the film had started and then finished. In silent cinema, title cards or intertitles were used throughout to convey dialogue and plot, and it is in some of these early short films tha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Faisal Rehman
Faisal Rehman commonly known as Faisal is a Pakistani film and television actor, writer and director. He has worked in 36 films and many television shows. Biography Faisal Rehman's ancestors hail from Afghanistan with roots in the Mohammadzai clan of Kabul belonging to Barakzai branch of the Durrani confederacy. His ancestors moved to India in 1905 during British Raj. He is a nephew of noted Bollywood actor, Rehman, and his brother Fasih Ur Rehman is a classical dancer, their father is cinematographer Massud-ur-Rehman. Faisal did his secondary schooling at St. Anthony High School Lahore. He was only a 14-year-old boy when he landed his first role in Nazar-ul-Islam's film Nahi Abhi Nahi, also starring famous film actress Shabnam. Career He is also one of the founding members of "The Actors' Collective (ACT)", an association of actors, including film, theatre and televisions artists in Pakistan, established in 2009 and based in Lahore. Filmography Films *1980: ''Nahin Ab ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sania Saeed
Sania Saeed (born 28 August 1972) is a Pakistani actress and television host. Works mainly in television and theatre, Saeed is the recipient of numerous accolades including two PTV Awards, three Hum Awards and four Lux Style Awards. She first appeared on television in a street theatre play, televised for 8 March, for the program Aadhi Duniya in 1989. The play was ''Aurat''. She was the first announcer for Network Television Marketing, Karachi center. She then appeared in Haseena Moin's serial ''Aahat'', directed by Sahira Kazmi, followed by Anwar Maqsood's ''Sitara Aur Mehrunissa'' directed by Zark in 1991 & 1992 respectively, which shot Sania to her stardom in the Pakistani television Industry. Sania has been working in theatre and television for over two decades. Early life and education Sania was born on 28 August 1972 in Karachi. Her father Mansoor Saeed was a political activist and translated books, documentaries and theatre plays in Urdu and his best works include the tra ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rubina Ashraf
Rubina Ashraf is a Pakistani actress, director and producer. Rubina appeared in PTV classic dramas such as ''Kasak'', ''Hazaroon Rastay'', ''Sirriyan'', ''Tapish'' and ''Badaltey Mausam''. She also appeared in dramas including '' Khuda Aur Muhabbat Season 3'', ''Uraan'', '' Gul-e-Rana'' and ''Do Bol''. Early life and education Rubina was born in November 9 on 1960 in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her studies from University of Lahore and she graduated with a degree in graphic designing. Career Acting Rubina started her acting career in 1980 when she was visiting PTV Lahore Centre with her friends and there actress Sahira Kazmi cast her in a drama. Then she worked in multiple dramas including ''Pas-e-Aaina'', ''Tapish'', ''Badaltey Mausam'', ''Kasak'' and ''Sirriyan'' on PTV. Drama directing Rubina directing many dramas including ''Vaani'' which received good reviews in 2008 and directed dramas ''Surkh Chandni'', ''Ek Adh Hafta'', ''Tarazoo'' and ''Tere Siwa''. Then Rubina di ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ary Digital
''ARY Digital'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani pay television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob (ARY). The network is focused towards only Pakistani diaspora. The channel has an expanding network of channels, each with an wikt:independent, independent focus''.'' The channel broadcasts on cable and satellite networks, Linear TV, linear television as well as streaming platforms including YouTube Channel and ARY ZAP. History ARY Digital, formerly known as The Pakistani Channel, was launched in the United Kingdom in 16th September 2000 to cater to the Pakistani community living in the region. It uses Samacom, an uplink provider based in the UAE, as the uplink teleport station. The channel started off with a format similar to Pakistan Television, PTV Prime and other South Asian channels where it provided slots for soap operas in general ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Astore Valley
The Astore Valley (; el. ) is a valley located in the Astore District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. History According to ''The Imperial Gazetteer of India'', around 1600: See also * Nasirabad (Hunza) * Rupal Valley * Tarishing * Nanga Parbat Nanga Parbat ( ur, ) (; ), known locally as Diamer () which means “king of the mountains”, is the ninth-highest mountain on Earth, its summit at above sea level. Lying immediately southeast of the northernmost bend of the Indus River in ... References Astore District {{GilgitBaltistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Telefilm
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for initial showing in movie theaters, and direct-to-video films made for initial release on home video formats. In certain cases, such films may also be referred to and shown as a miniseries, which typically indicates a film that has been divided into multiple parts or a series that contains a predetermined, limited number of episodes. Origins and history Precursors of "television movies" include ''Talk Faster, Mister'', which aired on WABD (now WNYW) in New York City on December 18, 1944, and was produced by RKO Pictures, and the 1957 ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'', based on the poem by Robert Browning, and starring Van Johnson, one of the first filmed "family musicals" made directly for television. That film was made in Technicolor, a f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Astore District
Astore District ( ur, ) is one of the 14 districts of the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit−Baltistan. Its administrative headquarters are located at Eidgah in the Astore Valley. The Astore District is bounded by Gilgit District to the north, Roundu District to the northeast, Skardu District to the east, Kharmang District to the southeast, Diamer District to the west, the Neelum District of Azad Jammu and Kashmir to the southwest, and the Bandipore District of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir to the south. Astore Valley The Astore Valley has an area of 5,092 km² and is at an altitude of . The valley has approximately of glacier cover. The nearest glacier after entering the valley is the Harcho Glacier, and the most accessible glacier is the Siachen Glacier. Accessibility Eidgah is connected to Gilgit, which is well connected by air with Islamabad and by road with Peshawar, Swat, Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Chitral, and Skardu. There are two ways of acc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2005 Pakistan Earthquake
The 2005 Kashmir earthquake occurred at on 8 October in Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir. It was centred near the city of Muzaffarabad, and also affected nearby Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and some areas of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. It registered a moment magnitude of 7.6 and had a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''). The earthquake was also felt in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India, and the Xinjiang region. The severity of the damage caused by the earthquake is attributed to severe upthrust. Over 86,000 people died, a similar number were injured, and millions were displaced. It is considered the deadliest earthquake in South Asia, surpassing the 1935 Quetta earthquake. Earthquake Kashmir lies in the area of collision of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates. The geological activity born out of this collision, also responsible for the birth of the Himalayan mountain range, is the cause of unstable seismicity in the region. The United States Geolo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |