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Afshan (TV Series)
Afshan ( ur, , lit=Sprinkle) is a 1981 Pakistani television series written by Fatima Surayya Bajia based on the novel ''Afshan'' which was written by A.R Khatoon and directed by Qasim Jalali. Synopsis The story is about a large family in which the elders decide the fate of their children and the honor of their family is considered above all else even then their children's happiness. Cast * Shakeel as Ali * Ayesha Khan as Husna * Zainab Umar as Afsha * Tahira Wasti as Sehar * Qazi Wajid as Ahmed (Naseera's husband) * Shafi Muhammad Shah as Mohsin * Begum Khurshid Mirza as Almira * Ishrat Hashmi as Naseera * Arsh Muneer as Chachi Jan * Rizwan Wasti as Abid * Azra Sherwani Azra Sherwani (1940–2005) was a Pakistani television actress with a career spanning over 35 years who played a variety of roles. Amongst her most memorable roles are Ghazi Apa in ''Uncle Urfi'', Saliha Begum in '' Aangan Terha'', Apa Begum in ... as Roshan Begum * Tasneem Rana as Bunyadi Aunty Produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rizwan Wasti
Syed Rizwan Wasti (1937 – January 24, 2011) was a Radio Pakistan, Karachi's radio news broadcaster and a film and television actor. Early life Rizwan Wasti was born in 1937 at Lahore but his family later moved to Karachi where he received his Bachelor of Law degree from Sindh Muslim Law College in Karachi. Career He first worked for Radio Pakistan as an English news broadcaster in the 1953 at age sixteen making made him the youngest newscaster of the sub-continent where he initially learned how to use and control his voice for news media broadcasts. He worked at Radio Pakistan for sixteen years. Then he moved on to acting in the Pakistani television drama serials in the late 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and played over 200 various different roles in dramas such as '' Afshan'', ''Shaheen'' and '' Khuda Ki Basti''. A noted TV actor Talat Hussain commented after his death, "He was a distinguished name in the broadcasting world, a man who had his own distinct style." Perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Television Corporation Original Programming
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-largest Muslim population just behind Indonesia. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country in the world by area and 2nd largest in South Asia, spanning . It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China to the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the site of several ancient cultures, including the 8,500-year-old Neolithic site of Mehrgarh in Balochistan, the Indus Valley civilisation of the Bronze Age, the most extens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980s Pakistani Television Series
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PTV Awards
PTV National Awards () was an awards ceremony annually held by the Pakistan Television Corporation. The awards were first introduced in the late 1970s to encourage talented people in Pakistan. History The PTV awards is the largest awards ceremony in the country and is presented by the government of Pakistan's largest media group. The Pakistan Television Corporation established the PTV Awards in 1970 from Karachi Headquarters. The awards were not famous in the start but became popular after the fifth PTV Awards ceremony. In the 2000s, the management of the corporation extended the awards to privately working talent on different private channels. PTV has been the parent platform for most contemporary Pakistani actors and singers. Chief guest The chief guest of the PTV Awards is usually a head of state or government like the Honorable Prime Minister, Honorable President or Minister of Information and Broadcasting. Categories Following is the list of awards. Record of the awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shama (TV Series)
''Shama'' ( ur, , lit=Candle) is a 1976 Pakistani television series written by Fatima Surayya Bajia based on the novel ''Shama'' which was written by A.R Khatoon and directed by Qasim Jalali. It aired in 1976 on PTV the drama is now considered a cult classic. Plot The story revolves around a girl name Shama who lives with her maternal family after the death of her mother and has a close relationship with her grandmother. Cast * Syed Majid Ali as Mian Jee (Qamar's Grandfather) * Ghazala Kaifee as Shama * Jawed Sheikh as Mansoor * Anwar Iqbal as Qamar * Talat Iqbal as Tahir * Rizwan Wasti as Akhtar Hussain * Nafees Hassan as Kishwar Jahan (Shama's mother) * Begum Khurshid Mirza as Shama's grandmother * Ishrat Hashmi as Halima (Qamar's mother) * Zaheen Tahira as Khursheed (Mansoor's mother) * Qazi Wajid * Arsh Muneer as Bua * Akbar Subhani * Nawab Kaifee as Amjad * Subhani Ba Yunus Subhani ba Yunus (1931–2006) was an accomplished Pakistani actor and television and radio pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azra Sherwani
Azra Sherwani (1940–2005) was a Pakistani television actress with a career spanning over 35 years who played a variety of roles. Amongst her most memorable roles are Ghazi Apa in ''Uncle Urfi'', Saliha Begum in ''Aangan Terha'', Apa Begum in ''Tanhaiyaan'' and Fazeelat in ''Dhoop Kinarey''. Early life Azra was born in 1940 in Meerut, British India. Career She began her career with the Rawalpindi Studios of PTV in the late 1960s. Sherwani worked with some of the best producers in the country including Mohsin Ali, Shereen Khan, Shahzad Khalil, Sultana Siddiqui, Zaheer Khan and Sahira Kazmi. She also worked with some of the best writers of her time including Fatima Surayya Bajia, Haseena Moin and Anwar Maqsood. The role of Apa Begum in Haseena Moin's ''Tanhaiyaan'' was undoubtedly the most famous of her career where Shahzad Khalil cast her as a tough taskmaster who ill-treated her employee, Buqrat, played by Jamshed Ansari. She logically argued (and winning in the end, of co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsh Muneer
Arsh Muneer was a Pakistani actress and singer who acted in television dramas. She played roles in the dramas '' Khuda Ki Basti'', '' Shama'', ''Shehzori'', '' Zair, Zabar, Pesh'', ''Intezar Farmaiye'' and '' Ana''. Early life Arsh was born in 1914 in Lucknow, British India. She migrated to Pakistan in Karachi with her family. Later she completed her studies from the University of Karachi. She started working at Radio Pakistan in Lahore in 1947 after migrating to Pakistan. She also did stage shows and theatre plays. Career While she was in India she started working at All India Radio in Delhi. She made her debut as an actress on PTV in 1964. She performed in dramas '' Zair, Zabar, Pesh'', ''Jaidi'' and ''Eid Ka Jora''. She also appeared in dramas ''Oh, Maaf Kijiye'', ''Intezar Farmaiye'', ''Kya Bane Baat'' and ''Fanooni Lateefay''. She worked at Radio Pakistan for 30 years. She also appeared in movie ''Insan Badalta Hay''. She also sanged songs for Radio, dramas and films. Sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatima Surayya Bajia
Fatima Surayya Bajia (; 1 September 1930 – 10 February 2016) was an Urdu novelist, playwright and drama writer from Pakistan. She was awarded various awards at home and abroad including Japan's highest civil award in recognition of her works. Bajia remained Advisor to the Chief Minister of Sindh province in Pakistan, and was a member of the managing committee of the Arts Council of Pakistan. She died on 10 February 2016 in Karachi, aged 85. A well-known personality in social welfare, literary Radio, TV and Stage, Bajia wrote for PTV Centres Islamabad and Lahore since the launch of those television channels. She wrote her first long play Mehman. She contributed to literary programmes such as Auraaq and beauty care programmes under the title Aaraish-e-Khaam-e-Kakal. Bajia also produced various children programmes. Bajia was also an ardent feminist. Early life A native of Hyderabad, India, she was born near "Panj Bibi Mountain", in the town of Raichur in the present state of K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
