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Chaandni Raatain
''Chandni Raatein'' (also spelled ''Chaandni Raatain'') is a Pakistani drama centered on certain South Asian cultural backgrounds, and issues such as polygamy, motherhood and the distanced mother and daughter-in-law bond. The show aired on Pakistan Television Corporation, Pakistan Television in 2002, and repeat-telecasted from the same channel in 2008. Plot Head of her family, Bee Jan (Safia Khairi) has her own strict set of rules and cultural values, which she enforces in her home with zeal and zest. The all-mighty but too traditional mother has two sons, Aamir (Javed Sheikh), who is married to Abginey (Faryal Gohar); and Aasim (Humayun Saeed), who is unmarried. Aamir and Abginey are childless, despite eight years of happy marriage. Seeing how Abginey can not bear a child, Bee Jan decides to marry her elder son off to a younger, prettier girl. A submissive son with an almost scary mother, Aamir can not stand up and fight for Abginey. The result is his marriage to Maha (Mahno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faryal Gohar
Faryal Gohar is a Pakistan actress, television writer and human rights activist. She is known for her roles in dramas '' Waris'', ''Uraan'', ''Chaandni Raatain'', ''Chand Grehan'', ''Wisal'' and ''Mohini Mansion Ki Cinderellayain''. Early life Faryal was born on 18 December 1959, in Lahore, Pakistan. She attended Lahore American School, she enjoyed playing sports and she played softball eventually she became the captain of softball in her school. Then she went to Kinnaird College there she took part in sports. Later she went to Canada to study political economy and studied at McGill University. After graduating from McGill University, she went to America and she attend University of Southern California at Los Angeles and she studied film documentary. Career Faryal made her debut as an actress on PTV in 1979. She appeared in drama ''Traffik'' with her husband Jamal Shah. Then she appeared in dramas ''Uraan'', ''Chand Grehan'' and ''Chaandni Raatain''. In 1984, she established the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javed Sheikh
Jawed Sheikh (also spelled Javaid and Javed; born 8 October 1954) is a Pakistani actor, film director and producer who works in Lollywood and Bollywood. He is best known for working in the Hindi films ''Om Shanti Om'', '' My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves '', ''Namastey London'', etc. Career Born in Rawalpindi, Jawed Sheikh made his acting debut in the Lollywood film ''Dhamaka'', written by Pakistani writer Ibn-e-Safi released on 14 December 1974. He acted in over 100 films in Urdu, Sinhala and Punjabi. He has also appeared in many television serials which have aired on PTV, Hum TV, Geo Entertainment and A-Plus. The first film he directed was ''Mushkil'', released in 1995. In 2002, he directed ''Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa'', in which he also played a supporting role. In 2005, he switched to acting in Bollywood films and appeared in films like '' Shikhar'' (2005) and ''Jaan-E-Mann'' (2006). In 2007 he appeared in ''Namaste London'', ''Om Shanti Om'' and the Pakistani film ''Mein Ek Din ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humayun Saeed
Humayun Saeed Ansari (born 27 July 1971), professionally known as Humayun Saeed, is a Pakistani actor and producer. He has appeared in dozens of Pakistani television dramas and limited number of films, and earned Lux Style Awards, and ARY Film Awards. Primarily known as an actor, Saeed also runs the Six Sigma Plus media production house which produces television drama serials and commercial movies. Early life and family Saeed was born on 27 July 1971 in Karachi into “a liberal and well-educated Punjabi family.” Saeed attended Nasra School in Karachi where he excelled in his studies and earned the distinction throughout his academic career until matriculation. Later he enrolled himself at a prominent institution St. Patrick's college in Karachi and earned a bachelor's degree in commerce. Saeed stated he was happily employed at a garments factory, as a general manager, before he got into the showbiz. He described himself as "shy" when growing up. He said in an int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahnoor Baloch
Mahnoor Baloch (born 15 February 1970) is an American-born Canadian Pakistani actress, film director and former model. Baloch made her television debut in 1993 with the drama serial ''Marvi'' aired on PTV. She is often praised by critics for her fitness and younger looks on-screen. Career Baloch appeared in the TV commercials of well known brand names. In 1993, she made her acting debut in the TV serial (PTV Drama) Marvi which was directed by Sultana Siddiqui. Her next series was ''Dusra Aasmaan''. In this serial she performed the role of Abid Ali's daughter. In 2000, Mahnoor Baloch started directing and producing her own drama serials. Her first serial as director was ''Lamhay''. Later she directed another television series Patjhar Ki Chaioon. In 2012, she was given Lux Style Award for Best Actress on her role in '' Talafi'' aired by PTV. She appeared in Geo TV's Eid special play ''Come On Hum Dum'' (2013) as the wife of co-star Mohib Mirza. She later appeared as the fema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aminah Haq
Aaminah Haq ( ur, ), also variously spelled as Aamina Haq and Amna Haq) is a Pakistani model and actress. Haq has modelled for magazines including ''She'', ''Libas'', ''Visage'', ''Women's Own'', ''Fashion Collection'' and '' Newsline''. She also hosted three seasons of ''Lux Style ki Duniya'', and hosted a chat show for Aag TV, called the ''Aaminah Haq Show''. Haq has acted in a number of Urdu TV dramas such as ''Chaandni Raatain'' and ''Ghulam Gardish''. She also appeared in the TV drama ''Mehndi: The Color of Emotions''. Personal life Aaminah Haq is a cousin of Hina Rabbani Khar, former Foreign Minister of Pakistan. Haq and fashion designer Ammar Belal were married in 2009. she is daughter of former chief minister punjab Ghulam Mustafa Khar Television serials * Aina * Chupke Chupke * ''Doorian'' * Aap Jaisa Koi * ''Haal e Dil'' Music videos *''Fraudiye'', by Awaz *''Ankhoon Ko Ankhoon Ne'', by Junaid Jamshed *''Channa Ve Channa'', by Rahim Shah *''Mahive'', by Faakhir *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamanna (actress)
Tamanna Begum (1944 – 20 February 2012) was a Pakistani film and television actress. Early life and career Actress Tamanna was born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. Tamanna started her media career from Radio Pakistan, Lahore in 1960 as a presenter and later performed in theater plays before joining films. She ventured into films in 1962 with the film ''Daaman (film)'' and continued working in the Pakistani film industry until the late 1980s. She had performed in over 260 films and in hundreds of TV drama serials. She often appeared in negative roles but also performed some entertaining and comedy roles also. Filmography Tamanna did a total of 263 films. Some of her popular films are: *Daaman (1963 film) - Her debut film as an actress * Ashiana (1964 film) * Naseeb Apna Apna * Afshan (1971) *Ilzaam (1972) * Nadaan (1971) *Muhabbat (1972 film) *Umrao Jaan Ada (1972 film) *Anmol (1973 film) *Bharosa ''Bharosa'' () is a Hindi film released in 1963. The film is r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Asia
South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;;;;;;;; Topographically, it is dominated by the Indian subcontinent and defined largely by the Indian Ocean on the south, and the Himalayas, Karakoram, and Pamir mountains on the north. The Amu Darya, which rises north of the Hindu Kush, forms part of the northwestern border. On land (clockwise), South Asia is bounded by Western Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an economic cooperation organization in the region which was established in 1985 and includes all eight nations comprising South Asia. South Asia covers about , which is 11.71% of the Asian continent or 3.5% of the world's land surface area. The population of South Asia is about 1.9 billion or about one- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polygamy
Crimes Polygamy (from Late Greek (') "state of marriage to many spouses") is the practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married to more than one wife at the same time, sociologists call this polygyny. When a woman is married to more than one husband at a time, it is called polyandry. In contrast to polygamy, monogamy is marriage consisting of only two parties. Like "monogamy", the term "polygamy" is often used in a ''de facto'' sense, applied regardless of whether a state recognizes the relationship.For the extent to which states can and do recognize potentially and actual polygamous forms as valid, see Conflict of marriage laws. In sociobiology and zoology, researchers use ''polygamy'' in a broad sense to mean any form of multiple mating. Worldwide, different societies variously encourage, accept or outlaw polygamy. In societies which allow or tolerate polygamy, in the vast majority of cases the form accepted is polygyny. According to the ''Ethnographic A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motherhood
] A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of gestational surrogacy. An adoptive mother is a female who has become the child's parent through the legal process of adoption. A biological mother is the female genetic contributor to the creation of the infant, through sexual intercourse or egg donation. A biological mother may have legal obligations to a child not raised by her, such as an obligation of monetary support. A putative mother is a female whose biological relationship to a child is alleged but has not been established. A stepmother is a woman who is married to a child's father and they may form a family unit, but who generally does not have the legal rights and responsibilities of a parent in relation to the child. A father is the male counterpart of a mother. Women who are pregnan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Television Corporation
Pakistan Television Corporation ( ur, ; reporting name: PTV) is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster. Pakistan entered the television broadcasting age in 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore. Background Historical context The idea of establishing a media and television industry was conceived in late 1956 and created by the privately set up national education commission, with the support of President Ayub Khan in 1960. Retrieved 13 January 2016. In 1961, the private sector media mogul and industrialist Syed Wajid Ali launched a television industrial development project, bringing the role of Ubaidur Rahman, an electrical engineer in the Engineering Division of Radio Pakistan, as the project director of the first television station in Lahore. Ali reached a milestone in 1961 after establishing a private television broadcasting company with the cooperation of Nippon Electric Company (NEC) of Japan and Thomas Television International of the United Kingdom. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PTV Home
PTV Home HD is a Pakistani Free-to-air Television channel owned by the Pakistan Television Corporation. It also broadcast as a Terrestrial television Terrestrial television or over-the-air television (OTA) is a type of television broadcasting in which the signal transmission occurs via radio waves from the terrestrial (Earth-based) transmitter of a TV station to a TV receiver having an ant .... Current programming References External links Pakistan Television (PTV) official PTV Home website, Retrieved 8 June 2016 {{Television in Pakistan , state=autocollapse * Television stations in Islamabad Television channels and stations established in 1964 Publicly funded broadcasters Multilingual broadcasters Public broadcasting in Pakistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaheen Tahira
Zaheen Tahira (1931 – 9 July 2019) was a Pakistani film and television actress, producer and director. She also worked for Radio Pakistan and on stage. Early life She was born in 1931 in Lucknow, India (according to some sources, she was born in 1935 in Lucknow, British India). Career She is considered to be one of the most senior and veteran actresses in Pakistan television history. She dominated the TV screens in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by portraying strong characters mainly on Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) Karachi centre. She has appeared in over 700 drama serials in lead and supporting roles. She also produced and directed a few television series. She appeared in plays mostly on private channels. She played the lead role in Pakistan's record breaking serial Khuda Ki Basti by Shaukat Siddiqui. In 2013, she received the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) by the President of Pakistan in recognition of her work in the Pakistani entertainment industry. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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