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Marvi
''Marvi'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani drama series broadcast on Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) in 1993. It was a modern version of a Sindhi folktale, "Umar Marvi". It starred Ghazal Siddique as Marvi and Hassam Qazi as Umar. It was adapted by Noor-ul-Huda Shah and directed by Sultana Siddiqui.Marvi Retrieved 30 August 2013 debuted in the series in a supporting role. Plot summary The story is about a village girl named Marvi who goes to the city to study, with the aim to come back to her village and improve the living conditions for the people there. Things do not go according to plan, and she faces many hardships. Marvi's possessive lover, Umar, played by ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umar Marvi
Umar Marvi or Marui ( sd, عمر مارئي, ur, ), is a folktale from Sindh, Pakistan about a village girl Marvi Maraich, who resists the overtures of a powerful King and the temptation to live in the palace as a queen, preferring to be in simple rural environment with her own village folk. The story also appears in Shah Jo Risalo and forms part of seven popular tragic romances from Sindh, Pakistan. The other six tales are ''Sassui Punnhun'', ''Sohni Mehar'', ''Lilan Chanesar'', ''Noori Jam Tamachi'', ''Sorath Rai Diyach'' and '' Momal Rano'' commonly known as the Seven Queens of Sindh, or the Seven heroines of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. Folklore The story of Umar Marvi is that Marvi was a young Thari girl abducted by then-ruler of Amarkot, Umar, who wanted to marry her because of her beauty. Upon her refusal she was imprisoned in the historic Umerkot Fort for several years. Because of her courage, Marvi is regarded as a symbol of love for one's soil and homeland. In popular cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noor Ul Huda Shah
Noorul Huda Shah (born in Hyderabad, Sindh on 22 July 1951) is a Pakistani dramatist, short story writer, poet and columnist. She was also the Information Minister during the caretaker government in Sindh. Shah writes in both Sindhi and Urdu. She is best known for writing popular TV serials like J''ungle'', ''Marvi'', ''Faaslay'' and ''Tapish''. Career Noorul Huda completed her education from Sindh University and then started a career at Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV). Her first play, Jungle, aired on television in 1983. Later, she joined Geo as a soap producer and then became a script writer for Hum TV. She was appointed as CEO of A-Plus television. Afterwards, she started working for Hum Sitaray. In 2017, she joined Bol Network. Shah has written numerous short stories, some of which have been compiled in a collection called ''Jala Watan.'' Presently, Shah writes a column for an online news forum called HumSub. List of TV dramas * Jungle * Asmaan Tak Deewar * Tapis ... [...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] |
Badar Khalil
Badar Khalil ( ur, ; born 15 October 1944), also known as 'Baddo Aapa', is a Pakistani television actress. She gained popularity for her role in the TV play Bi Jamalo portraying herself as Bi Jamalo. Later on, she appeared in many as hit TV serials on PTV from 1968 to now. She also did a TV show ''Mithu Aur Aapa'', a critically acclaimed comedy play on Hum TV. Early life Badar khalil was born in Delhi, British India to a Kashmiri father and a Delhite mother. Her family moved to Lahore during partition in 1947, but now she is living in Karachi, Pakistan. She moved with her husband Shahzad Khalil to Karachi after working for a short time at Pakistan Television Corporation (Lahore Center). Career In Karachi, her first main appearance was in Unkahi which was a classic TV drama written by veteran Pakistani playwright Haseena Moin. Badar Khalil started her showbiz career in 1968 as an anchor in children's shows on PTV. Initially, Badar Khalil gained her recognition for the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheema Kirmani
Sheema Kermani (also spelled Kirmani) (Urdu: ; born 16 January 1951) is a Pakistani dancer and social activist. She is the founder of Tehrik-e-Niswan Cultural Action Group (Women's Movement). She is also an exponent of Bharatanatyam dance. She is also a renowned classical dancer, choreographer, dance guru, theatre practitioner, performer, director, producer, and TV actor based in Karachi, Pakistan. She advocates on culture, women's rights, and peace issues. Her pioneering contribution to the promotion of culture and theatrical performances in Pakistan since 1978 have led to international acclaim. Early life and education Kermani was born on 16 January 1951 in Rawalpindi in an Pakistan Army, Army family. Kermani's father was a retired Brigadier from Pakistan Army and a Chairman of K-Electric, Karachi Electric Supply Corporation. Her education was at convent schools where her father used to get posted. Career When she was 8 years old, Kermani started to learn piano and Classic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noor Muhammad Lashari
Noor Muhammad Lashari ([Sindhi language, Sindhi: نور محمد لاشاري], 24 October 1931- 1 February 1997) was a stage, radio, TV and film actor from Sindh, Pakistan. He was awarded the Pride of Performance Award in 1992 by the Government of Pakistan. Early life Noor Muhammad Lashari was born on 24 October 1931 at Village Kot Lashari, near Bhan Syedabad, Bhan Saeedabad, Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan. He was the only son of his parents. His father's name was Faiz Muhammad Lashari. After completing school education, he began his career as a primary school teacher. Acting career He began his career as an artist by acting in local stage drama. He joined the local stage drama Society called ''Ustad Bukhari Natak Mandil'' (Ustad Bukhari Drama Society) and performed various roles in many plays staged by this drama society. He joined Radio Pakistan Hyderabad in 1960, first as a Copyist and then as a drama artist. After a considerably successful career at Radio Pakistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's '' Poetics'' (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Greek word meaning "deed" or " act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional generic division between comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''play'' or ''game'' (translating the Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') was the standard term for dramas until William Shakespeare's time—just as its creator was a ''play-maker'' rather than a ''dramatist'' and the building was a ''play-house'' r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anwar Solangi
Anwar Solangi (1944–2008) was a Pakistani television and radio performer. He was born in Shahdadpur, in Sindh. Life Solangi became an anchorperson at the Hyderabad radio station during Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s government but was later removed from the post by the subsequent Ziaul Haq regime. With about 500 plays in both Urdu and Sindhi languages, to his credit, Solangi was twice awarded PTV Awards for best actor and best supporting actor. He also acted in the Urdu film ''Khwahish'', He also worked in ten Sindhi-language films. Anwar Solangi wrote a book under his name called ''Wateyoo Veh Gadroo'' ('Dishes of Poison'), which includes his collection of articles which were published in various newspapers, his poetry, and his essays based on his personal life. Anwar Solangi died after a long illness at the Civil Hospital, Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassam Qazi
Hassam Qazi (4 March 1961 – 3 July 2004) was a Pakistani actor and is considered one of the most acclaimed artists of PTV. He started his acting career in the 1980s and remained a busy actor until his death in 2004, performing in PTV classic dramas in Urdu as well as Balochi and Brahvi plays and serials. Early life and career Hassam Qazi was born in 1961 in Quetta, Pakistan and after his early education he did his Masters in Commerce from Quetta University. He joined the education field and was appointed as a college lecturer which he retained throughout his life. Hassam Qazi was interested in acting and joined Pakistan Television Corporation as an actor in the 1980's. He made his debut through the drama ''Khali Hath'', produced by ''Dost Muhammad Gishkori'' at PTV Quetta Center. Despite his job as a lecturer, he successfully managed his acting career and appeared in many dramas produced by Quetta, Karachi and Islamabad centers. He got recognition through his drama ''Chaon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultana Siddiqui
Sultana Siddiqui also known as Sultana Apa ( Sindhi: سلطانا آپي)is a Pakistani media mogul, television director, and producer who is the founder of Hum Network Limited. Siddiqui is an active director of Hum Network Limited and the president of Hum Network Limited. By virtue of that she became the first woman in Pakistan to establish a TV station quite successfully in a matchless mode and waawardedSitara-e-Imtiaz for the same in 2021 by the President of Pakistan. Personal life She was born in Hyderabad, Sindh, into a Siddiqui family domiciled therein, one of ten children. She received her early education from government schools in Hyderabad. Career Sultana started her career from PTV as a producer in Karachi in 1974. In 2004 she founded ''Eye Television Network,'' now known a"Hum Network Limited"under which her own four cable channels are working, including "Hum TV". Under her direction HUM TV has received Pakistan's Lux Style Awards four years in a row. She is t ... [...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] |
Sindhi People
Sindhis ( sd, سنڌي Perso-Arabic: सिन्धी Devanagari; ) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group who speak the Sindhi language and are native to the province of Sindh in Pakistan. After the partition of British Indian empire in 1947, many Sindhi Hindus and Sindhi Sikhs migrated to the newly independent Dominion of India and other parts of the world. Pakistani Sindhis are predominantly Muslim with a smaller Sikh and Hindu minority, whereas Indian Sindhis are predominantly Hindu with a Sikh, Jain and Muslim minority. Sindhi people have been native to Sindh throughout history, apart from that their historical region has always came from the South-eastern side of Balochistan, the Bahawalpur region of Punjab and the Kutch region of Gujarat, India. The Sindhi diaspora is growing around the world, especially in the Middle East, owing to better employment opportunities. Etymology The name Sindhi is derived from the Sanskrit ''Sindhu'' which translates as river or seabod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
