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Tanhaiyaan
''Tanhaiyaan'' ( ur, , English: The loneliness) is a 1985 Pakistani drama serial which is now considered a cult classic. ''Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay'' telecast in 2012 is the sequel of 27-year-old serial ''Tanhaiyaan''. The drama serial was directed by the legendary Shahzad Khalil and was written by the famous drama writer Haseena Moin. Tanhaiyan featured an ensemble star cast of veterans such as Shehnaz Sheikh, Marina Khan, Asif Raza Mir, Badar Khalil, Behroze Sabzwari, Azra Sherwani, Qazi Wajid, Durdana Butt, Yasmeen Ismail, Jamshed Ansari, Amir Hatmi, Subhani Bayounus and Sultana Zafar. It is the story of two sisters who lose their parents and go to live with their aunt. One of their efforts to buy back their parents' house leads them to realise what makes a house a home. Plot Two sisters Zara (Shehnaz Sheikh) and Sanya (Marina Khan) go to Karachi to visit their maternal aunt Zubi ( Badar Khalil) while their parents, back home, meet with an unfortunate car accident and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haseena Moin
Haseena Moin (20 November 1941 – 26 March 2021) was a Pakistani dramatist, playwright and scriptwriter. She wrote several plays for stage, radio, and television. She was the recipient of the Pride of Performance award for her services to the performing arts in Pakistan. She wrote Pakistan's first original script ''Kiran Kahani'' aired in the early-1970s. Before this, PTV relied on novel-based scripts for dramas. She was considered to be the best playwright and dramatist Pakistan has ever witnessed. Some of the dramas she wrote include ''Ankahi'', ''Tanhaiyaan'', ''Kiran Kahani'', '' Dhoop Kinaray'', ''Aahat'', ''Uncle Urfi'', ''Shehzori'', '' Kohar'', '' Des Pardes'', ''Pal Do Pal'', ''Aansoo'', ''Kasak'', '' Parchaiyan'' and ''Parosi''. Other works include ''Mere Dard ko Jo Zuban Milay'', ''Kaisa Yeh Junoon'', ''Dhundle Raste'', ''Shayad ke Bahar Aaye'', ''Mohim Joo'', ''Tum Se Mil Kar'', ''Bandish'' and ''Zair, Zabar, Pesh''. Early life Moin was born in Kanpur on November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Khan
''Marina Khan'' (born 26 December 1962) is a Pakistani television and film actress, director and a producer. She was one of the most popular actresses of the 1980s and 1990s. Her television shows include '' Tanhaiyan'' (1986), '' Dhoop Kinare'' (1987), '' Kohar'' (1991), ''Nijaat'' (1993), '' Tum Se Kehna Tha'' (1995) and '' Tanha'' (1997). She left industry in mid 2000s and again made a comeback from '' Tanhaiyan Naye Silsile'' (2012) which was the sequel to her debut series ''Tanhaiyan'' of 1986. Khan made her film debut with titular role in 2016 movie '' Lala Begum''. Early life and family Khan was born in Peshawar, KPK province of Pakistan. Her father Rehmat Khan came from a Pashtun family from Tank district, Dera Ismail Khan, while her mother Anna Rehmat was of English descent but settled in Peshawar. She is the granddaughter of Nawab of Tank Nawab Qutubdin Khan Her father worked for the Pakistan Air Force and the family had to relocate almost every two years depending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultana Zafar
Sultana Zafar was a Pakistani actress. Sultana acted in numerous television dramas. She was known for her roles in dramas '' Munkir'', '' Ana'', '' Zid'' and ''Tanhaiyaan''. She used to run her boutique called ''Armale Studios''. Early life Sultana was born in 1955 on 21 February in Hyderabad, Pakistan. She completed her studies at the University of Hyderabad. Career Sultana went to Karachi PTV Centre and started acting in 1970s. Sultana was known for being well-mannered, fine speech and graceful lady which helped her and became reasons for her success in acting career. She was also known for her serious style acting with her Hyderabad accent dialogue delivery. Sultana portrayed characters of family values and traditions of the time of PTV in 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and she was noted for her roles in dramas ''Akhri Chattan'', ''Aroosa'', ''Khala Khairan'' and ''Aangan Terha''. She also appeared in dramas ''Akhri Chattan'', ''Nadan Nadia'', '' Ana'', '' Zeenat'', ''Tanhaiyaan'' and ... [...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] |
Shahzad Khalil
Shahzad Khalil ( ur, ), (1944 – 23 December 1989) was a Pakistani television director and producer. Early life Shahzad Khalil began his career as a director producing music videos in 1970, and then moved to making television drama serials. After a few projects he moved from Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), Lahore Center to its Karachi Center. Career Khalil was not only an intelligent TV director but he had a great personality. He gained fame in a very short period of time as a result of the dramas he directed for Pakistan television. He was first recognised as a director for his TV serial ''Teesra Kinara'' in 1980 in which several legendary actors including Sahira Kazmi, Usman Peerzada, Rahat Kazmi, Shafi Mohammad, and Jamil Fakhri starred. Shahzad Khalil met Badar Khalil when she played the title role in the drama ''Bi Jamalo'' which he directed. They later married and have two children. Shahzad Khalil's classic drama ''Tanhaiyaan'' was aired in 1985. Veteran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shehnaz Sheikh
Shehnaz Sheikh is a Pakistani television actress, host, and theatre director. She has appeared in the drama serials Tanhaiyaan and Ankahi, as well as the show Uncle Sargam. After her successful television career, she left the industry in the mid-1990s and has since been retired. Early life and education Sheikh was born in Kalaw, Burma, and later migrated to Pakistan in 1965 as a UN refugee and settled in Lahore, Pakistan, with her family, including her aunt, classical musician, Saffia Beyg. She attended the Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore, and later attended the National College of Arts where she graduated with a degree in Fine Arts. Career Acting and hosting Talking about start of her acting career, Sheikh said that "I wasn’t really ‘discovered’ as most actors and actresses are. Someone had actually referred me to Haseena Moin for ''Ajnabi''. She and Shoaib Mansoor invited me to try out for one of the roles." Sheikh made her debut in 1980 with drama serial ''Balila'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durdana Butt
Durdana Butt (9 May 1938 – 12 August 2021) was a Pakistani actress known for her roles in dramas '' Ruswai'', ''Intezaar'' and '' Rani''. She was best known for her role in dramas ''Tanhaiyaan'' and ''Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay'' as Bibi. Early life Durdana was born in Lahore, Punjab on 9 May 1938. She studied at Kinnaird College and later went to the University of Toledo, where she achieved a PhD in Ohio educational administration. Career She then went on to pursue acting where she worked in commercials and modeling, which she did briefly on PTV Channel. She started working in theater when a director gave her a role in a comedy drama. She accepted the role and she was praised for her natural acting and expressions. Soon after that she performed in many dramas on PTV Channel. In 1978 she had a role in the drama '' Fifty Fifty'' with Moin Akhtar. The drama finished in 1984; she had become well known among the audience. In 1980 she had the role of Sultana Sahiba in the drama ''Aan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay
''Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay'' (also known as Olper's Tanhaiyaan: Naye Silsilay) is a Pakistani romantic social drama serial directed by Marina Khan aired on ARY Digital and Pakistan Television Corporation. It is the sequel of 27-year-old serial ''Tanhaiyaan'' which is considered as a cult-classic. Background After 27 years, a sequel named "Olper's Tanhaiyan: Naye Silsilay" is on air at 8pm every Saturday on PTV and ARY Digital since 20 October 2012. The script has been co-written by Haseena Moin and Mohammad Ahmed. The plot is about gaps in relations developed over the years in lives of characters owing to events they faced and how, going forward, things change for the better. It is a 13-episode-sequel directed by Marina Khan. Six of the 16 original cast members reprises their roles as Shehnaz Sheikh (the female lead in the original) has quit acting and the rest have died. New cast members include Alishba Yousuf and Shehryar Munawar Siddiqui in lead roles and Syra Yousuf an ... [...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] |
Behroze Sabzwari
Behroze Sabzwari ( ur, بہروز سبزواری; born 1957) is an actor from Pakistan, appearing in films, on television, and in voice acting roles alike. Career Behroze began his career in Radio Pakistan as a radio presenter. In the late 1970s, he started his acting career by starring in a "live" television children's play ''Dadajan Nanajan''. Behroze has appeared in a number of television commercials. He has also done many stage plays, including ''Mirza Ghalib Bandar Road Par''. Mirza Ghalib Bandar Road Par was the famous play of Khawaja Moinuddin. This play was the earliest of Behroze's plays and introduced him to the TV viewers throughout Pakistan in the early seventies. However, he achieved fame through the PTV play '' Khuda Ki Basti'' in 1974 where he played the role of ''Nausha''. Behroze Sabzwari received the Pride of Performance on 23 March 2009, for his services to the Pakistani television industry for more than 40 years. Personal life During the PTV serial era, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasmeen Ismail
Yasmeen Ismail (28 March 1950, in Rawalpindi – 18 January 2002, in Karachi) was a Pakistani television actress and theater director.Noted artiste Yasmeen Ismail passes away 19 January 2002. Retrieved 23 June 2013. She is known for her role in the PTV drama (1985). Early life She was born in on March 28, 1950. Yasmeen Ismail studied in many schools and convents as her father, an army colonel, got posted from one place to another. She gradu ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subhani Bayounus
Subhani ba Yunus (1931–2006) was an accomplished Pakistani actor and television and radio personality whose distinct voice quality earned him a special place in Radio Pakistan. Younis was an Urdu-speaking Hyderabadi Muslim of Hadhrami Chaush descent. His claim to fame comes from Khwaja Moinuddin's stage plays, particularly ''Taleem-e-Balighan'' in which he played the role of a butcher. His memorable plays were ''Lal Qilay Se Lalo Khait Tak, Mohammad Bin Qasim, Qisa Chahar Darwaish, Mirza Ghalib Bandar Road Par, Do Duni Panch, Khuda Ki Basti'' and ''Tanhaiyaan''. His last play for PTV was ''Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza'', after which he virtually retired from his acting career. Personal life ''Subhani Ba Yunus'' was born Hyderabad Deccan, British India, in 1931. He belonged to a family that had migrated to India from Hadhramaut, Yemen. After partition of India, his family settled in Karachi in August 1949. He had a son and a daughter. Career Initially, Subhani Bayunus performed most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |