''Aangan'' ( ur, , lit=Courtyard) is a Pakistani family drama television series premiered on 18 November 2017 on

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and ended on 12 July 2018. It was written by

Faiza Iftikhar Faiza Iftikhar is a Pakistani writer, author, novelist and screenwriter. She is active in the Pakistani television industry and known for her romantic and social plays. Her popular plays include ''Dil Lagi'', ''Aunn Zara'', ''Ranjha Ranjha Ka ...

, directed by Qasim Ali Mureed and created by

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 Fil ...

and Shahzad Nasib under

Six Sigma Plus Six Sigma Plus is a Pakistani independent film and television production company. The company was founded by actor Humayun Saeed and Shahzad Nasib. This company also co-produces TV dramas with Next Level Entertainment. Six Sigma Plus Entertain ...

. The serial was broadcast on ARY Digital, as a part of night prime time slot programming. Aangan has an ensemble cast with

Mansha Pasha Mansha Pasha (Urdu: منشاء پاشا; born October 19, 1987) is a Pakistani actress and television presenter. She is known for her supporting roles in several critically and commercially successful television series, including ''Shehr-e-Zaat'' ...

Qavi Khan Muhammad Qavi Khan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He has also worked in Radio Pakistan and on stage. Though now largely working in television, he has acted in over 200 films. The Government of Pakistan honoured Khan with the ...

Samina Ahmad Samina Ahmad is a Pakistani film and television actress, stage performer, producer and director. She is a veteran television actress with over 50 years of work experience in the Urdu entertainment industry. Ahmad performed for many of PTV's ma ...

Irsa Ghazal Irsa Ghazal is a Pakistani television actor known for her roles in television serials such as ''Miraat-ul-Uroos'', '' Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi'', '' Aangan'', ''O Rangreza'' and ''Ishq Jalebi''. Biography and career Ghazal is the daughter of for ...

, Mariam Ansari, Hassan Ahmed,

Iffat Rahim Iffat Rahim, also known as Iffat Omar (in Punjabi and ur, ), née Rahim, is a Pakistani former model who achieved success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is known for her role as Aapa Ji (Rukhsana) in the Pakistani drama series '' Moha ...

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Waseem Abbas Waseem Abbas ( ur, وسِیم عبّاس) is a Pakistani television, film actor and director. He is known for his roles in television dramas for PTV and other networks, including ''Samundar'', ''Raat'', ''Ashiyana'', ''Family Front'', '' Landa ...

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, Uzma Hassan and

Mariam Mirza Mariam Mirza is a Pakistani television actress, beautician and former banker. She is known for her role as Nasreen (Zubia's mother) in '' Khamoshi'' which ranked among the highest rated Urdu drama serials of 2017. She is also known for her role as ...

in pivot roles. It received three nominations at 18th

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Plot

Aangan is the story of a joint Punjabi family headed by Mian ji who lives with his wife, Zaitoon Bano, his three sons with their families and an unmarried daughter, Zoya. They are worried about Zoya's marriage. Zoya's eldest sister in law, Hajira, invites her friend's son, Aqdus, to come live with them for some time as he lives abroad and is looking for an apartment. He falls in love with Zoya and asks his mom to come and ask for her hand in marriage. Her mom though reluctant (as Zoya is older than Aqdus) asks for her son's marriage with Zoya, which leaves the family shocked as they had expected him to marry Shaina, Hajira's daughter. Hajira's son, Saadan is in love with Afra but cannot marry her as Hajira is against the marriage and wants Shaina to get married first. The second daughter in law, Laila has no child and often gets taunted for the same, however her husband, Asim loves her dearly. The third daughter in law, Rubeena is pregnant with her fourth child. Her husband, Zahid is a moulvi but he does nothing to support her kids or wife who are being looked after by his brothers. After Zoya marries Aqdus, the family is happy until they find out that Asim has another wife Haseena. Also, Saadan secretly marries Afra with the blessings of Asim, Zahid and his father Sajjad on his side. Later Safeer, the second son who lives in Germany, returns to Pakistan for his share of property so that he can use that money for his son Waleed's marriage. He tells everyone to sell the house and the factory and take their shares and live separately. Anila, the first daughter of the family and troublemaker is in favour of Safeer so that Safeer marry his son with one of her daughters. But later, finds out that Safeer had already arranged the marriage of his son with a rich businessman's daughter in Pakistan. The sons and Mian jee decide to sell their house and factory and take their shares. Due to all those tractions, Sajjad the elder son, dies of heart failure. In the last episode Safeer says he does not want his share and leaves for Germany. A few months later, with everything back to normal, Zahid and Saadan now run the factory and Haseena is now treated equally as Laila. The story ends with a good news that Afra, Saadan's wife is pregnant with a baby girl.

Cast

Qavi khan Muhammad Qavi Khan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He has also worked in Radio Pakistan and on stage. Though now largely working in television, he has acted in over 200 films. The Government of Pakistan honoured Khan with the ...

as Mian Ji *

Samina Ahmed Samina Ahmad is a Pakistani film and television actress, stage performer, producer and director. She is a veteran television actress with over 50 years of work experience in the Urdu entertainment industry. Ahmad performed for many of Pakistan ...

as Zaitoon Bano *

as Zoya; Mian Ji and Zaitoon's younger daughter *

Noor ul Hassan Noor Ul Hassan (in Punjabi and ur, ; born 25 February 1971) is a Pakistani actor, television presenter, television host and compere. He hosted the Ramadan transmission in 2011 and in 2014 for PTV Home. He appeared in acclaimed television seria ...

as Sajjad; son of Mian Ji *

as Hajra Sajjad; Sajjad's wife *

as Aneela; Mian Ji's elder daughter *

as Alauddin; son-in-law of Mian Ji, Aneela's husband * Hassan Ahmed as Asim; second son of Mian Ji * Iffat Umer as Laila: Asim's first wife *

as Haseena; Asim's Second wife *

Zia Gurchani Zia Gurchani is a Pakistani television actor and writer. He used to host a children's programme from Radio Pakistan in the early 2000s. Zia was introduced to the showbiz industry by journalist Zafar Samdani. His television appearances include Aa ...

as Shafiq; third son of Mian Ji *

as Zahid; youngest son of Mian Ji * Uzma Hassan as Rubina; Zahid's wife *

as Safeeha; Aqdas's mother *Arsalan Faisal as Saadan; Sajjad's son * Mariam Ansari as Afrah; Saadan's fiancée and later wife *Zubii Majeed as Shaheena: Sajjad's daughter *Tauqeer Ahmed as Aqdas *Mutahara Awan as Ramna *Tasneem Ansari as Kulsoom *Sahar Hashmi as Ramsha * Gul-e-Rana as Bilqees Kenchi (cameo appearance) *Fouzia Mushtaq (cameo appearance)

Reception

Critics' views

''Aangan'' has positive reviews from critics on its premier. Sadaf Hiader of ''

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'' lauded the serial by stating, "''Angan'' gives us a fresh look at family life, showing us that dramas don’t have to follow the same dysfunctional tropes and tired old storylines to be entertaining." ''

The Express Tribune ''The Express Tribune'' is a daily English-language newspaper based in Pakistan. It is the flagship publication of the '' Daily Express'' media group. It is Pakistan's only internationally affiliated newspaper in a partnership with the ''Interna ...

'' said it as "a game changer of 2018" and praised its execution and writing, stating, "The best part about the story is that there is no lead character in particular and all the characters have been given their due time on screen to reflect their true essence."

Accolades

References

External links

* {{ARY Digital Programs 2017 Pakistani television series debuts 2018 Pakistani television series endings ARY Digital original programming Pakistani drama television series Urdu-language television shows Pakistani television series endings