''Ab Tum Ja Saktey Ho'' is a Pakistani television film directed by

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. It is based on a short story by

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. It starred

Khalida Riyasat Khalida Riyasat ( ur, خالدہ ریاست; July 7, 1953 – August 26, 1996) was a veteran Pakistani television actress. Along with Roohi Bano and Uzma Gillani, she dominated Pakistan's television screens during the 1970s, early 1980s and 1990 ...

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and

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. The television film was released in 1996 and first broadcast on

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. The telefilm is among the earliest works of the director, Jabbar.

Plot

Aliya is an unmarried school teacher who lives with her niece Raheela. Aliya is used to interfering in every aspect of Raheela's life to which the young girl feels trapped. But she doesn't dare to raise her voice against her. Things change completely for both of them when a relative of Aliya, Shaukat comes there to live.

Cast

as Aliya *

as Raheela *

as Shuakat

Reception

A reviewer from '' Daily Times'' praised the telefilm for its theme of obsession of marriage, and said it as "another feel-good telefilm" by Jabbar".

References

{{Reflist Pakistan Television Corporation original programming 1996 television films Urdu-language Pakistani films