Andhera Ujala ( ur, اندھیرا اجالا, English: ''Darkness, Brightness'') was a popular

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i crime investigation television series aired on

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( PTV) during the 1984–85 season, written by ''Younis Javed'' and directed by ''Rashid Dar''. It also had occasional touch of comic moments mainly centred upon the character of a police officer "Havaldar Karam Dad". The leading cast of the series included

Irfan Khoosat Irfan Khoosat (Punjabi, ur, ) (born 9 June 1946) is a Pakistani actor, producer and a well-known comedian. He is famous for his comic role as ''Hawaldar Karamdad'' in the TV series Andhera Ujala (1984-1985) in which he portrayed a simpleton a ...

, Jamil Fakhri,

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 ...

and Abid Butt (Sub-Inspector). The main theme of this TV series was to show a police team fighting crime in their locality in humorous situations. This TV drama serial later went on to become so popular among the public due to its re-runs that it became a 'cult classic'.In a league of his own (actors Jamil Fakhri and Irfan Khoosat)
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Major cast

as DSP Tahir Ali Khan *

Rahat Kazmi Rahat Kazmi ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter, TV news presenter anchorman, and an academician. He has worked in several TV serials for PTV such as 1967's ''Mayaar'', 1974's ''Qurbatain aur Faaslay'' and 1976's Pakistan's first coloure ...

as ASP Asad-Ur-Rehman * Jamil Fakhri as (SHO) Inspector Jaffar Hussain * Abid Butt as Sub Inspector Mehmood * Nazir Hussani as ASI Mian Khan *

as Havaldar Karam Dad * Sadia Jilani *

Nighat Butt Nighat Butt was a Pakistani actress and singer. Nighat acted in numerous television dramas and films. Early life Nighat was born in 1948 in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her studies from University of Lahore. Career She started stage acting a ...

as Asad's mother *

Yasmeen Ismail Yasmeen Ismail (28 March 1950, in Rawalpindi – 18 January 2002, in Karachi) was a Pakistani television actress and theater director.

as Begum *

Tahira Wasti Tahira Wasti ( Punjabi, ur, طاہرہ واسطی) (1944 – March 11, 2012) was a well-known Pakistani writer and television actress.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'', '' Lan ...

as Abbas * Manoon Abbasi as Constable Aftab *

Khursheed Shahid Begum Khursheed Shahid (1 January 1926 – 27 June 2021) was a Pakistani actress and singer. She was also the mother of actor Salman Shahid. Early life Khursheed Shahid was born in 1926 in Delhi, where her father was a government official a ...

as Dadi * Bindiya as Shabbo * Sarwat Ateeq as Muneer Begum * Reema

Sequel

A sequel of ''Andhera Ujala'' was launched in 2019 with a new cast as well as the two old characters of

and

. The new members included Danish Taimoor, Rashid Farooqi. Khawaja Saleem, Hamza Firdous, Ayaz Sammo and Irfan Motiwala.

References

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Pakistan Television Corporation original programming Pakistani drama television series Pakistani comedy television series Pakistani crime television series Urdu-language television shows 1980s Pakistani television series {{Pakistan-tv-stub