''Khuda Ki Basti'' ( ur, , lit=God's Colony) is a serial produced by

Pakistan Television 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 co ...

first in 1969 and then again in 1974 based on the novel '' Khuda Ki Basti'' by Shaukat Siddiqui. It broke records of popularity in Pakistan. One TV critic in a major English-language newspaper in Pakistan says, "This is one of the oldest and greatest dramas in the history of Pakistani television".Old but not forgotten: Top 10 Pakistani dramas to re-watch now
Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 March 2015, Retrieved 27 July 2018

First production in 1969

Initially, ''Khuda Ki Basti'' was produced in November 1969 by

26 episodes of 25 minutes each, by producer ''Ishrat Ansari''. Some episodes were produced by ''Rasheed Umar Thanvi'' at Karachi TV — that small and historic studio "A" which still stands galore at the center. There was an advisory committee of Pakistan Television comprising a panel of famous intellectuals:

Faiz Ahmed Faiz Faiz Ahmad ''Faiz'' (13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984; Urdu, Punjabi: فیض احمد فیض) was a Pakistani poet, and author of Urdu and Punjabi literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated Pakistani Urdu writers of his time. Out ...

Jamiluddin Aali Nawabzada Mirza Jamiluddin Ahmed Khan PP, HI (20 January 1925 – 23 November 2015), also known as Jamiluddin Aali or Aaliji, was a Pakistani poet, critic, playwright, essayist, columnist, and scholar. Early life and career Nawabzada Mir ...

besides Shaukat Siddiqui to ensure the perfection of the adaptation of the novel into drama.

Second production in 1974

In 1974,

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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar (or Zulfiqar) Ali Bhutto ( ur, , sd, ذوالفقار علي ڀٽو; 5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979), also known as Quaid-e-Awam ("the People's Leader"), was a Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the fourt ...

had directed re-telecast of ''Khuda Ki Basti'' as it was Bhutto's favorite serial with mass appeal and message. But the

had some problems as the video tape recordings of the drama on spool in 1969 had long been erased due to new videotape scarcity and the need to re-record some other new programs on those spools.

insisted that the serial must be re-telecast even if fresh recording is essential. The 1974 version of re-recorded ''Khuda Ki Basti'' was 50-minute episodes which lasted 13 weeks and created the same impact that the 1969 version did. It was ''Khuda Ki Basti'' and nothing else for the viewers. TV directors Bakhtiyar Ahmed and Qasim Jalali did a fine job. This time around, the entire serial has been well maintained by

with a repeat telecast in 1990 which termed the adaptation of Shaukat Siddiqui’s novel '' Khuda Ki Basti'' as "Mother of All Serials" at Pakistan Television Corporation.

Produced by GeoTv

Geo has also released Khuda Ki Basti, which was produced by Rashid Sami (Kohinoor Studio). In this

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was cast in the role of Niaz.

Cast

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as Maa (Mother)Primetime: When drama was king
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as Raja * Mahmood Ali as Kaale Sahab * Zahoor Ahmed as Niaz *

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as Mistri Abdullah *

Arsh Muneer Arsh Muneer was a Pakistani actress and singer who acted in television dramas. She played roles in the dramas '' Khuda Ki Basti'', '' Shama'', ''Shehzori'', '' Zair, Zabar, Pesh'', ''Intezar Farmaiye'' and '' Ana''. Early life Arsh was born in ...

as Sultana's aunt * Shakeel Chughtai as Shami *

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* Zafar Masood as Nosha (1969 version)

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(1974 version) * Tauqir Fatima as Sultana (1969 version)
Munawwar Sultana (1974 version) * Iqbal Tareen as Salman (1969 version)
Saqib Sheikh (1974 version)

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