''Landa Bazar'' ( ur, لنڈا بازار, en, 'Flea Market') is a 2002

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i television drama serial aired on Prime Entertainment (STN). It is directed by Dilawar Malik and written by

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, premiered on 17 April 2002. The serial stars

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and Urooj. A sequel of the series, '' Laal Ishq'' was aired on

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from 2017 to 2018.

Plot

The series is centered around a young man named Bali (

) and his struggle to live and survive in a world of crime and corruption whilst also trying to build a relationship with his fiancée, Zohra (

Cast

as Baali (Iqbal) *

as Zohra *

as Ramis *

as Mehr Hukam *

as Jajji Rungbaaz *

as Mehr Charagh *

as Yawar Kamal * Urooj Nasir as Rabi *

as Maham *

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as Hayat Ahmad *

as Dawar Kamal *

Seemi Raheel Seemi Raheel is a Pakistani senior actress working in Urdu television and films since decades. She is the mother of actors Mehreen Raheel and Daniyal Raheel Daniyal Raheal (in Punjabi and ur, ) is a Pakistani television actor, director a ...

as Surayya Batool * Sohail Umer as Mehar Mubarak * Rija Ali as Meeran * Munir Nadir as MasterJee *

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as Hajran *

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as Babu * Shafqat Cheema

Music

"Jandi Wari Ohnon Akhoo" by Shafaqat Ali Khan

Sequel

On 26 July 2017, '' Dawn (newspaper)'' reported that '' Laal Ishq'', the sequel, will also be written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar and directed by Dilawar Malik. Qamar said, "I believe that the story-line has a coherent continuity and follows a rational trajectory, reflecting what's happening in society today. It has few characters from the original but there is whole new plot and hook to the play but this is surely very close to my heart." Most of the original cast will also reappear after 15 years of its original, except Farah Shah whose role was terminated in the original. Durab Khalil, son of Qamar, and new cast members such as Arsalan Idress, Anzeela Abbasi,

Faryal Mehmood Faryal Mehmood is a Pakistani model and actress. She has played the role of Mehwish in Geo Entertainment's '' Baba Jani'' (2018). Mehmood has been profiled and featured in '' Gulf News'', ''The News International'', and ''MangoBaaz''. Her mother ...

and Saba Hameed will make their debut in very important roles. Ali Zafar might also have a comeback on television, if he wants. The sequel began airing from 14 October 2017 on

. Its official soundtrack has been sung by

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Lux Style Awards

''Best TV Play-Nominated

References

External links

Pakistan Television Corporation original programming Pakistani drama television series Urdu-language television shows 2002 Pakistani television series debuts {{Pakistan-tv-stub