Pakistani television
Television in Pakistan started in 1964 and the first live transmission of Pakistan Television began on 26 November 1964, in Lahore.PTV director and producer.Inmemoriam: Nusrat Thakur (1937-2009) Dawn (newspaper), Published 22 November 2009, Retrirved 4 February 2020 He was the producer of some of the most successful TV dramas like
Waris (serial)
''Waris'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television drama serial created by PTV, written by Amjad Islam Amjad, directed by Ghazanfer Ali and Nusrat Thakur.
The first episode was aired from PTV-Lahore on Saturday 29 December 1979 and the last on 22 Ma ...
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...
,
British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...
in 1937. His father's name was M.J. Thakur who was a radio personality. Nusrat Thakur started his career at
Radio Pakistan
Radio Pakistan serves as the national public broadcaster for radio in Pakistan. Although some local stations predate Radio Pakistan's founding, it is the oldest existing broadcasting network in Pakistan. The network was established on 14 Augus ...
in the 1960s. Later he started his television career by assisting noted PTV producer and director
Yawar Hayat Khan
Yawar Hayat Khan (18 October 1943 – 3 November 2016), was a producer and director of the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) starting from 1965 to 2004. He is considered one of the chief architects of Pakistan Television drama serials in its ...
in the 1970s, followed by producing and directing TV dramas independently. He retired as General Manager of PTV,
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...
in the 1990s after a service of 40 years with this
Pakistani television
Television in Pakistan started in 1964 and the first live transmission of Pakistan Television began on 26 November 1964, in Lahore.cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. It is a medical emergency that, without immediate medical intervention, will result in sudden cardiac death within minutes. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and poss ...
on 6 November 2009 at
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...
after a brief illness. He had been diabetic for some time and that had led to some other complications in the past. Among his survivors are his wife, a son and a daughter. Nusrat Thakur was against the glamourisation of women or expensive and grand TV sets. Instead he brought a certain degree of realism into all his TV plays.
Samundar
Samundar is an Indian romantic action film directed by Rahul Rawail and produced by Mushir-Riaz released in 1986. The movie stars Sunny Deol, Poonam Dhillon, Anupam Kher and Amrish Puri.
Cast
* Sunny Deol ... Ajit
* Poonam Dhillon ... Anj ...