''Pehchaan'' () is a Pakistani drama television series which aired on

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in 2006. The serial was directed by

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and written by Azra Babar. The serial follows the journey of three expatriates who find their true identities. It stars

Sonia Rehman Sonia Rehman is a Pakistani actress, host and director. She is known for her roles in dramas '' Coke Kahani'', ''Aks'', ''Band Khirkyon Kay Peechay'' and '' Doraha''. Early life Sonia was born in 1985 on 29th January in Lahore, Pakistan. She com ...

, Ismail Bashey,

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, Deepti Gupta and Nasreen Qureshi in lead roles. It tackles the themes such as miseries of women married to foreigners, problems of adopted children and people with lost identities. It again aired on the channel in 2011 as a soap serial (splitting each episodes into two episodes of approximately 20 minutes) with a new title ''Aks''.

Plot Summary

''Pehchaan'' is the journey of three friends, Nina, Amir and Kiran who are expatriates living in

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and discover their true identities. Amir is caught in a cold marriage and is attracted to Nina, who knows his conditions. Kiran is fleeing from her life partner and goes to

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to live with Nina. She engages with Asad who is a road artist and a RJ on a nearby radio broadcast. The serial also deals with the story of film star, Sam who is Nina's real mother but Nina is unaware of it.

Cast

as Nina *

as Asad * Deepti Gupta as Kira * Ismail Bashey as Amir * Nasreen Qureshi as Sam * Neshmia Alam (Child) * Minha Warsi * Khalid Nizami *

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* Sunny Sharif * Ritu Mishra * Bittou Walia * Chanda Gangwani

Production

Rehman was selected to play the lead role in the series and, she was approached by director Jabbar in U.S. It marked the debut of Indian actress Deepti Gupta, who later went to starred in other Pakistani TV dramas, such as ''

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'' (2009) and '' Neeyat'' (2011). Besides Gupta, the series also features some other foreign actors including American and Indian ones. It was the final collaboration of Jabbar with writer Babar after which the latter didn't write any script, with their previous collaborators include ''Putli Ghar'', ''Zaib un Nisa'' and ''Amma, Abba aur Ali''.

Accolades

References

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