''Piyari Bittu'' (), is a Pakistani television drama serial, written by

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, directed by Mazhar Moin and aired on

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in 2017-18. It features Saniya Shamshad in the titular role of Bittu while

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and

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in leading roles in their second project together after 25 years. The serial sheds light on

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and explains the complexity of human relations.

Plot

Shakra loves her nice Bittu very much who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Bittu's father is also very ill and is on his deathbed. Bittu's mother, Sakina is very clever and has greedy nature who does nothing expect to pray for the death of her husband. Before his death, Bittu's father takes promise from his sister Shakara that she will takes care of Bittu after him. After his death, Sakina marries with another man and takes Bittu with her. She then marries Bittu with a pshyco man in return of heavy amount. When Shakra finds it she goes and brings Bittu back to her. She sacrifices her all happiness for Bittu and even ignores her husband and children without knowing that in near future all of her sacrifices will cause troubles for him.

Cast

* Saniya Shamshad as Bittu *

as Shakra *

as Shakila *

Farah Shah Farah Shah is a Pakistani television actress and former model. She made her acting debut with a role of Mehru in PTV World's classic series ''Boota From Toba Tek Singh'' (1999). Shah's career span for more than 20 years. She worked in various h ...

as Rukhsana *

Nayyar Ejaz Nayyar Ejaz (or Nayyar Ijaz) ( ur, نیر اعجاز) is a Pakistani film and television actor. Ejaz has been working in television industry since early 1990s. He is famous for his side roles (villain) ''Kali Das'' in the television serial ''Laag ...

as Bittu's father *

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as Mushtaq *

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as Mehboob *

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as Shazia *

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as Shahid *

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Production

The series marked the collaboration of Saeed and Odho after 25 years, previously appeared in

Anwar Maqsood Anwar Maqsood Hameedi (born 7 September 1939, Urdu:), popularly known as Anwar Maqsood, is a Pakistani scriptwriter, television presenter, satirist, humorist, and infrequent actor. He was well known for his drama write-ups for PTV in the late ...

's ''

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'' in 1992. About their casting, the director Mazhar Moin stated, "The casting of Atiqa and Sania together just happened by chance, Atiqa has worked with me earlier too, but after we had decided Atiqa would play Bitto’s mother, Saniya seemed the perfect choice for playing Shakira. When Sania agreed to the role, we realised that they would be working together after such a long time."

Reception

''Piyari Bittu'' received mixed reviews, critics criticised its slow pace and distracted storyline of the concluding episodes and praised the subject and acting performances of the cast.

References

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