Ankahi

Ankahi (Urdu: ان کہی, lit.'The Unsaid') is a 1982 Pakistani Urdu television drama serial broadcast by PTV and is now considered a cult classic. It was written by Haseena Moin and directed by Shoaib Mansoor and Mohsin Ali.

The drama serial featured an ensemble star cast including Shehnaz Sheikh, Shakeel, Javed Sheikh, Saleem Nasir, Jamshed Ansari, Behroze Sabzwari, Badar Khalil, Qazi Wajid, Azra Mansoor, Khalid Nizami, Arshad Mehmood, Tabassum Farooqui, and Faisal Bilal. Ankahi was one of the most popular drama serials in the early 1980s in Pakistan.

This cast then went to work in a similar Pakistani drama serial, Tanhaiyaan, in 1986, which was also written by Haseena Moin. Ankahi is remembered for its witty dialogue and the candid role of Sana (Shehnaz Sheikh). The show was not only popular in Pakistan but across the border in India as well. In 2020, PTV Home retelecast it daily from 18 April to 2 May, in PTV GOLD Hour.