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Pukaar (Pakistani TV Series)
''Pukaar'' (; lit: Call) is a 2018 Pakistani drama serial that premiered on 8 February 2018 on ARY Digital. It is directed by Farooq Rind and written by Adeel Razzaq. The drama stars Zahid Ahmed and Yumna Zaidi in lead roles, in their third on-screen appearance after '' Jugnoo'' and ''Zara Yaad Kar''. The serial is produced by Humayun Saeed and Shehzad Nasib under their production company Six Sigma Plus. Plot Samra is a bubbly, innocent and cheerful girl who lives a perfect happy life with her parents. Fahad Sultan, the son of a feudal lord studies with Samra and the two fall in love. They get married and live a happy life although Samra has problems adjusting in the feudal system while she was raised in a modern household. Fahad was going to contest elections due to the influence of his politician father, but some enemies shoot him to death. This turns Samra's life upside down. She is deeply saddened by her husband's death and in addition to that, her husband's family impose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the Epic poetry, epic and the Lyric poetry, lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics (Aristotle), Poetics'' ()—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Ancient Greek, Greek word meaning "deed" or "Action (philosophy), act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional Genre, generic division between Comedy (drama), comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''Play (theatre), play'' or ''game'' (translating the Old English, Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Sigma Plus
Humayun Saeed (born 27 July 1971) is a Pakistani actor and producer. Describing himself as a method actor, Saeed is primarily known for his work on Pakistani television and cinema and is the recipient of several accolades, including Lux Style Awards and ARY Film Awards. Saeed also runs the Six Sigma Plus media production house which produces television drama serials and commercial movies. Early life and family Saeed was born on 27 July 1971 in Karachi into a Punjabi family. He earned a bachelor's degree in commerce from St. Patrick's College, Karachi and before entering the entertainment industry he used to work as a general manager at a garment factory. Saeed has four younger brothers, with Salman Saeed also being an actor. Career Television Saeed began his career as a television producer in the early 90s. After stepping into showbiz, Saeed's was cast in the TV shows for acting roles. He made his acting debut in 1995 with ''Karoron Ka Aadmi'' produced by Nadeem A Khan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urdu-language Television Shows
Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule language, the status and cultural heritage of which are recognised by the Constitution of India. Quote: "The Eighth Schedule recognizes India's national languages as including the major regional languages as well as others, such as Sanskrit and Urdu, which contribute to India's cultural heritage. ... The original list of fourteen languages in the Eighth Schedule at the time of the adoption of the Constitution in 1949 has now grown to twenty-two." Quote: "As Mahapatra says: "It is generally believed that the significance for the Eighth Schedule lies in providing a list of languages from which Hindi is directed to draw the appropriate forms, style and expressions for its enrichment" ... Being recognized in the Constitution, however, has had significant relevance for a language's status and functions. It also has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistani Drama Television Series
Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as 85-90% of the population follows Sunni Islam. A majority of around 97% of Pakistanis are Muslims. The majority of Pakistanis natively speak languages belonging to the Indo-Iranic family ( Indo-Aryan and Iranic subfamilies). Located in South Asia, the country is also the source of a significantly large diaspora, most of whom reside in the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, with an estimated population of 4.7 million. The second-largest Pakistani diaspora resides throughout both Northwestern Europe and Western Europe, where there are an estimated 2.4 million; over half of this figure resides in the United Kingdom (see British Pakistanis). Ethnic subgroups Ethnically, Indo-Aryan peoples comprise the majority of the population in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARY Digital Network
ARY Digital Network () is a subsidiary of the ARY Group. The ARY group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Haji Abdul Razzak Yaqoob (ARY). The network has a video on demand streaming service called ARY ZAP. History ARY Digital, formerly known as the Pakistani Channel, was launched in the United Kingdom in December 2000 to cater to the growing demands of South Asian entertainment in the region. It uses Samacom, a monopolising uplink provider based in the UAE, as the uplink teleport station. Affiliate programming Recently ARY Digital has affiliated with several other television networks to promote their content in Pakistan. Amongst these are Fashion TV for which a regional channel FTV Pakistan has been airing since December 2005 on the ARY Digital network. Plans are under way for Al Jazeera Urdu in affiliation with Al Jazeera targeting 110 million Urdu-speaking households worldwide and HBO Pakistan in association with HBO's sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saba Faisal (actress)
Saba Faisal (Punjabi, ; 31 January 1960) is a Pakistani actress and former news anchor. In her career spanning more than four decades, she has appeared in several acclaimed television serials, theatre dramas, plays and films, mainly in Urdu language. Early life Saba Faisal was born in Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ..., and completed her studies at the University of Lahore. Career In 1981, Faisal and some of her friends visited PTV Lahore Centre, and there, a director noticed her and convinced her to audition for newscasting, which she did but was selected as an announcer which she did for three years later. She was selected for ''Khabarnama'' at 9p.m., the main news bulletin of the day at PTV. Saba also hosted some programs, and then worked as a sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shehryar Zaidi
Shehryar Zaidi is a veteran Pakistani television actor. He is known for his acting for PTV Home and other networks tv dramas. Career He has appeared in a variety of television dramas and musical shows. He has worked with some big names of Pakistani industry. Mostly he has had roles where he has complex relationships with his children in these dramas. He has worked the most with Ismat Zaidi. He is famous for his role of Farooq in ''Sehra Main Safar'', in which he has acted as the brother of Lubna Aslam, uncle of Ali Kazmi, and father of Zarnish Khan. Television Some of his major TV dramas are: References Male actors from Lahore Muhajir people Pakistani male television actors {{Pakistan-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laila Zuberi
Laila Zuberi (born 18 August 1957) is a Pakistani TV actress who has worked in many Pakistani drama series and has also appeared in the 2016 film '' Teri Meri Love Story''. She was one of the most popular actress of her time and was one of the most successful actress of 1980s and 1990s. Early life Laila Zuberi was born on 18 August 1957, in Karachi. Career Laila Zuberi started her career as a radio artist. Then in the 1980s, she came to television with dramas like, "Chhayon" (1984) and "Koshish" (1985). Since then, she has established herself as a TV actress through a number of television series. She appeared in the Geo TV show "Annie Ki Ayegi Barat" in 2012. She also appeared in another popular Hum TV drama, "Durr-e-Shehwar" in the same year. She also had an appearance in the Hum TV show "Kankar Shaista" in 2013. In 2014, she appeared in the film "Mohabbat Ab Nahin Hogi" in which she played a mother. The serial was broadcast on Hum TV. She also worked on "Laa", another Hum TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rehan Sheikh
Rehan Sheikh is a Pakistani film and television actor, director, writer, film maker and producer. For his portrayal of Hafiz Ilyas in social drama '' Inkaar'' (2019), he received critical praise and a nomination of Best Actor at Lux Style Awards. Early life Sheikh was born in London to veteran journalist Aslam Sheikh (d. 2003), who served as director-general of the Associated Press of Pakistan and was also "among the pioneers of economic journalism in Pakistan", whose older brother was a film director and screenwriter. Sheikh's mother is a teacher and spent a life time in serving the education sector. He has two sisters, both Fulbright scholars. Career In the United Kingdom Sheikh started with a youth theater group in South London, having worked in Tamasha Theatre Company's ''Women of the Dust'' in 1992. In Pakistan While visiting Pakistan on holiday, he directed, wrote and acted in a theater performance in Rawalpindi, and after being spotted by Sarmad Sehbai he got h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navid Shahzad
Navid Shahzad (née Rahman) is a Pakistani actress, writer and educationist. She started her career as an actor in the 1970s and has appeared in a number of television series since then. Navid was a popular and successful actress of the 1970s. She made her film debut with a supporting role in Nadeem Baig's ''Punjab Nahi Jaungi''. She became an author when her first book ''Aslan's Roar'' was published in 2019. Shahzad is the recipient of the president's Pride of Performance, the highest literary award of Pakistan. Early life Shahzad was born and raised in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Her father S. A. Rahman was the judge at the Supreme Court of Pakistan and later served as the 5th chief justice of Pakistan. She completed her studies from Government College, Lahore. Navid was the only daughter and youngest among her three brothers including Shahid Rahman a lawyer, Asad Rahman a human rights activist and Rashed Rahman a writer for Dawn Newspaper. Navid's mother was a philanthr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saad Qureshi (actor)
Saad Qureshi is a Pakistani actor, known for his roles in Pakistani television serials including '' Pukaar'' (2018), '' Ki Jaana Main Kaun'' ''(2018)'' and ''Mehboob Aapke Qadmon Main'' (2019) and'' Woh Pagal Si'' (2022)''.'' Qureshi started an online child sponsorship program that is engaged in extending fundamental human rights to the next generation''.'' Early life and education The youngest of four brothers, Qureshi was born in Multan, Punjab and grew up in Islamabad, later moving to Canada to study business at Toronto's York University. Career After graduation Qureshi joined his family business in Lahore. He started his acting career through a talent gunt conducted by Geo Entertainment in 2015. His first role was in television series ''Khuda Aur Mohabbat season 2'' after which Qureshi worked in several dramas including ''Ghairat'' (2017) and ''Shadi Mubarak Ho'' (2017) for ARY Digital. He is best known for his role in serial '' Pukaar'' (2018). In 2018, Qure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zara Yaad Kar
''Zara Yaad Kar'' () is a 2016 Pakistani drama serial that aired on Hum TV from 15 March 2016 to 20 September 2016. It was directed and produced by Amna Naamaz Khan and written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar. It starred Zahid Ahmed, Yumna Zaidi and Sana Javed. The plot revolves around a dedicated woman who is in love with a middle-class yet sincere man but he is married with a carefree carper. It marked the second on-screen appearance of Yumna and Zahid after their appearance in '' Jugnoo'' (2015). Zaidi's performance was lauded by audiences and critics. Plot The story revolves around Hadi and Mahnoor, who are first cousins and married (Nikkah). Hadi is a simple man, with a limited earning but earnestly in love with Mahnoor. He lives in a rented room in a house owned by Ikhtiar Ali. Ikhtiar and his college-going daughter Uzma both hold Hadi in high regard due to his impeccable character and calm demeanor. Hadi is immensely caring and protective towards Mahnoor, whom he treats as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
