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Nisar Qadri
Nisar Qadri is a Pakistani radio, stage, and TV actor. He was honored with the Pride of Performance Award in 2016. Career Qadri started his career in 1966 at Radio Pakistan, Rawalpindi. Since then, he has starred in numerous TV dramas, movies, and radio plays. In the TV play "''Aik Haqeeqat Aik Afsana''", his catchy phrase "''Machis hogi aap ke paas?''" (Would you have a matchbox?) had gone viral among the viewers. He has been suffering from facial palsy during the mid-2010s and has not worked on screen during this illness. Filmography TV * ''Aik Haqeeqat Aik Afsana'' * ''Samundar'' (1983) * '' Karawaan'' (1985) * ''Bahadur Ali'' * '' Nijaat'' (1993) * '' Angar Wadi'' (1994) * ''Aadhi Dhoop'' * ''Pooray Chand Ki Raat'' (2004) * ''Aatish'' * '' Khuwahish'' (1993) most popular role (Shukiya) Films * ''Khamosh Pani'' (2003) * '' Hum Ek Hain'' (2004) Awards References External links Nisar Qadrion IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online dat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Television
Pakistan Television Corporation ( ur, ; reporting name: PTV) is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster. Pakistan entered the television broadcasting age in 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore. Background Historical context The idea of establishing a media and television industry was conceived in late 1956 and created by the privately set up national education commission, with the support of President Ayub Khan in 1960. Retrieved 13 January 2016. In 1961, the private sector media mogul and industrialist Syed Wajid Ali launched a television industrial development project, bringing the role of Ubaidur Rahman, an electrical engineer in the Engineering Division of Radio Pakistan, as the project director of the first television station in Lahore. Ali reached a milestone in 1961 after establishing a private television broadcasting company with the cooperation of Nippon Electric Company (NEC) of Japan and Thomas Television International of the United Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pride Of Performance Award
The Pride of Performance ( ur, ), officially known as Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, and nursing". The Pride of Performance is the highest national literary award of Pakistan conferred upon its Pakistanis, citizens and, while it recognizes literary contribution, it can also be conferred upon foreign nationals. It is usually awarded by the President of Pakistan, president once a year at the Pakistan Day, Pakistan resolution day, but announcements are made at Independence Day (Pakistan), independence day ceremony held on 14 August. The award recommendations are made by the country's Administrative units of Pakistan, administrative units or Cabinet of Pakistan, respective ministry to the state governments where officials send it to the Cabinet Secretariat (Pakistan), Cabinet Secretariat and then president or federal go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 August 1947, following Pakistan's independence from Britain. Radio Pakistan services include AM news services and FM 101 (music) and FM 93. History Radio Pakistan was originally known as the ''Pakistan Broadcasting Service'' at the time of its inception on 14 August 1947. It had the honour of publicly announcing Pakistan's independence from Britain on 13 August 1947 at 11:59 pm. Mustafa Ali Hamdani made the announcement from Lahore in Urdu and English, while Abdullah Jan Maghmoom made the announcement from Peshawar in Pashto. The announcement was heard as follows: The English translation of this announcement is as follows: Greetings Pakistan Broadcasting Service. We are speaking from Lahore. The night between the thirteenth a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's capital Islamabad, and the two are jointly known as the " twin cities" because of the social and economic links between them. Rawalpindi is on the Pothohar Plateau, known for its ancient Hindu and Buddhist heritage, especially in the neighbouring town of Taxila, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 1765, the ruling Gakhars were defeated and the city came under Sikh rule, becoming an important city within the Sikh Empire based at Lahore. The city's ''Babu Mohallah'' neighbourhood was once home to a community of Jewish traders that had fled Mashhad, Persia, in the 1830s. The city was conquered by the British Raj in 1849, and in the late 19th century became the largest garrison town of the British Indian Army's Northern command as its cli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samundar (TV Series)
''Samundar'' (meaning "ocean" in Urdu) was a Pakistani television serial presented by the PTV network. The show was broadcast from the PTV Lahore center and was directed by Yawar Hayat and Qasim Jalali, Amjad Islam Amjad wrote the script. The drama serial is one of the most famous dramas from PTV. It is remembered to this day due to its unique story line and huge star cast. Characters and cast ''Samundar'' The noun "Samundar" is Amjad Islam Amjad's metaphorical reference to the world that surrounds us all. An Abyss full of unique human characteristics, frailties and triumphant human spirit. The Drama tells the story of FIVE unique friends bonded together by friendship and a common purpose in business partnership. Their lives are essentially torn apart by greed, lust for wealth, impulsive power, scandalous ambition and lack of mores. The FIVE friends also display a unique set of characteristics, personifying individuality and though a friendship bond but a unique perspective of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karawaan
''Karawaan'' ( ur, , lit=Caravan) is a 1985 Pakistani television series written by Abdul-Qadir Junejo and directed by Iqbal Ansari. It is based on the life of Sindhi folk singer Fozia Soomro. Synopsis The story revolves around Sukhaan a Thari folk singer. During the warm weather it brought with it severe drought, forcing her family, friends and the rest of inhabitants had to quickly migrate to different area with water but on the way she gets lost and heads to city where she tries to become a singer. Cast * Huma Akbar as Sukhaan * Rahat Kazmi as Gul Muhammad Khan * Bushra Ansari Bushra Iqbal Ansari is a Pakistani actress, comedian, singer and playwright who started her career as a child performer in the 1950s. Ansari won numerous awards during her career, including the Presidential Pride of Performance Award in 1989 fo ... as Sajida * Talat Hussain as Tofeeq Ahmed * Ubaida Ansari as Chanal * Mehmood Siddiqui as Ali Nawaz Khan * Mazhar Ali as Mansoor * Malak Anokha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nijaat
''Nijaat'' ( ur, , English: Liberation) is an eighteen-episode Pakistani television drama serial produced by PTV. The drama shows the different roles of women in Pakistan. It compares the women in the village to the urban women. It emphasizes family planning, child labor and community health reforms. After many years PTV Home Reshowned it From 16 May 2020, Daily at 12.00 P.M in PTV Gold Hour. Plot This drama is based on the interwinding stories of three families in a village in Sindh, Pakistan: Zareena, a health worker, and her family; Sajida and Huzoor Bakhsh, who have so many children that Sajida has very poor health; and Ali Asad, a local government worker ( Assistant Commissioner), and his wife Tania. The drama follows their hopes and frustrations as they strive for a better future while trying not to sacrifice the past. Cast and Characters Music The background score is composed by Arshad Mehmood. The drama features the following songs: Social Impact A study wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angar Wadi
''Angar Wadi'' ( ur, انگار وادی) is a Pakistani television play/drama. It was aired by PTV in 1994, and comprises 18 episodes. It was directed by Tariq Mairaj, written and produced by Abdul Rauf Khalid. Plot ''Captain Hamza'' is an Indian Army Captain and a Kashmiri by origin. His family consists of his father Shafi, his mother, a younger sister Nazo and an elder brother Talha who is a highly skilled surgeon and a lecturer at Gandhi Medical College, Delhi. After conflicts with the administration, he resigns from there and opens up a clinic for the poor but is persecuted for allegedly treating militants. After several days, the Indian Army releases him on Captain Hamza's efforts. Talha later joins Molvi Mushtaque who is the commander of Hizbul Mujahideen. Talha's ex-colleague Osha also comes with him. Osha has a crush on Dr. Talha. Meanwhile, Hamza meets a beautiful Kashmiri girl Hajra who is an MBBS student. They fall in love with one another. Later, it is revealed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khuwahish
''Khuwahish'' ( ur, , lit=Wish) is a 1993 Pakistani television series written by Asghar Nadeem Syed it was produced and directed by Rashid Dar. Synopsis The story is about a Nafeesa Begum who is trapped in a life she doesn't want. The struggle and relationships of people of the middle class and lower class of a society. Cast * Rani Begum as Nafeesa Begum * Abid Ali as Khushi Muhammad * Seemi Raheel as Basanto * Nida Mumtaz as Badray * Sohail Asghar as Ruliya * Nighat Butt as Chiragh Bibi * Noman Ahmed Shah as SP Nawaz * Azmul Haq as Dil Muhammad * Nisar Qadri as Sukhiya * Hina Shaheen as Ms. Rozi * Khalid Usman as Khan * Firdous Jamal Firdous Jamal ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television, theatre, stage and film actor. Beginning his career with a Hindko drama serial called ''Badnami Dey Toway'' in the mid-1970s, he has since then acted in at least 300 TV plays, 150 stage plays, 2 ... as Anwar * Asim Bukhari as Siddqi's father * Bano Qudsia as Sabra * Khalid Moin Butt as Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khamosh Pani
''Khamosh Pani'' ( Punjabi: (Shahmukhi), ਖ਼ਾਮੋਸ਼ ਪਾਨੀ (Gurmukhi); ''Silent Waters'') is a 2003 Indo-Pakistani film about a widowed mother and her young son living in a Punjabi village as it undergoes radical changes during the late 1970s. Shot in a Pakistani village, the film was also released in India. It won seven awards, including Golden Leopard (Best Film), Best Actress, and Best Direction at the 56th Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland.Swiss honour Pakistani movie BBC News, Published 18 August 2003, Retrieved 11 March 2021 Plot In 1979 in Charkhi,On location shooting actually done in Wah village, , |
Hum Ek Hain (2004 Film)
''Hum Ek Hain'' () is a Pakistani Urdu film directed by Syed Noor which was released across theaters in Pakistan in November 2004. It stars Shaan, Saima, Shamyl Khan, Haidar Sultan. Plot ''Hum Eik Hain'' begins with an Aaan showing Badshahi Mosque and other parts of Lahore with rather badly photographed (and badly lit) clips. The titles end on Shan (Mustafa) who is the muezzin. He is educated, wears jeans and is looking for a job. However, he can't get a job even with repeated interviews. The academic degrees are not even worth good enough to be sold as waste paper. Trash must go to trash and the degrees are burnt alive in a rage of disappointment and frustration. There seems to be plenty of fire around at nights around Lahore with flames burning inside large empty drums (read 'a heavy symbolism of hero's agony'). Shan's mother is very religious and dresses like a nun in white. She helps children with Quran lessons and baptizes babies by marking '786' on their foreheads ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
