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Teesra Kinara (TV Series)
''Teesra Kinara'' ( ur, , lit=The Third Edge) is a 1980 Pakistani television series written by Rahat Kazmi and was based on Ayn Rand's novel ''The Fountainhead'' it was produced and directed by Shahzad Khalil. Synopsis The story is about Ali (Rahat Kazmi) who is expelled from the architecture department because he is not following the traditional architecture designs. His friend Raheel Obiad joined a popular architecture firm and is achieving traditional success. Then he meets Mehreen (Sahira) a newspaper reporter and has a hard time with Babar Kamal (Shafi) a businessman. Shazia (Badar) a famous actress asks Raheel (Usman) to become friends with her daughter Salma (Saba) who lives in a girl hostel. Characters, Themes and Motifs: Just like in The Fountainhead; Teesra Kinara explores the themes of Individualism vs. Collectivism under the pretext of primarily Architecture and secondarily Journalism profession. Ali the protagonist is a brilliant individual who does not feel h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent (mimesis) characters. In this broader s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khursheed Shahid
Begum Khursheed Shahid (1 January 1926 – 27 June 2021) was a Pakistani actress and singer. She was also the mother of actor Salman Shahid. Early life Khursheed Shahid was born in 1926 in Delhi, where her father was a government official and her mother was an educated housewife. Khursheed along with her sisters and brother used to watch performances of Ram Leela a religious theatre. She along with her sisters used to act in Ram Leela Theatre portraying different characters on stage at age seven. Khursheed completed her education from Delhi. Khursheed father was a liberal man and he believed that education was important for girls. Khursheed sibling included four sisters and one brother. Khursheed's father supported her career. Career Khursheed Shahid began acting and singing at the age of nine. When Khursheed was in grade six a Congress leader Aruna Asaf Ali came to her school looking for someone young and her classmates told Ms. Ali about her singing and acting talents. Ms. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Television Corporation Original Programming
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-largest Muslim population just behind Indonesia. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country in the world by area and 2nd largest in South Asia, spanning . It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China to the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the site of several ancient cultures, including the 8,500-year-old Neolithic site of Mehrgarh in Balochistan, the Indus Valley civilisation of the Bronze Age, the most extensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980s Pakistani Television Series
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nayyara Noor
Nayyara Noor (; 3 November 1950 – 20 August 2022) was a Pakistani playback singer, considered one of Pakistan's most popular singers. She was known for performing in live ghazal singing concerts in Pakistani TV shows and in concert halls around the country. Early life and career Nayyara Noor was born on 3 November 1950 in Guwahati, Assam. Her family and ancestors belonged to a merchant class.Amjad Parvez (9 November 2018)"Nayyara Noor — a haunting, tuneful and sweet voice"Daily Times (newspaper), Retrieved 3 January 2021 Her father was an active member of the All-India Muslim League and had hosted Pakistan's founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah during his trip to Assam before the partition in 1947. In 1957 or 1958, Noor, along with her mother and siblings, migrated from India to Pakistan, settling in Karachi. However, her father stayed back in Assam until 1993 to look after the family's immovable properties. As a child, Nayyara is said to have been inspired by the bhajan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abid Kashmiri
Abid Kashmiri is a Pakistani film, television and stage actor and a comedian. He has been working in Pakistani Urdu films and dramas as well as working in stage dramas. Filmography * ''Bazar-e-Husan'', 1988 * ''Aainak Wala Jinn'', 1995 * ''Jeety Hain Shaan Se'', 1996 * '' Kites Grounded'' Television * Suraj Key Sath Sath * Lahori Gate * Home Sweet Home * Samundar (character Gullu Badshah) *'' S.H.E.'' Awards He has been awarded the Nigar Award The Nigar Awards ( ur, , translit=Inʿām Negār, lit=Picture Awards) were presented in an annual award show to recognize outstanding achievement in Pakistani cinema. The honors are awarded by Nigar Magazine founded in 1948. The Nigar Awards ... for his best comedy in the film Bazar-e-Husan (1988). References External links * Pakistani male comedians Pakistani male film actors Pakistani male television actors Living people Pakistani people of Kashmiri descent Nigar Award winners 1950 births {{Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalid Butt (actor)
Khalid Butt is a Pakistani actor and director. He made his debut in 1970s and sinces then he has appeared in a huge number of Urdu and Punjabi films and television series. Early life Butt born and raised in Multan, Punjab. He then moved to Lahore, Punjab in 1979 to make a career in acting. Since then, he has appeared in a number of Urdu and Punjabi television series and films. He appeared in television series such as ''Boota from Toba Tek Singh'' (1999), ''Landa Bazar'' (2002), '' Love, Life Aur Lahore'' (2011–13), ''Laal Ishq'' (2017) and ''GT Road The Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sarak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sarak, and Long Walk) is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. ...'' (2019). Filmography Television References {{DEFAULTSORT:Butt, Khalid Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Pakistani male television actors Punj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jameel Fakhri
Jamil Fakhri (Urdu: ; 15 September 1946 – 9 June 2011) was a veteran Pakistani film, TV and stage artist. He gained popularity from Pakistan Television Corporation's TV drama serial ''Andhera Ujala'', in which he played the police inspector Jaffer Hussain. In TV drama ''Andhera Ujala'', a high-ranking police officer Qavi Khan and his team of low and middle rank members of police fight crime in their locality in very humorous situations. Early life and career Jamil Fakhri was born in Lahore, Pakistan in 1946. After finishing his basic education, he started working for National Bank of Pakistan. Then he started doing theater at WAPDA Auditorium and Alhamra Arts Council, and started working with some already established TV actors and directors. Jamil Fakhri worked with many prominent TV actors of the time including Irfan Khoosat, Khayyam Sarhadi, Firdous Jamal, Masood Akhtar, Kamal Ahmed Rizvi, and Nanha. He also worked with some top TV producers and directors in the 1980s in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badi Uzzaman
Mohammed Badi Uzzaman Azmi (8 March 1939 – 14 June 2011), better known as Badi Uzzaman, was a Pakistani-British television and film actor. According to ''The Guardian'', Uzzaman was perhaps best known for his role as a hospital patient in the 1986 television series, ''The Singing Detective'', opposite actor Michael Gambon. He later appeared in numerous television roles during his career, often as a supporting character, including ''Torchwood'', ''Inspector Morse'', ''Coronation Street'', '' Cracker'', ''The Bill'' and '' Casualty''. Uzzaman was born on 8 March 1939, in Phulpur, Azamgarh, British India. His father worked for the railway industry, so he moved to the city of Abbottabad in present-day Pakistan. He continued to move with his family depending on his father's job transfers, which included time in both Quetta and Lahore. Uzzaman graduated from Government College, Abbottabad, in 1959, where he studied English and Urdu. Uzzaman began his career as a radio presenter in Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tani Begum
Khursheed Begum, also known as Tani Begum is a Pakistani actress and singer. She acted in both Urdu and Punjabi films and is known for her roles in films ''Sangdil'' (1968), ''Dard'' (1969), ''Heer Ranjha'' (1970), ''Insaf Aur Qanoon'' (1971), ''Sheran De Puttar Sher'' (1981) and ''Ek Din Bahu Ka'' (1982). Early life Tani was born in Lahore, British India and she completed her education from University of Lahore. Career Tani Begum made her debut an actress in 1965 in Punjabi film ''Malangi'' which was a super hit film at the box office. She appeared in films ''Genterman'', ''Dulla Haidri'', ''Yamla Jatt'', ''Saza'', ''Mehram Dil Da'', ''Anjan'', ''Anwara'' and ''Taxi Driver''. Then she changed her name to Tani Begum and later she appeared in films ''Dil Ek Aain'', ''Mann Ki Jeet'', ''Raju'', ''Wichhria Sathi'', ''Baharon Ki Manzil'', ''2 Badan'', ''Pyar Hi Pyar'' and ''Dunya Gol Hay''. Since then she appeared in films ''Daaman'', ''Lajawab'', ''Anokha Daaj'', ''Toofan Tay C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
