''Ghughi'' () is a 2018 Pakistani drama serial based on

Amrita Pritam Amrita Pritam (; 31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005) was an Indian novelist, essayist and poet, who wrote in Punjabi and Hindi. A prominent figure in Punjabi literature, she is the recipient of the 1956 Sahitya Akademi Award. Her body o ...

's 1950 novel '' Pinjar''. This drama is directed by Iqbal Hussain, written by Amna Mufti and produced by Cereal Entertainment. It originally aired on TV One Pakistan. It stars

Adnan Siddiqui Adnan Siddiqui ( born 23 October 1969) is a Pakistani actor, Film producer, producer and model (person), model who has worked in Lollywood and Hollywood and also made his debut in Bollywood with the Hindi film ''Mom (film), Mom'' (2017). He also ...

as Rasheed and

Amar Khan Amar Khan () is a Pakistani television actress, director and writer. She has played a role of Neelofur (witch) in 2018 Supernatural, super natural series ''Belapur Ki Dayan.'' She further appeared in a leading roles in ''Ghughi,'' ''Dil-e-Bereham ...

as Nirmala in lead roles.

Plot

It is the story of passionate love and overpowering hate—set against the violent, bloody upheaval of Partition. A beautiful and young Hindu girl Nirmala whose family came to their ancenstral village Malikwal in

Gujranwala Gujranwala is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fourth most-populous city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. Located in northern-central Punjab's Rachna Doab, it serves as the headquarters of its Gujranwala District, epony ...

District of

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from

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kidnapped the night before her wedding by Rasheed, a young Muslim man from Sandhewal, to avenge his family's honour. Nirmala's family is devastated and to atone for this mishap they marry off her younger sister Nikki to Nirmala's fiancée Takh Chand who was from Sodhiwal . While Nikki and Takh Chand are distressed on their forced marriage, its Nirmala who faces isolation and extreme hatred of Rasheed's family.

Cast

as Rasheed a.k.a. Sheeda *

as Nirmala a.k.a. Nimmo, after Forced Conversion into

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

- Fatima. *Mohsin Gillani as Deewan Chand *

Asma Abbas Asma Abbas () is a Pakistani actress, producer, singer and host known for her supporting roles in Urdu films and television. She played the role of Fehmida in 2018 acclaim serial '' Ranjha Ranjha Kardi''. She hosted celebrity talkshow ''Awaz Da ...

as Parwati *

Haris Waheed Haris Waheed (born 2 January 1994) is a Pakistani actor. ''Waheed'' is best known for portraying the role of Waqas Jutt in Momina Duraid's and Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs drama serial '' Sammi'', Zafar in '' Do ...

as Sukh Chand * Khalid Butt as Lal Chand *

Tahira Imam Tahira Imam is a Pakistani television and theatre actress. She appeared in television serials such as '' Sadqay Tumhare'', ''Mor Mahal'', ''Choti Si Zindagi'', '' Ghughi'' and ''Parizaad''. She also acted in a segment of A-Plus TV ''A-Plus ...

as Nadini * Hamza Firdous as Tek Chand *

Raheela Agha Raheela Agha is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas '' Meherbaan'', '' Ghughi'', '' Sara Sajeeda'' and '' Naagin''. Early life Raheela was born in 1964 in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her studies from University of Lah ...

as Sajid's wife *Ahmad Mohsin as Bashir *

Muhammad Umar Khan Muhammad Umar Khan was the Khan of Kokand from until his subsequent illness and death in . He studied at a madrassa after completing his primary education before seizing power from his brother Alim Khan. His poetry written under the pen name ...

as Raja Jee *

Farah Tufail Farah Tufail is a Pakistani television actress and RJ. She started her career during 2000s. Tufail received Hum Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Tehreem in telefilm ''Tehreem''. Her television appearance includes a series of notable ...

as Inayat Bibi *Yasmeen Hashmi as Shakuntala aka Nikki *Hamna Amir as Choti *Rashid Mehmood as Sajjad *Umer Darr *Ahmed Mohsin as Akrama

Accoldaes

Nominations

18th Lux Style Awards The 18th Lux Style Awards presented by Lux to honour the best in fashion, music, films and 2018 in Pakistani television, took place on 7 July 2019 at Expo Center, Karachi, Sindh and broadcast by Geo Entertainment ''Geo Entertainment'' or ...

- Best TV Writer - Amna Mufti *

- Best Original Soundtrack - Naveed Nashad & Beena Khan

References

External links

Official website
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