''Shahpar'' is a Pakistani television series first broadcast on

Pakistan Television Corporation Pakistan Television Corporation (; reporting name: PTV); also known as ''Pakistan Television'', is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster founded by the Government of Pakistan, operating under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. I ...

in 1997. It is directed by Qaiser Farooq and Syed Shakir Uzair, and written by

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. The series chronicles the journey of three army cadets fighter pilots played by

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and real-life

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officers, Flight Lieutenant Sarfaraz Usman and Flight Lieutenant Arif Kazmi. The soundtrack of the series was sung by

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. The script of the series was later made available as a book.

Plot

Umer, Usman and Hassan, three air-force cadet friends talk about their passing out ceremony, to be held the next day. Hassan becomes sad on realising that no-one will be there from his side as his parents have died. On ceremony day, Mohsin meets his mother and inquiries about the disappearance of his father, a flight lieutenant who went missing during a fighting mission. Umer goes out to the house of his father's friend who lives near the academy. He lives with her daughter whose only passion is to grow vegetables by modern techniques. Umer develops a great bond with them and returns to academy while promising to bring his friends there one day.

Cast

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as Officer Commanding No. 11 Squadron PAF, (mirroring his real-life position at the time) * Flight lieutenant Sarfaraz Usman as Mohsin ** Usama Aziz as young Mohsin * Flight lieutenant Arif Kazmi as Umer *

as Hassan *

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as Seema * Zahra Farooq as Zaryab * Saima Shafiq as Saima *

Shamim Hilaly Shamim Hilaly (, born 1947) is a Pakistani actress who has acted in both films and television. She is most famous for acting in PTV dramas including ''Barzakh'', ''Mere Dard Ko Jo Zuban Mile'', ''Parosi'' and ''Waqt Ko Tham Lo''. She is noted ...

as Mohsin's mother * Ainne Hali as Flight Lieutenant Aysha * Rubina Badar as Mrs. Jehangir * Flight Lieutenant Ahmad Mohsin as Tanvir * Flying officer Muzamil Jibran as Mubashir * Flight Lieutenant Sharaf Ali as Sharaf * Jalal Malik as Azam Khan * Jahangir Khan as Khalid Saif ul Islam * Abid Majeed as Baba Nazar * Wing Commander Jamshed as Office commander F-7 * Squadron leader Mujeeb Bhagiyo as Flight commander

References

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