''Shama'' () is a 1976 Pakistani television series written by

Fatima Surayya Bajia Fatima Surayya Bajia (; 1 September 1930 – 10 February 2016) was an Urdu novelist, playwright and drama writer from Pakistan. She was awarded various awards at home and abroad, including Japan's highest civil award, in recognition of her work ...

, based on the novel of the same name by A. R. Khatoon, and directed by Qasim Jalali. It first aired in 1976 on PTV and is now considered a cult classic.

Plot

A girl named Shama lives with her maternal family after the death of her mother and has a close relationship with her grandmother.

Cast

* Syed Majid Ali as Mian Jee (Qamar's Grandfather) *

Ghazala Kaifee Ghazala Kaifee (née Najam) is a Pakistani actress. She is one of the most popular actresses of her time and was one of the most successful actress of 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. She is known for her roles in dramas '' Laikin'', ''Qissa Meherbano K ...

as Shama *

Jawed Sheikh Jawed Sheikh (also spelled Javaid and Javed; born 8 October 1954) is a Pakistani actor, film director and producer who works in Lollywood and Bollywood. He is best known for working in the Hindi films ''Om Shanti Om'', '' My Name Is Anthony Go ...

as Mansoor **

Saleem Sheikh Saleem Sheikh () (also spelled Saleem Shaikh) is a Pakistani actor and producer. Career 1970s: Child actor He made his on-screen debut from PTV's ''Shama'' where he portrayed the younger version of his brother Jawed Sheikh's character. ...

as Mansoor (Child) *

Anwar Iqbal Anwar Iqbal Baloch () (25 December 1949 – 1 July 2021) was a Pakistani television actor and director, who achieved fame with the hit Pakistani drama series ''Shama'' (1976). He later starred in the PTV drama "Akhri Chattan" (آخری چٹا� ...

as Qamar *

Akbar Subhani Akbar Subhani is a veteran Pakistani actor of film and television. Known for his supporting roles, he is best recognized in PTV's most acclaimed serials such as '' Sitara Aur Mehrunissa'' and '' Uncle Urfi'' and has worked in critically acclaim ...

as Tahir *

Rizwan Wasti Syed Rizwan Wasti (1937 – 24 January 2011) was a Radio Pakistan, Karachi's radio news broadcaster and a film and television actor. Early life Rizwan Wasti was born in 1937 at Lahore but his family later moved to Karachi where he received ...

as Akhtar Hassan * Nafees Hassan as Kishwar Jahan (Mansoor's mumani) *

Begum Khurshid Mirza Begum Khurshid Mirza (4 March 19188 February 1989), also known by her screen name as Renuka Devi, was a Pakistani television and film actress, who had been active from the pre-partition era to the 1980s. Early life, family and education Begu ...

as Gaiti Ara Begum (Shama's grandmother) *

Ishrat Hashmi Ishrat Hashmi was a Pakistani TV actress. She was known for her roles in the dramas '' Dhoop Kinare'', '' Ana'', ''Shehzori'' and ''Uncle Urfi''. Early life Ishrat was born in 1948 in Karachi, Pakistan. She completed her studies from Universit ...

as Halima (Qamar's mother) *

Zaheen Tahira Zaheen Tahira (1931 – 9 July 2019) was a Pakistani film and television actress, producer and director. She also worked for Radio Pakistan and on stage. Early life She was born in 1931 in Lucknow, British India (according to some sources, s ...

as Khursheed (Mansoor's mother) * Arsh Muneer as Bua * Nawab Kaifee as Amjad * Tasneem Rana as Shabbo * Hadi ul Islam as Khan Bahadur sb * Mohammad Yousuf as Nasir Abbas

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shama 1970s Pakistani television series Pakistan Television Corporation original programming Pakistani family television dramas Pakistani television dramas based on novels Urdu-language television shows