''Sona Chandi'' ( ur, سونا چاندی) is a classic comedy-drama
television
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serial produced 48 episodes but released only 32 episodes by
PTV . The story of the drama, written by
Munnu Bhai, revolves around a couple who comes to a city in search of work so that they can pay off their debts. The role of ''Sona'' is played by TV actor
Hamid Rana and Chandi (Sheeba Arshad). This simple, innocent couple while performing their domestic-help jobs in different homes, end up helping many people in solving their problems.
[Transition: Sona Chandi star Ghayyur Akhtar passes away]
The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 7 February 2014, Retrieved 4 December 2020
Play's background and inspiration
The play was inspired by a real couple named Sona (male) and Chandi (female) from Kallurkot, a Tehsil city of Bhakkar District
Bhakkar District ( ur, ), is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The district was created out of parts of Mianwali in 1982, and has the city of Bhakkar as its headquarters. Part of its area consists of a riverine tract along the ...
of Punjab, Pakistan
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. Munnu Bhai (the writer of the play) who was educated in Kallurkot during his father's posting there as the railways station master
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of North Western Railway (British India)
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in the city before 1947, has mentioned his inspiration of these roles in his numerous interviews. Sona is still alive and lives in Kallurkot. During one of his visits to Kallurkot a few years back, Munnu Bhai got to meet the real Sona which is portrayed in the 1983 film version of the same play 'Sona Chandi' (1983).[
The credit of its popularity goes to the whole team: Munnu Bhai's script, direction by Rashid Dar and the performances by the actors especially the leading characters of this PTV drama – Sona and Chandi.][Life and works of Munnu Bhai celebrated]
Dawn (newspaper), Published 27 February 2014, Retrieved 4 December 2020
Lead characters
* Sheeba Hassan as Chandi[
* Hamid Rana as Sona][
* Ghayyur Akhtar as Bhai Hameed][Young artists urged to work with devotion]
Dawn (newspaper), Published 9 March 2016, Retrieved 4 December 2020
* Mama Yaqoob
* Tashfeen as Baji Rukhsana
* Munir Zareef as Chacha karmoo
Guest appearances
* 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 a ...
as Mehtab Begum [
* Asim Bukhari as Shams
* Farooq Zameer as Abbas Ali Khan
* ]Durdana Butt
Durdana Butt (9 May 1938 – 12 August 2021) was a Pakistani actress known for her roles in dramas '' Ruswai'', '' Intezaar'' and ''Rani''. She was best known for her role in dramas '' Tanhaiyaan'' and '' Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay'' as Bibi.
Earl ...
as Kako Dhoban
* Arifa Siddiqui
Arifa Siddiqui ( Urdu ) is a Pakistani actress and singer who worked for PTV in the 1980s and 1990s.[Tauqeer Nasir
Tauqeer Nasir (Punjabi, ur, ) is a veteran actor from Pakistan. He served as Director General (DG) of Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) for the period of 2 years. He started his career in 1978 with Pakistan Television Corporation.
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as Popa
* Neelofar Abbasi as Begum Akhtar
* Aurangzeb Laghari as Bao Naseeb
* Tamanna Begum as Ruqaya
* Faryal Gohar as Zaib
* Jamil 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 ...
as Munawar
* Sajjad Kishwer as Tafazzal
* Abid Kashmiri as Ghafoor
* Talat Siddiqui as Begum Abbas Ali
* Shakila Qureshi as Pinky
* Ismat Tahira as Hameeda
* Masood Akhtar
Syed Masood Akhtar (born 18 August 1946) is a former international cricketer who represented the American national side between 1979 and 1982. He was born in present-day India, and played first-class cricket in Pakistan before emigrating to the ...
as Chaudhry Afzal
* Najma Mehboob as Frasat Ali Khan's mother
* Muhammad Sharif as Basheer
References
External links
Sona Chandi on IMDb website
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1980s Pakistani television series
Pakistani television sitcoms
Pakistani drama television series
Pakistani comedy television series
Pakistan Television Corporation original programming