Ankahi
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Ankahi was a popular Urdu drama serial broadcast by Pakistan Television Corporation
(PTV) in 1982. The drama was written by renowned Haseena Moin
and superbly directed by Shoaib Mansoor
and Mohsin Ali. (The original director was Shahzad Khalil who died in harness.) The play was yet another feather Haseena Moin
's as well as PTV
's cap. The popularity of the play was such that even today its DVD
s/CDs are in huge demand not only in Pakistan
but also in the neighboring India
and by all those South Asian expatriates around the globe.
Pakistan Television Corporation
The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...
(PTV) in 1982. The drama was written by renowned Haseena Moin
Haseena Moin
Haseena Moin is a notable Pakistani dramatist, playwright and writer for radio and television.A native of Kanpur, the most populous city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Hassena Moin received her early education in her ancestral region and, after the partition of India, migrated...
and superbly directed by Shoaib Mansoor
Shoaib Mansoor
Shoaib Mansoor , PP, SI, is an acclaimed Pakistani film and television producer, director, writer, lyricist and composer.-Career:...
and Mohsin Ali. (The original director was Shahzad Khalil who died in harness.) The play was yet another feather Haseena Moin
Haseena Moin
Haseena Moin is a notable Pakistani dramatist, playwright and writer for radio and television.A native of Kanpur, the most populous city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Hassena Moin received her early education in her ancestral region and, after the partition of India, migrated...
's as well as PTV
Pakistan Television Corporation
The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...
's cap. The popularity of the play was such that even today its DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
s/CDs are in huge demand not only in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
but also in the neighboring India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and by all those South Asian expatriates around the globe.
Cast (Role)
- Shahnaz Sheikh (Sana Murad)
- Faisal Ansari (Jibran)
- ShakeelShakeelShakeel, born Yusuff Kamal , is a Pakistani television actor best known for his roles in Uncle Urfi and Mehboob Ahmed in Aangan Terha. He has also acted in a number of local films as well as an English film, Butterflies are Free...
(Taimoor) - Javed SheikhJaved SheikhJaved Sheikh is a Pakistani actor, director and producer who is involved with Bollywood, Lollywood, and Pollywood films.-Career:Sheikh's first movie as actor was the Lollywood film Dhamaka, released on 14 December 1974. He since acted in over 100 Urdu films from the 1970s through to the early...
(Faraz) - Badar Khalil (Sana's Aunt)
- Saleem Nasir (Sana's Maamun (uncle))
- Jamshed AnsariJamshed AnsariJamsheed Ansari was a Pakistani film, television and radio actor.-Death:Ansari died of a brain tumour on August 24, 2005. Prayers were held at Baitul Mukarram Mosque, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi followed by burial at Khurshidpura Graveyard in Hub, Balochistan.-External links:...
(Timmy, Sana's neighbour) - Qazi WajidQazi WajidQazi Wajid is a famous Pakistani actor.-References:...
(Siddiqui,Taimoor's Uncle) - Behroze SabzwariBehroze SabzwariBehroze Sabzwari is a Pakistani Film / Television actor.Behroze began his career from Radio Pakistan as a Radio presenter, In the late 1970s, he started his acting career by starring in a "Live" television children's play Dadajan Nanajan. Behroze has appeared in a number of television commercials...
(Moby, Sana's cousin) - Khalid Nizami (Classical singer)
- Arshad MehmoodArshad MehmoodArshad Mehmood is a Pakistani actor, music composer and singer. He is best known for his acting roles in popular Pakistani TV drama serials such as Aangan Terha and Dhoop Kinare and the music composition of many popular Ghazals from the poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz.-Acting career:Arshad Mehmood is...
(Theme Musician) - Tabassum (Mariam)