Pehchaan (transl. Identity) is a Pakistani drama television series which aired on Hum TV in 2006. The serial was directed by Mehreen Jabbar and written by Azra Babar.[1][2] The serial follows the journey of three expatriates who find their true identities. It stars Sonia Rehman, Ismail Bashey, Rehan Sheikh, Deepti Gupta and Nasreen Qureshi in lead roles.[2] It tackles the themes such as miseries of women married to foreigners, problems of adopted children and people with lost identities.
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| Original title | پہچان |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Azra Babar |
| Directed by | Mehreen Jabbar |
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| Composer | Shaun Ilahi |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Running time | ~38 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hum TV |
| Release | 2006 – 2006 |
It again aired on the channel in 2011 as a soap serial (splitting each episodes into two episodes of approximately 20 minutes) with a new title Aks.
Plot Summary
editPehchaan is the journey of three friends, Nina, Amir and Kiran who are expatriates living in New York and discover their true identities. Amir is caught in a cold marriage and is attracted to Nina, who knows his conditions. Kiran is fleeing from her life partner and goes to America to live with Nina. She engages with Asad who is a road artist and a RJ on a nearby radio broadcast. The serial also deals with the story of film star, Sam who is Nina's real mother but Nina is unaware of it.
Cast
edit- Sonia Rehman[3] as Nina
- Rehan Sheikh as Asad
- Deepti Gupta[4] as Kira
- Ismail Bashey as Amir
- Nasreen Qureshi as Sam
- Neshmia Alam (Child)
- Minha Warsi
- Khalid Nizami
- Padma Khanna
- Sunny Sharif
- Ritu Mishra
- Bittou Walia
- Chanda Gangwani
Production
editRehman was selected to play the lead role in the series and, she was approached by director Jabbar in U.S.[1] It marked the debut of Indian actress Deepti Gupta, who later went to starred in other Pakistani TV dramas, such as Manay Na Ye Dil, (2007) Malaal (2009) and Neeyat (2011).[4] Besides Gupta, the series also features some other foreign actors including American and Indian ones.[2] It was the final collaboration of Jabbar with writer Babar after which the latter didn't write any script, with their previous collaborators include Putli Ghar, Zaib un Nisa and Amma, Abba aur Ali.[2]
Accolades
edit| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient(s)/ nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2007 | Lux Style Awards | Best TV Play - Satellite | Pehchaan | Nominated | |
| Best TV Actress - Satellite | Sonia Rehman | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b "'Baat Cheet' with Mehreen Jabbar". The Nation. 12 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d Muhammad Ali (10 May 2021). "Drama serial Pehchaan: one of its own kind". Daily Times. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Mehreen Jabbar's Farar and the 7th episode of Farrukh Faiz's Dhund". The Nation. 8 September 2017.
- ^ a b Staff, Images (21 November 2016). "Here's why Indian actor Deepti Gupta loved working in Pakistani dramas". Images. Retrieved 9 June 2021.