Wadi-e-Purkhar (Urdu: وادی پُرخار, lit. 'Thorny Valley') is a 1983 Pakistani television long play Urdu written by Younus Javed and produced and directed by Mohammad Nisar Hussain for PTV.[3]
| Wadi-e-Purkhar | |
|---|---|
| وادی پُرخار | |
| Genre | Family Drama |
| Written by | Younus Javed[1] |
| Directed by | Mohammad Nisar Hussain |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| Production | |
| Producer | Mohammad Nisar Hussain |
| Original release | |
| Network | PTV |
| Release | 1983 |
Synopsis
editThe story is about Najma and Naseeruddin who are friends at college and later get married. Najma faces a hard time getting used to the traditions of Naseeruddin's family. She meets Gami who tells Najma that she is afflicted with a sickness, which makes Najma sad. Zaibunnisa usually finds every way to give Najma a hard time but much to her sadness her husband dies and she raises her son Ahmar alone. Zaibunnisa and Karam-Un-nisa then demands Najma to give them Ahmar who is heir to his father's wealth but she refuses.[4]
Cast
edit- Khalida Riyasat as Najma[5]
- Usman Peerzada as Naseeruddin[6]
- Sarwat Ateeq as Gami[4]
- Asif Raza Mir as Ahmar[4]
- Samina Khalid as Jeevni[4]
- Khursheed Shahid as Zaibunnisa.[7][8]
- Nighat Butt as Karam-Un-Nisa[4]
- Ismat Tahira as Rahat
- Durdana Butt as Sughra[4]
- Abid Butt as Rafi Ahmed
- Jameel Fakhri as Hakim Ali[4]
- Mian Azam as Ahmed Khan
- Farzana Siddiqui as Rajida
- Tehrim Math as Sajida
- Ejaz Qaiser as Jamal[4]
- Wasim Gohar as Shafique
- Javed Akhtar as Noora
- Nazar Abbas as Chabba
- Asim Bukhari as Professor
- Nasir Butt as Ahmed
- Kazim Raza as Student
- M.A. Khan as Judge
- Javed Piya as Belaf
- Heema as Nasira
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Name | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | PTV Awards | Best Actress | Khalida Riyasat | Won | [5] |
References
edit- ^ "پاکستان کے دس بہترین ٹی وی رائٹر". Dawn News. 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Begum Khursheed remembered". The Nation. 4 February 2024.
- ^ "PTV's Golden Age". The Express Tribune. January 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "وادی پورکھر". Pakistan Television Corporation. 1983.
- ^ a b "Khalida Riyasat: Every woman needs the security of a man". The Herald Dawn. 4 July 2021. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Obituary for a Television Giant: Begum Khursheed Shahid". Youlin Magazine. October 6, 2023.
- ^ "Legendary actress Begum Khursheed Shahid passes away". Geo News. June 19, 2023.
- ^ "2nd death anniversary of artist Begum Khursheed Shahid observed". Associated Press of Pakistan. December 7, 2023.
