Shama (TV series)
| Shama | |
|---|---|
| شمع | |
| Genre | Family Tragedy Drama |
| Written by | Fatima Surayya Bajia[1] |
| Directed by | Qasim Jalali |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Original release | |
| Network | PTV |
| Release | 1976 – 1976 |
Shama (Urdu: شمع, lit. 'Candle') is a 1976 Pakistani television series written by Fatima Surayya Bajia based on the novel Shama which was written by A.R Khatoon and directed by Qasim Jalali.[2] It aired in 1976 on PTV the drama is now considered a cult classic.[3][4]
Plot
[edit]A girl named Shama lives with her maternal family after the death of her mother and has a close relationship with her grandmother.[5]
Cast
[edit]- Syed Majid Ali as Mian Jee (Qamar's Grandfather)
- Ghazala Kaifee as Shama
- Jawed Sheikh as Mansoor[6]
- Anwar Iqbal as Qamar[7]
- Akbar Subhani as Tahir
- Rizwan Wasti as Akhtar Hassan
- Nafees Hassan as Kishwar jahan.[mansoor's mumani]
- Begum Khurshid Mirza as GaitiAra begum [Shama's grandmother][8]
- Ishrat Hashmi as Halima (Qamar's mother)[9]
- Zaheen Tahira as Khursheed (Mansoor's mother)[10]
- 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
[edit]- ^ "معروف ڈراما نگار فاطمہ ثریا بجیا انتقال کر گئیں". BBC News. 10 August 2022.
- ^ "شمع اور افشاں جیسے مقبول معاشرتی ناولوں کی خالق اے آر خاتون کا تذکرہ". ARY News (in Urdu). 24 February 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ فیصل ظفر, سعدیہ امین (5 August 2014). "ہر دور کے سب سے مقبول 20 پاکستانی ڈرامے". Dawn News (in Urdu). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "ٹی وی ڈراموں کا سنہرا دور". Daily Jang News (in Urdu). 11 December 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "جب کیبل یا ڈش کا وجود نہیں تھا اور گھروں میں پی ٹی وی کے ڈراموں کا سحر طاری رہتا تھا۔". Dawn Newspaper (in Urdu). 26 November 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ ""Profile of Shama (1976) PTV drama serial"". VidPK. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Hassan, Qazi (1 July 2021). "Veteran actor Anwar Iqbal Baloch passes away after protracted illness". Dawn. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ Mirza, Begum Khurshid; Kazim, Lubna (20 September 2022). A Woman of Substance: The Memoirs of Begum Khurshid Mirza, 1918-1989. Zubaan. p. 219. ISBN 9788189013318.
- ^ Mirza, Begum Khurshid; Kazim, Lubna (20 September 2022). A Woman of Substance: The Memoirs of Begum Khurshid Mirza, 1918-1989. Zubaan. p. 220. ISBN 9788189013318.
- ^ Alavi, Omair (10 July 2019). "Veteran TV actress Zaheen Tahira is no more".