Wadi-e-Purkhar

Wadi-e-Purkhar
وادی پُرخار
GenreFamily
Drama
Written byYounus Javed[1]
Directed byMohammad Nisar Hussain
Starring
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
Production
ProducerMohammad Nisar Hussain
Original release
NetworkPTV
Release1983 (1983)

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]

Synopsis

The 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

Accolades

Year Award Category Name Result Ref.
1989 PTV Awards Best Actress Khalida Riyasat Won [5]

References

  1. ^ "پاکستان کے دس بہترین ٹی وی رائٹر". Dawn News. 13 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Begum Khursheed remembered". The Nation. 4 February 2024.
  3. ^ "PTV's Golden Age". The Express Tribune. 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "وادی پورکھر". Pakistan Television Corporation. 1983.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Obituary for a Television Giant: Begum Khursheed Shahid". Youlin Magazine. 6 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Legendary actress Begum Khursheed Shahid passes away". Geo News. 19 June 2023.
  8. ^ "2nd death anniversary of artist Begum Khursheed Shahid observed". Associated Press of Pakistan. 7 December 2023.