Waris (drama)

Waris is a drama created by PTV, written by Amjad Islam Amjad[1][2] and directed by Ghazanfar Ali.[3] The drama ran in early 1980s and was a huge success.[4][5][6] The show had 13 episodes, which is a traditional PTV drama serial format; with each episode almost one hour long.

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Plot

A Pakistani feudal village lord or zamindar, Chaudhry[note 1] Hashmat (Mehboob Alam), with his son (Munawwar Saeed) and two nephews, struggle to keep hold on his power and land which is under threat of compulsory purchase for a new dam. The two nephews are continually at loggerheads: Chaudhry Anwer (Firdaus Jamal) is afflicted with greed and lust; his brother Chaudhry Niaz Ali wishes to escape to the big city, Lahore, but is trapped in the feudal web.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ The name Chaudhary also means a feudal lord.

References

  1. ^ "Amjad Islam Amjad". Amjad Islam Amjad. Karachi Literary Festival. 2011. http://www.karachiliteraturefestival.org/amjad-islam-amjad. Retrieved December 29, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Waris (Online)". Waris (66 part video). Pakistanica.com. http://pakistanica.com/tv/waris/. Retrieved December 29, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Pakistani TV Drama". Drama Serial Waris on ptv. pakistanitvdrama.com. http://www.pakistanitvdrama.com/2009/04/drama-serial-waris-on-vidpk/. Retrieved December 30, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Rasoul News". TV producer Nusrat Thakur is dead. Rasoul News. 11 October 2009. http://www.rasoulnews.com/news/Details.asp?index=7920. Retrieved December 29, 2011. 
  5. ^ Bokhari, Afzal (2008). "Wriggling out of Marxist charisma". Waris-fame playwright clarifies his convictions. amjadislamamjad.net. http://amjadislamamjad.net/english_profile/afzal_bokhari.html. Retrieved December 29, 2011. 
  6. ^ Rana, Abdul Waheed, and S. Anwar Iqbal (Spring 2008). "Global Media Journal". Cultural Transformation through Satellite Cable TV in Pakistan: An Analysis of Audience Perspective. Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan. http://www.aiou.edu.pk/gmj/artical4.asp. Retrieved December 29, 2011. 

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