Alpha Bravo Charlie

Alpha Bravo Charlie
The opening title screen for Alpha Bravo Charlie
Genre	Action Thriller Comedy-drama Romance
Created by	ISPR Shoaib Mansoor
Starring	Badar Munir Qasim Khan Abdullah Mahmood Faraz Inam Shahnaaz Khwaja Aarshid Kazmi Wiqar Ahmed Hashmat Shaikh Rafar Moeen Malik Ata Muhammad Khan
Narrated by	Zia-ur Rehman (subtitles)
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language(s)	Urdu English Pashto
No. of episodes	14
Production
Running time	approx 40 min.
Release
Original network	PTV
Original release	May 1998 – July 1998

Alpha Bravo Charlie (Urdu: الفا براوو چارلی) is an action and thriller Pakistani drama, produced by ISPR and directed by Pakistani drama and film director Shoaib Mansoor.

It is a sequel to drama series Sunehre Din (Golden Days) with some of the same cast. The series ran on PTV from May till July 1998. The last shooting was completed at PMA Kakul on 4 December 1997. The drama was produced by PTV Lahore center.

The events in the drama involve romance and comedy, while reflecting the Pakistan Army's operational involvement in the Bosnian War and Siachen conflict.^[1][2]

Story

As the name indicates, the drama is based on the life and times of three characters — Faraz, Kashif, and Gulsher also known as Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie respectively — and their friendship. These passionate young men wish to start their careers in the Pakistan army. In the initial episodes, ample footage is used to detail the background of every individual and the circumstances under which they enroll for the armed forces. Faraz is Mr Perfect, the guy who does everything right while Gulsher is a polite, simple-minded, shy person. Kashif is originally the funny man responsible for providing most of the comic relief through his antics, pranks and mischief. Eventually the series morphs into a coming-of-age story where the lead characters realize that there is more to life than their present happy-go-lucky lifestyle as they experience reality in all its fragility and extremities — jealousy, heartbreaks, trauma and death. Another important character is Shahnaaz, a confident, educated and well-mannered young lady, who plays an important role in the lives of these friends. Her involvement with them in the role of friend, wife and confidante adds reality to the series that is poignant and touching on a personal level. The main theme of the drama is that every person should lead a purposeful existence and that, if one has the will and the passion, he/she can achieve anything.

Characters

• Faraz Inam as Faraz Ahmed
• Qasim Khan as Gulsher Khan
• Abdullah Mahmood as Kashif Kirmani
• Shahnaaz Khwaja as Shenaz

References