Janjal Pura

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Janjal Pura
جنجال پورہ
Genre
Written by Shahid Nadeem
Directed byTariq Jamil
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes15
Original release
Network Pakistan Television Corporation
Release1997 (1997)

Janjal Pura is a Pakistani humorous situation comedy television series broadcast on Pakistan Television Corporation. It revolves around a small town where people from different passions and of different natures live and try to outdo others.

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It was written by Shahid Nadeem and directed by Tariq Jamil. [1] It first aired in 1997. [2] [1] [3] [4] [5]

Plot

Maasi Phatto, Raju Nai, Khwaja Sara Reema and Resham, cunning nurses of family planning and the newly appointed gynecologist lady doctor are some of the characters from Janjal Pura who live here and try to raise its standard. All of its inhabitants work hard in their respective fields and but are not on good terms with each other as they try to outdo each other. However, they unite when their hometown is threatened by some foreign danger.

Cast

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