Sabiha Khanum, was a Pakistani film actress. She is also referred to as the "First Lady of Pakistani Cinema", and is often recognized for her role in Pakistani cinema during the 1950s and 1960s. The receipent of the Pride of Performance and Nigar Awards, she debuted in Lollywood films with Beli (1950), and also appeared in television dramas.
Indian soap operas are soap opera or serials written, produced and filmed in India, with characters played by Indians with episodes broadcast on Indian television.
Waqar Ali is a Pakistani musician and singer working mostly in Pakistan.
Izhar Qazi was a famous two time Nigar award winning, Pakistani film and television actor and a playback singer, perhaps best known for his resemblance to the Indian film actor Amitabh Bachchan. Among his peers he was known for his modest lifestyle and honesty. His most famous movies are Love In Nepal, Aalmi Jasoos, Khazana and Sar Kata Insaan.
Ali Moeen is a Pakistani playwright and a lyricist.
Danish Taimoor is a Pakistani actor and model. He began his career in 2005 and appeared in "Mystery Series" ; both episodes were directed by Imran khokhar and aired on Indus Vision. He is notable for his role in Urdu drama series' and telefilms in Pakistan. Notable dramas include Haseena Moin's Meri Behen Maya, Mannchalay, Jab we Wed, Shert, Sari Bhool Humari thi, Aik Pal and Mehreen Jabbar's Rehai. He made his film debut in Jalaibee in March 2015, directed by Yasir Jaswal.
Daddy is a Pakistani drama serial which premiered on ARY Digital on 13 November 2010 and ended on 5 February in the following year. The serial is produced by Samina Humayun Saeed's Production house Six Sigma Productions, written by Ali Imran, directed by Misbah Khalid.
Tauqeer Nasir is a veteran actor from Pakistan. He served as Director General (DG) of Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) for the period of 2 years. He started his career in 1978 with Pakistan Television Corporation.
Yawar Hayat Khan, was a producer and director of the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) starting from 1965 to 2004. He is considered one of the chief architects of Pakistan Television drama serials in its early years after television was introduced in Pakistan in 1964.
Navnindra Behl is an Indian theatre and television director, writer and actor.
Kewal Dheer is an Indian writer and author.
Shahid Mahmood Nadeem is a Pakistani journalist, playwright, screenwriter, theater and television director, and a human rights activist.
Fasih Bari Khan(Urdu: فصیح باری خان) also spelled as Faseeh Bari Khan is a television scriptwriter from Pakistan. He was born in Karachi, Pakistan. Khan is generally known for the bold portrayals of social issues in his writings. He also wrote Lollywood films also and best known for 7 Din Mohabbat In (2018). In Pakistan television industry he is highly acclaimed for his blockbuster drama Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewah.
Myra Sajid is a Pakistani dramatist, playwright and scriptwriter. He is well known for his drama series Neeli Chatri about women's social issues, directed by Ahson Talish. He made his second collaboration with Talish by writing the screenplay for the serial Numm.
Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai is a Pakistani television tragic romantic drama serial that originally aired on the Hum TV from December 13, 2013, to May 16, 2014, comprising total of 23 episodes. it was also aired in India on Zindagi, premiering on 13 May 2016. The shows ended its run in India on June 8, 2016
Ghayyur Akhtar was a radio, television, film and theater actor from Lahore, Pakistan. He began his acting career in the late 1964–65 with Radio Pakistan. He was known as "Hameed Bhai " from his performance on the television serial Sona Chandi and Chacha Barkat from Radio Pakistan because of his "O Ho Ho Ho" dialogue. He worked as a writer, actor, director and producer. He shifted his career to television in the 1980s and earned fame on PTV classic serials like Sona Chandi, Khawaja and Son, Waris and soaps like Ainak Wala Jin. He also appeared in mainstream cinema in Direct Hawaldar (1985), but television drama remained his major field. In recognition of his services in media, writer and columnist Munnu Bhai wrote two columns called "Gir-e-baan" in his honour. He also appeared on the Din News political talk show Wah Wah as a Chaudary for over a year. Akhtar was decorated with a Pride of Performance award in 2008. and Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Akhtar died on 7 February 2014 in Lahore after a prolonged illness.
Anwar Maqsood Hameedi popularly known as Anwar Maqsood is a Pakistani scriptwriter, television presenter, satirist, humorist, and infrequent actor. He was well known for his drama write-ups for PTV in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Pakistani dramas, or Pakistani serials, are televised serials produced in Pakistan. Although most of the serials are produced in Urdu, an increasing number of them are produced in other Pakistani languages such as Sindhi, Pashto, Punjabi and Balochi. One of Pakistan's oldest television dramas is the Urdu serial Khuda Ki Basti, which aired in 1969. Pakistani dramas, like serials elsewhere, reflect the country's culture. According to Dr Farooq Sulehria 1970s & 1980 are considered to be golden old days of Pakistani serials.
Hashim Nadeem is a Pakistani-Urdu novelist, drama writer, poet and fiction writer. He is a film producer and director.
