Jhok Siyal

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Jhok Siyal
Original titleجھوک سیال
Based onJhok Siyal
by Shabbir Hussain
Written by Munnu Bhai
Directed by Yawar Hayat Khan
Starring Bindiya
Badi Uzzaman
Abid Ali
Humaira Ali
Salim Nasir
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
Production
ProducerYawar Hayat Khan
Camera setup Multi-camera
Original release
Release1973 (1973) 
1973 (1973)

Jhok Siyal is a Pakistani television series first broadcast on Pakistan Television Corporation. It was based on a novel by Shabbir Shah, with screenplay written by Munnu Bhai, and directed by Yawar Hayat Khan. [1] The series was the on-screen debut of Abid Ali, who played the leading role in the series. Set in rural Punjab, the series revolves around feudalism. It aired in 1973. [2] [3]

The series is considered as a revolutionary classic, due to its scale and the themes it touched upon, such as exploitation of poor and rich, poverty and economic inequality. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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