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Talkhiyaan | |
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Also known as | Kisi Ki Khatir |
Genre | Drama |
Based on | The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy |
Written by | Bee Gul |
Directed by | Khalid Ahmed |
Starring | Sanam Saeed Summer Nicks Hina Khawaja Bayat Shamim Hilaly Adnan Jaffar |
Opening theme | "Mujhse Ab Meri Mohabbat Ke Fasane Naa Kaho" by Mehwish Hayat, Naseeruddin Shah and Waqar Ali |
Country of origin | Pakistan |
Original language | Urdu |
Production | |
Production locations | Murree, Pakistan |
Camera setup | Multi-Camera setup |
Original release | |
Network | Express Entertainment |
Release | December 2012 – 14 April 2013 |
Talkhiyaan (English: Bitterness) is a 2013 Pakistani drama serial written by Bee Gul and directed by Khalid Ahmed. [1] It highlights a stereotypical mentality of men that live by their ancestral pride and deep-rooted notions of a caste system. It depicts the frustrations of a mother, wife and daughter provoked by society. [2] [3]
Sanam Saeed, [4] Summer Nicks and Mehak Khan play the lead roles.
It is based on The God of Small Things , a semi-autobiographical novel by Indian author Arundhati Roy, which won the Booker Prize in 1997. The storyline in the series is the same as that of the novel although the names of the characters are changed (Ammu is Bibi, Rahel is Zoya, Estha is Jugnoo etc.) The series was aired on Zindagi under the title Kisi Ki Khatir from 30 June 2015.
After the divorce from Paul, Bibi returns to her paternal house, Silver Wood, with her children, Zoya and Jugnu. The residents of Silver Wood, Agha Ji, Mama, Appu Ji and Aayi, were shocked to learn about her divorce. Everyone there criticises Bibi and taunts her as, according to them, she has ruined her and her parents' race by marrying the English.
In the meantime, Janu Baba also returns to the Silver Wood from abroad after divorcing his English wife and is welcomed wholeheartedly by everyone except Bibi. Janu Baba then supervises Mama Ji's business of jams and pickles and converts this house industry into a factory. Agha Ji physically abuses Mama one day and gets threatened by Janu Baba that if he ever touches Mama, then he will beat him. After that, Agha Ji never called Mama Ji and committed suicide one day.
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
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11 January 2014 | Pakistan Media Awards | Best Drama Serial | Talkhiyaan | Nominated |
Best Drama Actress | Sanam Saeed | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Shamim Hilaly | Nominated | ||
Best Drama Writer | Bee Gul | Nominated |
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