Ankahi

Ankahi
GenreRomance
Comedy
Written byHaseena Moin
Directed byShoaib Mansoor
Mohsin Ali
Starring
Theme music composerArshad Mehmood
Original languageUrdu
Production
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkPakistan Television Corporation, Karachi
ReleaseMarch 1982 (1982-03) –
May 1982 (1982-05)
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Ankahi (Urdu: ان کہی, lit. 'The Unsaid') is an Urdu television drama serial broadcast by PTV in 1982 and is now considered a cult classic.[1] It was written by Haseena Moin and directed by Shoaib Mansoor and Mohsin Ali.[2][3]

The drama serial featured an ensemble star cast including Shehnaz Sheikh, Shakeel, Javed Sheikh, Saleem Nasir, Jamshed Ansari, Behroze Sabzwari, Badar Khalil, Qazi Wajid, Azra Mansoor, Khalid Nizami, Arshad Mehmood, Tabassum Farooqui, and Faisal Bilal. Ankahi was one of the most popular drama serials in the early 1980s in Pakistan.[4][5]

This cast then went to work in a similar Pakistani drama serial, Tanhaiyaan, in 1986, which was also written by Haseena Moin. Ankahi is remembered for its witty dialogue and the candid role of Sana (Shehnaz Sheikh).[6][5] The show was not only popular in Pakistan but across the border in India as well.[7] In 2020, PTV Home retelecast it daily from 18 April to 2 May, in PTV GOLD Hour.[8]

  1. ^ Ahmad, Fouzia Nasir (10 September 2018). "Why don't we have hit TV serials like Ankahi anymore? Writers weigh in". Dawn Images. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Profile of Ankahi (1982) PTV drama serial". vidpk.com website. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dawn2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Siddiqi, Kamal (6 April 2020). "PTV's golden age". Express Tribune. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Old but not forgotten: Top 10 Pakistani dramas to re-watch now (PTV drama 'Ankahi')". Dawn (newspaper). 13 March 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. ^ فیصل ظفر, سعدیہ امین (5 August 2014). "ہر دور کے سب سے مقبول 20 پاکستانی ڈرامے". Dawn News. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  7. ^ Tyagi, Amit (5 October 2015). "10 landmark Pakistani shows that were hugely popular in India". IndiaToday. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  8. ^ Ankahi on PTV website Retrieved 6 December 2020