Parchaiyan (Pakistani TV series)

Parchaiyan
GenreTragedy
Romance
Written byHaseena Moin
Directed byMohsin Ali and Shirin Khan
StarringRahat Kazmi
Sahira Kazmi
Talat Hussain
Begum Khurshid Mirza
Shakeel
Azra Sherwani
Khursheed Shahid
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time50–60 mins
Original release
NetworkPTV
Release1976 (1976)
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Parchaiyan is a Pakistani drama television series presented by the PTV network. It was the first Pakistani drama series in colour.[1]

Parchaiyan was an adaptation of the Henry James novel The Portrait of a Lady. It was translated and adapted by the writer Haseena Moin[1] and directed by Mohsin Ali and Shirin Khan.[2]

The ensemble cast featured Rahat Kazmi, Sahira Kazmi, Shakeel, Talat Hussain, Khursheed Shahid, Azra Sherwani, Begum Khurshid Mirza, Lubna Aslam and Mohammad Yousaf.[3]

  1. ^ a b Old but not forgotten: Top 10 Pakistani dramas to re-watch now Dawn (newspaper) (Bisma Ahmad), 13 March 2015, Retrieved 6 December 2021
  2. ^ Abad, Maya (23 March 2021). "12 must-watch Pakistani dramas of all time". Galaxy Lollywood. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ "The First Power Couple of Television in Pakistan: Sahira and Rahat Kazmi". Youlin Magazine. 6 January 2024.