Shama (TV series)

Shama
شمع
GenreFamily
Tragedy
Drama
Written byFatima Surayya Bajia[1]
Directed byQasim Jalali
Starring
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes21
Original release
NetworkPTV
Release1976 (1976) –
1976 (1976)
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Shama (Urdu: شمع, lit. 'Candle') is a 1976 Pakistani television series written by Fatima Surayya Bajia, based on the novel of the same name by A. R. Khatoon, and directed by Qasim Jalali.[2] It first aired in 1976 on PTV and is now considered a cult classic.[3][4]

  1. ^ "معروف ڈراما نگار فاطمہ ثریا بجیا انتقال کر گئیں". BBC News. 10 August 2022.
  2. ^ "شمع اور افشاں جیسے مقبول معاشرتی ناولوں کی خالق اے آر خاتون کا تذکرہ". ARY News (in Urdu). 24 February 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. ^ فیصل ظفر, سعدیہ امین (5 August 2014). "ہر دور کے سب سے مقبول 20 پاکستانی ڈرامے". Dawn News (in Urdu). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  4. ^ "ٹی وی ڈراموں کا سنہرا دور". Daily Jang News (in Urdu). 11 December 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.