Khuda Ki Basti (TV series)
| Khuda Ki Basti | |
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 Zaheen Tahira, Munawwar Sultana and Zahoor Ahmed in the 1974 production of Khuda Ki Basti | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Khuda Ki Basti by Shaukat Siddiqui |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| Production | |
| Producers | Ishrat Ansari, Rasheed Umar Thanvi |
| Production company | PTV |
| Original release | |
| Network | PTV |
| Release | 1969 |
Khuda Ki Basti (
It broke records for popularity in Pakistan. One TV critic in a major English-language newspaper in Pakistan says, "This is one of the oldest and greatest dramas in the history of Pakistani television."[3]
First production in 1969
Initially, Khuda Ki Basti was produced in November 1969 by
Second production in 1974
In 1974, Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto directed a re-telecast of Khuda Ki Basti ,as it was Bhutto's favourite serial with a mass appeal and message. But Pakistan Television had some problems as the video tape recordings of the drama on spool in 1969 had long been erased due to new videotape scarcity and the need to re-record some other new programmes on those spools. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto insisted that the serial must be re-telecast ,even if a fresh recording is essential.[3]
The 1974 version of re-recorded Khuda Ki Basti was a 50-minute episode that lasted 13 weeks and had the same impact as the 1969 version. It was Khuda Ki Basti and nothing else for the viewers. TV directors Bakhtiyar Ahmed and Qasim Jalali did a fine job.[4] This time around, the entire serial has been well maintained by Pakistan Television, with a repeat telecast in 1990, which termed the adaptation of Shaukat Siddiqui’s novel Khuda Ki Basti "Mother of All Serials" at Pakistan Television Corporation.[1]
Produced by GeoTv
Geo has also released Khuda Ki Basti, which was produced by Rashid Sami (Kohinoor Studio). In this, Sohail Asghar was cast in the role of Niaz.
Cast
- Zaheen Tahira as Maa (Mother)[5][4]
- Qazi Wajid as Raja
- Mahmood Ali as Kaale Sahab
- Zahoor Ahmed as Niaz
- Subhani ba Yunusas Mistri Abdullah
- Arsh Muneer as Sultana's aunt
- Shakeel Chughtai as Shami
- Rizwan Wasti
- Zafar Masood as Nosha (1969 version)
Behroze Sabzwari (1974 version) - Tauqir Fatima as Sultana (1969 version)
Munawwar Sultana (1974 version) - Iqbal Tareen as Salman (1969 version)
Saqib Sheikh (1974 version)
See also
References
- ^ a b "Urdu's greatest novels: From Khuda Ki Basti to Chaar Deewari". The Nation (newspaper). 29 February 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ Abad, Maya (23 March 2021). "12 must-watch Pakistani dramas of all time". Galaxy Lollywood. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ a b Old but not forgotten: Top 10 Pakistani dramas to re-watch now Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 March 2015, Retrieved 27 July 2018
- ^ a b Primetime: When drama was king Dawn (newspaper), Published 5 April 2009, Retrieved 27 July 2018
- ^ "Khuda Ki Basti 1969". 27 April 2019.