| Genre | |
|---|---|
| Director | Tariq Jamil |
| Writer | Shahid Nadeem |
| Network | Pakistan Television Corporation |
| First aired | 21 July 1996 |
| Num episodes | 30 |
| Language | Urdu, Punjabi |
| Country | Pakistan |
Janjal Pura is a Pakistani humorous situation comedy television series broadcast on Pakistan Television Corporation, Lahore center, and was based on a stag play.[1] The story is set in a fictional small town where residents, each driven by different passions and temperaments, constantly vie to outdo one another. At the heart of the drama lie themes of family planning and population control.
It was written by Shahid Nadeem and directed by Tariq Jamil.[2] It first aired in 1996.[3][2][4]
Plot
Maasi Phatto, Raju Nai, Khwaja Sara Reema and Resham, cunning nurses of family planning and the newly appointed gynecologist lady doctor are some of the characters who live in the fictional town and try to raise the standard of living there. All of its inhabitants work hard in their respective fields, but they are not on good terms with each other and try to outdo each other. However, they unite when their hometown is threatened by some foreign danger.
Cast
- Nayyar Ejaz as Cheemi Guru[2][5]
- Mehmood Aslam as Reema
- Savera Nadeem as Dr. Mahjabeen[2][1]
- Khalid Butt as Master Hidayat Ullah[2][6]
- Madeeha Gauhar as Politician[2]
- Asim Bukhari as Sheikh Sharakat[2]
- Naseem Vicky as Chambeli[2]
- Mehwish as Aapa Sughran
- Ashraf Khan as Kareem Bakhsh
- Jamil Fakhri as Salman Bakhsh
- Munir Nadir as Iman Bakhsh
- Iftikhar Ahmad as Imran Bakhsh
- Sarfraz Rana as Zulfi
- Aslam Shaheen as Arastu
References
- ^ Muhammad Ali (10 August 2018). "Baat Cheet With Savera Nadeem". The Nation newspaper. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Janjal Pura - PTV Old Drama". Pakistan Television (PTV OLD) website. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Janjaal Pura. OCLC 244457652
- ^ "www.dawnnews.tv/news/1010879" (in Urdu). Dawn TV News website. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Mohammad Kamran Jawaid (31 May 2021). "Nayyar Ejaz — the man with a thousand faces". Dawn newspaper (Images magazine). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Not only Punjabi, but all regional language dramas have faced a downfall: Khalid Butt". Daily Times. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2023.