Din (Urdu: دن, lit.'Day') is a 1992 Pakistani television drama series written by Amjad Islam Amjad, directed by Ayub Khawar, and produced by Haider Imam Rizvi.[3][4] Produced at the PTV Lahore Centre, it deals with feudalism, politics, and the family, centring on an upright civil servant.[5]

Din
Title screen
دن
GenreDrama
Written byAmjad Islam Amjad[1]
Directed byAyub Khawar[2]
Starring
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes18
Production
ProducerHaider Imam Rizvi
Original release
NetworkPTV
Release1992 (1992) 
1992 (1992)

Plot

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Din follows Ehsan, an honest civil servant, and his children Zeeshan and Shaheen, who wish to pursue education and contribute to the development of their village. The village, however, is dominated by a feudal lord, Sardar Dilawar, whose arbitrary authority constrains those around him. Tabinda eventually enters Dilawar's life and attempts to reform him.[6]

Cast

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  • Afzaal Ahmed as Wahab
  • Waseem Abbas as Faran
  • Qavi Khan as Ehsan
  • Nida Mumtaz as Shaheen
  • Bindiya as Tabinda
  • Mehmood Aslam as Sardar Dilawar[7]
  • Resham as Nawal
  • Nabeel as Zeeshan[8]
  • Naima Khan as Imtenan's Wife
  • Sohail Ahmed as Badruddin
  • Asad Tadeer as Mushtaq
  • Ismat Tahira as Zahid's Mother
  • Javed Rizvi as Kamali
  • Aneeq Naji as Qamar
  • Nayyar Ejaz as Dewan
  • Ziwayya as Maria
  • Wajid Bukhari as Sardar
  • Tauseef Khan as Imtenan
  • Saleem Pasha as Mulazim
  • Simra Afzal as Maheen
  • Mehmood Akhtar as Akhtar
  • Zahid Qureshi as Aadmi
  • Afshan Bhatti as Wife
  • Neelam Khalid as Wahab's Wife
  • Naeem Butt as Police Inspector

Broadcast

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Due to its popularity, the series was rebroadcast by PTV Home under the PTV Gold Hour strand.[9]

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References

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  1. "امجد اسلام امجد: ایک شاعر، ایک رہبر". Daily Jang. 16 September 2022.
  2. "Man of drama". Gulf Times. 23 February 2022.
  3. "Rendezvous with Ayub Khawar". The Express Tribune. 12 May 2022.
  4. "پاکستانی ڈراموں کے باصلاحیت کلاسیک ڈائریکٹرز". Dawn News (in Urdu). 2 November 2022.
  5. Faisla Javed Khan (17 May 2020). "Ertuğrul & resurrection of our dramas". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  6. Accessions List, South Asia, Volume 13, Issues 1–6. Library of Congress Office, New Delhi. p. 648.
  7. "اداکار بننے کا تصور بھی نہیں کیاتھا". Dunya News (in Urdu). 6 January 2022.
  8. "اسکاٹ لینڈ نژاد لڑکی نے 'نبیل' کے کس ڈرامے کو دیکھ کر ان سے شادی کی؟". Dawn News (in Urdu). 10 March 2022.
  9. "ماضی کی مشہور ڈرامہ سیریل دن ناظرین کی توجہ حاصل کرنے میں کامیاب". dailypakistan.com.pk (in Urdu). Daily Pakistan. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2026.