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Rahain

Rahain is a Pakistani television serial written and directed for Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) by Mansha Yaad and Tariq Jameel respectively.[1] It was broadcast from PTV's Lahore centre and consists of seventeen episodes.[citation needed] Sources differ on whether the serial first aired in 1998 or 1999. [a][2][3]

Rahain
Title screen
Based on
Taawan Taawan Tara
by Mansha Yaad
Written byMansha Yaad
Directed byTariq Jameel
Country of originPakistan
Original languages
  • Urdu
  • Punjab]
No. of episodes17
Original release
NetworkPakistan Television Corporation
Release1998 (1998) –
1998 (1998)

The serial is based on the Punjabi novel Taawan Taawan Tara by Mansha Yaad,[2] though Yaad later maintained that the television serial Raahain was conceived as an independent project distinct from the novel.[2] The story examines social issues across rural and urban settings in Pakistan, including illiteracy, injustice, legal disputes, and intergenerational family conflict.[4]

Plot

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The serial follows multiple interconnected storylines set across village and city environments in Punjab. A kabaddi player loses his leg during a match; a young woman's life is altered after she leaves home; a young man travels to the city to pursue an education; and a man who is in love with a woman later commits criminal acts.[5] The narrative traces the consequences of illiteracy, social injustice, cultural conflict, and family disputes across generations.[2]

Cast

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  • Tauqeer Nasir as Jura Bhatti
  • Saleem Sheikh as Khalid
  • Habib-ur-Rehman as Wakeel Sahib
  • Ghayyur Akhtar as Chaudhary Akbar
  • Riaz Mahmood as Hakeem
  • Sumaira Yousaf as Farah
  • Naima Khan as Aapa
  • Naseem Vicky as Falak Sher
  • Masood Akhtar as Malik Murad Ali
  • Bushra Chaudhary as Farzana
  • Sarfraz Rana as Sarwar
  • Sakhawat Naz as Mirasi
  • Tasneem Haiderani as Waris
  • Salma Khan as Satto Kumhari
  • Aslam Shaheen as Ditta Marasi
  • Dildar as Thanedar
  • Farooq Asghar as Mooda
  • Abdul Rasheed as Mian Abdul
  • Munir Narang as Gamu
  • Najma Hameed as Khalid's mother
  • Farzeen as Nujee
  • Jazba Sultan as Fatima
  • Saima Saleem as Taaji
  • Akhtar Shad as Karam Deen Kumhar
  • Asif Iqbal as Jeeru
  • Hina as Rizwana
  • Anjum Ahmed as Daari
  • Mudassar Qadeer as Sain Yunus

Production

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The serial was produced and directed by Tariq Jameel, a television director and producer who began his career at PTV as a set designer before becoming a producer at the corporation's Karachi centre.[citation needed] The screenplay was written by Mansha Yaad, who also authored the source novel.[citation needed] Filming took place partly in a village setting and partly in Lahore.[2]

Reception

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Mansha Yaad received a PTV award in connection with the serial, according to an obituary published by Dawn.[b][6] Writing in the Daily Times, Amjad Parvez noted that critic and writer Intizar Hussain found parallels between Mansha Yaad's rural characterisation in the serial and the work of Krishan Chander.[2]

Notes

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  1. ↑ The PTV official portal record 1998 as the broadcast year, while several secondary sources, give 1999.
  2. ↑ The Dawn obituary states the PTV award was received "in 1988"; this appears to be a typographical error in the source, as the serial was produced and broadcast in 1998 or 1999. The date cannot be independently verified from other reliable sources.

References

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  1. ↑ "Raahain". ptv.com.pk. Pakistan Television Corporation. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Parvez, Amjad (7 May 2020). "Mansha Yaad — remembering a popular playwright and writer". dailytimes.com.pk. Daily Times. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Raahain". ptv.com.pk. Pakistan Television Corporation. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Raahain". dawnnews.tv (in Urdu). Dawn News. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Looking back at Pakistani drama industry". nation.com.pk. The Nation. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Story writer Mansha Yaad dies at 74". dawn.com. Dawn. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
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