Zard Dopehar (Urdu: زرد دوپہر, transl. The yellow afternoon) is a fourteen episodes Pakistani television melodrama serial, first aired on PTV Home in 1995. It portrayed rise of a bald, middle-class Lahori politician, Malik Mehrban Ali (which at that time, was universally accepted as depiction of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif).
| Zard Dopehar | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Based on | Politics of Pakistan in 90s |
| Written by | Shahid Nadeem |
| Directed by | Shahid Nadeem |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Zard Dopehar" |
| Composer | PTV music |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | PTV Lahore Center |
| Running time | 40 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | PTV |
| Release | January 1, 1995 |
History edit
Zard Dopehar was written in spring 1993 by Shahid Nadeem. The drama was not given permission to be produced by-then government of the PLMN. The PPPP's government allowed the drama to be produced, after winning the elections. It was aired on PTV Home in 1995.[1]
Plot edit
Story of the drama revolves around a popular industrialist Mehrban Ali from Walled City of Lahore, who starts his political career as a councilor. But soon with help of flattery of hidden characters and his cleverness, he becomes minister. But then his downfall begins when his political skills starts to become his hurdles. And ringmasters (hidden characters) becomes exasperated of him.[2]
Another story in the drama is of Saira Begum, sister of Mehrban Ali. Her brother doesn't allow her to marry a university fellow, in fear of division of the inherited property. In the drama, women activism can be seen.[3]
Cast edit
- Shahid Nadeem, director[4]
- Anmol as Parveen
- Enver Sajjad as Mastan
- Madeeha Gauhar as Saira
- Nadira as Laila
- Naima Khan as Shahida Nabeel
- Samina Peerzada as Zetoon
- Samiya Mumtaz as Sanyya
- Zahid Qureshi as Akhtar
- Salman Shahid as Nabeel
- Ismat Tahira as Tariq's aunt
- Shujaat Hashmi as Malik Meharban Ali
- Ghayyur Akhtar as Police officer
- Dildar as Worker
- Altaf ur Rehman as Judge
- Meher-Un-Nissa as Mehra Begum
- Uzra Butt as Dadi
- Aurangzeb Leghari as Officer
- Asim Bukhari as Javed
References edit
- ^ "Pakistan Television is a partisan organ of the Pakistani state". UC Press books, California Digital Library. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ افروز, حسین جاوید (1 May 2021). "زرد دوپہر کی تپش". ہم سب (in Urdu). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Ríos, Diana I.; Lin, Carolyn A. (18 October 2021). Television Dramas and the Global Village: Storytelling Through Race and Gender. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-7936-1353-0.
- ^ "BBC Urdu". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
External links edit
- Zard Dopehar. "Drama Videos on YT". Youtube.
- Video on YouTube