Ainak Wala Jin
| Ainak Wala Jin | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Written by | Abdul Hameed |
| Directed by | Hafeez Tahir |
| Starring | Shehzad Qaiser Munna Lahori Nisar Butt Asad Bhandara Nusrat Ara Haseeb Pasha Ijlal Tahir Moattar Bokhari Fariha Pervez Humera Arshad Jamil Fakhri Albela Rashid Mehmood Ghayyur Akhtar |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language(s) | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Lahore |
| Production company(s) | PTV |
| Release | |
| Original network | PTV One |
| Original release | 1993 – 1996 |
| External links | |
| Production website | |
Ainak Wala Jin (Urdu: عینک والا جن, English: Spectacled Genie) was a 1993 Pakistani children's television series produced and broadcast by PTV from Lahore. This drama was rebroadcast two times on television in Pakistan due to public demand. It was widely popular among children for its humour and fictional storyline.
This play has been immensely popular among three generations at the same time. The children, their parents and their elders enjoyed it together. The characters became household names and some of the dialogues were transformed into political connotations. The team of the play had been invited by many educational institutions and dignitaries like the Governor of Punjab, Pakistan Mr. Khalid Maqbool to request a live performance for them.
The team was also invited by Imran Khan, the legendary cricketer turned politician, for fund raising of his Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre and in this connection the entire play team along with the play director Hafeez Tahir, had the honour of performing before Princess Diana, Princess of Wales and Imran Khan. The team included Hamoon Jadugar, Zakoota Jin, Bill Batori, Hafeez Tahir and some other actors visited 2005 earthquake affected areas with President of Pakistan to bring back smiles on the faces of mentally stressed children. The team visited the areas on a special helicopter. The play team also performed a magical comedy skit in Eid Night live transmission from there. The play has also been presented on stage at Alhamra Arts Council.
The theme was conceived as an amalgamation of fantasy, real life and science fiction. A genie is sent by the emperor of genies from the Caucasus Mountains to our earth for the treatment of his eyesight problems. When he lands, he happens to meet a daring young boy who loves fantasies. The boy takes him to the doctor who prescribes power glasses. Then the boy, along with his father, takes the genie home who is in the shape of a tall handsome man with special features of a genie on his face. He starts living with humans and the interesting interaction starts. He meets magicians, witches, other genies, space people and real life characters. These interactions give birth to a very interesting story line which entailed comedy, magic, morals and learning for children.
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