Tanhaiyaan | |
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The opening title screen for Tanhaiyaan
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Genre | Family |
Written by | Haseena Moin |
Directed by | Shahzad Khalil |
Starring |
Shehnaz Sheikh Marina Khan Behroze Sabzwari Qazi Wajid Imtiaz Ahmed Asif Raza Mir Durdana Butt Yasmeen Ismail Mohammad Yousuf Badar Khalil Jamshed Ansari Subhani Bayounus Sultana Zafar Azra Sherwani |
Country of origin | Pakistan |
Original language(s) | Urdu |
Production company(s) | Shalimar Recording Company (SRC) |
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Original network | PTV |
Original release | 1985 | – 2011
Chronology | |
Related shows | Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay |
Tanhaiyaan (Urdu: تنہائیاں, English: The loneliness) is a 1985 Pakistani drama serial which is now considered a cult classic.Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay teletcast in 2012 is the sequel of 27-year-old serial Tanhaiyaan.
The drama serial was directed by the legendary Shahzad Khalil and was written by the famous drama writer Haseena Moin. Tanhaiyan featured an ensemble star cast of veterans such as Shehnaz Sheikh, Marina Khan, Badar Khalil, Azra Sherwani, Asif Raza Mir, Behroze Sabzwari, Qazi Wajid, Jamshed Ansari, Yasmeen Ismail, Durdana Butt, Mohammad Yousaf, Sultana Zafar, Subhani Bayounus and Imtiaz Ali.
It is the story of two sisters who lose their parents and go to live with their aunt. One of their efforts to buy back their parents' house leads them to realise what makes a house a home. It has re-run several times on PTV and other TV channels, due to its popularity.
Two sisters Zara (Shehnaz Sheikh) and Sanya (Marina Khan) go to Karachi to visit their maternal aunt Zubi (Badar Khalil) while their parents, back home, meet with an unfortunate car accident and die. After their death, the girls find out that their father was heavily in debt and they have to sell all their assets including their house which their father had so lovingly built. All their friends turn their backs on them and they move in with their aunt Zubi.