Andhera Ujala (Urdu: اندھیرا اجالا, English: Darkness, Brightness) was a popular Pakistani crime investigation television series aired on Pakistan Television (PTV) during the 1984–85 season, written by Younis Javed and directed by Rashid Dar.

Andhera Ujala
Title screen
GenreDrama
Police procedural
Written byYounis Javed
Directed byRashid Dar
StarringQavi Khan
Rahat Kazmi
Jameel Fakhri
Abid Butt
Irfan Khoosat
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes52
Original release
NetworkPTV
Release1984 (1984) –
1985 (1985)

It also had an occasional touch of comic moments, mainly centred upon the character of a police constable,"Havaldar Karam Dad." The leading cast of the series included Irfan Khoosat, Jamil Fakhri, Qavi Khan, Rahat Kazmi and Abid Butt (sub-inspector).[1] The main theme of this TV series was based on the 1983 drama Ragon mein Andhera, which aired on 29 December 1983[2] and was to show a police team fighting crime in their locality. This TV drama serial later went on to become so popular among the public due to its reruns that it became a 'cult classic'.[3]

Cast

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Main cast

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Recurring cast

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Accolades

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Year Award Category Result Recipients and Nominees Ref.
1984 Nigar Award Best Actor Won Jameel Fakhri [4]

Sequel

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A sequel of Andhera Ujala was launched in 2019 with a new cast as well as the two old characters of Qavi Khan and Irfan Khoosat. The new members included Danish Taimoor, Rashid Farooqi. Khawaja Saleem, Hamza Firdous, Ayaz Sammo and Irfan Motiwala.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Information and episodes of the TV serial 'Andhera Ujala' (1984)". vidpk.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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  3. ^ a b c d In a league of his own (actors Jamil Fakhri and Irfan Khoosat) Dawn (newspaper), Published 11 June 2011, Retrieved 4 December 2020
  4. ^ "نگار ایوارڈز سال 1984". Nigar Weekly (in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 297. 2000.
  5. ^ "Andhera Ujala returns to ptv with Danish Taimoor". HipinPakistan. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Hamza Firdous to feature in the sequel to Andhera Ujala". The News. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  7. ^ "PTV's cop show Andhera Ujala is getting a sequel". Dawn. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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