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Nijaat (Urdu: نجات, English: Liberation) is an eighteen-episode Pakistani television drama serial produced by PTV.[1] The drama shows the different roles of women in Pakistan. It compares the women in the village to the urban women. It emphasizes family planning, child labor and community health reforms.[2] After many years PTV Home Reshowned it From 16 May 2020, Daily at 12.00 P.M in PTV Gold Hour.[3]

Nijaat
Opening title screen
Genre	Drama, Family
Written by	Asghar Nadeem Syed
Directed by	Sahira Kazmi
Starring	Atiqa Odho Huma Nawab Latif Kapadia Marina Khan Noman Ijaz Sajid Hasan Durdana Butt
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	18
Production
Producer	Sahira Kazmi
Production locations	Sindh, Pakistan
Editor	Naeem Siddiqui
Release
Original network	PTV
Original release	1993 (1993)

Plot

This drama is based on the interwinding stories of three families in a village in Sindh, Pakistan: Zareena, a health worker, and her family; Sajida and Huzoor Bakhsh, who have so many children that Sajida has very poor health; and Ali Asad, a local government worker (Assistant Commissioner), and his wife Tania. The drama follows their hopes and frustrations as they strive for a better future while trying not to sacrifice the past.[4]

Cast and Characters

Character	Played by	Notes
Huzoor Bakhsh	Noman Ijaz	Hunter and later tries to establish a shop.
Sajida	Atiqa Odho[5]	Housewife facing maternity and other domestic issues. She helps Tania in her handicrafts (embroidery) institute.
Zareena	Huma Nawab	Nurse at the local clinic
Ali Asad	Sajid Hasan	Assistant Commissioner (Assistant Commissioner of the Tehsil. Before coming to the village, he was a medical doctor.
Tania	Marina Khan	Wife of Assistant Commissioner. Previously, she was a model.
Makhdoom	Latif Kapadia	Father of three children, including Zareena. Seen as a character with no consideration of his family. He tried to marry young Kulsoom, in exchange for his daughter Razia for Qadir Baksh.
Qadir Bakhsh	Yousuf Ali[6]	Brother of Huzoor Bakhsh. He came from Dubai. He helps set up a shop for his brother. He was involved in criminal smuggling including child smuggling. Typical village man who likes to boast and share his good times with his people.
Masi Taqdeera	Salma Zafar	Village match-maker
Ustad ji	Malik Anokha	Owner of the local hotel
Shafqat	Durdana Butt	She is called Aapa
Zehra Khatoon		Religious preacher
Kashi		Son of Huzoor Bakhsh. He tries to flee the village for the city. He is kidnapped by a criminal mafia in the city which trains him to pick pockets. Later, he ends up on the Qadir Bakhsh's boat with many other children, who are being smuggled to the Middle East.
Tari		Son of Huzoor Bakhsh
Kulsoom		Sister of Huzoor Bakhsh
Razia		Daughter of Makhdoom
Master ji		Teacher at the village school
Rasheed		Compounder (pharmacist) at the village clinic

Music

The background score is composed by Arshad Mehmood. The drama features the following songs:

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Mera dard naghma-e-bay-sada"	Faiz Ahmad Faiz	Nayyara Noor
2.	"Zard mitti ki aghosh mein"		Tina Sani
3.	"Dekhte hi dekhte hamein pyar hua"		Alamgir
4.	"Phool barsein pyar ki raahon mein"		Alamgir

Social Impact

A study was undertaken to evaluate the social impact of this drama on contract to Johns Hopkins University/Population Communication Services (JHU/PCS) by Aftab Associates (Pvt.) Ltd., Lahore, Pakistan. The support for this study was provided by International Development Research Center (IDRC), Canada.[7] The usefulness of findings from qualitative evaluations of 'Nijaat' (and Alang-Alang in Indonesia) has led to further collaborations between JHU/PCS and filmmakers.[8][9] The screenplay was written by renowned playwright Asghar Nadeem Syed.

References

External links

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfufUnNblRs, Watch complete PTV Drama Serial 'Nijaat' on YouTube, Retrieved 26 October 2016

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