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| Fishaar | |
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| فشار | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Amjad Islam Amjad |
| Directed by | Ayub Khawar |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Original release | |
| Network | PTV |
| Release | 1990 – 1990 |
Fishaar (Urdu: فشار; transl. Pressure) is a Pakistani Urdu-language television drama serial written by Amjad Islam Amjad and directed by Ayub Khawar. The 24-episode serial was produced at the Lahore Centre of Pakistan Television Corporation and first broadcast in 1990.[1][2]
The serial dealt with social pressures faced by young people in urban Pakistan, including unemployment and limited educational opportunities.[citation needed] It is among the early-career roles of Nauman Ijaz, whose first significant role came with Fishaar after a brief debut appearance in the 1989 PTV play Aik Din,[citation needed] as well as of Sohail Ahmed,[3] Natasha Hussain and Tauqeer Nasir.
Plot
The serial follows a group of young people navigating financial hardship, joblessness and the pressures of family expectation in a Pakistani urban setting, with several storylines exploring the temptations and difficulties of choosing legitimate paths to advancement.[citation needed]
Cast
- Qavi Khan as Seth Razzaq
- Samina Peerzada as Razia
- Sohail Ahmed as Malik
- Waseem Abbas as Fareed
- Mehboob Alam as Toheed
- Tahira Wasti as Bilqees Anees[4]
- Tauqeer Nasir as Waleed
- Abid Kashmiri as Nawaz Din Chaudhary
- Nauman Ijaz as Ahmad Jamal Khan
- Mehmood Aslam as Ashfaq
- Aurangzeb Leghari as Murtaza Khan
- Khursheed Shahid as Shamsa
- Arifa Siddiqui as Rabab
- Naima Khan as Lalarukh
- Khalid Butt as Zaid
- Natasha Hussain as Natasha
References
- ^ "پاکستان ٹیلی وژن کے یادگار ڈرامے". Dawn News (in Urdu). 26 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "میرا پہلا ٹی وی ڈرامہ "فشار" تھا جس سے مجھے اور نعمان اعجاز کو شہرت ملی: نتاشا حسین". Urdu Point (in Urdu). 24 August 2016.
- ^ Paracha, Nadeem F. (19 February 2023). "In memoriam: The drama in the poet". Dawn. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ^ "Renowned TV actress Tahira Wasti dies at age 68". Dawn. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
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