Pyas
{{Short description|Pakistani television series}}
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{{Infobox television
| native_name = {{lang|ur|{{Nastaliq|پیاس}}}}
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| genre = Drama
| writer = Asghar Nadeem Syed
| screenplay =
| director = Nusrat Thakur
| starring = {{plainlist|
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| country = Pakistan
| language = Urdu
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 13
| producer = Nusrat Thakur
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| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|1989}}
| last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|1989}}
| network = PTV
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Pyas ({{langx|ur|{{Nq|پیاس}}|lit=Thirst}}) is a 1989 Pakistani television series written by Asghar Nadeem Syed. It was produced and directed by Nusrat Thakur.{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/859779/inmemoriam-nusrat-thakur-1937-2009|title=Inmemoriam: Nusrat Thakur (1937-2009)|website=Dawn News|date=June 25, 2023}}{{cite book|title=South and Southeast Asia Video Archive Holdings - Issue 3|publisher=University of Wisconsin--Madison|page=21}} The series was popular both in Pakistan and India.{{cite book|title=The Herald Volume 20, Issues 7-12|publisher=Pakistan Herald Publications|page=152}}{{cite book|title=Media Asia - Volume 18|publisher=Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre|page=79}}
Synopsis
Cast
- Arifa Siddiqui as Seema
- Tahira Wasti as Zainab
- Abid Ali as Qadir Khan
- Shakila Qureshi as Shamshad
- Sohail Asghar as Suhara (Lala){{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1658027|title=Veteran TV artist Sohail Asghar passes away|website=Dawn Newspaper|date=May 28, 2023}}
- Ajab Gul as Jenwra
- Nighat Butt as Taj Bibi{{cite web|url=https://www.bolnews.com/2020/02/08/pakistani-celebrity/tv-artist-nighat-butt-passed-away/index.html|title=TV artist Nighat Butt passed away|website=BOL News|date=March 16, 2023}}
- Azmul Haq as Ashraf
- Afzaal Ahmad as Syed Suleman Shah
- Masood Akhtar as Jeeran's Father
- Mehboob Alam as Sanwal
- Irsa Ghazal as Jeeran
- Nida Mumtaz as Janto
- Mehmood Aslam as Munshi Hayat
- Ghayyur Akhtar as Police Inspector
- Abid Khan as Faqeer Saen
- Altaf ur Rahman as Malik Mastan (Mastoo)
- Kanwal as Zareena
- Munir Nadir as Policeman
Accolades
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| Year | Award | Category | Result | Recipients and Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|1989 | rowspan="3"|Nigar Award | Best Producer | {{Won}} | Nusrat Thakur | rowspan="3"|{{cite journal |title= نگار ایوارڈز سال 1989|journal= Nigar Weekly |date=2000 |volume=Golden Jubilee Number |page=297 |language=ur}} |
| Best Actress | {{Won}} | Shakila Qureshi | |||
| Best Writer | {{Won}} | Asghar Nadeem Syed |
Broadcast and adaption
It has re-run several times on PTV due to its popularity the series was rebroadcast by PTV Home under the segment PTV Gold Hour.
In 2016 Indian lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar wanted to write a film about drama Pyas.{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1126446/javed-akhtar-approaches-asghar-nadeem-syed-make-pyas-film|title=Javed Akhtar approaches Asghar Nadeem Syed to make 'Pyas' into film|website=The Express Tribune|date=January 8, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1189398/tv-cinemas-pyas-will-make-great-film-script|title=From TV to cinemas: 'Pyas will make for a great film script'|website=The Express Tribune|date=February 20, 2023}}
References
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