Uncle Urfi
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{{Infobox television
|image = Uncle Urfi.PNG
|caption = Title screen
|genre = Romance, Comedy, Tragedy
|creator = Hasina Moin
|writer = Hasina Moin
|director = Mohsin Ali and Shirin Khan
|creative_director =
|developer =
|starring = Shakeel
Shahla Ahmad
Begum Khurshid Mirza
Azra Sherwani
Khursheed Shahid
Qurban Jilani
Jamshed Ansari
Akbar Subhani
Ishrat Hashmi
Khalid Nizami
Nahid Rafiq
|narrated =
|theme_music_composer =
|composer =
|country = Pakistan
|language = Urdu
|num_seasons =
|num_episodes = 26Nasreen Parvez, Pakistan Television Drama and Social Change, University of Karachi, Lions Communications, page # 235
|list_episodes =
|executive_producer =
|producer = Shirin Khan, Mohsin Ali
|location = Pakistan
|cinematography =
|camera =
|runtime = 30 minutes (excluding commercials)
|network = Pakistan Television Corporation
|first_aired = {{Start date|1972|}}
|last_aired = {{End date|1972|09}}
}}
Uncle Urfi was a Pakistan Television Corporation serial drama which first aired in 1972.{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/455629-old-pakistani-tv-drama-uncle-urfi |title=Old Pakistani TV drama 'Uncle Urfi' still rules over a million hearts |author=Mushtaq A. Subhani|date=10 April 2019|newspaper=The News International (newspaper)|access-date=15 January 2020}}
It had such a powerful appeal for viewers of all age groups that it turned into an instant hit. The 26-episode (each with a run-time of 30 minutes) serial was telecast once a week by Pakistan Television Corporation.[https://www.dawn.com/news/1146198 Uncle Urfi TV drama serial on Dawn (newspaper)] Published 24 November 2014, Retrieved 15 January 2020
Written by Hasina Moin and directed by Mohsin Ali and Shirin Vaqar Azim. The lead role was played by Shakeel as Uncle Urfi — a Pakistani expatriate in Canada who returns to Pakistan — and the character of Beena, the heroine, was performed by Shahla Ahmad. The supporting character of Hasnat, played by Jamshed Ansari, with his penknife, soon was the talk of the town and echoes of which could be heard even today. In fact, the whole serial was supported by a strong talented cast. All in all, good acting, powerful script and skilled direction helped accomplish one of the most celebrated productions of PTV.Saleem Abbas Qaiser, PTV Urdu Drama Serial Thesis (1970-2000), The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Department of Mass Communications[http://pakistaniat.com/2011/01/15/ptv-uncle-urfi/ Uncle Urfi: A PTV Blockbuster (Detailed profile) on pakistaniat.com website] Published 15 January 2011, Retrieved 15 January 2020
Synopsis
As the story goes, Shakeel, who is smartly dubbed as Uncle Urfi, takes interest in Beena. In reality, Uncle Urfi wishes to make Beena happy. Logically, Urfi should have taken Beena into confidence before doing her a favor. Instead, he kept her in the dark. The final moments of the last episode are fraught with pain and pathos.
Urfi tells Beena with certitude, hamari shadi hogi to sara zamana deikhey ga. To which poor Beena replies, kuchh shadiyaan dil kay weerano mein bhi to ho jaati hain, sirif khuda gawah hota hai.
The emotionally charged conclusion of Uncle Urfi, was so unexpected that literally nobody was prepared for it. Indeed, Haseena Moin had instilled so much despair in its dialogues that thirty-two years later in 2004, it still stands as a classic in its bittersweet illustration of the unbreakable bond of family.
Cast
- Shakeel as Irfanuddin Ahmed also known as Uncle Urfi (Guardian of Afsheen){{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1069435/shakeels-journey-over-the-decades/ |title=Shakeel's journey over the decades (Uncle Urfi's lead actor)|newspaper=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|date=20 March 2016|access-date=15 January 2020}}
- Shahla Ahmad as Beena, Uncle Urfi's love interest
- Nahid Rafique as Afsheen (Uncle Urfi's friend's daughter)
- Azra Sherwani as Ghazi Aapa, sister of Uncle Urfi
- Khursheed Shahid as Flight attendant
- Qurban Jillani as Manzoor Uncle/Shaheed Bhai, brother-in-law of Uncle Urfi
- Jamshed Ansari as Hasnat Ahmed, cousin of Afsheen
- Begum Khurshid Mirza as Amma Bi, the mother of Manzoor Uncle
- Akbar Subhani as Mansoor, the son of Ghazi Apa and Shaheed Bhai
- Rehana Parveen as Azra, the daughter of Ghazi Apa and Shaheed Bhai
- Ishrat Hashmi as Afsheen's aunt
- Subhani ba Yunus as Afsheen's uncle
- Imtiaz Ahmed as Beena's father, Abrar
- Qaiser Naqvi as Beena's mother
- Khalid Nizami as head of Uncle Urfi's household
- Syed Zahid Ali as Uncle Urfi's secretary
- Raju Jamil (Zulqarnain Jamil Aali son of Jamiluddin Aali in real life) as Police Inspector in episode 2 and as Zafar in episode 5/6 {{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTNETYA6nRE&list=PLA-InX7nU1rXBGme2PxDkrY11-UUhEz3m&index=3|title = - YouTube|website = YouTube}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aNqvsgoFvA&list=PLfgbxJEcdXY9q_X9DRs7Ga-zurYJpZpc2&index=5|title = - YouTube|website = YouTube}}
- Mushtaq Ahmed as Zuby's Daddy{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8j1XU12ob4&list=PLfgbxJEcdXY9q_X9DRs7Ga-zurYJpZpc2|title = - YouTube|website = YouTube}}
- Salma Aziz as Zuby
- Zafar Masood as Javed
- S. M. Saleem as Baray Mian
- Khurshid Talat as Ambreen
- Khurshed Ahmad as Jimmy
- Ghazala Malik as Air Hostess 1
- Naseem Aziz as Air Hostess 2
- Rafat Jamil as Flight Steward
- Tayyab Ali as Doctor
- Rafiq Ahmad as officer
- Sikandar Hayat as the mulaazim
- Shehnaz Ismail as Fazeelat/Fuzzy (who Uncle Urfi referred to as "khatoon"{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udIMzPiMub0&index=4&list=PLfgbxJEcdXY9q_X9DRs7Ga-zurYJpZpc2|title = - YouTube|website = YouTube}}
- Mehboob as Dada Jaan{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27k8LSNVp2I&list=PLfgbxJEcdXY9q_X9DRs7Ga-zurYJpZpc2&index=6|title = - YouTube|website = YouTube}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8j1XU12ob4&list=PLfgbxJEcdXY9q_X9DRs7Ga-zurYJpZpc2 Uncle Urfi (PTV drama - episode 1) on YouTube]
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Category:1970s Pakistani television series
Category:1972 Pakistani television series debuts
Category:Pakistan Television Corporation original programming