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Chaandni Raatain

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Country
Pakistan

How it feels

A Pakistani drama set in South Asian cultural contexts. It explores the relationships within a family, focusing on polygamy and the distance between a mother and her daughter-in-law.

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What happens

Chandni Raatein (also spelled Chaandni Raatain) (lit. 'Moonlit Nights') is a Pakistani drama centered on certain South Asian cultural backgrounds, and issues such as polygamy, motherhood and the distanced mother and daughter-in-law bond. The show aired on Pakistan Television in 2002, and repeat-telecasted from the same channel in 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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