Underplayed Gems

Thakan (2012)

Thakan poster
Genre
telenovela
Country
Pakistan
Length
1 season, 22 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A working woman gives up her own dreams to support her family. The show follows her struggles and sacrifices as she tries to balance her responsibilities.

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What happens

Thakan (Urdu: تھکن) is an Urdu language Pakistani television drama series directed by Amin Iqbal and written by Faiza Iftikhar. First broadcast in Pakistan by ARY Digital, Thakan features Saba Qamar, Yumna Zaidi, Saba Hameed, Tauqeer Nasir, Saboor Ali, Bindiya, Farooq Zameer, Anusheh Asad, Farah Tufail and Jabran Shahid. It revolves around the plight of a working woman who sacrifices her dreams for her family. Premiering on 10 May 2012, the 22-episode Thakan ended its run in Pakistan on 11 October 2012. In 2014, the serial was broadcast on ARY Zauq. In India, it was broadcast by Zindagi, premiering on 31 August 2014 at 8:55 pm (IST) under the title Kamaau Bitiya. It ended its run in India on 21 September 2014; the show was later re-aired, beginning on 27 October 2014. The show was again re-run by ARY Network in 2016 on ARY Zindagi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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