Karawaan

Karawaan (Urdu: کاروان, lit.'Caravan') is a 1985 Pakistani television series written by Abdul Qadir Junejo and directed by Iqbal Ansari. It is based on the life of Sindhi folk singer Fozia Soomro.

Synopsis

The story revolves around Sukhaan, a Thari folk singer. The harsh desert climate, compounded by severe drought, forces Sukhaan's family, friends and many other desert inhabitants to migrate to a different area where water is available. But on the way, she gets lost and heads to the city where she tries to become a singer.

Cast

• Huma Akbar as Sukhaan
• Rahat Kazmi as Gul Muhammad Khan
• Bushra Ansari as Sajida
• Talat Hussain as Tofeeq Ahmed
• Ubaida Ansari as Chanal
• Mehmood Siddiqui as Ali Nawaz Khan
• Mazhar Ali as Mansoor
• Malak Anokha as Munshi Muhabbat Khan
• Nisar Qadri as Janu
• Yaqoob Zakria as Mithan
• Sultan Khan as Police Inspector
• Talat Iqbal as Mehmood
• Manzoor Murad as Muhammad Khan
• Imtiaz Niazi as Police Inspector
• Latif Kapadia as Producer
• Arshad Hussain as Rauf
• Saleem Khan as Allah Dad
• Wakeel Farooqi as Editor
• Subhani Ba Yunus as Editor
• Qazi Wajid as Journalist
• Yar Muhammad Shah as Thanedar

Production

Huma Akbar was selected to portray the lead role in the series after Roohi Bano opted out of the project after some problems.

The principal photography for the series took place in Thar.

Soundtrack

Tina Sani sang Fozia Soomro's songs in the series.

Awards and nominations

External links

• at IMDb