Ankahi
Ankahi (Urdu: ان کہی, lit. 'Unsaid') is an Urdu television drama serial broadcast by PTV in 1982 and is now considered a cult-classic. It was written by Haseena Moin and directed by Shoaib Mansoor and Mohsin Ali.
| Ankahi | |
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| Genre | Romance Comedy |
| Written by | Haseena Moin |
| Directed by | Shoaib Mansoor Mohsin Ali |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Arshad Mehmood |
| Original language | Urdu |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Pakistan Television Corporation, Karachi |
| Release | March 1982 – May 1982 |
The drama serial featured an ensemble star cast including Shehnaz Sheikh, Shakeel, Javed Sheikh, Saleem Nasir, Jamshed Ansari, Behroze Sabzwari, Badar Khalil, Qazi Wajid, Azra Mansoor, Khalid Nizami, Arshad Mehmood, Tabassum Farooqui and Faisal Bilal. Ankahi was one of the most popular drama serials in the early 1980s in Pakistan.
This cast then went to work in a similar Pakistani drama serial Tanhaiyaan in 1986. Ankahi is remembered for its witty dialogue and the candid role of Sana (Shehnaz Sheikh). The show was not only popular in Pakistan but across the border in India as well. In 2020, PTV Home retelecast it daily from 18 April to 2 May, in PTV GOLD Hour.