Ab Tum Ja Saktey Ho
| Ab Tum Ja Saktey Ho | |
|---|---|
| Original title | اب تم جا سکتے ہو |
| Screenplay by | Mansoor Mani |
| Story by | Khadija Mastoor |
| Directed by | Mehreen Jabbar |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Farrukh Abid |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| Production | |
| Producer | Mehreen Jabbar |
| Cinematography | Nameer Malik |
| Editor | Pervaiz Piyar Ali |
| Production company | Tasveer Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Pakistan Television Corporation |
| Release | 1996 |
Ab Tum Ja Saktey Ho (lit. "You can go now!") is a Pakistani television film directed by Mehreen Jabbar and aired on Pakistan Television. It is based on a short story by Khadija Mastoor. It starred Khalida Riyasat, Sania Saeed and Humayun Saeed. The television film was released in 1996 and first broadcast on Pakistan Television Corporation.[1][2]
The telefilm is among the earliest directorial works of Jabbar.[3]
Plot
[edit]Aliya is an unmarried school teacher who lives with her niece Raheela. Aliya is used to interfering in every aspect of Raheela's life, which makes the young girl feel trapped. But Raheela does not dare to raise her voice against her aunt. Things change completely for both women when a relative, Shaukat, comes to live with them.
Cast
[edit]- Khalida Riyasat as Aliya
- Sania Saeed as Raheela
- Humayun Saeed[4] as Shuakat
Reception
[edit]One review praised the telefilm for its theme of obsession with marriage, and called it "another feel-good telefilm by Jabbar".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "پی ٹی وی کے دس بہترین لانگ پلے". Dawm News. 19 October 2014.
- ^ Saira Agha (8 August 2020). "Pride of Pakistan | Mehreen Jabbar". Daily Times.
- ^ Mamun M. Adil (2017). "The subtle storyteller". Aurora Dawn.
- ^ https://tribune.com.pk/story/2428163/happy-birthday-humayun-saeed-6-memorable-performances-by-the-actor
- ^ Muhammad Ali (19 July 2016). "Telefilm "Ab Tum Jaa Sakte Ho" and the Institution of Marriage". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.