Sona Chandi
Written byMunnu Bhai
Directed byRashid Dar
StarringSheeba Hassan
Hamid Rana
Ghayyur Akhtar
Tamanna Begum
Tashqeen
Munir Zareef
Atiya Sharaf
Yaqoob Atif
Khursheed Shahid
Neelofar Abbasi
Farooq Zameer
Tauqeer Nasir
Arifa Siddiqui
Jamil Fakhri
Masood Akhtar
Durdana Butt
Shakila Qureshi
Abid Kashmiri
Samina Khalid
Tani Begum
Talat Siddiqui
Najma Mehboob
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes48
Production
ProducerPakistan Television Corporation
Running time20-25 Min
Original release
Release1982 (1982)

Sona Chandi (Urdu: سونا چاندی) is a classic comedy-drama television serial produced 48 episodes but released only 32 episodes by PTV . The story of the drama, written by Munnu Bhai, revolves around a couple who comes to a city in search of work so that they can pay off their debts. The role of Sona is played by TV actor Hamid Rana and Chandi (Sheeba Hassan). This simple, innocent couple while performing their domestic-help jobs in different homes, end up helping many people in solving their problems.[1][2]

Play's background and inspiration

The play was inspired by a real couple named Sona (male) and Chandi (female) from Kallurkot, a Tehsil city of Bhakkar District of Punjab, Pakistan. Munnu Bhai (the writer of the play) who was educated in Kallurkot during his father's posting there as the railways station master of North Western Railway (British India) in the city before 1947, has mentioned his inspiration of these roles in his numerous interviews. Sona is still alive and lives in Kallurkot. During one of his visits to Kallurkot a few years back, Munnu Bhai got to meet the real Sona which is portrayed in the 1983 film version of the same play 'Sona Chandi' (1983).[3][1][4]

The credit of its popularity goes to the whole team: Munnu Bhai's script, direction by Rashid Dar and the performances by the actors especially the leading characters of this PTV drama – Sona and Chandi.[1]

Cast

Lead characters

Guest appearances

References

  1. ^ a b c Life and works of Munnu Bhai celebrated Dawn (newspaper), Published 27 February 2014, Retrieved 4 December 2020
  2. ^ a b c d Transition: Sona Chandi star Ghayyur Akhtar passes away The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 7 February 2014, Retrieved 4 December 2020
  3. ^ a b c d Young artists urged to work with devotion Dawn (newspaper), Published 9 March 2016, Retrieved 4 December 2020
  4. ^ Khan, Sufiyan (1 April 2021). "جب مزاحیہ شاہکار ڈراما 'سونا چاندی' مسترد ہوتے ہوتے بچا". Independent Urdu (in Urdu).
  5. ^ a b Omair Alavi (28 December 2014). "Those who said 'goodbye' in 2014". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 4 December 2020.

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