Motia Sarkar
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| Motia Sarkar | |
|---|---|
| Urdu | موتیا سرکار |
| Genre | Period drama[1] |
| Written by | Kaleem Kazmi |
| Directed by | Seema Taher Khan |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Seema Taher Khan |
| Producer | Anjum Ansari |
| Production company | STK Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV One Pakistan |
| Release | 7 August – 21 August 2023 |
Motia Sarkar is Pakistani television series first broadcast on TV One on 7 August 2023. It starred Muneeb Butt and Amna Ilyas. Set in the 1970s–1980s in the red light area of Lahore, the series is about the journey of a young man named Motia to spirituality from being a pimp.[2]
Motia Sarkar is set in the 1970s–80s in the red light district of Lahore.[1] Motia, a young man, resides in this area where his mother and sister are both tawaifs.[2]
Motia's life changes when his aunt's daughter Chambeli comes to live in his house after her mother's death. He becomes a great friend and grows attached to her. Motia's mother teaches Chambeli dance and music as a tawaif and sends her to school as well. However, when a tawaif of another kotha offers her to pay any amount for Chambeli, she agrees. Chambeli is then sent to her kotha which devastates Motia, as she was his only friend.