Pehchaan (2006 TV series)
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| Pehchaan | |
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| Original title | پہچان |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Azra Babar |
| Directed by | Mehreen Jabbar |
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| Composer | Shaun Ilahi |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Running time | ~38 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hum TV |
| Release | 2006 – 2006 |
Pehchaan (transl. Identity) is a Pakistani drama television series which aired on Hum TV in 2006. The serial was directed by Mehreen Jabbar and written by Azra Babar.[1][2] The serial follows the journey of three expatriates who find their true identities. It stars Sonia Rehman, Ismail Bashey, Rehan Sheikh, Deepti Gupta and Nasreen Qureshi in the lead roles.[2] It tackles themes such as miseries of women married to foreigners, adopted children and people with lost identities.
In 2011, it was retitled as Aks (lit. "Reflection") and aired on the channel as a soap serial (splitting each episodes into two episodes of approximately 20 minutes each).
Pehchaan is the journey of three friends, Nina, Amir and Kiran who are expatriates living in New York and discover their true identities. Amir is caught in a cold marriage and is attracted to Nina, who knows his conditions. Kiran is fleeing from her life partner and goes to America to live with Nina. She engages with Asad who is a road artist and a RJ on a nearby radio broadcast. The serial also deals with the story of film star, Sam who is Nina's real mother but Nina is unaware of it.
Cast
- Sonia Rehman[3] as Nina
- Rehan Sheikh as Asad
- Deepti Gupta[4] as Kira
- Ismail Bashey as Amir
- Nasreen Qureshi as Sam
- Neshmia Alam (Child)
- Minha Warsi
- Khalid Nizami
- Padma Khanna
- Sunny Sharif
- Ritu Mishra
- Bittou Walia
- Chanda Gangwani