Amanat was an Indian soap opera that premiered on Zee TV on August 21, 1997.^[1] The series was one of the most popular Hindi television program of its time and received the highest television rating points (TRPs) of 9.15 among many other 2000s Hindi language shows.^[2] The story focuses on the life of a man with seven beautiful and dutiful daughters.

Synopsis[link]

The story is about a staunchly traditional Indian man, Lahori Ram, who holds a strong set of values and beliefs. His life revolves around his seven daughters: Santosh, Dinky, Bala, Guddi, Bunty, Munni, and Totey, each with her own peculiarities and problems.

Lahori Ram, who is originally from Pakistan, moves to India after the partition between the countries. The world has progressed — or grown corrupt, depending on how you look at it — but his values and traditions have not changed with the advent of modern times. Having lost his wife early in life, he has been both father and mother to his girls. He has lavished all his love and affection on them and kept them in the constraints of a stern middle-class morality. The bond between the sisters is extremely close. Not having a mother in their formative years has forged among them a strong comradeship. Their shared moments of happiness and grief, their love and admiration for their father, and the desire never to hurt him are their common ground.

It is only when they get married and go into different families, with varied backgrounds and cultural environments, some rich, some poor, that real conflicts start. For each, it is a struggle between fealty to the family of the husband and the love they have for their sisters. Lahori Ram is supportive like a rock and compassionate as a parent can be without hurting one for the sake of the other. But it is a tricky tightrope which he treads with skill. Like the tributaries of a mighty river, the life of each girl breaks free from the confines of family and flows to a distant place, while still being a part of the older stream. Lahori Ram, too, follows the happiness and heartaches of his daughters with fond indulgence and parental concern. They are his “amanat” (bounty), reared with love and bestowed one by one like a bounty on someone else. Each parent goes through these profound experiences, sooner or later, when daughters come of age, and depart as brides, leaving behind only sweet memories.

Cast[link]

• Sudhir Pandey ... Lala Lahori Ram
• Bharat Kapoor ... Ahmed Khan
• Pooja Madan ... Santosh (eldest daughter of Lahori Ram)
• Avinash Sahijwani ... Chandar Kapoor (Santosh's husband)
• Gracy Singh ... Dinky a.k.a. Amrita (second eldest daughter)
• Randeep Singh ... Amit (Dinky's husband)
• Smita Bansal ... Dr. Bala (third eldest daughter)
• Shreyas Talpade ... Dr. Manoj (Bala's husband)
• Gayatri Zariwala ... Guddi (fourth eldest daughter)
• Harsh Khurana ... (Guddi's husband)
• Ritu Kambow ... Bunty (fifth eldest daughter)
• Lata Haya ... Lata (Lahori's sister)
• Kavita Vaid... Kavita (Lahori's sister)
• Ravi Gosain ... Nigoda
• Chand Dhar ... Mr. Kapoor (Chandar and Inder's father)
• Rita Bhaduri ... Gayatri Kapoor (Chandar and Inder's mother)
• Swapnil Joshi ... Inder (Chandar's younger brother, Bunty's husband)
• Amardeep Jha ... Amit's mother
• Surendra Pal ... Amit's father
• Arif Zakaria ... Azhar (son of Ahmed Khan)
• Mohit Chaddha ... Sanskar

References[link]

1. ^ "Amanat on Zee TV". ScreenIndia. June 22, 2001. http://www.screenindia.com/old/20010622/tvcov5.html. 
2. ^ "2000's Top Shows In All Cable and Satellite Homes". Indian Television.com. 2008-12-07. http://www.indiantelevision.com/datamonitor/y2k/cs.htm. 

External links[link]

• Amanat news article on Indiantelevision.com
• Amanat on ScreenIndia

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Chan may refer to:

Chinese Chán is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism notable for its emphasis on Dharma practice and meditation, and is a precursor to Zen Buddhism.

People[link]

• Chan Marshall, American musician better known as Cat Power
• Chan (surname), Chinese surname; Mandarin transcription of the same name is Chen (surname)
  • Agnes Chan (born 1955), Hong Kong singer, also famous in Japan
  • Charlie Chan, fictional Chinese-American detective
  • Eason Chan (born 1974), Hong Kong actor and singer
  • Francis Chan (born 1967), American preacher
  • Frankie Chan (born 1955), nephew of Brian Leung
  • Jackie Chan (born 1954), Chinese actor, action choreographer, film director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, singer and stunt performer
  • Jordan Chan Siu-Chun (born 1967), Chinese singer
  • Johnny Chan (poker player) (born 1957), poker player
  • Kim Chan (1917–2008), American actor
  • Marcelo Chan (born 1975), Professor of Chemistry from Colégio Catarinense, Brazil and black belt martial artist (Karate)
  • Margaret Chan (born 1947),Director of World Health Organization
  • Moses Chan (born 1971), Hong Kong actor
  • Patrick Chan (born 1990), Canadian figure skater
  • Priscilla Chan (born 1965), Hong Kong singer
  • Vincy Chan (born 1982), Cantopop singer from Hong Kong
  • Wing-tsit Chan (1901–1994), Chinese scholar
  • Yau-Man Chan (born 1952), Chief Technology Officer for Computing Services, Network Services, and Telecommunications at the University of California, Berkeley's College of Chemistry
  • Matt Chan (born 1989), Medic at University of Liverpool, dances like he is a messed up person

East Asian expressions[link]

• Zen (禪), a school of Mahayana Buddhism, pronounced Chán in Mandarin Chinese
• Chán (禅), a school of Mahayana Buddhism, primarily a Chinese Buddhist lineage.
• -chan, a Japanese honorific title

Computing and media[link]

• chan-, an abbreviation of IRC channel
• *chan, a common suffix for the title of an imageboard, such as 4chan
• CHAN-TV, a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia

Other[link]

• Chan, the plant Hyptis suaveolens, a relative of mint also known as "pignut"
• Chan, a commune in Cambodia
• Chan (ฉันท์), a form of Thai poetry
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Iftikhar Thakur is a Pakistani stage actor.^[1] He originally hails from Mian Channu. Thakur worked there in a Motor Work Shop. He has starred in many stage dramas/telefilms in different languages such as Urdu, Punjabi, Pothwari/Mirpuri etc. One of his most famous telefilms has been "The Miki Kha ro England Series" which very successful amongst the Pothwari & kashmiri community.

Thakur acts best with comedy actors Bobu Bral, Shahzada Ghaffar, Sohail Ahmad, Anwar Ali, Nasir Chinyoti, Tariq Teddi, Naseem Vicky, Amanat Chan, Sakhawat Naz, Nawaz Anjum, Sajan Abbas and Hameed Babar. Thakur is recognised as one of the best stage comedians, as by giving his best performances in stage dramas such as Mohabbat CNG, Chalak Totay.

Early life[link]

Thakur worked in a Motor Work Shop before starting his career as a stage actor in 2000. Thakur rose to fame due to his quick reply,funny body language and appearance. He also catches attention due to his strange costumes that he wears on stage. One of his dialogues, "Jhoot Bolda" is very popular among his fans. Thakur's has also been working as a director. His directorial debut, a Punjabi stage drama called "Roti Khol Deyo", was the biggest hit of the year. Thakur receives a lot of applause when he enters the stage.Iftikhar Thakur 1st drama Double Sawari.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Iftikhar Thakur at the Internet Movie Database
• Iftikhar Takhur Stage Shows Watch his stage shows

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Tariq Teddy is one of Pakistan's popular theatre comedians,^[1] known for his quick, sharp replies. He performs in Punjabi stage dramas and has acted in the movie Salakhein. He is from Faisalabad. His comedic persona was a fierce rival of the late fellow comedian Mastana, though the two were close friends off the stage.

Stage shows[link]

• Sub Say Bara Ruppiya
• Rabba Ishq Na Howay
• Husn Meri Majboori
• Ji Karda
• Do Rangelay
• Beatho Beatho Liya Dala
• Asli Tay Naqli
• Jhoot Bolda
• Mirch Masala
• Ghoonghat Utha Loon
• Eid Da Chan
• Basti Jat Lai
• Abhi To Main Jawan Hun
• Krazy 4
• Mithiyan Sharartan
• Uff Yeh Biwiyan
• Welcome
• He is also one of the pioneer of vulgar comedy in Pakistani stage dramas.

See also[link]

• Iftikhar Thakur
• Nasir Chinyoti
• Naseem Vicky
• Zaferi Khan
• Sakhawat Naz
• tahir anjum

References[link]

External links[link]

• Complete website of Pakistani stage
• Watch Pakistani Stage Shows

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Sohail Ahmed
Born	Sohail Akram Gujranwala, Pakistan
Other names	Azizi
Occupation	actor, producer, director and writer
Website
http://www.hasbehaal.net/tag/sohail-ahmad/

Pride of Performance Award Recipient
Sohail Ahmed was recipient of the Pride of Performance Award 2011[1]
Presented by	Asif Ali Zardari
Date	14-08-2010
Country	Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Sohail Ahmed (Urdu: سہیل احمد) (born Sohail Akram Butt), best known as Azizi (Urdu: عزیزی), is a Pakistani comedian, and stage and TV actor. He is most notable for comedy stage dramas based in Lahore.

Early life[link]

He was born in Gujranwala, went to school at Millat High Gujranwala and graduated from Government College Gujranwala. His father Mian Muhammad Akram Butt was a senior Police Officer (Deputy Superintendent of Police).^{[citation needed]} He is the second youngest of four brothers. Javid Akram is a journalist, while Mian Aurang Zaib Akram and Muhammad Junaid Akram are educators.^{[citation needed]}

Career[link]

He improvises dialogue during stage plays. He is an outspoken opponent of vulgarity and obscenity in stage dramas.^[2] He is also the writer and director of many stage plays. Recently Ahmed produced and directed his second drama serial, Shaam, which was written by Iqbal Hasan Khan, a Pakistani playwright and short story writer. This play went on air in January 2010.^{[citation needed]}

Azizi[link]

"Azizi" is a character name chosen by Aftab Iqbal while he was writing a column, Hasb-e-Haal in the daily, "Nawa-e-waqat". Thus, credit for the program's name "Hasb-e-Haal" and the character "Azizi" belongs to Iqbal.^{[citation needed]} Over time, the character has come to symbolize the voice of sanity over the apparent apathy in society.^{[citation needed]} He mocks the flagrant disregard for law, lack of policy architecture by the government and equally blatant lack of incentive from civil society to change their situation.^{[citation needed]}

Television career[link]

Ahmed has featured in the show Hasb e Haal on Dunya TV, which is downloaded on the internet through various media portals and distributed via social media websites. In November 2010 Sohail got his life-time achievement award from Pakistan Television.^{[citation needed]}

Stage career[link]

Stage-drama fans tend to know Sohail Ahmed as a comedian, yet most of his TV appearances, specially on Pakistan Television, have been in dramatic and often serious roles. He has played various characters from a professional killer to a feudal lord.^{[citation needed]}

Stage dramas[link]

1. Ik Jhoot Aur SahÁi
2. Deewane Mastane
3. Topi Drama
4. Aashiqo Gam Na Karo
5. Sooey Laal
6. Shabash Begum
7. Double Swari
8. Swaa Ser
9. Wonderful
10. No Tension
11. Fika In Amrika
12. Ketchup
13. Andaz Apna Apna
14. Mian Biwi Aur Chor
15. Nizam Saqa
16. Shartia Mithay
17. Kali Chaadar
18. Kotha
19. Ik Tera Sanam Khana
20. Bara Maza Aye Gaa 1
21. Bara Maza Aye Gaa 2
22. Methi Baryani
23. Nawab ZadA
24. Jab Daag Nazar Aaya 1
25. Jab Daag Nazar Aaya 2
26. kuch na kaho 1
27. kuch na kaho 2
28. Love Spot
29. Roti khol dayo 1
30. Roti khol dayo 2
31. Tetlee
32. Garam Garam
33. Ishq Hua Chori Chori
34. Hot Pot
35. Sohni Lag Di
36. Allah Waris
37. Baran Masalay
38. Darbaar Lagao-Part 2
39. Kuriyan Munday Chalbaaz
40. Teray Piyar Main Jani
41. Wailey Masroof
42. Fiqa in America
43. Bajaay Waloun Ki Baraat-Part 2
44. Chabian
45. Kaali Chadar-Part 2
46. Baba Cable
47. Dam Damadam

Pakistan Television dramas[link]

• Andleeb (PTV Drama)
• Fishar
• Shab Deg
• Kiran
• Qasmi Kahaniyaan (Permeshar Singh)
• Kajal Ghar
• Dukh Sukh
• Hawaili
• Din
• Reza Reza
• Man Chale Ka Suada
• Ranjish
• Garib-e Shehar
• Piya Ki Diwani
• Susar-in-Law (Comedy Drama PTV)
• Regzar
• Malangi (PTV)
• Juda
• Cchotey
• Mashwra Muft Hai
• Sohail Clinic (Comedy Drama ATV)
• Saray Gamay (Comedy Drama PTV)
• Shaam (ATV)
• Chuban (PTV)
• Khuda Gava (ATV Drama)
• Khawaja Online (ATV Drama)
• Qabza (Geo TV)
• Home Sweet Home (PTV)
• Hasb-e-Haal (Dunya)
• No. 1 (Comedy Drama PTV)

See also[link]

• Abid Khan
• Babu Baral
• Amanullah (actor)
• Iftikhar Thakur
• Mastana (actor)
• Shoki Khan
• Nasir Chinyoti
• Tariq Teddy
• Naseem Vicky
• Sardar Kamal
• Zaferi Khan
• Asif Iqbal (actor)
• Sakhawat Naz
• Sajan Abbas
• Nawaz Anjum

References[link]

External links[link]

• Sohail Ahmed at the Hasb-e-Haal
• Sohail Ahmed aka Azizi at the Hasb-e-Haal
• Sohail Ahmed at the Internet Movie Database
• Hasb-e-Haal - Pakistan Reporter
• Watch Complete Pakistani Stage Drama Complete Sohail Ahmed Stage Dramay Watch Online Videos
• Sohail Ahmad at Pakistan stage website
• Sohail Ahmad at Pakistani Portal
• Sohail Ahmed at the Internet Movie Database
• Watch Pakistani Stage Shows
• Watch Sohail Ahmed TV Dramas