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*Pyas*
Pyas
	پیاس
Genre	Drama
Written by	Asghar Nadeem Syed
Directed by	Nusrat Thakur
Starring	Arifa Siddiqui; Abid Ali; Shakila Qureshi; Sohail Asghar; Tahira Wasti; Ajab Gul;
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producer	Nusrat Thakur
Original release
Network	PTV
Release	1989 –; 1989

Pyas (Urdu: پیاس, lit. 'Thirst') is a 1989 Pakistani television series written by Asghar Nadeem Syed.^[1] It was produced and directed by Nusrat Thakur.^[2]^[3] The series was popular both in Pakistan and India.^[4]^[5]

Synopsis

A girl named Seema lives with her parents. Her father, Qadir Khan, is very strict on Seema but her mother, Taj Bibi, is very sweet. Later Qadir marries Shamshad which causes problems between Seema and Qadir. However, Taj Bibi accepts his second marriage with Shamshad.^[4]

Cast

Arifa Siddiqui as Seema
Tahira Wasti as Zainab
Abid Ali as Qadir Khan
Shakila Qureshi as Shamshad
Sohail Asghar as Suhara (Lala)^[6]
Ajab Gul as Jenwra
Nighat Butt as Taj Bibi^[7]
Azmul Haq as Ashraf
Afzaal Ahmad as Syed Suleman Shah
Masood Akhtar as Jeeran's Father
Mehboob Alam as Sanwal
Irsa Ghazal as Jeeran
Nida Mumtaz as Janto
Mehmood Aslam as Munshi Hayat
Ghayyur Akhtar as Police Inspector
Abid Khan as Faqeer Saen
Altaf ur Rahman as Malik Mastan (Mastoo)
Kanwal as Zareena
Munir Nadir as Policeman

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Result	Recipients and Nominees	Ref.
1989	Nigar Award	Best Producer	Won	Nusrat Thakur	^[8]
		Best Actress	Won	Shakila Qureshi
		Best Writer	Won	Asghar Nadeem Syed

Broadcast and adaption

It has re-run several times on PTV due to its popularity the series was rebroadcast by PTV Home under the segment PTV Gold Hour.^[4]

In 2016 Indian lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar wanted to write a film about drama Pyas.^[1]^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b "Javed Akhtar approaches Asghar Nadeem Syed to make 'Pyas' into film". The Express Tribune. 8 January 2023.
^ "Inmemoriam: Nusrat Thakur (1937-2009)". Dawn News. 25 June 2023.
^ South and Southeast Asia Video Archive Holdings - Issue 3. University of Wisconsin--Madison. p. 21.
^ ^a ^b ^c The Herald Volume 20, Issues 7-12. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 152.
^ Media Asia - Volume 18. Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre. p. 79.
^ "Veteran TV artist Sohail Asghar passes away". Dawn Newspaper. 28 May 2023.
^ "TV artist Nighat Butt passed away". BOL News. 16 March 2023.
^ "نگار ایوارڈز سال 1989". Nigar Weekly (in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 297. 2000.
^ "From TV to cinemas: 'Pyas will make for a great film script'". The Express Tribune. 20 February 2023.