Taar-e-Ankaboot
Taar-e-Ankaboot is a Pakistani drama serial written by Fasih Bari Khan, directed by Mazhar Moin and produced by 7th Sky Entertainment. The drama stars Resham, Ali Tahir, Kiran Tabeir and Uzma Gillani in lead roles. It was first aired on 18 August 2013 on Geo Entertainment.[1][2] It touched on many taboo and bold subjects such as prostitution, sexuality and black magic.[3] After airing 11 episodes, the series was banned and its broadcast was stopped.[4][5]
Taar-e-Ankaboot | |
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Genre | Supernatural |
Written by | Fasih Bari Khan |
Directed by | Mazhar Moin |
Starring | Resham Ali Tahir Kiran Tabeir Uzma Gillani |
Country of origin | Pakistan |
Original language | Urdu |
No. of episodes | 11 |
Production | |
Producers | Abdullah Kadwani Asad Qureshi |
Running time | Approx. 40 minutes |
Production company | 7th Sky Entertainment |
Release | |
Original network | Geo Entertainment |
Original release | 18 August – 27 October 2013 |
Plot
The story revolves around the several people with their haunting problems.
Baqir and Tabinda is a unhappy couple due to Tabinda's craving for violent love but Baqir turns out to be impotent. Tabinda's friend Tayyaba is worried about her increasing age as she has not married yet. Her mother constantly taunts her for this and it disturbs her mentally. Hazrat Bibi is an elderly lady in their neighborhood who does black magic and filsi to mend ways for others.Nain Tara, A former student of Baqir is in love with him but he is not interested in her for which she takes the help of Hazrat Bibi.
Cast
- Resham as Tabinda
- Ali Tahir[6] as Baqir
- Kiran Tabeir as Nain Tara
- Uzma Gillani as Hazrat Bibi
- Jia Ali as Tayabba
- Zainab Qayyum
- Raheela Agha
- Samina Ahmad as Baqir's mother
- Sohail Sameer
References
- Ally Adnan (13 May 2018). "As a young man, I wanted to write short stories, not dramas and films: Faseeh Bari Khan". dailytimes.com.pm.
- "Tar-e-Ankaboot – An Overview". A fantastic review. 3 September 2013.
- Sadaf Siddique, Sadaf Haider (30 December 2014). "Drama Poll 2014 results: 'Pyaray Afzal' dominates Pakistani television". Dawn News. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- Haroon Shuaib (18 February 2021). "Faseeh Bari Khan: Storyteller of the Everyman". Youline Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- https://images.dawn.com/news/1180842
- "'Baat Cheet' with Ali Tahir". nation.com.pk. 29 June 2018.