Aahat (Urdu: آہٹ) is a Pakistani television series first broadcast on Pakistan Television Corporation. It was written by Haseena Moin and directed and produced by Sahira Kazmi. The seven-episode series starred Sania Saeed, Salman Ahmad, and Samina Ahmad in leading roles, and ran from 1991 to 1992. The series addresses the subject of family planning.
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Plot
The series follows a married couple who aspire to a happy family life while each pursuing personal ambitions. After marriage, they face mounting difficulties as their family grows, with societal pressure to produce a male child driving them to have successive children.
Cast
Sania Saeed as Rabya
Salman Ahmad as Amir
Samina Ahmed as Bushra, Amir's mother
Huma Nawab as Fouzia
Qazi Wajid as Anwar
Talat Naseer as Naheed
Jahanara Hai as Naheed's mother
Salma Zafar as Rajjo Masi
Sabiha Hashmi as Principal
Ahmad Kapadia as Daniyal
Ubaida Ansari as Doctor Sahiba
Nabeela Isfahani as Saba
Zahra Malik as Meena
Imtiaz Taj as Rajjo's husband
Anam as Guriya
Tasneem Rana as Bibi Janti
Shan Shirazi as Nashi
Masood Zia as Driver
Production
Casting
According to Saeed, she was cast in the series on the basis of her personal understanding of the difficulties depicted, rather than her acting credentials alone. Before joining the production, Saeed had been working as an announcer at Network Television Marketing.
Broadcast
An Arabic-dubbed version of the series was broadcast in Saudi Arabia.