Karawaan Explained

Native Name:	Urdu: {{Nastaliq|کاروان
Genre:	Drama
Director:	Iqbal Ansari
Starring:	Huma Akbar^[1] Rahat Kazmi Bushra Ansari
Country:	Pakistan
Language:	Urdu
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	13

Karawaan (Urdu: {{Nq|کاروان) is a 1985 Pakistani television series written by Abdul-Qadir Junejo and directed by Iqbal Ansari. It is based on the life of Sindhi folk singer Fozia Soomro.^[2]

Synopsis

The story revolves around Sukhaan a Thari folk singer.^[2] During the warm weather it brought with it severe drought, forcing her family, friends and the rest of inhabitants had to quickly migrate to different area with water but on the way she gets lost and heads to city where she tries to become a singer.^[2]

Cast

• Huma Akbar as Sukhaan^{[3] [4]}
• Rahat Kazmi as Gul Muhammad Khan
• Bushra Ansari as Sajida
• Talat Hussain as Tofeeq Ahmed^{[5] [6]}
• Ubaida Ansari as Chanal
• Mehmood Siddiqui as Ali Nawaz Khan
• Mazhar Ali as Mansoor
• Malak Anokha as Munshi Muhabbat Khan
• Nisar Qadri as Janu
• Yaqoob Zakria as Mithan
• Sultan Khan as Police Inspector
• Talat Iqbal as Mehmood
• Manzoor Murad as Muhammad Khan
• Imtiaz Niazi as Police Inspector
• Latif Kapadia as Producer
• Arshad Hussain as Rauf
• Saleem Khan as Allah Dad
• Wakeel Farooqi as Editor
• Subhani Ba Yunus as Editor
• Qazi Wajid as Journalist
• Yar Muhammad Shah as Thanedar

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Name	Result	Ref.
1986	PTV Awards	Best Actress	Huma Akbar		^[7]
		Lighting Expert	Noorundin
		Best Character Actor	Mazhar Ali
		Best Actor	Mehmood Siddiqui
		Best Writer
		Best Makeup Artist	Kamal uddin Ahmad

Notes and References

1. Book: Third World International, Volume 9. S.J. Iqbal, Karachi, Pakistan. 50.
2. Web site: Tribute: The Song of The Peacock. Dawn News. December 27, 2022.
3. Book: Third World International, Volume 9. S.J. Iqbal, Karachi, Pakistan. 15.
4. Web site: ٹیلی ویژن ڈراموں کے لازوال کردار!!. Jang News. February 8, 2022.
5. Web site: Obituary: Talat Iqbal. Youlin Magazine. January 12, 2023.
6. Web site: Renowned TV star Talat Iqbal passes away. The Express Tribune. February 3, 2023.
7. Web site: And the award goes to .... Herald Magazine. November 23, 2022.