Tum Se Kehna Tha (1995 TV series) explained

Director:	Sahira Kazmi
Starring:	Marina Khan Ali Haider Farhan Ally Agha
Num Episodes:	15
Network:	PTV
Country:	Pakistan
Language:	Urdu
Producer:	Sahira Kazmi

Tum Se Kehna Tha is a Pakistani television series first broadcast in 1995 on PTV. It was directed by Sahira Kazmi. The series was based on Hollywood film While You Were Sleeping and adapted by Syed Mohammad Ahmed for the screenplay, which marked his debut as a screenwriter.^[1] The series stars Marina Khan, Ali Haider and Farhan Ally Agha in main roles.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Cast

• Marina Khan as Hira
• Ali Haider as Bilal
• Farhan Ally Agha as Saad
• Badar Khalil as Daadi
• Salma Zafar as Shamim
• Manzoor Qureshi as Sajjad
• Seemi Pasha as Meher
• Khawaja Akmal as Shams
• Nasreen Baqir as Bibi
• Capt. Sharif as Agha
• Nadeem Jafery as Gringo
• Umer Khalil as Hamza
• Najma Khatoon as Buwa
• Meena Naqvi as Seema
• Nashmia Ahmad as Amna

Production

The series was adapted from 1995 Hollywood film While You Were Sleeping, starring Bill Pullman and Sandra Bullock.^[5] It marked Khan's first collaboration with Ahmed, later directed his scripts such as Tum Hi Tou Ho (2002) and Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat (2009).^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lala Begum wins best screenplay at Washington DC South Asian Film Festival. 12 September 2017. Dawn Images. 7 November 2022. Ahmed is a respected name in the film and TV industry, most famed for writing the hit drama serial Tum Se Kehna Tha in the mid 1990s..
2. Web site: Tum Se Kehna Tha. 7 November 2022.
3. Web site: ‘The actor woke up and realised she never wanted to act’. 18 October 2010. Saadia Qamar. Express Tribune.
4. Web site: Loving ‘Kuch Ankahi’? Then you should check out PTV drama ‘Tum Se Kehna Tha’. 8 April 2023. The Current.
5. Web site: In Conversation with Marina Khan. Muhammad Ali. The Friday Times. 7 August 2020.
6. Web site: Tonight's episode of Dhund will feature Marina Khan as the protagonist. nation.com.pk. 20 August 2017. 7 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221107123634/https://www.nation.com.pk/20-Aug-2017/tonight-s-episode-of-dhund-will-feature-marina-khan-as-the-protagonist?version=.