 New
Jersey, Nov. 18: New TV drama serial "Pehchaan" is going on air
tomorrow, November 19, on HUM TV.
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The announcement was emailed to DesPades.com by Pehchaan's
producer Ms Asma Hashmi, who is also the CEO of New Jersey-based TV
production company Dramatix USA.
Asma joined hands with renowned Pakistani TV actor and producer Humayun
Saeed to produce Pehchaan - all 13 episodes shot in New York and
New Jersey. The theme evolves around the lives of three Pakistani girls
living and working in New York, their stories and conflicts as they
relate to US-based Pakistani Diaspora in general.
Its script is written by Azra Baber from Houston, Texas, with story outline by Mehreen Jabbar, who is also the director of the play.
 Mehreen,
who has a track record of producing and directing a number of award
winning telefilms and TV serials is very excited about her latest
directional venture. It is her first in USA. A similar drama serial
directed by her was "Aur Zindagi Badalti Hai", based and entirely
filmed in Madrid, Spain. It depicted the lives of Pakistani Diaspora in
Spain. It was aired on PTV in 2000 and was a grand success, according to
her.
In 'Pehchaan' she has taken up a contemporary topic, typical of desi
living in New York, and has attempted to localize it to Pakistani
viewers' tastes, she says.
Mehreen, who is New York based is also involved in a 13-episode mini
serial along with several other directors for Hum TV - all depicting the lives
and living of Pakistani Diaspora in the USA. She is directing 5 or 6 of the episodes, she
told DesPardes.com.
 The
entire play Pehchaan has been filmed in New York and New Jersey.
Each episode is of 50 minutes duration. It was actually
scheduled to go on air on Hum TV in October but was pushed back due to the earthquake.
"Pehchaan's" cast includes Sonia Rehman, Rehan Sheikh, Ismail Bashey
from Los Angeles, Deepti Gupta and Padma Khanna from New York, and
well-known actor from Pakistan, Khalid Nizami.
The entire production crew was hired from New York, which includes
Sehban Zaidi as Assistant Director, Alex Stikich as Cameraman, Andrew
Pokopenko and Mike as Sound Assistants, Brad Reichel and Canella
Williams as Production Assistants, and Sushmita Patel as Make up Artist.
The serial is shot on DV format. It is Dramatix USA's first TV
production.
(DesPardes.com Staff) |
