Karawaan

Karawaan (Urdu: کاروان, lit. 'Caravan') 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]

Karawaan
کاروان
Genre	Drama
Written by	Abdul Qadir Junejo
Directed by	Iqbal Ansari
Starring	Huma Akbar[1] Rahat Kazmi Bushra Ansari Talat Hussain
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Original release
Network	PTV
Release	1985 (1985) – 1985 (1985)

Synopsis

The story revolves around Sukhaan, a Thari folk singer.^[2] The harsh desert climate, compounded by severe drought, forces Sukhaan's family, friends and the rest of inhabitants to quickly migrate to a different area where water is available. But on the way, she gets lost and heads to the 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	Nominated	[7]
		Lighting Expert	Noorundin	Nominated	[8]
		Best Character Actor	Mazhar Ali	Nominated	[8]
		Best Actor	Mehmood Siddiqui	Won	[8]
		Best Writer	Abdul Qadir Junejo	Nominated	[8]
		Best Makeup Artist	Kamal uddin Ahmad	Won	[8]