| Jhok Siyal | |
|---|---|
| Original title | جھوک سیال |
| Based on | Jhok Siyal by Shabbir Hussain |
| Written by | Munnu Bhai |
| Directed by | Yawar Hayat Khan |
| Starring | Bindiya Badi Uzzaman Abid Ali Humaira Ali Salim Nasir |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| Production | |
| Producer | Yawar Hayat Khan |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1973 (1973) – 1973 (1973) |
Jhok Siyal is a Pakistani television series first broadcast on Pakistan Television Corporation. It was based on a novel by Shabbir Shah, with screenplay written by Munnu Bhai, and directed by Yawar Hayat Khan. The series was the on-screen debut of Abid Ali, who played the leading role in the series. Set in rural Punjab, the series revolves around feudalism. It aired in 1973.
The series is considered as a revolutionary classic, due to its scale and the themes it touched upon, such as exploitation of poor and rich, poverty and economic inequality.
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But the first transition to such themes and scale was also initiated by Yawar Hayat in Jhok Siyal.
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