Footpath Ki Ghaas
| Footpath Ki Ghaas | |
|---|---|
| فٹ پاتھ کی گھاس | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Bano Qudsia[1] |
| Directed by | Muhammad Nisar Hussain |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Muhammad Nisar Hussain |
| Original release | |
| Network | PTV |
| Release | 1985 |
Footpath Ki Ghaas (Urdu: فٹ پاتھ کی گھاس, lit. 'Sidewalk Grass') is a 1985 Pakistani television series written by Bano Qudsia, adapted from her work of the same name, and produced and directed by Muhammad Nisar Hussain. It aired on PTV.[2][3]
Plot
Footpath Ki Ghaas centres on two sisters, Kulsoom (Bindiya) and Batool (Rubina Ashraf), who live with their mother Zubaida (Nighat Butt), a hospital nurse. Batool works in an office while Kulsoom is preparing for her examinations. Bashir (Farooq Zameer) cares for his ailing son Nadeem (Behroz Sabzwari), who is largely confined to bed. Wajid (Waseem Abbas) is a carefree man employed at a local office.[4]
Cast
- Bindiya as Kulsoom
- Rubina Ashraf as Batool
- Behroz Sabzwari as Nadeem
- Waseem Abbas as Wajid
- Nighat Butt as Zubaida
- Qavi Khan as Chacha
- Khayyam Sarhadi as Naeem
- Farooq Zameer as Bashir
- Khursheed Shoukat as Begum Sahiba
- Ejaz Qaiser as Postman
- Shahid Mubeen as Bookseller
- Naz Bashir-ud-Din as Lady
- Najam Begum as Lady
- Abu Shah as Old Man
- C.M. Munir as Professor
- Irfan as Furqan
- Kashif Yousaf as Amar
- Asim Bukhari as Maqbool
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 6th PTV Awards | Best Actress | Bindiya | Nominated | [5] |
| Best Writer | Bano Qudsia | Won |
References
- ^ "بانو قدسیہ....اپنے نام کی طرح قابلِ احترام". Daily Jang. 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Celebrated writer Bano Qudsia is no more". dawn.com. Dawn. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ "Remembering the game-changing women of Pakistan". bolnews.com. BOL News. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ "فٹ پاتھ کی گھاس". Pakistan Television Corporation. 28 June 2023.
- ^ "6th PTV Awards". Pakistan Television Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2021.