Rahain

Rahain
Title screen
Based on
Taawan Taawan Tara
by Mansha Yaad
Written byMansha Yaad
Directed byTariq Jameel
Country of originPakistan
Original languages
No. of episodes17
Original release
NetworkPakistan Television Corporation
Release1998 (1998) –
1998 (1998)

Rahain is a Pakistani television serial written and directed for Pakistan Television Corporation by Mansha Yaad and Tariq Jameel respectively. It was broadcast from PTV's Lahore centre and consists of seventeen episodes. Sources differ on whether the serial first aired in 1998 or 1999.

The serial is based on the Punjabi novel Taawan Taawan Tara by Mansha Yaad, though Yaad later maintained that the television serial Raahain was conceived as an independent project distinct from the novel. The story examines social issues across rural and urban settings in Pakistan, including illiteracy, injustice, legal disputes, and intergenerational family conflict.

Plot

The serial follows multiple interconnected storylines set across village and city environments in Punjab. A kabaddi player loses his leg during a match; a young woman's life is altered after she leaves home; a young man travels to the city to pursue an education; and a man who is in love with a woman later commits criminal acts. The narrative traces the consequences of illiteracy, social injustice, cultural conflict, and family disputes across generations.

Cast

Production

The serial was produced and directed by Tariq Jameel, a television director and producer at PTV. The screenplay was written by Mansha Yaad, who also authored the source novel. Filming took place partly in a village setting and partly in Lahore.

Reception

Mansha Yaad received a PTV award in connection with the serial, according to an obituary published by Dawn. Writing in the Daily Times, Amjad Parvez noted that critic and writer Intizar Hussain found parallels between Mansha Yaad's rural characterisation in the serial and the work of Krishan Chander.

Notes

  1. ↑ The PTV official portal record 1998 as the broadcast year, while several secondary sources, give 1999.
  2. ↑ The Dawn obituary states the PTV award was received "in 1988"; this appears to be a typographical error in the source, as the serial was produced and broadcast in 1998 or 1999. The date cannot be independently verified from other reliable sources.

References

  1. ↑ "Raahain". ptv.com.pk. Pakistan Television Corporation. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Parvez, Amjad (7 May 2020). "Mansha Yaad — remembering a popular playwright and writer". dailytimes.com.pk. Daily Times. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Raahain". ptv.com.pk. Pakistan Television Corporation. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Raahain". dawnnews.tv (in Urdu). Dawn News. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Looking back at Pakistani drama industry". nation.com.pk. The Nation. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Mansha Yaad and his style". Academia. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Story writer Mansha Yaad dies at 74". dawn.com. Dawn. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2026.