Ana (1984 TV series)

Not to be confused with Ana (2004 TV series) or Anaa (TV series).

Ana is a Pakistani TV drama that aired on PTV in early 1984. It was written by Fatima Surayya Bajia and directed by Haider Imam Rizvi.^[3][4]

Ana
Genre	Drama
Written by	Fatima Surayya Bajia[1][2]
Directed by	Haider Imam Rizvi
Starring	Shakeel Ghazala Kaifee Begum Khursheed Mirza Azra Sherwani Izhar Qazi Arsh Muneer Mehreen Ilahi Sajida Syed Ishrat Hashmi Rizwan Wasti Sultana Zafar Yasmeen Ismail Khursheed Shahid Mehmood Akhtar Subhani Bayounus Latif Kapadia
Country of origin	Pakistan
Original language	Urdu
No. of episodes	21
Production
Producer	PTV
Production company	PTV Karachi Centre
Original release
Network	PTV
Release	1984 (1984) – 1984 (1984)

Synopsis

It is a story of three generations and about a girl who brings together her estranged parents.^[5]

Cast

• Shakeel as Sohail
• Ghazala Kaifee as Rushna^[6]
• Begum Khursheed Mirza as Rashida Begum
• Izhar Qazi
• Mehreen Ilahi as Anna^[7]
• Azra Sherwani as Shah Begum
• Ishrat Hashmi
• Arsh Muneer
• Zeenat Yasmin
• Sajida Syed as Tara Begum
• Yasmeen Ismail as Annie
• Sultana Zafar as Nadira
• Mehmood Ali
• Najma Khatoon as Begum
• Khursheed Shahid as Begum Sahiba
• Mehmood Akhtar
• Rizwan Wasti
• Mohammad Yousaf
• Subhani Bayounus
• Latif Kapadia

Production

Casting

Due to Izhar Qazi's striking resemblance with Indian film actor Amitabh Bachchan, he immediately caught the attention of Fatima Surayya Bajia who wanted to cast a newcomer for this role, which marked his acting debut.^[5]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipients and Nominees	Result	Ref.
1985	Nigar Awards	Best Drama	Ana	Won	[8]
1985	Nigar Awards	Best Writer	Fatima Surayya Bajia	Won	[8]
1986	6th PTV Awards	Best Actress	Ghazala Kaifee	Nominated	[9]
1986	6th PTV Awards	Best Set Designer	Mohsin Mirza	Won	[9]