Seeta Bagri

Pakistani TV series or programme

Romantic drama
Serial drama

Written byIqbal HussainDirected byIqbal HussainCountry of originPakistanOriginal languagesUrdu
HindiNo. of seasons1No. of episodes31ProductionProducerCereal EntertainmentProduction locationPakistanRunning timeApprox 40 MinutesOriginal releaseNetworkTV OneRelease17 November 2016 (2016-11-17) –
15 June 2017 (2017-06-15)

Seeta Bagri (Urdu: سیتا باگڑی)is a Pakistani television series which aired on TV One, on 17 November 2016. It is produced by Adnan Siddiqui under their banner Cereal Entertainment. Set against a minority of Hindu community in Karachi, the title role was played by Sarwat Gillani^[1] while Bushra Ansari, Syed Jibran and Hassan Niazi played the pivot roles.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

It was retelecasted on PTV Home from November 2019 to March 2020 every Friday and Saturday at 7.00 P.M^[8]^{[non-primary source needed]}

Cast

Bushra Ansari as Nandini Daas
Hassan Niazi as Akash Chopra
Qavi Khan as Badrilal Bagri
Sarwat Gilani as Seeta Bagri
Shabbir Jan as Saeen
Syed Jibran as Ratan Lal
Shameen Khan as Mala Rani
Raeed Muhammad Alam as Taimur Jaki
Vasiya Fatima as Alizey

Minor characters:

Tariq Butt as Police inspector
Khawaja Saleem as Nathu Hakeem
Zubi majeed as Pooja
Asad Butt as Alijey's cousin
Abu Rohan as Haji
Sehzad Raza as thekedar Chacha ( friend of Badrilal and Mamaji of Akash )
Sajeerudin as Boss of Insan Dost foundation
Hanif Mohammad as Lawyer, father of Taimur
Sameera Hassan as Doctor

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipients	Result
2018	Lux Style Awards	Best Television Actress	Bushra Ansari	Nominated^[9]

References

^ "ثروت گیلانی ہندی زبان سیکھیں گی". www.dawnnews.tv. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "Seeta Bagri Official". tvonepk.tv. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
^ "Seeta Bagri, a serial by Adnan Siddiqui on Hindu minorities, will be aired on TvOnel". dailypakistan.com.pk. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
^ "Seeta Bagri on pakistani.pk". pakistani.pk. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
^ "TV Ones drama Seeta Bagri to showcase life of Hindu girl in Pakistan". Daily Times. Pakistan. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ "The burden of representation Pakistan". The News International. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
^ Moini, Muna (6 July 2018). "Seeta Bagri – A story about Pakistani Hindus, not Indians". HIP. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
^ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=745586962626631 ^{[user-generated source]}
^ Haider, Sadaf (15 January 2018). "What this year's Lux Style Awards nominations got right — and wrong". Images. Retrieved 26 October 2018.