Waris

:"This article is about a television program. For the fashion model, see Waris Dirie."Waris is a drama created by PTV, written by Amjad Islam Amjad. The drama ran in early 1980s and was a huge success. The show had 13 episodes, which is a traditional PTV drama serial format; with each episode almost one hour long.

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Waris is a tragedy underlining the changing currents in Pakistani society. The drama revolves around a feudal lord Chaudhry Hashmet Ali Khan and his struggle to keep hold on to his power, and his land which is being bought by the government to construct a Dam in the area. The story is well written and follows a format of socratic tragedy, in which a person of nobel stature suffers in life - broadning the scope of tragedy in Urdu language.

This is made to be a successful movie in Indian cinema, with Smita Patil, Raj Babbar and Amruta Singh in the lead roles.-Contributed by Sharad Shrirame