Marvi

Marvi was a popular drama broadcast on Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) in 1993. It was a modern version of the Sindhi folktale, Umar Marvi. It starred Ghazal Siddique as Marvi and Hassam Qazi as Umar. Marvi Retrieved 30 August 2013, It was adapted by Noorul-Huda Shah and directed by Sultana Siddiqui.^[1] It saw Mahnoor Baloch debut in a supporting role.

Plot Summary

The story is about a village girl, Marvi, who goes to the city for studies with the aim to come back to her village and make the living conditions better for people there. Of course, everything doesn’t go nice and easy according to her wishes and she faces lots of hardships. Hassam Qazi, plays a role of Marvi’s possessive lover, Umar.

Cast

• Ghazal Siddique as Marvi
• Hassam Qazi as Umar. Laila's brother who returns home from studying abroad and falls in love with Marvi.
• Mahnoor Baloch as Laila, Marvi's roommate and friend. Umer's younger sister.
• Badar Khaleel as Umer and Laila's mother
• Qaiser Khan Nizamani as Akbar Ali, Laila's fiancé and cousin.
• Mahmood Siddiqui as Umer and Laila's father. A politician and landlord.
• Noor Muhammad Lashari as Marvi's father, the village school teacher.
• Manzoor Murad as Kheth, Marvi's cousin and fiancé.
• Roshan Atta as Marvi's mother
• Anwar Solangi as Akbar Ali's father. Umer and Laila's paternal uncle (phopha). Landlord of the Marvi's village.
• Asad Qureshi
• Sheema Kirmani as the editor of Roshni (light) newspaper
• Anwar Baloch

References