Thakan

Thakan (Urdu: تھکن‎) is a Urdu language Pakistani telenovela directed by Ameen Iqbal and written by Faiza Iftikhar. First broadcast in Pakistan by ARY Digital, Thakan features actors Saba Qamar, Saba Hameed, Tauqeer Nasir, Saboor Ali, Farooq Zameer, Anusheh Asad, Farah Tufail, Yumna Zaidi and Jabran Shahid. Premiering on 10 May 2012, Thakan ended its run in Pakistan on 11 October 2012 after telecasting 22 episodes. It is also the One of the most Highest rated Dramas of Pakistan and 2nd Highest rated Drama of 2012.

Thakan has also been broadcast in India by Zindagi, premiering on 31 August 2014 at 8:55 pm (IST) under the title Kamaau Bitiya It ended its premier run in India on 21 September 2014 and was later re-aired, beginning from 27 October 2014.

Plot

Sadaf (Saba Qamar) works extremely hard like a machine day and night to run her family but no one except her grandfather feels sympathy for her or even cares about her. She is the only working member of her family and has to look after her mother, grandfather, younger sister and also a younger brother. Sadaf faces a lot of difficulties, harassment and also criticism at work due to which she has to frequently shift from one job to another. But she still continues to work in order to earn a livelihood and finally finds a stable, suitable and good job for herself. But in spite of working so hard and looking after her family, no one except her grandfather is concerned about her or is even loyal and faithful to her. Except Sadaf's grandfather, everybody is self concerned and selfish. And it happens one day that Sadaf visits her brother's college to pay the fees and gets to know that he had been suspended months back. Spending money on gambling, when confronted, he doesn't reveal the truth and the next day he steals money from home, injures his grandfather and flees, never to come back again. Sadaf's grandfather succumbs to his injuries and dies.