Boota from Toba Tek Singh


Boota from Toba Tek Singh is a 1999 Pakistani drama serial aired by Pakistan Television Corporation. The 22-episode Urdu series was written by Khalil-Ur-Rehman Qamar and directed by Dilawar Malik. The drama was highly popular when it first aired in 1999.

Plot

The story centres on Boota, the only son of a landlord from Toba Tek Singh. Boota is a mischievous young man who struggles academically. His life takes a dramatic turn when he falls in love with Mehru, whose car breaks down near his village as she and her grandmother are traveling to Lahore. Captivated by Mehru, Boota decides to run away from home and heads to Lahore.
Mehru runs an advertising agency and her assistant Faani takes Boota to the boarding house of Zohra Khatoon where he lives. Meeru is a fellow resident there who belongs to a broken home and hence has a shattered personality. He makes false promises to girls and then blackmails them after he gets their photos and letters.
Mehru loves him and tries to reason with him. Meeru falls in love with Mehru too but is afraid to admit it because he does not want to be in a position where someone else can exploit him.
This play was quite popular at that time.

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