Janbaaz (TV series)
| Janbaaz | |
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| Also known as | Daredevil |
| جانباز | |
| Genre | Action Drama Comedy Science fiction Romance Thriller War Police procedural Serial drama |
| Written by | Shahid Dogar |
| Directed by | Aamir Yousuf |
| Starring | Danish Taimoor Areeba Habib Irfan Khoosat Qavi Khan Ayaz Samoo Rashid Farooqi Sonia Rao Hamza Firdous Khawaja Saleem |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| Original language | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Satish Anand |
| Production locations | Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| Camera setup | Multi-Camera setup |
| Running time | approx. 42-43 minutes |
| Production company | Eveready Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | Express Entertainment |
| Release | 13 November 2019 – 5 June 2020 |
Janbaaz (Urdu: جانباز, lit. 'Daredevil') is a Pakistani television series and sequel to the 1984 television series Andhera Ujala.[1] It premiered on Express Entertainment on 13 November 2019. The show is based on Police force Academy where officers are trained to serve the nation. Produced by Satish Anand under Eveready Pictures, it stars Danish Taimoor, Irfan Khoosat, Qavi Khan, Ayaz Samoo, Rashid Farooqi, Areeba Habib and Sonia Rao in pivot roles.[2][3][4]
Cast
[edit]- Danish Taimoor as ASP Jasim Tahir
- Irfan Khoosat as Havaldar Karam Dad
- Qavi Khan as Retd SP/Head of Police Reforms Committee (PRC) Tahir Ali Khan
- Ayaz Samoo as ASI Dildar Khan
- Rashid Farooqi as Inspector Nadir Hussain
- Areeba Habib as Forensic Expert Doctor Taniya
- Hamza Firdous as Sub Inspector Saleem
- Sonia Rao as ASI Sameera
- Khawaja Saleem as Constable Shakir Saeen
- Irfan Motiwala as Constable Kamran Shah
- Younus Arshad as Forensic Junior Faisal
- Aamir Qureshi as Karim Khan
Production
[edit]Initially the title of the series was Andhera Ujala but the makers change it to Janbaaz.[1][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Haq, Irfan Ul (9 February 2019). "PTV's cop show Andhera Ujala is getting a sequel". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Khawaja, Rashid (2 November 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: Here Is When Danish Taimoor's Cop Drama Janbaaz Is Starting!". Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Here is when Danish Taimoor's Janbaaz is going on air | Goonj". Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Ayaz Samoo Spills More Details About Cop Drama "Janbaaz"". 2 September 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Shabbir, Buraq. "Hamza Firdous to feature in the sequel to Andhera Ujala". Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (12 April 2020). "PRIME TIME: BINGE WATCHING TELEVISION… BUT FOR HOW LONG?". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 18 April 2020.