Dastaan (2010-)

Dastaan is a Pakistani drama serial dramatized by Sameera Fazal, and based on the novel "Bano", by Razia Butt. It is based on the Partition of India, and takes place between 1947 and 1956. The drama depicts the story of Bano, a girl from a close knit Muslim family living in Ludhiana in the pre-1947 era. The story follows Bano and her fianceè, Hassan, as they face the trials and tribulations caused by the 1947 partition. Dastaan is the first project of its kind taken up by the Pakistani media. Director Haissam Hussain stated in an interview that production for the drama began months in advance, and that the filming itself only took a little over 2 months. The show was broadcast on Hum TV.