Boota from Toba Tek Singh


Boota from Toba Tek Singh was a 1999 Pakistani drama serial. It was aired by Pakistan Television Corporation in Urdu language and had a total of 22 TV episodes. It was written by Khalil-Ur-Rehman Qamar, directed by Dilawar Malik. This drama serial was very popular back in 1999.

Plot

The story revolves around a character Boota Faisal Qureshi who belongs to Toba Tek Singh and is the only son of a landlord. He is a mischievous fellow who has failed to do well in school. Boota changes overnight when he falls in love with Mahru Farah Shah whose car breaks down near his village when she and her dadi are going to Lahore. Boota soon runs away from home and goes to Lahore.
Mahru runs an advertising agency and her assistant Faani Kashif Mehmood takes Boota to the boarding house of Zohra Khatoon Deeba where he lives. Meeru is a fellow resident there who had 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.
Mahru loves him and tries to reason with him. Meeru falls in love with Mahru 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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