Parchhaven is the title of a Punjabi produced by Jalandhar Doordarshan in 1996. The serial depicts the agony and lifelong repentance of a young man whose lust and cowardice lead to the death of his innocent beloved.
Credits
The 18 episodes serial was produced and directed by Ravi Deep who also wrote its screenplay. This serial was based on a Punjabi novel Bujh Rahi Batti Da Chanan written by Om Parkash Gasso. The title song written by Inderjit Hasanpuri was composed and sung by Maqbool Bali. One of the songs in the serial was penned by Gurpreet Ghuggi and sung by Brijesh Ahuja. Another song written by Hasanpuri was sung by Hans Raj Hans.
Cast
as Bulara Amarjit Kaur as Naini Neena Cheema as Debo Pramod Kalia as Bhikhu Raj Kumar arora as Charna B.N. Sharma as Ratta Jasdeep Kaur as Melo Sukhwinder Grewal as Kaki Rajinder Kashyap as Tichhana Prem Kakaria as Lekhu Janak Bagga as Chando Hem Raj Sharma as Nambardar Varanjit as Naini's Father Veena Vij as Naini's Mother Pinkish as Charna's second wife Goverdhan Godhi as Police Inspector Sumandeep as child Bulara Samir Sharda as child Bhikhu Raj Sahni as Vaid B.K. Shamim as Sadhu Harjinder as Sadhu
Plot summary
Bulara is the young son of a haughty land owner Ratta and a cruel mother Melo. His elder brother Charna is a weak person. Bulara's childless sister-in-law Debo treats him like her own son. Bulara's elder sister Kaki falls for the young athlete Kangan who lives in neighbourhood and is a friend, philosopher and guide for Bulara. The upright person leaves the village as a reaction to Kaki's advances. Bulara is now a lonely directionless person and seduces the gypsy girl Naini. He becomes aware that she died after becoming pregnant and runs away to a temple with his childhood friend Bhikhu. Ratta suppresses the case by bribing the police inspector. He stays at a temple for some time and then leaves on an endless journey as an ascetic. Debo remains childless and had always been ill treated by her in-laws. She is forsaken when she has to leave the home of her in-laws when her husband marries another girl who is rude. Ratta comes to know that his daughter Kaki has gone astray, has a heart attack and becomes paralysed. He dies as a repentant man. Melo's grandsons force her to leave her own home and she dies in Debo's arms. Years pass by and Debo becomes almost blind. Bulara is shot by a group of terrorists which, as a matter of co-incidence, is led by Kangan. after recovering at Kangan's den, Bulara returns to Debo before she dies. He makes a commitment to fulfill her last desire by building an Eye Hospital in the village.
Book
The novel Bujh Rahi Batti Da Chanan was republished under the title Parchhaven along with information about the serial and its photographs. Director, lyricist and artists of the serial share their thoughts with the readers of this book.
