Aapa-begum arranged for him to marry. Durdana Butt as Bibi: Aaya (mother-like figure) to Zara and Sanya. She creates humor in the house. Yasmeen Ismail as Vida: Initially, the fiancée of Zain. She also helped Zara in her business. Jamshed Ansari as Buqrat (Taken as a spoof of Socrates): He is Aapa Begam's trusted servant. He is very intelligent and gives Qabacha many ideas on how to make Sanya fall for him. Amir Hatmi as Saad Salman: Initially, the fiancée of Zara and her business partner. Runs away by the fear of not receiving the divine wife. Subhani ba Yunus as Zara and Sanya's father: A loving and caring man. He died in an accident en route to the airport. Sultana Zafar as Zara and Sanya's mother: A strict mother. She died in the same accident above en route to the airport. Music Arshad Mehmood composed the background music for this drama serial. Broadcast and sequel It has re-run several times on PTV and other TV channels, due to its popularity. In 2020, the show was rebroadcast by PTV Home from 5 April to 17 April daily at 03:00pm under the segment PTV Gold Hour. After 27 years, a sequel named Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay was broadcast by PTV Home and ARY Digital. It started to air on every Saturday 08:00pm from 20 October 2012. The script was co-written by Haseena Moin and Mohammad Ahmed. The plot is about gaps in relations developed over the years in lives of characters owing to events they faced and how, going forward, things change for the better. Directed by Marina Khan, six of the 16 original cast members reprises their roles as Shehnaz Sheikh (the female lead in the original) has quit acting and the rest have since died. New cast members include Alishba Yousuf and Shehryar Munawar Siddiqui in lead roles while Syra Yousuf and Shehroz Sabzwari in supporting roles. References External links Drama serials: Golden Age? Dawn (newspaper) 1980s Pakistani television series Pakistani drama television series Urdu-language television shows Pakistan Television Corporation original programming Television shows set in Karachi Pakistani television sitcoms