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Directed by Sajjad Ahmed Original language(s) Urdu Producer(s) Sajjad Ahmed Number of episodes 13 Genre Drama | 9.4/10 IMDb Country of origin Pakistan No. of episodes 13 First episode date 1994 Language Urdu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring Khalid KhanNazli NasrNabeelRoohiAsal Din KhanWajid Ali ShahZubair Khan AchakzaiNayyar EjazMohammad NawazSalman Similar Alpha Bravo Charlie, Tanhaiyaan, Zard Mausam, Dusri Bivi, Ainak Wala Jin |
Dhuwan (Urdu: دھواں, English: Smoke) is a Pakistani TV drama serial. It originally aired on Pakistan Television Corporation channel in 1994. The play is based on a story of five friends, who take the challenge to fight against the terrorists and drug dealers. The serial known for its neat outdoor shooting and liberal use of ammunition to convey realism.
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Plot

The story of this drama revolves around five young friends, each with a different background, who want to bring a positive change in society in order to serve their country. Azhar (Ashir Azeem) is newly appointed as Assistant superintendent of police. Earlier he had completed his engineering degree but to be able to contribute to the society, he opted for the police job. His first placement is in Quetta, where he finds his old friends: Dawood (Nabeel) who is a medical doctor. Their local friend Naveed also known as Nido (Asal Din Khan) who looks after his father's business. One of their old acquaintance Wajid is a crime reporter in a local newspaper. Naveed and Wajid train with their friend Hameed who is the owner of an arms store.

Azhar was being monitored by an undercover officer Sara (Nazli Nasr) posing as a UN worker. She most likely was providing information to the ministry in Islamabad. Their first meeting was on a flight to Quetta. Azhar is handed over a case of narcotics by the ministry and he is advised to assemble a team to carry out operations which cannot be shared with the local police, to avoid any possible tip-offs to the criminals. These five friends begin to train as a crack squad. They also begin to create a computerized database of National Identity Cards, passports, and vehicle data.
Main characters

Other characters
Development
Ashir Azeem wrote the script for Dhuwan during his time at the Civil Services Academy where he met several police personnel. Being inexperienced at writing scripts for television, Azeem initially wrote the story in the form of a novel and later developed it into a formal script on the advice of a television executive. Azeem's work was primarily written in English and PTV's in-house screenwriters had to translate it into an Urdu script. Azeem later revealed that the translated screenplay couldn't completely realise his conceptualisation and he had to rework some parts.
Music
The background score is composed by Farrukh Abid. The serial also features a popular Punjabi song of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, "Kise da yar na vichray (کسے دا یار نہ وچھڑے)".
Reception
The drama serial was praised for its effective use of cinematography in conveying realism, especially for its live action sequences. Its popularity even compelled the Pakistani youth to join up with the police in serving the country.
Trivia
The five letter Urdu word Dhuwan (دھواں) forms an acronym of the names of the five friends in this order: Dawood, Hameed, Uzma (The girl engaged to Dawood), Wajid, Azhar, Naveed. Ashar Azeem is a serving Civil Service of Pakistan officer and as of March 2013, he is working as Director of Customs Intelligence in the U.S.