Kankar (TV series)

Kankar (Urdu: کنکر, lit. 'Pebble') is a 2013 Pakistani drama television serial aired on Hum TV from 31 May 2013 to 6 December 2013. It was directed by Aabis Raza and written by Umera Ahmad. The serial starred Fahad Mustafa and Sanam Baloch.

Kankar
Genre
Based onWoh Dil Ke Tehar Kane Ka Mausam
by Umera Ahmad
Written byUmera Ahmad
Directed byAabis Raza
StarringFahad Mustafa
Sanam Baloch
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes25
Production
DistributorHum Network
Release
Original networkHum TV
Original release31 May 2013 (2013-05-31)

Plot

It is a story of two best friends who are paternal cousins, Arzoo and Kiran. Arzoo is a rich girl who loves her rich maternal cousin Sikandar. On the other hand, Kiran's cousin Adnan likes Kiran but couldn't propose her due to his financial condition and his sister's marriage. Sikandar falls in love with Kiran on the occasion of Arzoo's brother's marriage and insist his mother to go and talk to Kiran's parents. This leads to the disputes between the families. Arzoo breaks her friendship with Kiran and envies her. Kiran and Sikandar are married but soon indulge in huge fights where Kiran is physically abused by Sikandar. She gets slapped really hard by Sikandar which leaves a really big mark on her face. Kiran is even scolded by her mother in law for her outspoken nature. Later these fights lead to Kiran's miscarriage as she is thrown on the floor by Sikandar. Sikandar apologises to Kiran but instead Kiran asks for the divorce. Everyone tries their best to convince Kiran but Kiran insist for divorce and is divorced by Sikandar. After their divorce, Sikandar's mother marries Sikandar to Arzoo. Arzoo seems very happy with Sikandar but is not happy because Sikandar being still in love with Kiran. Everyone around blames Kiran for her broken marriage and praises Arzoo for her luck. Adnan's sister finally gets married after her long-term engagement but lives with Adnan and his mother as her husband is in Kuwait. Adnan asks her mother to get him married to Kiran but she disapproves as she doesn't want a divorcee to marry her only son. Adnan convinces his mother and Kiran later for the marriage. Kiran and Adnan are married in a very simple way. Sikandar emerges out in anger which leads to huge arguments with Arzoo. Arzoo leaves the house and tells her mother everything. Sikandar's mother scolds his son for the embarrassment she faced in front of Arzoo's parents. Sikandar apologises to Arzoo and get her back. Kiran finds it difficult in Adnan's house because of his Sister's complaints and cries. Adnan and Kiran too have fights but soon sort out everything. Arzoo is soon blessed with a baby boy and sweetmeats are distributed in the family. Kiran too receives a box from Arzoo's mother because of which Adnan gets angry. Sikandar overhears Arzoo talking to her mother about Kiran's fights with Adnan. Sikandar gets happy. Arzoo asks him why is he so happy to which he replies now Kiran will realise my worth and the big mistake. He even tells her that this is not her concern. Arzoo reminds him that she is his wife now. Sikandar abuses Arzoo. Arzoo argues and Sikandar slaps her. Arzoo leaves again with her baby. Everyone in the family learns about Sikandar's attitude and praises Kiran for her right decision of leaving him. On the other hand, Adnan's sister is called by her husband and informed that her visa papers are ready as she can now finally go to her husband. Adnan's sister is happy. She becomes friendly with Kiran and talks to her nicely. Arzoo is very upset and visits Kiran. Arzoo tells her that her decision was correct. Kiran advises her to think a thousand times before taking any decision as she is not alone but has her baby with her. One day, Kiran, with her sister in law, are in the market & Kiran meets Sikandar. Sikandar tells her that he truly loves her and would even divorce Arzoo to get her back, Kiran slaps him hard and tells him " have you realised this pain now even women feels it" and warns him to never raise his hand on any women. Sikandar realizes his mistake and asks for forgiveness from Arzoo. Even Adnan's sister apologizes to Adnan and Kiran for her cruel behavior and leaves for Kuwait. At the end, Kiran is expecting a baby and both Adnan and Kiran are happy with it.

Main characters

Broadcast and release

It aired on Zindagi (India), started from 13 April 2016. It was also released on the iflix app as a part of channel's contract with the app but later on, on terminating the contract in 2019, all the episodes were pulled off and thus had no digital availability to stream. In 2019, it was released on another app Starzplay. In April 2020, all the episodes of the show were released on Hum TV's official app. The show is currently airing on Hum Sitaray.

Reception

Kankar received positive reviews from critics with praise for Baloch's performance as Kiran, Mustafa's performance as Sikandar and major appraisal towards the script.[1][2] Express Tribune praised the empowered portrayal of the victimised women of domestic abuse, and praised the storyline stating, "The main factor that makes Kankar different from serials portraying a similar story line is that in spite of social and family pressure, Kiran stands up for herself and asks Sikandar for a divorce".[3][4] DAWN Images praised its storyline and in another article listed it in "Exemplary Urdu dramas".[5][6]

Accolades
Date of ceremony Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
December, 04 2014 Lux Style Awards Best Television Actor Fahad Mustafa Nominated [7]

References
  1. Riya Masroor Hashmi (22 November 2013). "Far from reality: Kankar and its depiction of divorced women". Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021.
  2. "The award for best Pakistani drama of 2013 goes to..." Express Tribune. 30 December 2013.
  3. Batool Haider (24 October 2013). "Kankar: Standing up for the abused woman". Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. Farahnaz Moazzam (9 December 2013). "Kankar: Was Kiran right or wrong in divorcing her husband?". Express Tribune.
  5. "Important Pakistani dramas you can catch up on while self-isolating". DAWN Images. 12 May 2020.
  6. Afreen Seher (26 August 2021). "It's 2021 and our mainstream dramas are still full of toxic love stories". Images. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  7. "Lux Style Awards 2015 nominees announced". dawn.com. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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