Sona Chandi

Sona Chandi (سونا چاندی) is a classic Pakistani comedy-drama television serial produced 48 episodes but released only 32 episodes by PTV. The story of the drama, written by Munnu Bhai, revolves around a couple who comes to a city in search of work so that they can pay off their debts. The role of Sona is played by TV actor Hamid Rana and Chandi (Sheeba Hassan). This simple, innocent couple while performing their domestic-help jobs in different homes, end up helping many people in solving their problems.

Play's background and inspiration
The play was inspired by a real couple named Sona (male) and Chandi (female) from Kallurkot, a Tehsil city of Bhakkar District of Punjab, Pakistan. Munnu Bhai (the writer of the play) who was educated in Kallurkot during his father's posting there as the railways station master of North Western Railway (British India) in the city before 1947, has mentioned his inspiration of these roles in his numerous interviews. Sona is still alive and lives in Kallurkot. During one of his visits to Kallurkot a few years back, Munnu Bhai got to meet the real Sona which is portrayed in the 1983 film version of the same play 'Sona Chandi' (1983).

The credit of its popularity goes to the whole team: Munnu Bhai's script, direction by Rashid Dar and the performances by the actors especially the leading characters of this PTV drama – Sona and Chandi.

Lead characters

 * Sheeba Hassan as Chandi
 * Hamid Rana as Sona
 * Ghayyur Akhtar as Bhai Hameed
 * Ayub Khan as Mama Yaqoob
 * Tashfeen as Baji Rukhsana
 * Munir Zareef as Chacha karmoo
 * Atiya Sharaf as Massi Barkate
 * Munna Lahori as Diver of Nawab Farasat Ali Khan

Guest appearances

 * Khursheed Shahid as Mehtab Begum
 * Asim Bukhari as Shams
 * Farooq Zameer as Abbas Ali Khan
 * Durdana Butt as Kako Dhoban
 * Arifa Siddiqui as Choti Bibi
 * Tauqeer Nasir as Popa
 * Neelofar Abbasi as Begum Akhtar
 * Aurangzeb Leghari as Bao Naseeb
 * Tamanna Begum as Ruqaya
 * Reena as Zaib
 * Jamil Fakhri as Munawar
 * Sajjad Kishwar as Tafazzal
 * Abid Kashmiri as Ghafoor
 * Yasmeen Tahir as Mrs. Tafazzul
 * Samina Khalid as Batool
 * Tani Begum as Basheera
 * Talat Siddiqui as Begum Abbas Ali
 * Shakila Qureshi as Pinky
 * Ismat Tahira as Hameeda
 * Masood Akhtar as Chaudhry Afzal
 * Najma Mehboob as Frasat Ali Khan's mother
 * Muhammad Sharif as Basheer