Miki Kharo England
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Miki Kharo England, released in 2006, was the first ever Pothwari
/Mirpuri
comedy
telefilm, as well as the first ever production of Pahariwood, Azad Kashmir
's newly founded Pothwari language filming industry.
, meaning take me to England
, is about a young man called "Aftab" (Iftikhar Thakur
) who wants to get married and live his life in England
. He is a very humorous and fun loving character who does not really have a fixed occupation and enjoys roaming around the village with his two best friends; Shahid and Mithu. He is rejected by his cousin "Tina" who comes to Pakistan
from London
, England
with her mum to marry Aftab but she does not like him due to his attitude and unusual habits and falls in love with another boy from that village Shahid a.k.a Shedu (Anjum Malik) who is also one of Aftabs best friend. Then at the end Tina's mum promises to get Aftab married from England
, to a girl she knows and he becomes very excited about the prospects of going to London
and living their with his newly wed wife.
was very popular and successful amongst the Pothwari
/Mirpuri
community. Because of its popularity and humour a sequel was made. It was named Main Julian England
, meaning "I'm going to England
". It carried on the story of how they get married and he plans going to England
. It is rumoured that there will be a third sequel to be released. It was also rumoured to be filmed in Bradford
, West Yorkshire
. But these rumours are still unconfirmed.
Pothohari language
Potwari , also known as Potohari ), is a rich north Indian sub-continent dialect spoken in the Pothohar Plateau around Rawalpindi, Kahuta, Gujar Khan, Jehlum, up to Gujrat in the south and Chakwal in the West, Hazara in the north, Azad Kashmir in the east and also by Sikhs from the Pothohar...
/Mirpuri
Mirpuri
Mirpuri may refer to:* Potwari language, an Indo-Aryan Lahnda language related to Hindko* Mahan Singh Mirpuri , General in the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh* Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, city in Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir...
comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
telefilm, as well as the first ever production of Pahariwood, Azad Kashmir
Azad Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir or Azad Kashmir for short, is the southernmost political entity within the Pakistani-administered part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir...
's newly founded Pothwari language filming industry.
Plot
Miki Kharo EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, meaning take me to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, is about a young man called "Aftab" (Iftikhar Thakur
Iftikhar Thakur
Iftikhar Thakur is a Pakistani stage actor. He originally hails from Mian Channu. Thakur worked there in a Motor Work Shop. He has starred in many stage dramas/telefilms in different languages such as Urdu, Punjabi, Pothwari/Mirpuri etc...
) who wants to get married and live his life in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He is a very humorous and fun loving character who does not really have a fixed occupation and enjoys roaming around the village with his two best friends; Shahid and Mithu. He is rejected by his cousin "Tina" who comes to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
with her mum to marry Aftab but she does not like him due to his attitude and unusual habits and falls in love with another boy from that village Shahid a.k.a Shedu (Anjum Malik) who is also one of Aftabs best friend. Then at the end Tina's mum promises to get Aftab married from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, to a girl she knows and he becomes very excited about the prospects of going to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and living their with his newly wed wife.
Popularity
Miki Kharo EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
was very popular and successful amongst the Pothwari
Pothohari language
Potwari , also known as Potohari ), is a rich north Indian sub-continent dialect spoken in the Pothohar Plateau around Rawalpindi, Kahuta, Gujar Khan, Jehlum, up to Gujrat in the south and Chakwal in the West, Hazara in the north, Azad Kashmir in the east and also by Sikhs from the Pothohar...
/Mirpuri
Mirpuri
Mirpuri may refer to:* Potwari language, an Indo-Aryan Lahnda language related to Hindko* Mahan Singh Mirpuri , General in the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh* Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, city in Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir...
community. Because of its popularity and humour a sequel was made. It was named Main Julian England
Main Julian England
Main Julian England is a 2007 Pothwari/Mirpuri comedy telefilm. Main Julian England is a sequel to the successful Miki Kharo England which was the first ever Pothwari comedy telefilm.- Plot :...
, meaning "I'm going to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
". It carried on the story of how they get married and he plans going to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is rumoured that there will be a third sequel to be released. It was also rumoured to be filmed in Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
. But these rumours are still unconfirmed.
Cast
- Iftikhar ThakurIftikhar ThakurIftikhar Thakur is a Pakistani stage actor. He originally hails from Mian Channu. Thakur worked there in a Motor Work Shop. He has starred in many stage dramas/telefilms in different languages such as Urdu, Punjabi, Pothwari/Mirpuri etc...
... Aftab (Sain) - Shahzada Ghaffar ... Mithu
- Hameed Babar ... Chacha Khabri
- Anjum Malik ... Shahid (Shedu)
- Shagufta Qureshi ... Tina
- Rukhsana Khan ... Musarato (Aftabs Sister)
- Baitan Farooqi ... Meeru (Mithus Dad)
- Lubna-Ghazal Butt (Ghazala Butt) ... "Azra Ni Khala" (Tinas Mum)
- Ifut Chaudhry ... Zubeda (Aftabs Mum)
- Shabbir Mirza ... Aftabs Dad