First aired in 1994 on DD National, Farmaan TV Serial has 14 episodes. The name Farman is a royal house they all are living in or should I say the house that gives shelter to everyone who needs it.
The story is filmed in Hyderabad, and is based on a well-known novel written by Rafia Amin “Alam Panah”. The story revolves around Aiman Shahab, a 23-year-old girl who has come to the royal house to serve as a general assistance of Badi Sarkar, who is the widow and the eldest in the house. Aiman is an orphan whose mother died when she was a little baby and father 2 years before joining the house.
She has come all the way from Bangalore where she used to live with her aunt who always loved her as her mother, and was a sister to her father. During the interview with Aiman, Badi Sarkar was skeptical of how a parent would allow a girl so young to work in a place so far, but as she gets the knowledge of Aiman being an orphan her heart melted and she then only hired her.
As a general assistance, Aiman was asked to do work for Badi Sarkar and also help Munshi Ji the accountant of the house as he doesn't know English. At first, Aiman felt alone in such a big residence but later on developed the friendship with Azar Nawab, son of Badi Sarkar and also legal heir of the property. They are joined by Badi Sarkar’s step sister and her 2 children. Step sister Tasneem has also lost her husband and Bade Nawab didn’t want her to suffer so he invited them to stay in Farman. Tasneem’s two children are Shahana, her daughter and Basharat Nawab, her son. They are shown as free-living personalities in the start of the show.
There is a portion of the land which is restricted to the people of the mansion as this Haveli is owned by Waqar Chand, who is a painter and also a younger brother of Bade Nawab. Due to his choice of occupation, he was thrown out of the house and never addressed as a family. He was a given a small space of his own in the royal lands and was prohibited in entering the main mansion. His place is off limits to everyone in the family, but Aiman being curious went down to the lake to peek a glance as whoever she asked about the person living there, no one replies or else no one knows.
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Farmaan is one of the oldest shows that have debuted on Hindi television. DD National broadcast it in 1994. The show is about Alam Panah, a novel by Lekh Tandon. It is based in Hyderabad city and launched the acting debut of Deepika Deshpande and Azam parwana. The show is about a former royal family and the people close to them. The show captures different stories of people and how they are all interconnected.
It features Badi Sarkar, who is the matriarch of the family and her son Azar Nawab. They form a close relationship with Aiman Shahab, who works as the general assistant to Badi Sarkar. Aiman lost both her parents. Mukhtar nawab is a devious character on the show and is disliked by Badi sarkar as he got her late husband into gambling, which resulted in monetary losses for the family.
He also dupes Tasneem pasha who is a widow, a mother of two children and Badi sarkar’ stepsister. Tasneem pasha used to reside with Badi sarkar before a falling out. The characters of the show go through tremendous lifestyle changes, and they learn to adapt through it all. Many character developments also take place. The name of the mansion is farmaan.