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  2. Pichal Peri - Wikipedia

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    An imaginary portrait of mountainous region that bears close similarity to Himalayan foothills of the 1860s. Pichal peri or pichhal pairī (Hindi: पिछल पेरी, Urdu: پچھل‌ پيری "reverse-footed"), also called churel/chuṛail/chudail (Hindi: चुड़ैल, Urdu: چڑیل) is a monster or supernatural creature popularly appearing in ghost stories of South and Central ...

  3. Chalawa (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Chalawa. (TV series) Chalawa (Urdu: چھلاوا, lit. 'Nightfire/A type of Jinn ') is a Pakistani supernatural horror drama series directed by Najaf Bilgrami and Shamoon Abbasi and premiered on Hum TV on 8 November 2020. It is produced by M. Nadeem J. and Umer Mukhtar under MD Productions and NJ Films. The drama stars Noor Zafar, Ali Ansari ...

  4. Churel - Wikipedia

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    The churel is known as the Pichal Peri in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, Petni/Shakchunni in the Bengal region, and Pontianak in Malaysia and Indonesia. The word "churel" is also often used colloquially or mistakenly for a witch in India and Pakistan. [2] Churel have remained prevalent in modern-day literature, cinema, television, and ...

  5. Umera Ahmed - Wikipedia

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    Umera Ahmed (Punjabi, Urdu: عمیرہ احمد) is a Pakistani writer, author and screenwriter. She is best known for her novels and plays Shehr-e-Zaat , Pir-e-Kamil , Zindagi Gulzar Hai , Alif , Durr-e-Shehwar , Daam , Man-o-Salwa , Qaid-e-Tanhai , Digest Writer , Maat , Kankar , Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan , Doraha and Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay .

  6. Dayan (witch) - Wikipedia

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    Dayan. (witch) Daayan, Ḍāin or Ḍāini is often mistakenly regarded as a rendering for a witch (human female practitioner of black magic) in Indian folklore, the term has been derived from the Sanskrit word dakini, which refers to a female paranormal entity from patala (the netherworld). Dakinis have been described in medieval Hindu texts ...

  7. List of Hindi horror shows - Wikipedia

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    A series of one hour telefilms. Each story focussed on a different aspect of paranormal activity such as ghosts, zombies, phantoms, possessed objects, witches and wizards and sinister ghosts. Sphere Origins. Zee TV. Raat Hone Ko Hai. The show is based on supernatural events takes place at night.

  8. Thanda Gosht - Wikipedia

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    Thanda Gosht. Thanda Gosht (Urdu: ٹھنڈا گوشت ALA-LC: Ṭhanḍā Gos̱ẖt IPA: [ʈʰənɖɑː ɡoːʃt̪], English: Cold Flesh) is a short story written by Saadat Hasan Manto. [1] The book was first published in a literary magazine in March 1950 in Pakistan. Later it was published by Sang-e-Meel Publications. Manto was charged with ...

  9. Pakistani folklore - Wikipedia

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    Sindhi folklore (Sindhi: لوڪ ادب) is composed of folk traditions which have developed in Sindh over many centuries.Sindh thus possesses a wealth of folklore, including such well-known components as the traditional Watayo Faqir tales, the legend of Moriro, the epic tale of Dodo Chanesar and material relating to the hero Marui, imbuing it with its own distinctive local colour or flavour in ...