Recently in a grocery store in Baltimore I saw 50 50. I bought all the tapes. Many years have passed since 50 50 used to air. But those guys still crack me up!
Ismail Tara and Majid Jahangir were the duo! They no doubt were the heart of the program and are two of the greatest comedians ever to come out of Pakistan!
Has anyone got any idea where MAjid Jehangir has been? He has not been in the lime light for a while now. Ismail Tara had been doing movies ( jiss ki kismat kharaab hoti hay movies main chala jaata hay).
Just an idea but if would be great if they had a 50 50 reunion! Would love to see the gang in action again.
Hey, I bought those tapes too when I visited Fraudia in Chicago. We were able to get only two of them though. I believe there are a total of three tapes out.
I heard a rumor long ago that Majid Jahangir immigrated to US and used to drive a cab in NYC. I don't know if it was true or not.
50/50 was definitely one of the rare quality program ever aired on PTV that combined comedy and relatively daring satire. I always wished they'd put it back on air.
My younger-than-me baap, I found an apt like couple of weeks ago and these days am busy in unpacking and putting the stuff where it does/doesn't belong.
Man, it's a mess right now with my computer desk and bookshelf broken in the process of moving and waiting for the new furniture to put the books etc on.
Cool that you got the 3rd tape, I might ask you to send it over (although I'd prefer if you could personally deliver it, that way we can have a little get-together with other guppies in the area). 'Will call you soon.
Hey guys
I heard that someone put 50/50 on web some
where, is there any one who knows which site
it is, ofcourse those guys did wonderful
job in comedy. They exposed bitter part of
life in hilarious way and that shows the tremendous talent they possess.
[This message has been edited by Aik-Masoom-Pari (edited October 24, 2000).]