Since folks were talking about Imran Series, Dastaan-e-Amir Hamza and all the good stuff while growing up in Pak, I just remembered the Cassette Kahani series.
It was based on Arabian Nights and other childrens stories from around the world.
I remember an interpretation of Jack and the Bean Stalk and Ali Baba Chaalis Chor.
They did a superb job on sound effects and cast alike. I only remember Qazi Wajid’s calm and soothing voice narrating some character. The man has a great talent as a story teller.
Please share your experiences. It’ll be a miracle if someone had one in their collection today.
Oh my word, some of those stories were so scary - we had the box collection. Very good nonetheless - they seemed so real at the time, but then again, I was very very young.
I only had one of those cassettes as a kid, but I loved it. I think I wanted more later on, but I couldn't find'em.
I believe it was cassette kahani #7. I wonder if such stuff is still around. It would be great for little kids who could use it to learn Urdu, hopefully.
Now that I have kids, I would love to have more of those cassettes. They are a lot better for kids' imagination. I still remember Tarzan series. It was so much fun. In fact I was thinking if I should start it myself for kids but I will definitely need some help with sound effects. Hah, good old days !!!