Have you heard?: There is a Pakistani rendition of Glee!

Set in a music academy in Lahore, the serial tells the story of potential musicians as they try to become stars.

Starring a Taliban commander, a persecuted Christian and a holy Muslim man, the new TV show Taan — which means musical note in Urdu, also happens to be inspired from hit American TV show Glee — aims to unite Pakistanis, reported Telegraph.

Set in a music academy in Lahore, the 26-part serial tells the story of potential musicians as they try to become stars. Producer Nabeel Sarwar said they would not shy away from big issues our country faces and will offer an upbeat alternative to the despair and misery peddled by most TV channels.

“I thought ‘what are the two things that make Pakistanis unite — the cricket team which doesn’t perform or the music that does perform?’,” said Sarwar, the newspaper reported. “I wanted a show the whole county would love — they bop along to, buy the soundtrack, feel united.”

About 100 hits have been re-recorded for the series, to be performed in energetic dance routines or as atmospheric ballads. They range from the Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan tracks to the soft rock of Junoon.

Filming has already begun and Sarwar is reportedly in talks to sell the show to PTV. The channel, however, said that it was not aware of the development.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 20^th, 2013.                

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