'Courtyard') is a Pakistani period drama series, based on the 1962 eponymous novel by Khadija Mastoor,[5] originally broadcast on Hum TV.

The serial stars Mawra Hocane as Aaliya, Ahsan Khan as Subhan and Safdar (dual role), Sonya Hussyn as Salma, Sajal Aly as Chammi, Ahad Raza Mir as Jameel, Hira Mani as Tehmina, and Rabia Butt as Kusum.

Muzaffar (Abid Ali), her husband, an unethical man who doesn't care for his family, gets his son from another woman, Israr, to the haveli.

Salma (Sonya Hussyn), the young and beautiful daughter of Khameera, falls in love with a poor man, Subhan (Ahsan Khan).

Aaliya and Tehmina befriend a Hindu widow, Kusum (Rabia Butt), who lives a lonely life and loves a man named Mohan.

Safdar is not courageous enough to take a stand on his and Tehmina's relationship and leaves a letter for her to get married and move forward in life.

Mazhar gets arrested because he attacked a British officer, and Aaliya and her mother (Madiha Rizvi) move back to the Haveli.

Haveli now mainly consists of six people: Khameera, her elder son, Azhar (Mustafa Afridi), who is usually busy in Congress work and the independence movement, his wife (Uzma Beg); and sons-Jameel, who he loathes because he is a jobless poet and Shakeel, Chammi (Sajal Aly), the abandoned daughter of Jafar and Azhar's niece, the old house help, Kareeman and the always neglected Israr.

[15] While the original novel is set in the 1940s and 1950s, Dawn Images reported in December 2017 that this drama, which is based on that novel, is planned as a three-part series spanning a number of decades and will also feature the story of the 1980s and 2000s as in continuity.

[19][20] The story also has a political take, including British Raj, All-India Muslim League and Indian National Congress.

[21] In a January 2018 interview, the director praised the simplicity of the novel, "It sheds light on the revolution that women went through in those times", and "Set in an inner courtyard, the story has been told from the perspective of a woman.

[30] Other cast in supporting roles include Abid Ali and Zaib Rehman, along with Omair Rana and Uzma Hassan.

[13][42][43] Talking about her family background, Sonya Hussyn shared to The Express Tribune that she thinks she relates "to the world that Aangan is set in";[1] she revealed her role to be extended special appearance.

[43] Mawra Hocane told about her character to The News that they have "been developing" it "every day on set" to ensure "the sort of person Aaliya is".

[12] Ahsan commented to Something Haute that the "story revolves around the characters played by Mawra, Ahad, Sajal, Sonya, Hira and" himself, adding that they all are "connected to each other in a certain way which is very different".

[43] It also marked the second collaboration of Ahad Raza Mir with Mawra after Sammi (2017), and with Sajal Aly and Hira Mani after the Yaqeen Ka Safar (2017).

[48][49][50] It aired weekly episode every Thursday at 8:00pm succeeding Duraid's Main Khayal Hoon Kisi Aur Ka.

[6][53] Later in April 2020, Mawra Hocane who played the role of Aaliya revealed that Aangan will be released on a digital platform with some editings.

[9] While reviewing the first three episodes, Faizan Javed of The Nation praised the performances of Sonya Hussyn and Ahsan Khan and noted the attention to detail and set design.