''Diya Jalay'' is a Pakistani television series directed by

Babar Javed Babar Javed ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television and film producer and director. He has produced and directed universally acclaimed series such as ''Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan'', ''Qaid-e-Tanhai'', ''Mera Saaein'', ''Main Abdul Qadir Hoon'', ''Aasm ...

who co-produced it also with

Asif Raza Mir 'Asif Raza Mir'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor and producer. Starting his acting career at the age of 17, he has since worked in a number of popular films, including ''Miss Hongkong'', '' Daaman, Wafaa, Playboy, Badalte Mausam'', and ''Saath ...

under banner

A & B Entertainment A&B Productions is a Pakistani television production company by Asif Raza Mir and Babar Javed which produces Pakistani television serials, and soap operas for private channels in Pakistan. The company has mostly collaborated with Geo TV Geo ...

. It stras

Savera Nadeem Savera Nadeem ( pa, ) is a Pakistani actress, producer and director. Primarily known for her work in television, she also acted in theatre and films. Nadeem is the recipient of a Lux Style Award for Best Television Actress out of five nomin ...

, Mir,

Adnan Siddiqui Adnan Siddiqui ( ur, ) (born 23 October 1969) is a Pakistani actor, producer and model who has worked in Lollywood and Hollywood and also made his debut in Bollywood with the Hindi film '' Mom'' (2017). He also has his own production house, ''C ...

and

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in leading roles. It aired on

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from 4 January 2010 to 17 May 2010, with a total of 20 episodes. At

10th Lux Style Awards The 10th Lux Style Awards ceremony was held in Expo Center in Karachi, Pakistan. The show was hosted by Mahira Khan, Faizan Haque and from the members of BNN. The show had the performances by HSY and Reema Khan, Aaminah Haq, Ammar Bilal, Meer ...

, the series received Best Television Actress - Satellite nomination due to Nadeem's performance.

Plot

After a rift with her childhood fiance Sameer, Nadia refuses to marry him. She is criticized for this decision and forced to marry a middle aged widower Faizan Ali Shah due to her increasing age. He treats her not more than a known person and insults her dur to her middle-class background but she tries to fulfill her duties and manages to get along with his children. After years, when children grown up Faizan decides her daughter Hania's marriage with Asfand but things get complicated when Asfand mistakes Nadia as Hania and falls for her. Faizan blames her to mess up his daughter's life to which she decides to leave him.

Cast

as Nadia *

as Faizan Ali Shah *

as Asfand *

as Sameer *

Neelam Muneer Neelam Muneer Khan (Pashto/ ur, ; born 20 March 1992) is a Pakistani actress and model who appears in television dramas and films. She is best known for portraying the role of Ulfat in television series ''Dil Mom Ka Diya'' (2018), which earn ...

as Hania *

Babar Khan Babar Khan is a Pakistani TV actor and model. He is best known for his role in Hum TV serial ''Ek Tamanna Lahasil Si ''Ek Tamanna Lahasil Si'' is a 2012 Pakistani drama serial directed by Syed Atif Hussain and written by Wasi Shah. Serial ...

Hamza *

Maria Wasti Maria Wasti (born August 14, 1980) is a Pakistani film, television actress and host. She currently hosts the game show ''Croron Mein Khel'' on the Pakistani television channel BOL Entertainment. Biography Early years Maria Wasti was born in Dar ...

as Seemab *

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as Nadia's mother * Natash D'Souza

Reception

A review from ''

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'' praised several performances including that of Nadeem, Mir, Siddiqui and Wasti but criticised some loop holes in the story and the slowly moving plot.

Accolades

References

{{Reflist 2010 Pakistani television series debuts 2010 Pakistani television series endings