''Nadaaniyaan'' was a Pakistani comedy sitcom broadcast by the

Geo TV Geo Television Network is a television channel based in Pakistan. It was established in May 2002 and is owned by the Jang Media Group. The channel began its test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning on 1 October 2 ...

. The sitcom was written by ''Ali Raza Khan'', directed by Yasir Nawaz, and produced by

Nida Yasir Nida Pasha, better known as Nida Yasir, is a Pakistani television host, former actress and model known for her role as Saima in the television drama '' Hum Tum''. She also hosts the morning television show ''Good Morning Pakistan'' at ARY Di ...

. The show stars

Danish Nawaz Danish Nawaz Baloch ( ur, ; born 4 August 1978) is a Pakistani television and film actor, director, and comedian. He has established a career in Pakistani television and is mostly famous as a comedian. He is best known for his lead comedy rol ...

Yasir Nawaz Yasir Nawaz Baloch is a Pakistani director, producer, screenwriter, actor and former model. He has directed ''Wrong No.'' (2015), ''Mehrunisa V Lub U'' (2017) and '' Wrong No. 2'' (2019). Personal life Baloch is the son of Fareed Nawaz Baloch ( ...

, Nida Yasir and Mirza Shahi in lead roles. An Indian remake of the show telecasted on BIG Magic. It lasted from September 9, 2013, to January 23, 2017.

Plot

What you get when you bring together a clueless husband, his ditzy wife, and his clumsy little brother? Much Nadaaniyaan, of course. The story follows the life and times of Yasir, his wife Nida, his brother Danish and their quickly neighbor, Batuta Chacha Kamal and watch as they get into all sorts of pranks, sometimes fooling those around them and sometimes being taken for a ride themselves.

Cast

''Note'': All the cast members played fictionalized versions of themselves

Main characters

as himself *

as herself *

Mirza Shahi Mirza Shahi ( – 29 September 2020) was a Pakistani actor and comedian popularly known with his role name Chacha Kamal. He played role of Batuta/Chacha Kamal in the popular television serial ''Nadaniyan''. Biography Shahi started his film career ...

as Batuta Chacha Kamal

Supporting characters

Sajal Aly Sajal Aly (; born 17 January 1994) is a Pakistani actress noted for playing a variety of characters in a range of serials—from contemporary social to romantic dramas. Career Sajal's first appearance on screen was a minor role in one episode ...

as Sumbul (episodic role) *

Mohib Mirza Mohib Mirza ( ur, ) (born 18 August 1979) is a Pakistani actor, director, television host and comedian. He is known for his work in film and television industry of Pakistan for which he has been nominated for various awards. Career Mirza st ...

as Ishrat Baji (To promote his show '' Hum Tum'') * Salman Sheikh as himself (episodic role) *

Uroosa Siddiqui Uroosa Siddiqui is a Pakistani television actress and comedian. She is best known for her role as Sukhi in ''Baraat'' series and got her first leading role in 3rd season of ''Baraat'' series ''Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat''. Her Other notable works incl ...

as herself (episodic role) *

Mustafa Qureshi Mustafa Qureshi is a Pakistani film and television actor. He has acted in more than 600 movies, in Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi languages. He is best remembered for playing the antagonist Noori Natt in ''Maula Jatt'' (1979). He was born into ...

as himself (Eid-ul-Azha special) *

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 herself *

Hina Dilpazeer Hina Dilpazeer Khan credited as Hina Dilpazeer ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actress, comedian and host. Known for her comic roles, she is widely regarded as one of the popular comedian and actresses of Pakistan. Khan made her first professional scree ...

as Chef Rahat in chef in Naadiyaan * Ayaz Khan as Police Ayaz Sahab *

Bushra Ansari Bushra Iqbal Ansari is a Pakistani actress, comedian, singer and playwright who started her career as a child performer in the 1950s. Ansari won numerous awards during her career, including the Presidential Pride of Performance Award in 1989 fo ...

as Danish and Yasir's elder sister *

Ismail Tara Ismail Tara ( ur, اسماعیل تارا; 16 November 1949 – 24 November 2022) was a Pakistani actor and comedian. He worked in stage plays, television and Lollywood films. He was a five time Nigar Awards winner for the best comedian in Haa ...

* Aamer Akhter as Psycho Doctor * Mahjabeen Habib * Ashraf khan as Nida's boss in episode 46 *

Umer Shareef Mohammad Umer (19 April 1960 – 2 October 2021), known professionally as Umer Shareef, was a Pakistani actor, comedian, director, producer, and television personality. Early life Mohammad Umer was born on 19 April 1960, into an Urdu speaki ...

as a film director in episode 93, 94 and 95 *

Humayun Saeed Humayun Saeed Ansari (born 27 July 1971), professionally known as Humayun Saeed, is a Pakistani actor and producer. He has appeared in dozens of Pakistani television dramas and limited number of films, and earned Lux Style Awards, and ARY Fil ...

as himself *

Moin Akhter Moin Akhter (also: "معین اختر" Moin Akhtar), (24 December 1950 – 22 April 2011) was a Pakistani television, film and stage artist, humorist, comedian, impersonator, host, writer, singer, director and producer who rose to fame in the ...

as PK Uncle

Recurring characters

Badar Khalil Badar Khalil ( ur, ; born 15 October 1944), also known as 'Baddo Aapa', is a Pakistani television actress. She gained popularity for her role in the TV play Bi Jamalo portraying herself as Bi Jamalo. Later on, she appeared in many as hit TV se ...

as Badar Khala, Yasir's aunt (appeared in mostly episodes)

References

External links

Nadaaniyaan
s official website * 2009 Pakistani television series debuts Geo TV original programming Urdu-language television shows Pakistani television sitcoms Pakistani comedy television series {{Pakistan-tv-stub