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and

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. It was directed by Syed Atif Hussain and first broadcast on

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in 2009. Mustafa's performance in the series was met with critical acclaim, and is marked as his first breakthrough. The series received two nominations at

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, including Best TV Actor for Mustafa and Best TV Writer.

Plot summary

The plot focuses on society's attitude towards the queer people and revolves around the struggle journey of Veena, a

eunuch A eunuch ( ) is a male who has been castrated. Throughout history, castration often served a specific social function. The earliest records for intentional castration to produce eunuchs are from the Sumerian city of Lagash in the 2nd millennium ...

who wants to get due rights of his community as a human.

Cast

* Fahad Mustafa as Veena * Abid Ali as Munna *

as Fazi *

as Shazi * Hina Dilpazir as Shamsa *

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as Sajida * Hassan Ahmed as Wahaj *

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as Najam * Tamanna as Munna's mother * Tehreem Zuberi as Erum *

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as Mehar Sadaf *

as Qasim *

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as Guru *

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* Zara Farooq

Accolades

References

{{Reflist Pakistani LGBT-related television shows 2009 Pakistani television series debuts 2000s LGBT-related television series