''Zebaish'' () is a 2020 Pakistani television series premiered on 12 June 2020 on

Hum TV Hum TV is a 24-hour Urdu General Entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL). Hum Network Limi ...

. It is written by

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 ...

, directed by

Iqbal Hussain Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain (born 6 June 1993) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Singapore Premier League side Balestier Khalsa FC. Club career Gombak United Iqbal started his career at Gombak U ...

and produced by

Momina Duraid Momina Duraid ( ur, ) is a Pakistani director and producer. She is a senior producer and creative head of television network Hum TV and CEO of her own production company MD Productions. She has produced and created several series including '' ...

under their banner MD Production. Based on the life of actors in the film industry, it features

Zara Noor Abbas Zara Noor Abbas, also known by her married name Zara Noor Abbas Siddiqui, is a Pakistani actress. She is best known for her role as Arsala in Momina Duraid's ''Khamoshi (TV series), Khamoshi'' (2017), and has also acted in serials ''Dharkan (201 ...

Asad Siddiqui Asad Siddiqui is a Pakistani actor, who started his acting career while studying for his MBA. The nephew of actor Adnan Siddiqui, he appeared in notable television projects including '' Gumrah'', ''Khuda Dekh Raha Hai'', '' Shikwa'', ''Dareecha ...

Zoya Nasir Zoya Nasir () is a Pakistani actress, entrepreneur, model and beautician. She made her acting debut with a lead role in ARY Digital's crime drama ''Hania'' and later appeared in '' Deewangi''. Zoya then did the role of Narmeen in Hum TV Hum ...

Asma Abbas Asma Abbas ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actress, producer, singer and host known for her supporting roles in Urdu films and television. She played a role of Fehmida in 2018 acclaim serial ''Ranjha Ranjha Kardi''. She hosted celebrity talkshow ''Awaz ...

and

Babar Ali Babar Ali ( ur, ; born 30 June 1972) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He started his career at age sixteen. Babar Ali is known for playing ‘Bali’ in the drama serial Landa Bazaar directed by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar. Career Babar ...

Plot

The show highlights certain issues of Pakistani society, including the backwardness of certain areas of Pakistan where people like Pirzada Wasif; being "Pir" think that they can run the society according to their own opinions and views and can dominate other people on this basis. The other issue is regarding the film industry of Pakistan where certain women like Pirzadi Noushaba deviate from the right path and, for the sake of getting fame, sacrifice their loved ones and their morals and start walking on the wrong path.

Cast

as Noushaba “Noushi”—Daughter of Nadira & Pirzada Nafees-ud-din *

as Nadeem *

as Shahana—Nadeem's mother *

as Nadira—a courtesan, Pirzada Nafees-ud-din's wife & Noushaba's mother *

as Natasha “Tashi”—Munshi's daughter *

as Pervaiz—Javed's best friend *

Qavi Khan Muhammad Qavi Khan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He has also worked in Radio Pakistan and on stage. Though now largely working in television, he has acted in over 200 films. The Government of Pakistan honoured Khan with the ...

as Pir Sahab—Pirzadi Salma's father, Wasif & Nafeesudin's chacha, Noushaba's grandfather *

Adnan Shah Tipu Adnan Shah, well known as Adnan Shah Tipu or simply Tipu is a Pakistani actor known for his comic and villainary roles. Career Adnan Shah started his career in 1999 as a television actor and gained popularity through a sitcom titled "Sub Set Hai" ...

as Pirzada Qasim—a husband of two wives and wants to marry Noushaba *

Alyy Khan Alyy Khan (or Aly Khan, ur, ; born 6 December 1968) is a British-Asian actor and host who has worked in Hollywood, Bollywood and Lollywood films and television series. He is known for his roles in the films ''A Mighty Heart'' (2007), ''Tr ...

Shabbir Jan Shabbir Jan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television actor who has appeared in many TV drama serials, such as ''Wafa'', '' Makan'', ''Andata'', ''Survival of a Woman'', ''Zindagi Dhoop Tum Ghana Saya'', ''Umrao Jaan'', '' Jangloos,'' ''Shab e Gham,'' ...

as Javed—an alcoholic racer, lawyer and gambler, Shahana's first husband, Nadeem's father & Pervaiz's best friend *

as Wasif—Pirzada Nafees-ud-din's brother & Pirzadi Salma's husband * Shaheen Khan as Natasha's mother and a widow *

Salma Zafar Salma Zafar is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Yeh Zindagi Hai'', ''Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti'', '' Humsafar'' and ''Zebaish''. Early life Salma was born in 1965 on 10th August in Karachi, Pakistan. She completed h ...

as Sania * Akbar Islam *

Hammad Shoaib Hammad Shoaib is a Pakistani television actor. His notable performances are in ''Soteli Maamta'', ''Ishq Hai'', '' Pardes'', ''Shehnai'' and ''Chaudhry and Sons ''Chaudhry and Sons'' is a 2022 Pakistani romantic family comedy drama televisio ...

as Dilawer * Sadaf Nasir as Salma—Wife of Wasif *

Sajid Shah Syed Sajid Shah (born October 19, 1974) in Mardan is a Pakistani first-class cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Shah debuted in 1993/94 and has since taken over 500 first-class wickets. In 2002 he was fined by the PCB for ball tampering d ...

as Nafees ud-din *

Fatima Zahra Malik Fāṭima bint Muḥammad ( ar, فَاطِمَة ٱبْنَت مُحَمَّد}, 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, th ...

as Nazo

Production

After working with

, and

in the historical drama ''

Deewar-e-Shab ''Deewar-e-Shab'' () is a 2019 Pakistani historical drama television series created and produced by Momina Duraid of MD Productions, and directed by Iqbal Hussain. It is the dramatization of the novel of the same name by Aliya Bukhari. The ser ...

'', Iqbal Hussain decided to cast the same trio in an upcoming project. In October 2019, the serial was announced by Abbas through her

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account. It marked the second on-screen collaboration of real life couple Abbas and Siddiqui after '' Challawaa''. The first and second teasers were released on 8 May 2020 saying that they would be released after Eid in June 2020.

Controversy

The critic Lubna Faryad from YouTube channel, "Amma TV Aur Mein" criticized the show, to which Bushra Ansari wrote, "This is cheap commentary, they (critics) are the coronas in our lives". The social media trolls Ansari and her comments. Later, Ansari apologised to drama critics, said she overreacted.

References

External links

Official website
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