''Choti Si Kahani'' ( ur, چهوٹى سى كہانى) is a TV serial directed by

Kamran Qureshi Kamran Qureshi (born 3 October 1975) is a filmmaker and television director/producer. He won Best Telefilm & Best Director Award for his first ever directed TV film Murad (a.k.a. Eunuch's Motherhood) with a cash prize in Indus Telefilm Festival. ...

, written by

Haseena Moin Haseena Moin (20 November 1941 – 26 March 2021) was a Pakistani dramatist, playwright and scriptwriter. She wrote several plays for stage, radio, and television. She was the recipient of the Pride of Performance award for her services to the ...

and produced by J.C. Anand's founded production house Eveready Pictures. The serial is based on mistrust in marital life, discontinuation of females' education due to early age marriages and women's independence as wife. Also showing the ups and downs in the life of three women and their struggle.

Plot

Khalida, Rushna and Mishal were fellow school mates when, Munir Hussain, foreign qualified but mentally conservative son of a millionaire businessman had a crush on Khalida and marries her by threatening her family. She gives birth to a daughter Sanara which disappoints Munir who already have two daughters from first wife in the village. Mishal, a daughter of poor hoarding painter, who dreamt of becoming a supermodel, loved Ramish, a boy from family friends. Mishal joined modelling and Ramish left country. Mishal is liked by a TV director Raheel. She encounters Ramish one day and finds that he is already married with two children but his wife died. They both start meeting again but Ramish's children disapprove her and Mishal then accepts Raheel's love. Rushna became a top TV anchor. She married Ahmed who is an airline pilot and has a daughter Sawera. Their married life was ideal but an air hostess Nashmia, who likes Ahmed, comes in between. Mishal's friend Rajal, a psychiatrist, one day meets Rushna with Mishal. He starts visiting Rushna's home, pretending to help her mentally in her married life crisis due to Nashmia. One day he expresses his love for Rushna. On hearing this Ahmed leaves home taking his daughter Sawera. Rushna insults Rajal and breaks her relations with him. Ahmed decides to marry Nashmia but first wants his daughter to become familiar with Nashmia but both cannot accept each other. Ahmed is disappointed of Nashmia's behaviour and returns to Rushna who accepts him back as both admit their mistakes. Khalida's mother, Amma Bi, comes to live with them after Munir's murder. Now there is no one to run the business as Khalida was a housewife and has no experience or education after school. She comes across Asif, the owner of neighbouring mill who liked her from first sight. Her

textile mill Textile Manufacturing or Textile Engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods ...

needs material and she pawns her property. Unknown to Khlida, her Mill manager attains the fund from Asif. Sanara is studying in Art College and admires her talented class fellow Sarim who belongs to a middle-class family. Sarim helps Khalida in designing textile for the mill and is given a job at the mill. Khalida learns that Sarim and Sanara love each other. Sanara is then engaged to Sarim. Khalida's mill starts doing good business and Asif gifts her the papers of her property which shocks her but she is happy.

Cast

Main cast

Nadia Hussain Nadia Hussain Khan ( ur, نادیہ حسین, born 11 January 1979) is a Pakistani television actress, host, supermodel, entrepreneur and fashion designer. She's recognized as one of Pakistan's first supermodels. Career Hussain was born in ...

as Mishal Wasif *

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 ...

as Ahmed *

Ayesha Khan Aisha Uqbah Malik (born 27 September 1982), also known by her name Aisha Khan, is a Pakistani former television and film actress. Her prominent roles include Mahgul from '' Khuda Mera Bhi Hai'', Noor from ''Noor-e-Zindagi'' and Jeena from '' ...

as Rushna *

Sadia Imam Sadia Imam is a television actress in Pakistan. Early life Sadia Imam was born in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. She is a Pakistani television presenter, actress and model. She has appeared in commercials, dramas, and music videos. Career Sadi ...

as Khalida *

Farhan Ali Agha Farhan Ally Agha ( ur, ; also spelled Farhan Ali Agha) is a Pakistani politician, film, television and voice actor who appears in Urdu television serials and films. He has dubbed the voice of Commander Safeguard in an animated series, Commander ...

as Rajal *

Shamoon Abbasi Shamoon Abbasi ( ur, ; born 4 April 1973) is a Pakistani actor, director and screenwriter, better known for portraying villain roles. Family His father Zuhair Abbasi was a novelist and drama writer, and so is his aunt, Seema Ghazal. Syed Ali R ...

as Ramish *

Saboor Ali Saboor Aly ( ur, ) (born 3 March 1995) is a Pakistani actress who appears in Urdu television. The younger sister of actress Sajal Aly, she began her acting career with a family drama ''Mehmoodabad Ki Malkain'' (2011). Aly garnered recognition ...

as Sanara * Noman Habib as Sarim

Supporting cast

* Ali Afzal as Asif Sahab *

Rashid Farooqui Rashid Farooqui is a Pakistani actor who appears in Pakistani films and television series. He is known for his villainous roles such as Inspector Ibrahim in Laal Kabootar. Career Rashid Farooqui started his career as a theatre actor and later bec ...

as Muneer Hussain * Hassan Ahmed as Raheel * Tehreem Zuberi as Nashmia *

Durdana Butt Durdana Butt (9 May 1938 – 12 August 2021) was a Pakistani actress known for her roles in dramas '' Ruswai'', ''Intezaar'' and '' Rani''. She was best known for her role in dramas ''Tanhaiyaan'' and ''Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay'' as Bibi. Early ...

as Amma Bi * M. Ayub as Ramo Kaka * Ushna as Sawera * Naeem Shaikh as Baqar Sahab * Nighat Sultana as Shabbo

Soundtrack

The theme songs was sung by Sara Raza Khan, composed by Farrukh Abid and lyricists was

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Awards and nominations

THE 3RD PAKISTAN MEDIA AWARDS * Nominated - Best TV Serial (2012) * Nominated - Best TV Drama OST (2012) * Nominated - Best TV Writer (2012) -

* Nominated - Best TV Director (2012) -

* Nominated - Best TV Producer (2012) - Raheel Uddin Fareedi * Nominated - Best TV Actress in a supporting role (2012) -

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 3966616 * Haseena Moin filmography: Choti Si Kahani
3rd Pakistan Media Award 2012 by movieshoovy

Director's Website

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Pakistani drama television series Urdu-language television shows Television shows set in Karachi 2011 Pakistani television series debuts