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Shikwa (film)
''Shikwa'' () is a Pakistani television series that was first aired on 11 November 2014, on ARY Digital. It is directed by Rubina Ashraf and written by Sarwat Nazir. It is produced by Humayun Saeed and Shahzad Nasib under Six Sigma Plus. Synopsis Munazza takes charge as the caretaker of the house after the demise of her husband, Naveed. She concerned about her young daughters, Meher and Sidra, decides to get Meher married to her cousin Saqib, who is much older than Meher. Meher initially disapproves of the proposal but then suppresses her feelings against her mother's firm decision. This becomes the biggest regret of Meher's life as her life partner is twice her age. Cast * Waseem Abbas as Saqib * Soniya Hussain as Meher Saqib * Irsa Ghazal as Munazza * Asad Siddiqui * Gohar Rasheed * Sabahat Ali Bukhari as Zeba * Badar Khalil as Maimona * Humaira Ali as Tamanna Khanam * Qaiser Naqvi as Saqib's Aapa * Alizeh Tahir as Sidra * Javed Sheikh as Naveed * Emmad Irfani * Sami Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (genre)
In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police procedural, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, Drama (film and television)#Teen drama, teen drama, and comedy drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular Setting (narrative), setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage a broader range of Mood (literature), moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of Conflict (process), conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of Film industry, cinema or television that involve Fiction, fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn (newspaper)
''Dawn'' is a Pakistani English language, English-language newspaper that was launched in British Raj, British India by Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1941. It is the largest English newspaper in Pakistan, and is widely considered the country's newspaper of record. ''Dawn'' is the flagship publication of the Dawn Media Group, which also owns local radio station ''CityFM89'' as well as the marketing and media magazine ''Aurora''. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's founding father, launched the newspaper in Delhi on 26 October 1941, with the goal of establishing it as a mouthpiece for the All-India Muslim League. The first issue was printed at Latifi Press on 12 October 1942. Based in Karachi, it also maintains offices in Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and the capital city of Islamabad, in addition to having correspondents abroad. , it has a weekday circulation of over 109,000. The newspaper's current chief editor is Zaffar Abbas. History ''Dawn'' began as a weekly publication, based in New Delh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Pakistani Television Series Debuts
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Pakistani Drama Television Series
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14th Lux Style Awards
The 14th Lux Style Awards ceremony, presented by Lux to honor the fashion, music, films and Pakistani television of 2014 was held on 30 September 2015 beginning at 8:30 p.m PST. For this year ceremony no nominations were made for terrestrial and satellite categories in Television section as no satisfied entries for respective portfolios were submitted. Winners and Nominees Following are the nominees announced by LUX on 16 July 2015 in 24 categories. Due to huge criticism and outrage on the awards, the nominations were revised and reannounced. '' Pyaray Afzal'' leads with total of seven nomination in five categories of Television section. Saleh Araf became the youngest winner of Best Actress category, as well as ''Pyare Afzal'' won a record breaking television awards in all of its categories for which it was nominated. Winners are listed first in boldface: Film Television Retrieved and New Nominations After the announcement of nominations Hum TV deducted it's nominations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmad Irfani
Emmad Irfani (Urdu: ) is a Pakistani actor who started his career as a model. He has done lead roles in TV serials from Geo Entertainment, ARY Digital and Hum TV while as a fashion model he has worked with national and international brands. Early and personal life Of Kashmiris in Punjab, Punjabi–Kashmiri descent, Irfani belongs to a family of military background, thus visiting almost all Pakistan during his childhood till his father retired and settled in Lahore. He did his Graduation and Masters from Lahore. His great-grandmother was the sister of philosopher-poet Muhammad Iqbal, considered the spiritual founder of Pakistan. Filmmaker Farjad Nabi is his cousin. In 2010, he married fashion designer Maryam Shafaat, whose sister is model Amina Shafaat, and they had a daughter and a son, Zaviyar, who died at a young age in 2023 due to an accident. Career Model Irfani was forced into modelling by his aunt in 2000. He won Best Male model awards at the Lux Style Awards and MT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javed Sheikh
Jawed Sheikh (also spelled Javaid and Javed; born 8 October 1954) is a Pakistani actor, film director and producer who works in Lollywood and Bollywood. He is best known for working in the Hindi films ''Om Shanti Om'', '' My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves,'' '' Money Hai Toh Honey Hai,'' '' Namastey London'', etc. Early life Jawed Sheikh was born on 8 October 1954 in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. Career Pakistan He made his acting debut in the Lollywood film ''Dhamaka'', written by Pakistani writer Ibn-e-Safi released on 14 December 1974. He acted in over 100 films in Urdu, Sinhala and Punjabi. In 2007, he appeared in '' Mein Ek Din Laut Kay Aaoon Ga.'' He has also appeared in many television serials which have aired on PTV, Hum TV, Geo Entertainment and A-Plus. Other notable Pakistani productions he appeared in are '' Na Maloom Afraad'' (2014), '' Bin Roye'' (2015), '' Wrong No.'' (2015), ''Jawani Phir Nahi Ani'' (2015), '' Mehrunisa V Lub U'' (2017), '' Na Maloom Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qaiser Naqvi
Qaiser Naqvi () is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas '' Main Chand Si'', ''Humsafar'', ''Shikwa'' and '' Ek Tamanna Lahasil Si''. Early life Qaiser was born in 1958 on 8 December in Karachi, Pakistan. She completed her studies from University of Karachi. She started working at Radio Pakistan in Lahore in 1970 and also worked as a radio presenter. Career She made her debut as an actress on PTV in the 1970s. She was noted for her roles in the dramas ''Intezar Farmaiye'', ''Sassi'', ''Tapish'', ''Mera Nam Hai Muhabbat'', ''Chhoti Si Duniya'' and ''Uljhan''. She also appeared in dramas ''Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti'', ''Moorat'', ''Ahmed Habib Ki Betiyan'', ''Riyasat'', '' Tootay Huway Per'' and ''Omer Dadi Aur Gharwale''. Since then, she appeared in dramas '' Humnasheen'', '' Meri Ladli'', '' Iqraar'', ''Bhai'', ''Shikwa ''Shikwa'' () is a Pakistani television series that was first aired on 11 November 2014, on ARY Digital. It is directed by Rubin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gohar Rasheed
Mirza Gohar Rasheed (born 2 May 1984) is a Pakistani actor. He is known for the 2013 film ''Seedlings'', which earned nomination for best actor in a supporting role at the 2012 New York Film Festival and the 1st ARY Film Awards, and nominated for best actor at the 13th Lux Style Awards. He also appears in the 2022 film ''The Legend of Maula Jatt''. Early life and education Rasheed was born in Lahore, Pakistan on 2 May 1984. The famous Islamic scholar Ghulam Ahmed Perwez was his maternal grandfather. Rasheed's parents wanted him to join a family stock trading business, but Rasheed declined, favouring media studies. He attended Government College University, Lahore and received an undergraduate degree, majoring in theatre, film, television, minoring in journalism from Beaconhouse National University. He later moved to Karachi to for further study. He subsequently got a job as a line producer at Hum TV, but quit after three years to pursue theatre acting. Personal life Rasheed m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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'', ''Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat'', '' Joru Ka Ghulam'', '' Sanam'', '' Tawaan''. He is best known for his role as an Antagonist in '' Surkh Chandni'' which is about Acid Attack victims. He made his film debut with Wajahat Rauf's '' Chhalawa'' with his real life partner Zara Noor Abbas. Personal life Siddiqui is the nephew of actor Adnan Siddiqui. In 2017, he married fellow actress Zara Noor Abbas, daughter of actress Asma Abbas and niece of actress Bushra Ansari. According to Abbas, they first meet on sets of Kis Ki Ayegi Baraat. The marriage ceremony was held in Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irsa Ghazal
Irsa Ghazal is a Pakistani television actress known for her roles in television serials such as '' Mirat-ul-Uroos'' (1988), ''Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi'' (2013), '' Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hai'' (2015), '' O Rangreza'' (2017), '' Aangan'' (2018) and '' Ishq Jalebi'' (2021), ''Mannat Murad'' (2023), ''Aye Ishq E Junoon'' (2024) Personal life Ghazal is the daughter of former actress, Syeda Ismat Tahira. Her half sister Ushna Shah is also an actress. Career Ghazal made her acting debut from PTV's '' Mirat-ul-Uroos'' in 1988. Then, she appeared in television serials such as ''Samjhauta Express'', ''Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi'' and ''Kahi Unkahi'', the second one of which earned her nomination of Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress The Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress is given by the '' Lux'' as part of its annual Lux Style Awards for best performance by an actress in a Pakistani TV series as voted by the general public. The award was first given in 2002, during the .... She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Express Tribune
''The Express Tribune'' is a daily English-language newspaper based in Pakistan. It is the flagship publication of the '' Lakson Group'' media group. It is Pakistan's only internationally affiliated newspaper in a partnership with the '' International New York Times'', the global edition of ''The New York Times''. Headquartered in Karachi, it also publishes from offices in Lahore, Islamabad, and Peshawar. History It was launched on 12 April 2010 in broadsheet format, with a news design distinctive from traditional Pakistani newspapers. Its editorial stance identifies with social liberalism, and its readership is generally on the mainstream left of Pakistani political and social opinion. Topics the newspaper covers include politics, international affairs, economics, investment, sports, and culture. It runs a glossy called ''Express Tribune Magazine'' on Sunday, which includes social commentary, interviews, and a four-page supplement with recipes, reviews, travel advice, blo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
