''Kaisa Yeh Junoon'' is a Pakistani television series directed by Raana Sheikh, who also wrote the screenplay with dialogues by Haseena Moin. It first aired in 2008 on

ARY Digital ''ARY Digital HD'' () is a Pakistani television network available in Pakistan. ARY Digital was founded by a Dubai-based holding company Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob and Salman Iqbal (ARY). The network is focused towards on Pak ...

and focuses on the subjects of terrorism and religious extremism. The series has

Azfar Rehman Azfar Rehman () is a Pakistani model, TV host and actor. He has acted in '' Dugdugi'', '' Ladies Park'', '' Sitamgar'', '' Baityaan'', '' Mehar Bano aur Shah Bano'', '' Noor Pur Ki Rani'', '' Mohabbat Rooth Jaye Toh'' and '' Phir Chand Pe Dasta ...

, Ayesha Omar,

Adnan Siddiqui Adnan Siddiqui ( born 23 October 1969) is a Pakistani actor, Film producer, producer and model (person), model who has worked in Lollywood and Hollywood and also made his debut in Bollywood with the Hindi film ''Mom (film), Mom'' (2017). He also ...

, Madiha Iftikhar, and Savera Nadeem in leading roles. It received three nominations at the

8th Lux Style Awards The 8th Lux Style Awards ceremony was held in Expo Center in Karachi, Pakistan. The show was hosted by Ahsan Khan, Sana Nawaz and from the members of BNN. The 8th Lux Style Awards ceremony was to be held at Karachi Expo Center but due to uns ...

, including Best TV Play - Satellite.

Cast

* Madiha Iftikhar *

* Ayesha Omar *

* Savera Nadeem *

Saba Hameed Saba Hameed () is a Pakistani actress and director. She is one of the most popular actresses of Pakistan. She was one of the most successful actress of 1980s and 1990s. She got early recognition with her role of Sumbul in sitcom '' Family Fro ...

Asif Raza Mir Asif Raza Mir () is a Pakistani film and TV actor and producer. He is known for his roles in TV plays '' Samundar'' (1983), '' Tanhaiyaan'' (1985) and ''Ishq Gumshuda'' (2010) and the films ''Daaman'' (1980), ''Badaltay Mausam'' (1980), and ...

* Kiron Kher * Ali Kazmi * Hassan Niazi * Farah Nadeem

Production

According to director Raana Sheikh, she was first asked to direct the series in the Indian style, with over-the-top and exaggerated production. The series marked the acting debut of Rehman and her first appearance with Omar, the others being ''Roza Kay Rozy'', ''Miss U Kabhi Kabhi,'' and ''Bisaat''. The series marked the appearance of

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

actress Kiron Kher, who played the supporting role in the series in her first Pakistani TV drama. The series was shot in

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

Bombay Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities i ...

, and

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 in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

Accolades

References

{{Reflist Pakistani drama television series 2007 Pakistani television series debuts Urdu-language television shows 2007 Pakistani television series endings ARY Digital original programming