Saima Akram Chaudhry ( ur, ) is a Pakistani screenwriter. She is known for her work in
Pakistani television
Television in Pakistan started in 1964 and the first live transmission of Pakistan Television began on 26 November 1964, in Lahore.[Rahim Yar Khan District
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Administrative
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,
Sadiqabad Tehsil
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,
Punjab Pakistan
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. She earned her M.A in Mass Communication from the
Bahauddin Zakariya University
Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) ( ur, ) is a public university with its main campus in Multan, Pakistan. Bahauddin Zakariya University was founded in 1975 as Multan University, and is the 2nd largest university in Punjab. It was renamed i ...
.
Career
Chaudhry's first serial was ''
Muhabbat Ab Nahi Hugi
''Mohabbat Ab Nahi Hogi'' English: Love will be no longer ( ur, ) is a 2014 Pakistani romantic drama serial that airs on Hum TV every Monday and Tuesday at 9:10 pm./ PST. It is written by Saima Akram Chaudhry and produced by MD Productions of ...
'' for
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).
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in 2014. She wrote ''
Anaya Tumhari Hui
''Anaya Tumhari Hui'' is a 2015 Pakistani family drama serial, produced by Asif Raza Mir and Babar Javed under their production banner A&B Entertainment, directed by Wajahat Hussain. It features Sami Khan, Rabab Hashim, Rabia Noreen, Naila Jaf ...
'' in 2015 for
Geo Entertainment
''Geo Entertainment HD'' or Geo Drama is a Pakistani entertainment television channel owned by Geo Television Network was established in May 2002. Its test transmission started on 14 August 2002 on the PAS 10 digital satellite whereas on 1 Octo ...
.
Later, she wrote many scripts, including ''Mere Ajnabi'' for
ARY Digital
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in 2015, ''
Mera Dard Na Janay Koi
''Mera Dard Na Janay Koi'' ( Urdu: ) is a Pakistani romantic soap that premiered on 14 October 2015 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 D ...
'' in 2015 for Hum TV, ''
Adhi Gawahi
''Adhi Gawahi'' ( ur, , lit=Half Witness) is a Pakistani romantic television series that was first aired on 5 July 2017, replacing ''Nazr-e-Bad''. It was directed by Fahim Burney and written by Saima Akram Chudhery.
Sohai Ali Abro plays the ...
'' for Hum TV in 2017, ''Gustakh'' for
Express Entertainment
Express Entertainment is a Pakistani entertainment television channel that airs dramas, soaps and lifestyle programs.
History
Express Entertainment and sister station Express News are part of Express Media Group.
Express Entertainment airs ...
in 2020, and ''
Choti Choti Batain
''Choti Choti Batain'' ( ur, , lit= Small Little Things) is a 2019 Pakistani anthology television series, created and developed by Shahzad Javed, Head of Content, HUM TV, co-produced by Momina Duraid of MD Productions and Angeline Malik.
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'' in 2019.
She wrote television films such as ''Love Siyapa'' and ''
Dil Tera Hogaya'' in 2020 for Geo TV. Her
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typic ...
serial ''
Suno Chanda
''Suno Chanda'' ( ur, , lit=Listen Moonlight) is a 2018 Pakistani Ramadan special romantic comedy series developed by Shahzad Javed, Head of Content, HUM TV directed by Ahson Talish and written by Saima Akram Chudhery. The series celebrates th ...
'' earned her critical acclaim. She also wrote the sequel to ''Suno Chanda'',
''Suno Chanda'' season 2.
In 2021, she wrote two Ramadan plays ''
Ishq Jalebi'' and ''
Chupke Chupke''.
In 2022, she followed that with two more Ramadan plays
Hum Tum Hum Tum may refer to the following:
* Hum Tum (film), 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film
* Hum Tum (album), 1995 album by Pakistani band Vital Signs
* Hum Tum (2010 TV series), 2010 Pakistani television serial
* Hum Tum (2022 TV serie ...
and
Chaudhry and Sons
''Chaudhry and Sons'' is a 2022 Pakistani romantic family comedy drama television series produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under banner 7th Sky Entertainment. It is written by Saima Akram Chaudhry and features Imran Ashraf and Ayeza ...
.
Works
References
External links
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Living people
Punjabi people
Pakistani television writers
Pakistani women novelists
Women television writers
21st-century Pakistani women writers
Islamia University of Bahawalpur alumni
21st-century screenwriters
1985 births