Zanjabeel Asim Shah is a Pakistani screenwriter. She is known for writing scripts for television serials and working as head of content for several private network channels. She won the Pakistan International Screen Award for Best TV writer and was nominated three times for the

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. Her Drama ''Kaneez'' for A Plus TV is superhit with well known TV and film super stars.

Career

Shah started her career in 2010, working at

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, where she served as the head of production for several television serials. She first wrote the series '' Saat Pardon Mein'' in 2012 for the same channel. She gained critical success with revenge-romance '' Marasim'' which revolves around the revenge of a mother through her son that she suffered as bride. She later wrote serials such as '' Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hai'', about a romantic couple with a huge age difference between them, and ''

Balaa ''Balaa'' () is a 2018 Pakistani thriller film, thriller television series that aired on ARY Digital. It is produced by Fahad Mustafa and Dr. Ali Kazmi under their banner Big Bang Entertainment. It stars Bilal Abbas, Bilal Abbas Khan, Ushna Shah ...

'', the story of a limping girl who destroys others' lives due to her own insecurities. ''Balaa'' was a commercial success and earned her critical acclaim as well. She also wrote mystery-thriller ''

Cheekh ''Cheekh'' (; ''lit'': 'Scream') was a 2019 Pakistani crime-drama television series created and produced by Fahad Mustafa and Dr. Ali Kazmi under their production house, Big Bang Entertainment. It features Saba Qamar and Bilal Abbas in leads an ...

'' and teen-romance '' Pyar Ke Sadqay'', both of which gained her critical acclaim. She also worked as head of content on other television networks such as

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

A-Plus TV ''A-Plus TV'' is a Pakistani entertainment TV channel. Its chairman is Abdul Jabbar. It is a major entertainment channel in Pakistan. A-Plus presents a mix of programs ranging from drama serials, sitcoms, soaps, music shows, reality shows, mo ...

Notable work

Television

Awards and accolades

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

- Pakistan International Screen Awards - Best TV Writer for '' Pyar Ke Sadqay'' * Nominated -

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

- Best TV Writer for '' Marasim'' * Nominated -

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

- Lux Style Awards - Best TV Writer for ''

'' * Nominated -

- Lux Sryle Awards - Best TV Writer for ''Pyar Ke Sadqay''

References

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