''Zebaish'' () is a 2020

Pakistani television series Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

premiered on 12 June 2020 on

Hum TV Hum TV HD 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 the Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL). Hum Net ...

. It is written by

Bushra Ansari Bushra Ansari () is a Pakistani actress, comedian, singer, and playwright in Punjabi and Urdu cinema, who started her career as a child performer in the 1960s. Ansari won numerous awards during her career, including the Presidential Pride of Per ...

, directed by Iqbal Hussain and produced by

Momina Duraid Momina Duraid (, born 30 June 1971) is a Pakistani director and producer. She is a senior producer and creative head of television network Hum TV and CEO of her own production company MD Productions. She has produced and created several series ...

under their banner MD Production. Based on the life of actors in the film industry, it features

Zara Noor Abbas Zara Noor Abbas Gill (), also known by her married name Zara Noor Abbas Siddiqui, is a Pakistani actress. She is best known for her role as Arsala in Momina Duraid's '' Khamoshi'' (2017), and has also acted in serials ''Dharkan'' (2016), '' Lamh ...

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'', '' Daree ...

Zoya Nasir Zoya Nasir () is a Pakistani actress, entrepreneur, model and beautician. She made her acting debut with a lead role in ARY Digital's crime drama '' Hania'' and later appeared in '' Deewangi''. Zoya then did the role of Narmeen in Hum TV's '' D ...

Asma Abbas Asma Abbas () is a Pakistani actress, producer, singer and host known for her supporting roles in Urdu films and television. She played the role of Fehmida in 2018 acclaim serial '' Ranjha Ranjha Kardi''. She hosted celebrity talkshow ''Awaz Da ...

and

Babar Ali Babar Ali (; born 30 June 1972) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He started his career in the late 1980s at the age of 16. Babar Ali is known for playing ‘Bali’ in the drama serial ''Landa Bazaar'' (2002-2003) written by Khalil ...

Plot

The show highlights certain issues of Pakistani society, including the backwardness of certain areas of Pakistan where people like Pirzada Wasif; being "Pir" think that they can run the society according to their own opinions and views and can dominate other people on this basis. The other issue is regarding the film industry of Pakistan where certain women like Pirzadi Noushaba deviate from the right path and, for the sake of getting fame, sacrifice their loved ones and their morals and start walking on the wrong path.

Cast

as Noushaba “Noushi”—Daughter of Nadira & Pirzada Nafees-ud-din *

as Nadeem *

as Shahana—Nadeem's mother *

as Nadira—a courtesan, Pirzada Nafees-ud-din's wife & Noushaba's mother *

as Natasha “Tashi”—Munshi's daughter *

as Pervaiz—Javed's best friend *

Qavi Khan Muhammad Qavi Khan (; 13 November 1942 – 5 March 2023) was a Pakistani film, radio, theatre and television actor, director and playwright. Khan acted in over 200 films and some 1,000 television plays. Khan is best known for his police drama ...

as Pir Sahab—Pirzadi Salma's father, Wasif & Nafeesudin's chacha, Noushaba's grandfather *

Adnan Shah Tipu Adnan Shah "Tipu" is a Pakistani actor known for his supporting, comic and villainy roles. Tipu has worked in Pakistani drama and film industry for almost three decades. Early life Born in Faisalabad, Punjab, Tipu left his home at the age of ...

as Pirzada Qasim—a husband of two wives and wants to marry Noushaba *

Alyy Khan Alyy Khan (born 6 December 1968) is a British-Pakistani actor and host who has worked in Hollywood, Bollywood, and Lollywood films and television series. He is known for his roles in the films '' A Mighty Heart'' (2007), ''Traitor'' (2008), ...

Shabbir Jan Shabbir Jan () is a Pakistani actor who has appeared in many TV drama serials, such as '' Jangloos'' (1989), '' Makan'' (2006) ''and'' '' Zindagi Dhoop Tum Ghana Saya'' (2011). Career Shabbir Jan started working as a TV actor in the 1980s. He ...

as Javed—an alcoholic racer, lawyer and gambler, Shahana's first husband, Nadeem's father & Pervaiz's best friend * Iqbal Hussain as Wasif—Pirzada Nafees-ud-din's brother & Pirzadi Salma's husband * Shaheen Khan as Natasha's mother and a widow *

Salma Zafar Salma Zafar is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Yeh Zindagi Hai'', ''Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti'', ''Humsafar'' and '' Zebaish''. Early life Salma was born on 10 August 1965 in Karachi, Pakistan. She completed her ...

as Sania * Akbar Islam * Hammad Shoaib as Dilawer * Sadaf Nasir as Salma—Wife of Wasif *

Sajid Shah Syed Sajid Shah (born October 19, 1974) in Mardan is a Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, ...

as Nafees ud-din * Fatima Zahra Malik as Nazo

Production

After working with

, and

in the historical drama '' Deewar-e-Shab'', Iqbal Hussain decided to cast the same trio in an upcoming project. In October 2019, the serial was announced by Abbas through her

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account. It marked the second on-screen collaboration of real life couple Abbas and Siddiqui after '' Challawaa''. The first and second teasers were released on 8 May 2020 saying that they would be released after Eid in June 2020.

Controversy

The critic Lubna Faryad from YouTube channel, "Amma TV Aur Mein" criticized the show, to which Bushra Ansari wrote, "This is cheap commentary, they (critics) are the coronas in our lives". The social media trolls Ansari and her comments. Later, Ansari apologised to drama critics, said she overreacted.

Reception

Critical reception

A reviewer from ''

The News International ''The News International'', published in broadsheet size, is one of the largest English language newspapers in Pakistan. It is published daily from Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi/ Islamabad. An overseas edition is published from London th ...

'' criticised the writing to inaccurately portray the legal process of polygamy.

References

External links

Official website
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