Parizaad

Parizaad
cover-title-of-Parizad
GenreDrama
Based onParizaad
by Hashim Nadeem
Written byHashim Nadeem
Directed byShahzad Kashmiri
StarringAhmed Ali Akbar
Yumna Zaidi
Ushna Shah
Mashal Khan
Urwa Hocane
Nauman Ijaz
Saboor Aly
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
No. of episodes29
Production
Running time38-40 minutes
Production companyMD Productions
Original release
NetworkHum TV
Release20 July 2021 (2021-07-20) –
1 February 2022 (2022-02-01)
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Parizaad (Urdu: پری‌زاد, lit.'Fairy's child') is a Pakistani television series written by Hashim Nadeem, based on his novel of the same name, directed by Shahzad Kashmiri and produced by Momina Duraid Productions. It first started airing on Hum Television on 20 July 2021. The series stars Ahmed Ali Akbar in the title role alongside Yumna Zaidi, Ushna Shah, Nauman Ijaz, Mashal Khan, Urwa Hocane and Saboor Aly in prominent roles.

The last episode was aired in cinemas on 28 January 2022 and in television on 1 February 2022. A second season of the series is in development.[1]

The series received critical acclaim with praise towards the storyline and Akbar's performance, who later won Best Actor and Best Actor Popular awards at 8th Hum Awards and Best TV Actor-Critics' choice at 21st Lux Style Awards. It also won Best TV Play and Best TV Writer award at the latter.

  1. ^ Staff, Web Desk (20 June 2022). "'Parizaad chapter 2' in the works". The Namal. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.